The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-21
Monetary.
OFFICE N. q. DEMOCRAT.
New Orleans. Jan. ~, 1876,

SSHI0e ItIle lukb Wtsks IV,pJnkfN 81 NS',odS "
Total last week. ..... l2.7sso72 ~ 1.lt2,779 .
Total week before. -. 1i.72ooo5 5e I.les.i5o 8
We have no change to note in tn,
money market, which continues easy
with an abundant supply of funds ant
little demand either In bank or on tn,
street A fair movement was reported
to-day in gold and foreign exchange
and both were quoted ut an advance
New York sight ruled easier and sales
were liberal. A few transactions In
stocks were reported, of which tho par
ticulars are given below. City bonds
were quiet and quoted lower.
New State consols were again active
and In demand, closing at an advance Of
one per cent over yesterdays quotations
We continue to quote exceptional pa
per Mt - % per cent per annum dis.
count; Al do. at 10 q II. and second
grade Is q IL. First class mortgages
still rule at pa 10 per cent per annum
second grade continue entirely nominal
Gold opened at 1923 q 113, against 1925
at New York, and after fair bust
ness, closed at 1l2k a 1l3s dc higher,
against Il3 ut New York, where
\ touched 1894 during the interim.
The sales summed up $71 900. embrace
5000, $4,000 and $4,000 ut 113, $4,000 at
1l3 a 1854, and $4,000 at 1874.
No sales OF silver were reported.
American half dollars are still quoted
mt log a 1864, and Mexican dollars 93l
= gold.
Under the advance In gold and the
improvement In bills at New York stcr-
ling was quoted lc higher, equal to about
2-i0 per cent. and francs about per cent.
The movement in both was of fair ex-
tent. The sales comprised eso, 300,
embracing $4,000 bill of lading ut b40l |.
$4,000 ditto and f2000 Al clear at 54l !.
lading and $1,000 Al clear at $40. G34, 900
bill of lading and Al clear ut SAIL a
542h, es00o, $4,000 and 10000 bill Of
iading at 542 a 542h; G20O0 Al clear at
542h E350o bank at 545k, and eI000 bank
ut $40.
The sales Of francs comprised 5000
commercial at 4.63a, and 10000 at 464s
a 4.63s.
At the close sterling bills were quoted
at 541h n 542h for bill Of lading and Al
clear, and - a 5454 for bank bank coun-
ter rate 546). and francs at 4.632 a
4.63S for commercial and nominal for
bank.
The offerings of New York sight were
OF liberal extent and meeting n more
moderate demand; commercial was a
little lower than yesterday.
The sales comprised SAT- 900, embrace
ing $4,000 commercial at 7-le H cent
discount, $4,000 and $25, 900 do, go, 900,
$4,000 and $4,000. and SOC, 900 private
bankers, and $20,OO0, and $50. 600 and
S50, 600 bank at 4, $4,000 private bank
ers at l1-32, and $50, 900 do. at 5-16.
The banks continued to checked on
New York at per cent discount. while
commercial sight was quoted at I
against go yesterday.
The sales OF stocks included sshares
Workingmen's Bank at Sl1 rs; State
National Bank at $40; 8 Factors, and
Traders Insurance Company at 800 Is
80 Canal Bank at 500 land 25 Louisiana
National Bank ut sos: also, at the |
Stock Exchange, 100 shares Louisiana
Levee Company preferred, at 50 so; and |
10 Crescent Insurance Company at n.
We notice less movement I'm city
bonds, and the market was quoted about |
per cent lower for premium issues, |
currency seven per cents, and gold bear
Ing seven per cents. The only sale re- |
ported was $1,000 premium issues at 293. |
New State consols opened at about |
6S. but under good demand, closed at |
ABOUT 81. l per cent higher than yester-
day.. The sales comprised $3O5. OiaD. en-
braclng 5000 ut 60, $4,000 and $5OoO M
$50, &50,0o0 at go, SaO.OOO. $40 OO0 $50
~ W ana $50 900 at go, $5OO0 at 69t, and
500, 900 ut 69A.
No sales Of city scrip were reported
~ u now quoted at As a A for August to