The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-27
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CBEscxkT OFFICE. No. - CANT SrREsf,
Saturday Evening" Dec 20. l56a !
There is no new feature of any kind TO report
In the money market. Gold opened at New York
this morning at l34E against 1885, the closing rate
last Wednesday evening. At 1880 A. NJ. it was
quoted at 1876 at IL NJ. it ruled at 1885, and at
P. NJ. it closed at l34I. The demand and supply
in this market have been light throughout, aud
the total sales were limited to the appended
amounts, viz $1,000 at l35 $780, $1,000 $1,000 and
5000 at 1885, $4,000 at 1855, and SIS 900 at 1870
1855. Wenow quote Gold at l35@l354. Sales
of Silver included $1,000 American Halves at 1872
and $1,000 40. at 1924. We now quote American
Silver Coin at 1920 1924 and Mexican Dollars at
l36@l38.
FOREIGN ExCHANGE-sterling and Francs have
been in fair supply to-day, while the demand was
of restricted character throughout, and rates
steadily tended in favor Of buyers. The actual
operations for the day comprised only the follow.
ing amounts, viz: $4,000 bill of lading bills at
l45l $4,000 Al do. at l46. $4,000 do, at l46, f2jO0
a. $4,000 Al clear az l464. fl500 private bank
ers' do. at lat, and $500 and $500 bank do. l475.
Sales of Francs comprised 40 000f. AL commercial
at 1856, and so 000f. do. at 3 S74. The ruling fig
ures this evening were l47l@lt7! for bank ster.
ling. for commercial do; 1856 61385f.
for bank Francs, and 3.Ss4@3.s7tf. for CONNER
cisl do.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-There is no alteration of
any kind to report under the above heading.
Offerings Of commercial sight and short sight are
still ample, while the remittance demand, es-
pecially on the part of Northern banks, is active
and steady. The total purchases by banks and
bankers to-day. have been as follows, viz $780,.
600, New York sight at ll-l6 % cent. discount
SO00O at I y cent. discount; $4,000 do. on
Boston at ll.l6 % cent. discount; 1000 do.
without grace, at Il cent discount $4,000 one
days sight on Boston, at y cent. discount;
s25 900 thirty days sight on NewYork at II %
cent discount, and SIS 600 sixty days sight at "a
~ cent discount. We now quote 10 cent. dis
count at bank and s@l u cent. discount out of
doors for sight checks on the Northern cities.
UNcURRENT NoTEs AND SEcURITIEs-Ther is
a considerable let up in the movement in incur
rent Notes and Securities. The market is still
fairly supplied but as buyers and sellers cannot
agree upon prices operations still show a very
limited movement. The sales today comprise
only the following amounts. viz: $1,000 Louisiana
State Warrants at 49, 1850 shares Opelousas Rail-
road stock at 50 so ~ share: and 1000 do, thirty
days buyers option, fiat at So %.
BOARD OF BRoKERs-The sales at the board
tonight comprise the following viz: $4,000, $1,000
and $4,000 gold at 1851; $1,000 new issue city
consolidated bonds at 20; s2l00 and $500 city 10
e cents at 734.
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:
Nelo York, Dec. 26-l0 A. Mold opened at
l34I. 1890 A. M.-Gold 1876. Cotton market
quiet and weak. Normally, middIing 25c., Mo-
bile 254c., Orleans 25ac. Sterling lO9t@llO4 8
P. M.-Gold closed at l34s. Cotton quiet but iirm.
Sales to day $500 bales. sterling steady.