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Orleans Republican. ICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES. CIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CIAL JOURNAL OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. onetary and Commercial. MONETARY. NEW ORLWANS REPUBLICAN OFFICE,1 FRIDAX EVENING, February 21, 1868. he money market continues easy, at for all Al paper, the offerings of which hardly equal to the available capital king employment. The banks discount good business paper offered by their tomers, and are free lenders on solid laterals. On the street good paper, satstorily secured, can be readily uego1@1 cent IS month. Mortgage are quoted at 12@15 8 cent annum. class names are hard to pass even at time rates, lenders prefering less profit greater security. Merchants' bank will resume active tions on Monday. We notice that institution has adopted a somewhat feature in New Orleans banking. To vent the inconvenience of running the town to sell or purchase city the bank will purchase, or sell at its the depreciated currency at the inter, rates; but, we understand, will conling its operations of this character to the rings or the requisitions of its deopened at 139{@1393, against 1392 eving, and after settling down to 139 ed an active impulse from the rise at York predicated on the political news Washington, and closed at 1404@140 sales included $10,000 at 1394g $15,000 $10,000 at 1393. and $1000 at 1401. ver we noticed sales of 2000 Mexican at 1421. At the close American halfwere quoted at 1321@133, and Mexdollars at 143 in currency, and 2@2} mm in gold. offerings of foreign exchange were to extent, and rates were without any rial variation until after the receipt of referred to above, when they adto the The sales of sterling York. in proportion rise of included gold at and a larger amount early in the day for Al; £2000,A1 and similar amount : £1006 and £2000 at 152; £10,000 at £6900 at 1524; £1000 and £1200 at 16000 bank (£2000 and £3000) at 1534; bank at 1631; £1500 Al at 1081 in noticed gold, 1092. In francs we first-class subsequently £1400 170,000 and at 80,000 before the (25,000, news, and 30,000) at 3.70. Sterling may be at 1611@1521 for Al bili of lading 163 for first-class, and 154@1541 and francs at 3.731@3.711 for for AI eial, 3.70 for first-class, and 3.67} tic exchange was rather firmer, continued to check on New York s discourt at which they sold in- a cent aunt The sales of commercial $200,000 in several amounts to banks at count; bank check for $100,000 $300,000 in several sums as above $4000 and $40,000 in two sums at 4. sight was also passed at sales of stocks included 66 50 Mechan- shares of New Orieans at $28 $49 75: 60; and at the 25 shares railThe last sale of last Traders at $110. evening bank at $188. at Crescent City city reported was bonds included 17 Jackson at sales of mortgage bonds and for 11) the ad first bonds are quoted at 79@80 railroad City and 66@67 for the 50 Opedated, board last evening changed At first mortgage bonds at 48. little variation to at have notes. Dealers and railroad but the bought notice sold in treasury and 5% for the small, large fornier and 5 for the sold the (two lots of $10,000 $10,000 small board last evening sales for and the each) The latter; at $2000 large at 13. discount. 61 and included $7000 at 29 and $3500 notes last evening $500 of no in board at 294. We hear which hands Bank of Louisiana notes, for inal at 30@35c. it dollar.