The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-21

Total last week. IL, 354,724 81 1,348,S74 SO
Total week before. 1885, 492 SO 1,133, 483 81
The Money market continued easy to- day, but
we noticed . slight increase in the demand for
discounts at several Of the banks with no change
outside. The movement in Gold and Foreign
Exchange was somewhat interrupted by the wires
being down up to about noon, and later IN the
day the market was rather unsettled by the f1uc-
tuations in Gold q. New York, the movement in
which was moderate, the closing rates showing
no variation from Saturday. Some time after the
close Of business dispatch was received from
New York, quoting Gold 1l41s, or go lower, the
effect Of which was not developed.
The offerings Of New York sight we're light,
but meeting fair demand, commercial was q
shade higher. The few sales indicated no new
feature in the Stock market.
The movement in State Consols and City Bonds
exhibited only q moderate degree OF animation,
and both were slightly off.
We refer to another column for particulars OF
the Bill in Equity, filed in the United States
Oourt by Morris Ranger, OF England, judgment
creditor Of the city on raiload bonds of 1854. No
Injunction or notice under this bill had been
received by the Administrator Of Finance up to
8 O'Clock this afternoon.
We continue to quote exceptional commercial
paper -@S " cent per ann.lm discount, Al do at
0lO, and second grade 12@18. First class
mortgage paper at 9@9HH, and second grade en-
tirelv nominal.
Gold opened at 11411.0114A, with ne dispatches
from New York, the wires being down (the clos
ing rate in that market on Saturday being 1870,
and after moderate business closed at the OPEN
ing rates, against 114I in that market, tele-
graphing being resumed at about noon. At q
later hour dispatch was received with the quo
tation OF 1141S, the effect OF which was not de-
veloped. The sales summed up s5O, 900, embrac-
114H@1l4s5s.
No sales Of Silver were reported. American
half dollars are now quoted at 105@l06 and
Mexican dollars at 81 u gold.
In f<1ndl
the day, but closed firm at Saturdays quotations
for sterling and little weaker for francs.
The movement in both was moderate.
The sales of sterling were confined to f27, 500,
embracing $4,000 bill Of lsding and $4,000 do and
AL clear at 5.52D5.53, $4,000 and f2500 bill Of
lading and f700O do and Al clear at 5.53, f10CO
AL ciesr at $685., $4,000 bank at 5.561., and
$4,000 do sight at SO.
The sales of francs comprised $4,000 COM
merclai, embracing 100000 at 1861, and $4,000.
1t the close sterling bills were quoted at
552.(l5 5SZ for bill OF lading and Al clear, and
at -(G5.57 for bank (bank counter rate -@5 $40
and francs at 456A@i.555s for commercial and
The offerings Of New York sight being moder-
ate aud meeting with a fair demand, commercial
was q shade higher. The sales comprised $780,
600, embracing SIS 00O $2O, 600 and SAC. 600 COM
mercial and $4,000 $4,000 and $50, 600 bank at
premium. and $4,000 do. and $4,000 bank at
i-s2. We also noticed a sale of SIS, 900 CONNER
cial on Boston at l-l6 % cent discount.
The banks continued to check on New York at "a
V cent premium. and commercial sight was
quoted at par, against -@par on saturday.
The only sales Of Stocks reported were at the
Stock Exchange, as given below, and the market
wa. without any new feature.
We noticed less movement in State Consols,
which were q shade lower, being quoted at the
close at 6s1A @6S74, against 6s14 @69 saturday.
No sales were reported except at the Stock Ex-
hange as per report below.
City Bonds exhibited less animation and
after ruling at easier rates closed some
what unsettled. Premium Issues were quoted
1t S5@35L, Old CurrencyiSevens at 3354D34L4,
new do: a s5A@s5A,. and Gold Bearing
Sevens both Administration Series and Drain
age series at 36114@36s4. The sales not re-
ported at the Exchange included $4,000 at
85s<, and $4,000 at 35ss.
No sales OF City scrip, Metropolitan Police
Warrants or State Warrants were reported.
The following is the official statement OF the
sales reported to-day at the New Orleans Stock
Exchange:
20 shares Canal Bank at 500 70
80 shares Peoples Bank. ...............29 so
20 shares State Bank. GO so
esnn0 Tar sop Railroa1 Second Morfpaoa