The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-05

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SATURDAY. Evening. April 4, 1864

,t..r SATURDAY. Evening. April {. 1868
The 1st and 4th Of April passed of with but
little advantage to notsries public. Paymentsd due
at bank we're but fraction - compared with cor
responding dates In former years. and 90 far as We
have been able to learn no note or obligation Of
any Of our old and established business men has
been suffered 10 60 to protest. Money continues
abundant, and the demand for it still shows
Go1D--Opened at New York this morning at
1884, against 1871, the closing rate yesterday, and
IT IL n. ii was quoted ct 1881. Rates here have
advanced In proportion. and with fair supply
in the appended sales, viz $2700 ct 1894, $40 900
at l3el@l3s3 $4,000. 5000. $40 900, $l3 900 and
Sl3 500 ct 1884, $1,000. and 81 900 at 1891, $500
at 1893. $500 ct 1891, and $500 In the evening ct
lao. Sales Of Silver have been confined to $1,000
and 5000 American halves ct l360l363. We now
quote Gold ct l394@l4o. American Silver at
1Ss}01361, and Mexican dollars at l430l44.
FoKElGS ExcHANGE-With steady increase In
the supply Of Sterling and Francs the tendency Of
rates continues 10 favor OF buyers, but as the de-
mand IL still somewhat active and general, rates
60 down very slowly. The actual Operations to-
day include the appended amounts, viz: $4,000
bankers Sterling at 1915 $4,000, $4,000 do at 1914
flCO0 and $4,000 AL commercial at 1914, $1,000
bankers at lSli, f3ooO commercial at i5l, $1,000
at 1884. fs00o bankers at 1854 for Gold,
$1,000 do. at 1854 for Gold, $4,000 CONNER
cial Francs at 3.772f., 100000 and 100000
do. at 3-164. We now quote Bank Sterling at
152@l523, clear bills at l5l@l5l3, bill Of lading
and Commercial at 3.7s3@3.75f
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-Ihe movement under the
above heading exhibits increasing weakness.
Offerings have been augmented by recent pur-
chsses OF cotton for Northern and Eastern &C
count. and rates Of both sight and short sight
drafts have uniformly tended in favor of buyers.
We fubjoin particulars Of the days operations,
viz $5O00 s25 600, SIS 900. $40 900. $4,000 and
$40 900 New York sight at o cent premium I;
$4,000 do. at SIG % cent. premium; and
We now quote at bank y cent. premium,
and }l5l 6 q cent premium ont of doors for sight
checks on the Northern cities.
UNcURREST NoTks AND SECURTTIEs-The issues
of the city have been Inactive but rather firm,
since our last, while nothing whatever has trans
pired in Louisiana State. notes or notes of the
Bank Of Louisiana. and all classes OF Securities
continue neglected. We annex the principal
sales Of City notes as follows, viz 5000 at 2ok 3
cent. discount; $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at 20f b
cent. discount; 5000 at 20i u ceat discount; and
$1,000 In the evening at 81 D cent. discount; and
$1,000 Louisiana State notes at 6Oc. D dollar.
orscIAL DIsrArcHss.-We are indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
that route to-day. viz:
Neso York. April 40 A. x-Gold opens at
1884. 10:45 A. M.--Gold 1891. Cotton demand
good; prices advanced. Middling 30c., Mobile
3o3c., Orleans Sic. Receipts Tor the week IL .405
bales; sales $4,000 bales; exports 10000 bales !;
stock LOG 900 bales; receipts at all United States
ports SO 600 bales. IL M.-GoId 1885,. Cotton de-
mand active at full prices Middlng 30c., Mobile
303c., Orleans 3lc. Sterling steady. 3P.M-
Gold 1884. Cotton demand active at full prices.
Middling 30c.. Mobile solo,, Orleans Sic. Sales
to-day Is 600 bales. Sterling steady.
Ls1spool. April 4-ll:l5 A. N.-Cotton market
excited. Estimated sales 20 900 bales. Upands
l25d.. Orleans IL 3D.. uplands a6oatl2 3P.M
Cotton market buoyant. Sales to-day $4,000
bales. Uplands l2}d., Orleans l2l Gl2Ed,, upIands
afoat 12}@l2sd. 49,.
London, April 4-ll:l5 A. r.-Consols %
bonds 72f.