The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-16

The sum distributed was $4,000, and
tlla number Of premiums tt78, &5000
beinH the highest premium.
We continue tn quote exceptional ~
per III -Ap per cent per anntm uls.
count. Al do at 10 n IL, ana second
grade 15 n IL. First class mortgages
still rule at 9 70 per cent lsr a nalt,an,
(lotd opened az tt9s ttS, against lib
at New York. and after q moderate pusi.
ness, closed at the opening rates ~ both
markets.. touching ilst during the In.
tar .i III Nav York. The sales summed
TN AVA 100. embracing 1900 and &0O0p at
ti9f, $4,000 nc tt9A Il 1ts, $4,000 Ut li5.
tiO6O, $4,000 aud tG000 at iisa, ana Sseoo
at 1871.
American half dollars arc still quoted
At 100 9 1904, and Mexican dollars vsf
- gold. III.
Foreign exchange WAS little stronger.
and the movement was OF fair extent.
The sales " sterling comprised f7o.WW
embracing s400O bill Of ading anu
gt5OD and $4,000 AL clear at 542 ebo0n
bill OF lading at GAIA n b42l a4000 tlo, ~
| b49i gih,OG0 do. NJ b4t u b49h s98.0oo
do, and Al clear ut b4iA u b49A. and
et9,0O bill OF lading at b4sa. ~
The sales OF francs comprised a5o,0
commercial. embracing GO0W and l5o.,,
900 at A. y2 a 4.G9b. 100000 at AGA. and
81. 600 at ~.
All Tho claHe aterling bills were quoted
al b4t00b49 for bill Of lading aud Al
clear. and at --01b4bb for bank tbank
counter rate nj "a b46l, and frames at
4 .esa0I4, 02k for commercial,and nominal
rhc offerings Of New York sight be-
Ing less liberal and the demand good,
commercial advanced about liz per
cent. The sales comprised Tslu,Vn,
embracing COCOON commercial ~ 4 per
cent discount, $Is.0M private bankers
at ITO. $1,000. tio, 900, $2o.Wo ann ne *sol
900 commercial. $4,000 anu .0VV pfi-
yato bankers and *ib.00o bank at 1899.
and 100000 bank at Z.
The banks continued to check on New
York at per cent discount, while COM
mcrcial alght was quoted ut OVs.
against 7-t6 yesterday. :,
7rhe market for securities generally
wna more active ami buoyant, especially
for State consola, IA noted below.
In stocks we heard OF more movement
Ia favorite shares nj hardening rates,
but no aales were reported.
City bonds were IN good request. eHl'e'
cially gold bearing. seven per cents,
which closed at 39A. against 5oh last
evening, showing net improvement
of 4 prr cent, The sales embraced $lOW
prcmium ias,,ea ut 95h, s200 do. ut W.
and App. 900 gold bearing sevchn, mostly
drainage series, IA follows: wv, tNW q,
siastt, 10000 at az, $3.50 ut 3li, ant
an, 900 and 100000 at a9A.
finder reports Of large orders having
been received from New York the mar
ket for new State consols was quite ex
cited, aud, exhibiting u strong upwar,
tendency, closed ut 65t 90. against
8as 69s yesterday showing ne
advance Of over per cent.
The sales and resales were the Mlgea
of the season. amounting to $6a5. O0O
: embracing $l0,o00 at 6sh, Sg0,0p nj W
k0OO, &pOtN and 100000 ut e5t. Slb,OV0 a
Gaa, $4,000 &2b,000, $2b,0 900, $b0,W0 Ant
A8h, 900 at "a, $4,000 ut 64s. 5000 ,OVo ~
! obA, S9b, 400. $ab, 900 and S1O0,000 ut 90.
No salea II city serip were reported
Il liz now quoted ut AZ n a for August Y
December, 1874 time, and July to De
ccmber. 1874, and ~ u 81 for June ant
part OF May.
The only sale Of metropolitan Police
warrants reported was $soNl ut W2hc
,, They now rule ut ~ a ~ for lsI5. iHsle
; and az n 72h for 1879 !, while fs!l=2 ant
! 1865 . continue entirely nominal
No sales Of State warrants were ~
J ported. Old State fundnble are nov
quoted at A. n b.. not fundablo ut - u -
: and 1874 issues ut ~ u AL.