New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-14
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.

Gold opened at 1929. Oils, against 1923
| at New York, and after a moderate business
closed at ll2ss 0ll27s. against 1928 il
that market. The Gales summed up $23, 600
embracing $4,000 at ll2E; $4,000 at 1l2%
all27s; $4,000 at 1923, and $1,000 and s2oO(
at lib.
No sales of silver were reported. Ameri
can half dollars were etill quoted at LOG q
l06h. and Mexican dollars at 90 " O., gold
Under the decline in gold at New York
sterling wat quoted hc lower equal to
about Ito y cent?, and francs nearly u y
cent. The movement was fair. The sales
Of the former comprised G65, 500, embracing
10000 and f28 900 bill Of lading and AL
clear at IS 80 as 40; $4,000 bill Of lading
at $ 39l4; $4,000 and $4,000 do and
Al clear at Is 1914 as 49, and fl5OO bill OF
The sales of francs comprised go, 900 COM
mercial at 465 q 4.64as, and $4,000 at 4.64ss
At the close sterling bills were quoted ut
S 80 05 40 for bill Of lading and AL
clear, and as A for bank tbank counter
rate at as AM. and francs at 465 d
46i3s for commercial, and nominal for bank
The offerings of New York sight were less
liberal, but meeting With only q fair de-
mand; commercial was unchanged. The
and $4,000 commercial, $4,000, eos 900.
10000 aud $50 600 private bankers at ZIG
y cent discount, and $50, 600 bank at 1882
The banks continued to check on New
York at Il = cent discount, and CONNER
cial sight was still quoted ut ZIG.
Nearly all of the leading securities con-
tinued active to-day. particularly city bonds
and new State cOns.ls.
The sales of stocks included 50 shares
Louisiana Sugar Shed Company at SIS 25;
% do at So; = Sun Mutual insurance Com
pany at $40; 20 shares Factors and Traders
Insurance Company at Sll8 50. and 90 do at
SIG.
The movement in city bonds was quite
active, particularly city gold bearing seven
per cents, which were quoted at about 81,
l y cent higher than yesterday. The sales
comprised $4,000 premium issues at 24as;
$1,000 do at 2l24; $4,000 do at IS; $4,000
CID currency aar seven per cents at ts7h, and
Sill, 900 gold bearing seven per cents drain
age and Administration eeries) embracing
$4,000. $4,000 and $4,000 at 30; $4,000
at 3Oa4; $4,000, SIC, 900, $4,000 and &5O, 900
At 81, and $4,000 at BIZ We also noticed
q sale at the Stock Exchange of $4,000 pre-
miums at 25.
The movement in new State consois was
also of liberal extent. The sales and resales
amounting to $24S,o0O, embracing $40 00O
$4,000 aud $4,000 ~ 81; 5000, $1,000
aod $4,000 at 6iA; 5000, $4,000, go 600,
$50 900 and $40, 900 at 6lA; $4,000 at 6laa;
$50 900 and $50. 900 at g.; $500 a. G2A, and
$4,000, at thirty days, buyers option. at
621. The market was quoted at the close
ut about Go, against COO yesterday.
We also noticed at the Stock Exchange
$40 900 city gold bearing seven per cents
drainage serles) ct 81.
Tn r. is scarcely any thing doing in city
scrip, except in small way, in the pay
ment of back taxes, and the market
continues weak, but unchanged 1t is
etili quoted at 44h 045h for August to
December, 1873. time, and July to Decem
Der, 1874, and 4905l for June and part of
May.
Metropolitan Police warrants continue &C.
tive and in demand for 1894 Issues, which
were still held at 80 09l, ~ they can be used
for the payment Of city licenses; owing to
some technicality 1923 Issues are not being
received. and consequently continue NOM
inal at 70072. while 1912 and 1860 are
entirely nominal.
State warrants are apparently without
any movement. Old State fundsble are
still quoted at 42043, not fundable at -
O., and 1874 issues at 80 42h.