New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-09-28
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The only variation of any Importance that has
transpired in financial circles to-day was an ad-
vance Of about % cent in rates of Gold which
is exclusively due to an upward movement in the
New York market, as advised by telegraph. The
supply of cash Gold was about the same as for
several days past and the demand indicated no
improvement whatever from the opening to the
close of business. We snbjon statement of the
actual sales for the day, in the order in which
they TRANSFERRED viz; $1,000, $25OO and $4,000 at
l43; $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at 1434; and $4,000
and $4,000 at 1434. Sales of Silver comprised $l1O0
Mexican Dollars and Douboons about equally
mixed, at l42 and $1,000 American halves at
1S45. The quotations this evening are 1890
l435 for Gold l34@lS5 for American Silver coin,
and l42t@l433 for Mexican Dollars.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-Advices from New York
by telegraph have represented a marked improve
mentin rates Of Foreign Bills in that market to-day,
and as was very NATURAL they impaired consid-
erably increased strength to ours. Drawers and
sellers demanded higher figures this afternoon,
but there were no buyers to be found, and the
total operations for the day have been restricted
TO $500 sight at 53, GG0O and e7O0 clear sixty day
Bills at l5l, $4,000 do at 15l3 and &250O do. at
1872, in two bills; also, Is OOOf and IS ,0O0f Com
mercial Francs at 3.75f., and IS ,O0Of Bank do at
3.65f. We now quote bank Sterling at 1890
154 clear bills at l51@l52, bill of lading bills,
nominal, at l470l49, bank Francs at 3.65@3 .G24f,
and out-doorFrancs at 3.72303.70f.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-The tendency of rates
continues in favor of buyers, but we have no fur
ther qu0table decline to report-and in fact the
market to-day has been almost stationary. Offer
ings are not 30 heavy as have been looked for,
while remitters generally hold back for lower
rates, and therefore enable us to report but very
moderate demand. The purchases by banks and
bankers to-day have been confined to $4,000,
$4,000 and $50 600 New York sight at ! y cent.
discount; $4,000 do. at u cent discount; 325,-
600 fifteen days sight at u Il cent. discount
$4,000 thirty days at II y cent. discount; and
SIS 600, $4,000 and 100000 thirty days sight at Il
q cent discount. We now quote New Iork sight
at par04 b cent. discount at bank, and at 10! u
cent discount in the outdoor market.
UNcURREyT NoTE5 AND sEcCR1T1Es-The only
actual sale of the former that has transpired in
the outnoor market to-day was $4,000 City OF New
Orleans Notes at 99t. The sales Of the latter com
prised 100 shares Of Crescent City Bank Stock at
425, 100 shares Of Louisiana State Bank Stock at
30I, and SO shares Of City Railroad Company
Stock, dividend on, 2053.
BOARD OF BRokERs.-The movement at the
Brokers Board today has been to a moderate
extent, as will be seen by the following viz:
20 Shares Opelousas Railroad Stock a.......,... So
30 Shares Bank Of New Orleans. Al
100 Shares Crescent City Bank k.................., A
25 Shares Merchants and Traders Bank k.,..,.... 81
S5U60 City o. New Orleans Notes s.....,....... gDiz
$500 SIS and $500 large Gold l43ls
sPEcIALDIsPATcHEs.- We are permitted to pub
lish the annexed private kilograms which have been
received by our friends to-day, viz: New York.
September 27.-Gold opened at 143T. Cotton
market quiet but steady. II A. M,-Gold 144}
Exchange advanced; sight Sterling 1O84@lO93
commercial lO7@l07l, 5-2os lO8a@lO83, coupons
ll12@lll!, second series 1881 coupons 1850
1885 l0-40's 983@98E, 1905 1O55@l06. 12M.-
Gold l45i, Cotton-Demand moderate and prices
firm. ! P. N. Gold l45B. Sterling Exchange
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