New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-20
.u>v oy,E.ns CLEARING HOUSE.

Gold opened at ll25s 0ll27s, against ll2s4
at New York. and after moderate business,
closed at ll2a 0ll3 rs higher than yes
terdayl, against 1923 in thai market. Inc
sales summed up $24 900, embracing soooo
at ll23.; $4,000 and $1,000 at ll2as, and
$4,000 ard $4,000 at l3.
No sales Of silver were reported. Amer
can half dollars we're still quoted at loo
lO61s. and Mexican dollars a. 93 70 o., GOA.
Under the advance in gold at New York
sterling was quoted 1ec higher. equal TO
about l-iO y cent, and francs z. T. cent.
The movement in both was OF TAR extent
The sales of the former comprised LOO, w.
embracing $1,000 and 5000 Al clear at
S. Al: 10000 bill of ladng at s. 40 y % Al ~
Ell 900 do at s. 4l05 Al y; tiOOo. t6ooo
slO. 600 and 800 do at S. n; $4,000 do
and AL clear at So Al 40 ~, and 1looo anu
$1,000 bank at S. 40. am
The sales of francs comprised SODIUM
commercial, embracing 100000 at ib4t2;
2OO, 900 at 46las a 63a4, and $4,000, tO,0oO
and $4,000 at 1859
At the close sterling bills were quoted at
IS 4Ola as Ala for bill Of lading and AL
clear, and -05 a. for bank tbank counter
rate ass 45ls J, and francs at 4.o3s4 Tor
commercial, and nominal for bank
The offerings of New York sight were of
fair extent, and met good demand at
about preyious rates for commercial. The
sales comprised $780, embracing $40, 600
andSoO 900 commercial. and Sc, 000 So, 1000,
$50 600, $4O, 900 and s Is 900 private bankers
at So y cent discount; $4,000 bank at ll-322,
and $4,000 commercial at o-lb.
The banks continued to check Gu New
York at u y cent discount, and CONNER
cial was quoted ut 20 a..
A fair demand continued for stocks, OF
which the sales included 100 shares Louis
lana Levee (preferred) at So -; 6S Carroll
ton Railroad Company at $IU; "a DO at
SO 80, and some shares of New Orleans In
surance Company Of which the particulars
did not transpire. The sales at the Stock
Exchange comprised 200 shares louisiana
Levee ordinary at 81. and ~ CarrCiiton
Railroad Company at $40.
There was less animation in city bonds,
which were about z cen. lower for pre-
MUM issues, while currency seven = cents
and city gold bearing seven = cents were
quoted at about yesterdays rates. The
sales of premium Issues included $lo,OUo at
80 03OH: $4,000 at 30A and $4,000 at 81:
Sales a. the Stock Exchange were reported
of $1,000 hslt paid city coupons at 43is, and
SiOO outside at the same price.
In miscellaneous bonds We noticed sales OF
$1,000 Louisiana Levee Company Fights ~
81, and $1,000 first mortgage jackson rail-
road issues at ssh.
New State consols opened at about yes
terday's closing rates, but under an I'M
provement in the demand closed at about
81 - Csc, an advance of la az 2 cent.
The sales and resales summed up $lSi.'
900. embracing $4,000 at &c; $50, coo at toli;
$4,000. $1,000 and $4,000 at 66l9: $4,000 and
$4,000 at g.: $4,000 at .67l4 $4,000. 2O,O0,
aud 1000 at 671s; $4,000 at 67a., and
S3O, 900 at 60; also at the Stock Exchange
$1,000 at 66 and 100000 at 66A.
No sales of city scrip were reported. II
is now quoted at 43 a "A for August to De
cembe, 1873, time, and July TO December
1874. and 49 a 81 for June and part OF May
Nothing transpired in Metropolitan Pollct
warrants. They now rule al 81 a 81 fol
1894 Issues, and g. 0.2l2 for 1s.2-3
while lS7l-2 and le6S-9continue entirely
nominal.
No sales of State warrants were reported
| Old State, fundable, are now quoted at As a
50: not tundable at d, and 1874 Issues
| at 50 421e.