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Monetary. OFFICE N. O. DEMOCRAT. Saturday Evening, April 15. 1876. There is but little business doing at the banks. In the open market the movement In all classes of securities is small, with moderate offerings at steady rates. The money market continues to rule quiet, easy and unchanged, We quote exceptional paper @8 per cent, A1 paper 9@10 por cent. second grade do. At mortgage notes 9@10 per cent. and second grade do. at New Orleans Clearing House. Balances. Clearings. $114,270 34 $1,579,801 41 April 15 156,819 17 1,166,968 56 Same time last week 1,293,656 70 9,301,538 87 Total last week 1,225,170 45 9,867,649 59 Total week before A statement of the condition of the Associated Banks at the close of business yesterday shows an increase of $75,000 in specie, and a decrease of $95,000 in currency, $135,000 in loans and $320,000 in deposits, We are informed that Mr. Casey. receiver of the New Orleans Banking Association. to-day received instruction from the Controller of the Treasury to prepare a statement of claims proved against the Association, and that a dividend of 15 per cent on the same will be paid about the first of May. In foreign and domestic exchange, city and State securities a fair business was transacted. The offerings were moderate and rates ruled steady throughout the day and lower at the close, Bank sterling -@552 and 547@548 for bill of ladingand clear bills. Bank franes - and 4.61 4 for commercial. The banks are cheeking at in per cent discount and commercial sight quoted par @1-32 per cent discount. Premium bonds 35c: new currency sevens old do. 34% gold bonds, D. 8., 37% -: do. A. S. 36 1 @ : State bonds The Second Premium Bond Drawing. In accordance with the announcement in the 1 public journals, the drawing of the second allot ment of premium bonds took place Saturday. at 10 o'clock, in the City Hall, under the supervi sion of the Administrator of Finance. when the I following numbers were drawn: , 6348, 1801, 7211, 2447, 8080, 185, 2888, 8301, 3550, 5022 f 4904, 4888, 2230, 1996, 8718, 2566, 6542, 4064, 7848. 5503 n 4537, 7648, 1791, 8680, 8770, 7546, 8824. 881, 6601, 851 765, 3452, 368, 2018, 566, 8387, 6662. 5955. 9432, 3802. 613 . 7871, 6433, 7590. 9719, 4758, 9654. 9730, 2311. 2570. n New Orleans Stock Exchange sales April 15 1876: : n 55 shares Carrollton Ballroad $98 50: $12,000 h State consols at 66 % $12,000 do. at 60 1/4, $16,000 do I at 67, $20,000 do. at 671. $6000 do. at 67 7-16, $55,000 do. at 67 % $1200 do. at 67% $30,100 do. at 67% $80. f 300 do. at 68, $100,000 do. at 68% $114,000 do. at 68 $10,000 do. at 68% making a total of $486,600 State consols. 1. $7000 premium bonds at 33 %, $25,000 do. at 33% $58,000 do. at 34, $5000 de at 34 1/2. $11,000 do. at 34% f $5000 do. at 34% $5000 do. at 351, $3000 do. at 36 1, #5000 do. at 36% making a total of $124,000 pro Hum bonds. n $5000 Levee Company bonds at 301. $7000 cit r. scrip at 43% $1000 city one-half paid coupons a 49% y