The New Orleans crescent., 1868-05-07

lsr 8rIeans MoneQ Warktt.
cs.srssr OFFICE. 10. % OAxy syxxrs.
Wednesday Evening. Nay 8. 1903

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Wednesday Evening. May 8. 1868 J
The movement IN the money market to-day has
presented nothing worthy OF special remark.
Gold opened at New York this morning at l39t,
against 1894, the closing rate yesterday; al ii
A. N. and IL n. 1t was quoted at 1899, ana a. =.
NJ il closed at -. The demand and supply In
this market have been Of but barely moderate
character throughout, and prices have exhibited
the usual variations Ia accordance with the nuctu-
ations in rates at New fork. We append par
ticulars of the actual sales, viz: $1,000, $1,000,
$1,000, $4,000 and 5000 Gold at l404, $4,000 do.
at l4OGll4Ol, and $4,000 do. at l40t. We now
quote Gold at l40Gl40t. American silver coin at
i360l36I, and Mexican dollars at l423Dl434
FOREIGN ExcHASGE-5terling and Francs have
been slightly sitter to-day, owing to increased
frmness In rates at New York. Offerings Of CON-
mercial bills have been quite limited throughout,
however, and az the remittance demand was at
no time better than nominal, operations may De
reported as partially suspended. The following
are the only actual sales reported in any class OF
bills to-day, viz: l50,00Of. commercial Francs at
3.70f; and we now quote bank sterling az lo4,
clear bills at l5210l53, bill OF ladiDg bills at
I5lg6l62, bank francs at 3.6slG3.67s, and COM
meTcial do. at 3 IL l4fG3 20.
DoMEsTIC ExcHAEGE-0perations under the
above heading have almost come 10 stand-srll.
The supply OF commercial slgnt ana snort slgat
exhibits IL anything, a still further falling on,
and the demand on the part Of remitters discioses
a very marked abatement. We subjoin particu.
lars Of the principal purchases by banks and
bankers since our last as follows, VIZ; SlO,OOO
New York commercial sight at u cent. PREM,
and $40 600 and $25, 900 do. at l6 3 cent. prem.
We now quote 1@4 y cent. prem. at bank, aud
47i 5B cent. prem. out Of doors for sight checks
on Northern cities.
UNCURRENT NOTES AND SEcURITIEs-City notes
have gone still lower TO day, owing to the pro-
cTastination of the municipal authorities In pro-
yiding ways and means for their ultimate re-
demption. Louisiana State and Bank OF Louisiana
Notes have also been inactive, and there has been
noffe cal In
bonds. We annex particulars of the few trihng
sales reported as follows, viz $1,000 and SlO,0Ol
CITY notes at 81 % cent. discount. $4,000 do. at "a
a cent. discount, and $1,000 State notes at $50. Il
dollar.
oPKcrIL DIsPArcHBs.-We are indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies oi
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day. viz;
Neso York. May 6-l0 A. Gold openi
AT 1884, lO.45 A. M.-Gold l392. Cotton
market dull prices nominal. Middling 324c.
Mobile $780,, Orleans 33kc. Sterling llO40
llOs. 1890 p. M.-CottOn-market dull price
lower. Nominally. middDg SIC, Mobile sac:
Orleans 33c. Sterling steady. 3P. N.-GOld 1923
Gold 1884, Cotton dull and nominal MddlinE
32c., Mobile 324c., Orleans $50. Sales 1850 bales
Sterling steady.
Liverpool, Nay ellis A. Motion marke
easier. Estimated sales 5000 bales. Upands lZ8 d.
Orleans 1919. l:20 P. M.-Cotton market heavy
Estimated sales 5000 bales. Uplands l24d., Or
leans l23d. g P.M.-CottOn heavy. Sales to-dsl
5000 bales. No prices given.
London. May ellis A. M-Consols 94g94
for money, and 92s@923 for account. Five
fwenties 70i.