The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-29
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Wednesday Evening. Oct Is 1883

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Wednesday Evening. Oct Is 1883 }
There IN no noticeable variation in the Money
market. Gold opened at New FORK this morning
at l34i the closing rate last evening; ct IL NJ. II
stood at the same figure, and at p: n. 1t closed
at 1341. The movement IN this market has been
light and rates OF an unusually uniform character,
total sales embracing the following amounts, viz !:
$4,000 and $50 900 Gold ct l34t $40 900 at the same
SIS 900 do at 134l and $4,000 do. at l34z. Nothing
reported in Silver, and we nov quote Gold 1916
l34J, American Silver coin l5z3Dl53 and Mexican
do lars 1864 1l373.
FOREIGN ExcHANeE-The movement under THU
heading has exhibited more regularity at slightly
hrmer rates. Offerings Of commercial Sterling
and Francs have been moderate, but the demand
wasleht, as will be seen by the subjoined actual
sales, viz: fl200 bank Sterling at l474. 5000 AL
commercial do. at 146I0l464. fl400 do. at las.
and flC00 do. at l45i $4,000 private bankers
Francs ct 3.Ss3f., 5000 Al commercial 90. at
3ss3f., 100 600 do. at 39llf.. and $4,000 and
100. Goo do. at .9Of. We now quote bank Sterling
l464@l47; commercial do. l45tQi46 bank
Francs 3.s7sG3. s63f., and commercial do sso+@
3.sslf.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-There has been fair
movement under this heading to-day at un-
changed rates. Offerings of commercial sight and
short sight have been fair, with moderate remit
lance demand. Total purchases by banks and
bankers embrace the following amounts. viz /:
$40 900 New York commercial do. at ! % cent.
discount; $40. 900 and $40 900 do. at ZIG cent.
discount; $4,000 do. on Boston at ZIG b cent.
discount; $1,000 ten days sight on New York at 3
~ cent. discount $45 900 ten and fifteen days do.
at a15 n cent. discount $35 900 fifteen days DO.
at / ~ cent. discount; $4,000 sight do. at
y cent disconnt. and $4,000 twenty days
do. at IL ~ cent. discount We still quote
al u cent. discount at bank and tot y cent. dis
count out of doors for sight checks on Northern
cities.
UNCURRENr N0rEs AND SECURTriEs-City notes
remain inactive and weaker. Operations in city
10 per cent. bonds are partially suspended. Levee
bonds, State warrants, and Louisiana State notes
are neglected; and the movement 10 the general
run of stocks exhibits no Improvement whatever.
Total operations under the above heading en-
brace only the following, viz: $4,000 city notes
at 4O3 and SO 900 do, buyers option, 30 days, at
39a u cent. discount.
SPECIAL DIsPATcHEs.-We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz:
Neto York, Oct. 2S-10 A. M.-Gold opened at
1874. 1880 A. M.-Gold l34I.. Cotton marker
quiet but steady; middling 255c.. Mobile 25ic.,
Orleans 26c. Sterling declined 1897 Gll0s. 1l.45
A.M.-Gold 1874. Cotton market quiet but steady
awaiting cable news. Sterling steady. P. M.
: Gold closed 134s. Cotton market steady-de-
mand fair-ecarcely so firm. Sales to-day 1000
bales; middliDg 253c., Mobile 25ic., Orleans 26c.
Sterling steady.
Liue1pool, Oct. 2s-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
buoy ant. Estimated sales Is 900 bales. Uplands
lld.; Orleans IL Id. l:20 P. Motion market
buoyant. Estimated sales IL. 900 bales. Quotations
UNCHANGED.