The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-18
gem Orleans @ontp STARRED.
CRxscnss OFFICE. No. ~ CAR sfRxxS,
Thursday Rveaine. Dec. IL. l668

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Thursdsy Evssins. Dso IL. ls66
The money market is still steady and inactive.
Gold opened ct New York this morning at l3ll.
against lSS the closing rate yesterday. At 1880
ct the latter figure, and at P. n It closed ct l348
The heavy filling OF in rates at New York ten.
ded very materially to diminish the offering supply
here, and with but little better than nominal de-.
mand throughout operations have been re-
stricted to the appended Sales viz: $1,000 Gold at
ls4E $1,000 at 1856 $780, 900 and 5000 at 1851 and
5000 at 1855. No Gales Of Silver have transpired,
and we now quote Gold al l350l6{. American
Silver coin ls30l33A and Mexican dollars 1874
FoREres ExcHAsGE-rbsv srv heavy decline in
rates OF Gold at New York have had q cor
respondiDgly depressing effect on rates of Sterling
and Francs in this market. Offerings of CONNER.
cal foreign bills we're ample throughout. but the
demsnd was restricted from the Opening to the
close Of business, aud the aggregate movement
included only the appended operations, viz: f2OOO
bill Of ladiDg Sterling at 1856; $4,000 and f75OO
bank do. at l46l, and 5o.o0ef private bankers
Francs at 3. s6f. Rates still rule at l46}9l47l
for bank Sterling; l45@l46 for commercial do;
3.s73@3 s6tf for bank Francs, and 3.90@3.S64f.
for commercial do.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-There is still no marked
variation Of any kind to refer TO in the movement
10 Domestic Exchange. The supply of CONNER
cial sight and short sight continues ample, while
the remittance demand discloses II anything still
further elimination. We subjoin particulars Of the
principal operations since our last. follows,
$4,000 New York sight at Gle % cent. discount,
days. do at Il b cent discount. $40 600 ten days
sight at u cent. discount. and t35 900 Boston
sight at Tie u cent. discount. We still quote
s@3 b cent. discount at bank and 9-l6@1l.l6 u
cent. discount out of doors for sight checks on
Northern cities.
UScuRRENT NOTES AND sEcuRrrrEs-City trea-
sury notes exhibit no marked alteration of any
kind. City ten per cents continue to vacillate.'
Louisiana State notes are attracting increased at
tenton, while the general run Of stocks and bonds
rule as for several days past. The following are
the only actual sales reported since our last viz
$4,000 city ten per cents at 49,; SIS 600 city
notes at 39a@s9l. $22 900 do. at. 39A; $40, 900
do. at 40, $1,000 at 4ot. $4,000 at 4Ol. and
isians notes at l7c. and $1,000 city ten per cents
at Use. D dollar. -
BOARD OF BRoKERs-Sales at the board last
night included $500 Gold at 1851; l6O shares
Louisiana State Bank Stock at 20 $500, 5000 and
$4,000 city ten per cents at 70, and $1,000 Louisiana
State warrants at 66l. The sales at the board to-
night comprised the following, viz: $500 Ameri.
can halves at 1872; $4,000 city notes at 393 $4,000
do. at 40. and $4,000 do. at 404 u cent discount.
SPECIAL DrsPArCHEs.-we are Indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following. private dispatches received from that
Neso York, Dec ITO A. M.-Gold opened at
l343. 1880 A. M.-Gold l34S. Cotton market
quiet and steady. Sterling l093@ll0s. IL NJ
Gold lS4s Cotton quiet unsteady; middling 25lc.,
Mobile 25ic., and Orleans 25}c. sterling steady.
P. M.-Gold closed at l5t3. Cotton market
steady; demand fair. Midding 254c.. Mobile
253c., Orleans 25lc. Sales today 200 bales.
Sterling steady.
Liverpool Dec. Hills A. M.-Cotton market
quiet. Estimated sales 10000 bales; uplands
lCBd., Orleans l0Jd. 1:20 p. M-Cotton market
quiet. Prices unchanged. Estimated sales 10000
bales. P. M.-Cotton market quiet. Sales to-
day 600 bales. Uplands l0ld. Orleans l0sd.
Uplsnds sfost 104
London, Dec. l7-11:l5 A. M.-Consols 92sM
923. s 20s. Tag.
Hdrre, Dec, ia. Motion market quiet.
Tres ordinaire "a.