The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-20
FINANCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Wednesday Evening, Jan. 10, 1876.
pgtfRlNS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

| The market continues very easy With limited
demand for Money both i'll bank and outside. A
| fair movement was reported to-day in Gold and
Foreign Exchange at higher rates, owing 10 The
advance in the former at New York. New York
| sight was in demand and ruled about yesterday $
rates. There was good inquiry and some move
ment in Stocks. City and state Bonds were less
active New Currency Sevens were quoted at
about previous figures, and Premium Bonds at a
slight decline.
New State Consols opened at yesterdays clos
ing rates, but rallied during the day and closed
| strong and higher.
I-0g9 u cent per annum discount, Al do at 100
| II, and second grade at 159lS. First. class
mortgages still rule at 9@1l0Ifs cent per an
mum: second grade continue entirely nominal.
Gold opened at 1l25s@ll27s. against 1929 at
New York, and after a moderate business closed
at 1929 Oils &c higher than yesterday against
1I2E III that market. The sales summed up
900, embracing $4,000 at 1929, $4,000 and
$4,000 at 1127Ss, and $4,000 and $1,000 at ll3.
No sales OF Silver were reported. American
half dollars were still quoted at 1O6@1061s, and
Mexican dollars at 9311ls0-, gold. II.
Under the advance in Gold at New York,
sterling was quoted ac higher, equal ito
about lilo p cent, and francs ID b cent The
movement i'll botlfwas of fair extent.
The sales of the former comprised f65. 700.
fl2O0 and $4,000 AL clear at SAL, 10000 bill OF
ladng at 5.4OH@5.4iH, $4,000 do al 541@
54lLla, $1,000, 5000, f10, 100 and f10,50O do at
$1,000 and $1,000 bank at 545.
The sales Of francs comprised to $50, 900 COM
mercial, embracing leo, 900 at 4.64%, 200, 900 at
4.643s14.6354, and 50,00O 10000 ana l25,000 at
463sl.
At the close sterling bills we're quoted at 5000
SAP for bill of lad,ng and Al clear, and at @
5.45 for bank, (bank counter rate -G5451) and
francs at 4.6334 for commercial and nominal for
bank.
The offerings of New York sight were Of fair
extent, and met good demand at about previ
GUS rates for commercial. The sales comprised
$3.50 600, embracing $4,000 and $4,000 COM
mercial, and $4,000, s25000 $4,000, $4,000 and
$4,000 private bankers at Is u cent discount;
$50 200, bank at 1892 and ST, 600 commercial at
SIG.
The banks continued to check on New York
at "a % cent discount, and CONNER cal sight was
quoted at go.
A fair demand continued for Stocks, Of which
the sales included 100 shares Louisiana Levee
(preferredl at 50 Is; 6S Carroliton Railroad Com
psny at $40; "a do at SO so, and some shares Of
New Orleans Insurance Company, Of which the
particulars did not transpire. The sales at the
Stock Exchange comprised 200 shares Louieiana
Levee Ordinary at 81, and 20 CarrolltOn Rail-
road COMPANY at $7O.
There was less animation in City Bonds, which
were about ~ cent lower for Premiums issues,
while Currency Seven Per Cents and City Gold
Bearing Seven Per Cents were quoted at
about yesterdays rates. The sales OF Premium
issues included SIS, 900 at 10000, $1,000 Ell 30
and $4,000 at 81.
Sales at tho Stock Exchange were reported of
$1,000 half paid City Coupons at 431IIs, and $500
outside at the same.
In Miscellaneous Bonds we noticed sales OF
$4,000 Louisiana Levee Co. Fights at 81, and $4,000
First Mortgage Jackson Railroad Issues at S514.
New State Consols opened at about yester-
days closing rates, but under an improvement in
the demand closed at about 6711s@6S, an advance
Of 124@2 D cent. The sales and resales COM
prsed 1884 200, embracing $4,000 at &c. 500 900 at
66L, $4,000, $4,000 and 100000 at 661aa, $4,000 and
$4,000 at 81, o,ooO at 6714, $4,000, $4,000 and
$4,000 at 6711a $4,000 at 67&4 $50, 900 at IS
also, at ths Stock Exchange, 5000 at Co. and
$4,000 at 66A.
No sales OF City Scrip were reported. 1t is now
quoted at 43G4 for August to December. 1873,
Time, and July to December, 1874, and 49951
for June and part OF May.
Nothing transpired in metropolitan Police War
rants. They rule at 9l0 192 for 1874 issues
aud 67@72H for 1872 70, while 1S7l'12 and
1868 go continue entirely nominal.
No sales OF State Warrants were reported.
Ola State, fundable, were quoted at 4s0t50; not
fundable at @, and 1874 issues at 3SGe4219