The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-26

OFFIcE N. q. DEMOCRAT,
Friday Evening. Feb. 25. 1876.

Fcbruary,22 Illegal Holiday Washfngton's
February 2a............ 2sss.22i ~ 297 .256 o.
February 25..A.......... 1,Teoe2 5s 1A,7lo u
Total this week ...... slo74o351 90 s999,16i 81
Total last week. ....... 1l.o54.s ~ 1.1ls.7sl -
Total week before; :. t2.5so.3b2 "a 1.y7ims 8?
The money market has continued dun and
easy throughout the past week, with only mod
crate demand for discounts. either In bank or
on the street, and exceptional and A CONNER
Of money has continued and 1t IL still OCCASION
ally placed ut 6e07 " cent on call; Securities
larly stocks. which have been without any new
features.
4 fair. business has been done in State con,
soils and city securities. but they have exhibited
and lower rates. particularly the latter, which
1uenccs. The offerings Of foreign exchange
have boen moro moderate and under the course
Of gold at New York, the market has shown
cd advance. but closing at u net Improvement Of
only ic in sterling. equal to about lilo per cent.
New York sight was stcady up TO Thursday
nand. commercial fell off stpi-i6 per cent. ct
which decline the market closed to-day, while
the , checking rate in New York has re-
We continue TO auote Exceptional CONNER
eial paper LOS per cont per aDnur DISCOUNT;
class mortgage paper rules 9@1O per cent per
annum: second grade continued entirely nomi-
Gold opened at 1lss.@O1i4, against ia at New
York, and after u fair business. closed at 1890
1iiS. against ia In that market The sales
and 5000. 5000. 5000 and $4,000 at i liz, ~ ''
No sales silver were reported. American half
dollars were still quoted at 104k@1o5k, and
Under The adYanco in gold at Now York
sterling was IL higher. equal to an advance Of
iS cent Ss sos n ssns both w@S Of
Ell 900 embracing E5OOO bill Of lading at b4g,@
55o f4ooo Al clear at $50. sl5 900 bill of adnR Mt
s X cs a4 49, ss e.a ar0 o. and and
ft4. 900 bank at ESQ.,
The sales of francs comprised 27sooo CONNER
cial. embracing 1000 oo at 457 and % oOo 10000.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at 5io,.cD
s5os for bill Of lading and Al clear, and -a55i'
for hank. t-0abb0 for the bank counter rate and
bank
Tie offerings Of New York sight were of fair
extent and the market without quotable varia-
ton. The sales comprised s275.OO0. embracing
$4,000 commercial at u Y cent discount. $1,000
ss5 600 $4,000 and 900 private bankers at par
We also noticed asale 81 10000 commercial on
Providence at d Y cen, discount
Tho banks continued to check on New York
Mt y per cont premium, while commercial sight
was still quoted ut Lie per cont discount to par.
sales reported to-day ut the New Orleans Stock
Exchange:
"a shares Carrollton Railroad ut $50 ~: 30
consos. 67.: 5000 do, 67a $4,000 do. 6s; 5000
city premium bonds, 1873 SAG, 1000 do, "a; $4,000
do. 3ls; $500 do. Sts; $4,000 do 34ht s25 900 do
3iaS-making n total Of $76.5OO premium bonds.
$1,000 city gold bonds CA. b. sts; $1,000 city cur
rency sevens, new 34a $1,000 city scrip i21s
5000 police warrants. %.
We noticed less general animation In securi-
ties to-day. The only sale of stocks not reported
ut the Exchange was shares New Orleans In
surance Association at S21.
State consols ruled at about yesterdays quota
tons. No sales were reported except at tho
Stock Exchange. M.
City bonds were rather Irregular. but rather
stronger for some issues The only sales not
reported at tho Stock Exchange were $4,000 and
1000 premium issues at 34ia.