New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-13
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Saturday Evening, Oct. l3, 1856 !
The most prominent feature noticeable in the
market to-day, has been rather heavy decline in
rates of Gold and Foreign Exchange. The Gold
market opened weak under yesterdays advioes of
the closing rates at New York, and despite the fact
that by some effort slight reaction transpired in
the latter during the early part of the day, con-
hdenoe in higher prices appeared to have been lost
here, and it was found impossible to obtain yes
terday's average figures even at the opening of
business The supply Of cash Gold indi-
Gated no increase whatever, and the
demand was Of very restricted character through
out as may readily be inferred from the subjoined
statement, which includes the whole of the actual
sales for the day, viz: $4,000 sold in the morn
ing at l49; $1,000, $780, $4,000 and $4,000 at l48l;
$28OO and $4,000 at l4s3 $25OO, $4,000, $4,000 and
$4,000 at 1881 and $4,000 at 148 Sales of Silver
have been confined to $1,000 American Halves at
14O, II, 900 Mexican Dollars at 1495, 1000 do. at
l493. We now quote Gold at 1484@l483I; Amer-
can Silver coin at l39@9l40 and Mexican Dollars
at 149@l50.
FOREIGN ExoHANGE-The depressed condition
Of the Foreign Exchange market atNew York has
very unfavorably affected Sterling and Francs in
this market, and sales of any amount could not
have been effected in either to-day except at very
marked concessions. AS it was, the offerings were
but little better than nominal however, and the
only actual sales which transpred were $500 clear
Sterling at l58; 2OO0Of and 50OOOf. bank Francs
at 3523f., and 100000 private do. in several lots
at rates ranging from 3.573@3.55f. We quote this
evening as follows, viz bank Sterling nominal at
l6O@l6l clear bills at 1570I58; bill of lading
bills nominal bank Francs at 3.55@3523f, and
outdoor Francs at 3.573G03.55f.
DOMESTIC ExoHANGE-There is no variation
of any kind to notice in the move
ment under this heading. Offerings of private
and commercial continue light, notwith-
standing the recent heavy purchases af cotton for
Northern and Eastern account, while the demand
for remittance purposes discloses but little, if any
improvement, and the purchases by banks and
bankers to-day, have been restricted to the sub
Joined trifing amounts viz $4,000, $40, 900, $685.
900 and 900 New York and Boston sight at
per cent. discount; $4,000 three days do. at &
per cent. discount; 100000 ten days at Ills per
cent discount $4,000 ten days and SIS 900 fifteen
days do. at per cent. discount $4,000 fifteen
days do. at per cent discount, and $40 900 sixty
days do. at q per cent discount The ruling
quotations this evening were 4per cent. discount
at all of the banks except two and per cent
discount at the latter for sight checks on northern
cities.
UNCURRENT NOTES AND SECURITIES
under the above heading have been almost wholly
suspended to-day, as the only actual sale which
transpired was $4,000 City of New Orleans Notes
at 994. The market, however, is moderately firm,
and the offerings of all fayorite Securities appear
to be unusually light
BOARD OF BRoKERs-The only sales that trans
pired at the Brokers' Board to-day were:
4 shares City Railroad Stock, Dividend on)...at 2
SigS2 sS Ms5eap fsSS Dollars at at HE HE
SPECIAL D1sPATCHEs.-Th annexed private
kilograms have come to hand to-day and been
placed at our disposal, viz:
Ne2g YORK. Oct. l2-Gold opened at 1903.
II A. M.-Gold 1915; Sight Sterling l07@lO74 /;
Commercial 1O53@lO63 5-20's l0540l06 Cou-
pons l13@1l3g; second and third series 1058@
1867 Coupons 1l0b@1l04; 10-4O's 993@995; zoos
l06l0l064. l2M.-Gold l513 Cotton quiet but
firm at39@41c Exchange steady. 1P. M.-Goid
15ll Sterling Exchange for sixty day bills 1919
Cotton quiet but firm at 39@4lc.
LIVERPOOL MABKET.-TAe subjoined extract is
from Messrs. Boult, English & Brandon's Liver.
pool Circular of the 21st ult.
Cotton has been in good demand during the past
week, and the sales are to a larger extent than
for some time past. Prices have advanced about
I'd. III H., but since "Wednesday the market has
been much quieter, holders being only too willing
to meet the demand, The sales for the week
amount to l04,5 500 bales, of which the trade take
68,230 bales, exporters 29,490 and spectators
$500 bales. The stockis increased this week by
44,390 bales, being estimated at s7l 800 bales
(266 200 Americanl against 349870 bales (2359O
AmerGan) same time last year. The authorized
quotations are for middng Orleans, lid. mid
ding Boweds, 138d., and fair Dhoerah 93d % Ii.
To-day the sales are 5000 bales at an advance OF
Id ~ tb. for American, and with a much better
feeling generally.