The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-05
FINANCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Tuesday Evening, Jan. 4, 1876.
iLEANS CLEARINGHOUSE.

j T.. 81
Thus far this week. 5,44' ,7GS 81 sos, 14S 60
Same time last week. {, al 705 % 563, 34i "a
Total last week. =. 1a,472 ,974 IA 1850 70
Total week before ;. .l3,9T,S 74 % l,55S, 529 10
The payments in bank yesterday and to-day
have boen heavy, and so far as we can learn, the
large amount of paper falling due has been met
satisfactorily. The large payments yesterday
account for the heavy clealngs shown in the
Clearing-Hou report to-day. Money continues
easy, with far demand for discounts at the
banks, aid bur little Inquiry ON the street.
tar movement was reported in Gold to-day, For
eiSn Exchange was more freely of red and ruled
lower. New York Sight continued in liberal sup
ply at previous rates. Dolly few sales of Stocks
were reported. City Bonds We're quiet and IN
changed. New State Consols Were reported ac
tive at an advance.
We continue to quote eXcepuonaI paper at -
Gg9 q cent per annum discount, AL do az i0G1l1
and second grade at 150Lls. First class mort
cages stil rule at GGglU ~ cent per annuIn;
second grade continue entirely nominal.
Gold opened at I123sGll255a against 1925 at
New York, aud, after d fair business, closed
at l121aWll2$+, against the opening rate IN that
market Tue sales summed up S39,00. EN- racing
$1,000 at ll2 $4,000 and $1,000 at l1l5s $4,000 at
1lz5.0lll234. and $1,000 and 5000 al ll234.
No sales Of Silver were reported. American
half dollars were still quoted at 1O661lO7, and
Mexican dollars ruled at 940l9411la gold.
Under the decline in gold at New York, sterling
cent? and rancs fully "a II cent. The movement
was quite liberal ia sterling but was moderate in
francs. The sales OF sterling comprised 9122,-
800. embracing 5000 and flJ,000 oil OF ladIng
at 1914 100000 do and AL clear at 5.39G55 40,
"a 90 do and Al clear at $780, Gt5. 40: ftJtl0,
{ 500 and $4,000 Al clear, 600 90 and bill Of
lading and s26,O00 bill OF ladlng at 40.
The only sales OF francs reported were $4,000
and loo, 600 al 1864.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at
539Gl54 40 for bill of ladlnp and AL clear and
nominal for bank, and francs at 1861 for COM
merclal and nominal for bank.
The offerings of New York sight were of fair
extent, and met good demand at previous rates.
The sales comprise 1885 900, embracing 800, 0O0
commercial at % u cent discount, and s25, 800 do
aud 500 900 private bankers. and $40, 900 do and
pank at 7-16. We also noIced sales Of $40 600
commercial on Boston and $4,000 on Providence
al 9-16 u cent discount.
The banks continued to check on New York at
= u cent discount, ard commercial sight was
stlll quoted at TIC.
The sales Of Stocks inclu led 10 shares Peoples
Bank at --. 40 Southern Bank at $45, and Car
70 lton Railroad Company at t75.
City Bonds were quiet and unchanged
There was an active movement in new State
Consols, and the market quoted at 5714@
81 &, nearly "a II cent higher. The saes amount
ed SlUS OOU embracing SIS 900 at 5634, SO 900,
$4,000, s15, 90 and $4,000 at 81, s20 900 at SIS,
$4,000 at 81 and $4,000 at 81.
No sales OF City Scrip were reported. 1t was
still quoted at 4411a@451a for August to Deem
Der. 1873, time, and July to December, 1871, and
at 5O'152 for June and part Of May, 1874.
Nothing transpred in Metropolitan Police War
rams. They now rule at SGGSS for 1894 issues,
and 5000 for 1S72-3 while 1912 and 1868 con.
tinue entirely nominal.
No sales of State Warrants were reported;
fundabe were still quoted at 410142; not funda-
BILE at g, and 1874 issues at 1, (045.