The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-16

Some OF the leading banks continue to report
| stronger demand for discounts but, generally,
the market is quiet and unchanged. and rates
are easy. On the street offerings are limited,
and little or nothing is doing in paper.
There was q moderate movement to-day in
Colo, which was reported scarce and in demand.
Sterling was in moderate supply being quoted
this morning shade higher than yesterday close,
but generally ruling steady throughout the day.
New York sight was in rather light supply at I'M
changed rates. In the Stock market the bust
ness was again mostly confined to State and City
Securities, in which q larger movement than
that OF yesterday was reported The sales noted
| at the stock Exchange show slight advance for
both New State Consols and City Bonds, as COM
pared with yesterdays figures.
Gold opened at 1143S n1145s, against 11436 at
New York, and after moderate business closed
at 1145s@1l4Ts, against 1141a in that market.
The sales summed up $4,000, embracing $4,000
at 1l4244, $4,000 at 1147s. $4,000 at 1l45s, $1,000
at 114s, $1,000 at 1145s, $4,000 at 1l43, $4,000
| at 1145ss, and $1,000 at ll4s4.
No sales OF Silver were reported. American
dollars are still quoted at 105@106H and Mex
lean dollars at 81 X gold.
The offerings OF Foreign Exchange were of fair
extent, and rates were generally steady through
out the day. The sales OF sterling amounted to
f46, 700, comprising $4,000 Al clear at $685.,
$4,000 do at $50, $4,000 bill of lading at $50,
$1,000 do at $685. $4,000 bill of ladng and Al clear
at 531, $4,000 bill Of ading at 5.e3. f7500 do at
553@5.5 31%, fl2000 bill Of lading and Al clear
at 5S@E.53ha, $4,000 bank at 5.57, and f22OO sight
bank at 800
The sales Of francs comprised 100000 CONNER
cial; So 1000 at 4.5614 d, and $50 900 at 4555s.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at
5.521aD5 55N for bill Of lading and Al clear, and
-05.57 for bank (bank counter rate -0D5 571IS)
and francs at 1861 for commercial and noml-
nal for bank.
New York sight in moderate demand and rather
light supply. and the movement was somewhat
limited. The sales amounted to $4,000, en-.
bracing 10000 bankers at par, $50, 000 CONNER
cial at 1872 y cent discount, 800 600 bank at par,
$4,000 commercial at par, 5000 bankers and
SIS 900 do at 1872 u cent premium.
The banks continued to check on New York at
"a f8 cent premium, and commercial sight is
still quoted at @ par.
Stocks were rather quiet. No sales were re-
ported except those given in the Stock Exchange
report.
A fair business was transacted in New State
O,nsols at slight advance. They were quoted at
the close at 6S5s@6s1S.
City Premium Bonds were in more demand at a
further improvement, and were quoted at the
close firm at 35G35I. Other City Bonds were
quoted at 3514 035ll for newCurrency Sevens; "a
@34LZ for old do; Gold Bearing Bonds admin
istratlon Series) were quoted at 3614 @36laa and
do drainage Series) at 3624137.
No sales of City Scrip are reported, ard moth
ing in Police Warrants or State Warrants, except
at the Exchange.
The following is the official statement Of the
sales reported to-day at the New Orleans Stock
Exchange. No other sales were reported:
IS shares State National Bank ... $50
10 do. New Orleans City Railroad. .135 90
$1,000 jackson Railroad First Mortgage