New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-18
Dew Orleans Daily Qreafent,
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There is but little variation to refer to in the
market to-day, but prices Of Gold have improved,
in view Of the upward tendency of the New York
market. The sales to-day have been in the fol-
lowing order, viz $4,000, $1,000 and 00Oat l44f;
$5O00 $4,000, $4,000 at l448; SIS 900 three lots at
las; and $500, $4,000, $45O0, $4,000 and 1000 at
l454; and $4,000 and $4,000 at 1453. Sales of
Silver comprised only $4,000, American halves and
quarters, at l34@l34t, and 1000 Mexican dollars
at las. We quote this evening, Gold at l45@l454,
and Silver at l34@l345 for American coin, and
4443@145B for Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN ExCHAEGE-There is no quotable
variation to refer to in rates of either Sterling or
Francs The supply to-day has been of very re-
.stricted character, and the demand was at no
time very active, from the opening to the close OF
business, as may be inferred from the subjoined
statement of Sales viz: $4,000 at Isl and $4,000 at
1872 for clear sterling bills, which shows an ad-
vance, $4,000 and $4,000 bank sterling at 153, and
9l500 at 1881 Sales of francs include lOOOOOf
commercial at 3.73ff 800O0f. private at 3.683f,
and so ,0OOf and Is 0OOf bank at 1865. We now
quote Bank Sterling at 153@l54, Clear Bills at
l5l@l52, Bill of Ladng Bills 147@l49, Bank
Francs at 3.65@3.G23f and outdoor Francs at
375@3.T0f.
DOMESTIC ExCuASGE-There is no material
movement Of any kind to notice in the operation
in Domestic Exchange. Offerings still continue
exceedingly restricted in the way of private and
commercial while the demand for remittance pur.
poses discloses no Improvement whatever, and
sales to banks and bankers since our last have
been restricted to SI2 900, $4,000, $40 600 and
$35 900 New York sight at par, $1,000 and $25,0O0
do. at 1-l6 u cent. premium, $3S 900 and $4,000
do. at t] cent premium, $25 900 and $4,000 ten
days sight at 70 cent. discount, and $4,000
sixty days sight at Il f3 cent. discount
UNCURRENT NOTES AND SECUR1TIEs--In the
movement at private sale to-day the only sales Of
the former that TRANSFERRED were $1,000 and 5000
City of New Orleans notes at 905 and 500 do. at
800; and in Louisiana State notes $500 at 925, and
$500 and $1,000 at 922c. u dollar The sales out
of doors included 10 shares Bank Of America at
14O % do. Canal Bank at co. Is do. at 62, and 100
do. at G2; and shares City Railroad stock at a
price that has not TRANSFERRED.
BOARD OF Brownsville movement under this
heading is again partially suspended The only
sales that have appeared upon the books of the
Association to-day, were 20 shares Of Opelousas
Railroad stock at g. 20 do. Jackson Rairoadstock
at 81, % shares Canal Bank stock at g. 500 Gold
at 1851, and $1,000 do. at 1454.
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs-Owin to the courtesy
of our financial and commercial friends, we are
again permitted to publish private kilograms in
advance of the regular press line, viz:
New York, Sept. l7.-Gold opened at AS; Cot
ton unchanged II A. M.-Gold lis; Cotton-de-
mand moderate; prices firm; sight Sterling bills
1O7t@l075; Commercial bills l050lO53. II NJ
Gold l453; Cotton steady, fair demand at 3240
36c. II A. M.-Gold l45; sight Sterling bills lO7l
0lO8i Commercial 1O5@lO53; Five-twentes
los bid; Coupons 1l1s; second series 1O8 bid:
Coupons 1881; Ten fortes $50; Seven-th;rties
1053@l05E.