The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-27
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| Orrrrr N. y. DEMOCRAT.
| Wednesday Evening. Jan. 2G, 1875.
| NEW ORLEANS CLEANING HOUSE,
| Cearings. Balances.
january 22............ si.p.t .t5s ~ si1sMs os
| January ~ '...s+...4t. aps,'e.s w ~ yns III
| January 1........... 2.16I.bis bo !nt.sus y,
January 2e....A...A I,s2e.o'6 os iei 500 10
Thus far this week. . s7.s2s.qsb - s7ottt7 ~
Same time last week. p.lss,oi1 y 1p5i isa " "
| Total last week .... 1871 40 70 i.2bagls Y.
| Total week before. -. i2.TsJ.W2 ~ 1H2T'e "
| Tho Money market continues quiet
and unchanged. AT the banks to-day
the discount demand was limited. ana
| nothing was doing In commercial paper
ON the street. A liberal movement was
reported in Foreign Exchange, aud Y
good demand aud higher rates brought
out a fair supply Of New York sight.
m Stocks tho Investment demand con
tjnues to improve. The market was
active to-day, and u considerable move
| ment was reported. CITY Bonds wore
moro In request. and liberal transac-
| tiops showed an advance In both pre-
MUM md gold bonds. New State Con.
sols were less IN demand and about
per cent lower.
We continue to quote exceptional pa
per ut sac per cent per annuin dis
count: Al do. at 10 n NJ, and second
grade IL u IL. First class mortgages
still rule at D n 10 per cent per annun /,
sr.oud grade continue entirely nominal.
| Gold opened ut tl2s 113, against 1924
ut New York, and after u fair business
closed at lt2a 1874, against tho open
Ing rates In that market. The sales
stunned ttp $57 900, embracing $4,000 NJ
1874: $1,000 at tt2 1916. and $1,000, *I5. 900
and $25. 900 at t13.
No sales of silver were reported.
American half dollars were quoted ut
tO5 n LOG, against 1861 1861 yesterday,
while Mexican dollars. under advices
from England making ~ distinction be-
tween new and old. now rule at D2l gold
for tho former. and 0yl gold for the
latter.
Under tho decline in gold ut New
York. and notwithstanding the stiffness
In exchange on that market, sterling
and francs wore quoted y little lower.
The movement in both was OF liberal
extent. The sales comprised G63. 700.
embracing e5OOO bill Of lading ut 54l.
gt5OO do. ut SAC, e3000 do. ut 542A, ESQ.,
WW do. at b42 n 5A3. $4,000. G5ODO, and
eI5. 900 at SAN u .543, and e12O0 bank ut
ut $40. iBA ..aL. Ii.
Tho sales Of francs amounted to 460,O00
commercial, comprising 10000 and b0,-
900 at 46Sf, 10000 Ut 1874. 10000 at
4C3A, l1bdW AZ 4s3la 4.o2l, 00,0O g
G9l. and 10000 ut -. s f n Al !.
1.-THE cioscAtprling bills 5wero quoted
nj "a = IA Tor bill Of ladtng md AT
clear. and - q GAG for bank blank coun-
ter rate = q 54G4), and francs at 4.632 a
4.62A for commercial. and nominal for
bank. -.
The offerings of New York sight were
Of fair extent, but meeting o good de-
mand commercial was nearly lis per
cent higher. The sales comprised
$2g7, 900, embracing $4,000 and $4,000
commercial aud $4,000 private bunk
ers' ut 4 per cent discount; $4,000 com
mercial, @2O,OOO, $2b. 900, $4,000, and
$40. 900 private bankers ut 1872. 5000
and $26 900 do. and S25, 900 bank ut 5-16,
and $25, 900 bank ut 9-32.
The banks continued to check on New
York at | per cent discount, while com
mercial sight was quoted at b-16, against
aa5-I6 yesterday.
There was an active movement In
stocks. The sales included 1000 shares
Louisiana Levee Company, preferred,
at GO days. buyers option. at ~ as; Is
New Orleans Insurance Association. ex
dividend. at $2t 12k, a. do, OK dividend.
ut $21 2b. ca Orleans Insurance Com
pnny at $32, 4 Merchants Insurance
Company ut $55 50, - Carrollton Rail
road Company at $sl 80. - Sun Mutual
Insurance Company ut $S5 80. 80 now
New Orleans Gas Light Company ut
1926, and 100 ODD do. at $i3l 80. Also,
ut the Stock Exchange. 80 Merchants
Insurance Company ut $55 30, 10 Me-
chanics' and Traders Insurance Com
| NJ mud fn11l NnV (1rIpp
Gas Light Company at $12g 80.
City bonds were more I'm request and
4 per cent higher for premium issues,
which were quoted at 81 at the close,
against 81 yesterday. Old and new cur
rency seven per cent were also respect
lively la IA per cent higher, and gold
bearng per cents per cent, the for
mer ruling at - n 32a aud the latter ut
30 q 33i. Tho sales comprised 900
premium issues. embracing $1,000 at 3oi +,
$4,000 and $1,000 and $4,000 ut 81 $14,0 900
now currency z per cents, embracing
$4,000 at 81, and $4,000 ut 80 and $780,
bracing $1,000 (drainage) at 30. $4,000 do
ut y2l, $4,000 at 32t, $1,000 and $4,000, %
mixed lot, at 80, and 800, 900 and $50. 900
do. at y3l also, mt tho Stock Exchange.
$40, 900, premium Issues, at ~, and S660t,
new cufreDcy per cents, at 311. We
also noticed sales outside Of $1,000 and
SO. 900, Jackson Railroad first mortgage
issues, at 6s4, and $4,000 at ~.
New State consols were less In demand
and about / " cent lower. being quoted
nj the close at 67}M6s, against 6sAM69
Yesterday. The sales comprised Sol 600,
embracing $4,000 ut G7A $4,000 and
$1,000 at 81, 10000 ut Gsi. and $40. 900 at
CSC.
ported. Time is now quoted ut A. q Is
| for August to December. 1879, and July
to December, 1874, and 40 a 81 for June
and part OF May, 1874.
Nothing traaspired In Metropolitan
Police warrants. They now rule at 9lA q
92b for ly72-a and 1879 issues, but con.
tinue entirely nominal Tor 1862 and
1912.
No sales OF State warrants were re-
ported. Fundable are now quoted ut AS
q AZ: not fundable mt "A ~, and 1874 is
sues at 80 q 40.
Commercial.