The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-12


Total this week. 81, 141 .s34 "a sls6.2l7 As
We quote exceptional paper 6a17 p cent; AL
do 10; second grade do @; loans on
collaterals 70s; Al mortgage paper Sc;
second grade do @ " cent per annum.
Mexican dollars are now quoted at S5@S6,
and trade dollars at 90@95. Halves and quar-
ters (American) are quoted at 99114 @9934.
The sales of foreign exchange were light
and rates are weak. Bank sterling rules at
-@4s5, and bill of lading and clear bills at
4S00e4S1.
French bills are weak and quiet. We quote
bank francs -; commercial -@5.261a.
New York sight is quoted at 4 U cent pre-
MUM for bank counter rate; commercial Is
quoted 4 u cent premium.
State Consols steady at 3711a037s4.
Premium Bonds closed at 239s92355s.
Stocks are firm.
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES = Con-
solidated Bonds are quoted at 32032114a;; Half
Paid City Coupons 23a125; State Warrants,
Is; Levee Warrants Y; City Time, 1874 200
%; 1875, 3o@34; 1876, 21@231a; 1877, 21@2311aa;
1873, 2102311la.
NEW ORLEANS STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
FIRST GALLO A. M.
$1,000 State Consols. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
10000 State Consols is. 0l-......,........... 81
10000 Premium Bonds % \
10000 Premium Bonds 23ss
10000 Premium Bonds ......-.......-....... 1914
states 3T@372a: Premiums 233a@2358,
SECOND CALL-12 N.
$4,000 Premium Bonds. $1,000. 231a
States 379373a; Premiums 239s@23ss.
THIRD GALLO P. M.
shares Home Insurance co... d
tor tfhIIGT l.
10000 State Consols tS Observation-Disclosures. 81 "a
States s7'a@s74: Premiums 232s 02s5s.
s35 .oo0 States. $4,000 Premiums.
by Telegraph
NEW YORK. Aug 11-Money closed at 6 p
cent. Exchange closed nominally at 4S314s5.
Governments closed as follows: Currency IS
121 bid; IS Of 1880, registered, 1885; coupons
1895; 1881, new, registered, 1045s; coupons
1043s; IS of 1881, registered. 1925: coupons
1929 n11041a; 1891, registered, 1045s; coupons
1915 Pacific Railroad bonds closed as fol
lows Union firsts 10901091a; land grants
Centrals 10914.
The stock market to-day was active and to-
ward the close higher prices were obtained.
The advance for the day ranged from ~ to
5 u cent. Transactions were on an unusu-
ally large scale. Lake Shore was the great
feature and advanced As T. cent, to 9216.
There was great activity intgranger stocks,
and Northwestern and st. Paul advanced 19
II ~ cent.
The following are the closing bids:
New York New Haven and Hartford . 160
New York Central. ..................l1as4
Harlem: ....--t Loo
Rock Island .....:...........,....140
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. -..........1lsa
Panama 4
Erie. z, a
Erie preferred 81
Lake Shore 80
w aDaSl- 3SSs
ma
Northwestern preferred. .......... 9Ssa
FOrl wayne
ST, Iaai -........ 6S54
st. Paul preferred ...-..................... a51a
993s
LackawannH and Western...... s9s
New Jersey Central. 50h3
Delaware and Hudson Canal. ............... 49,
Morris and Essex. 90
Michigan Central ........... S5h
Illinois Central. 81
Union Pacific NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Cleveland, Columbus. Cincinnati and In
dianapolis. 49,. Observation-Disclosures. 53A
St. joe 1914
St. Joe preferred. 4212
Ohio and Mississip pi.......................1 64
Western Union ..................... 94ts