The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-13
gem Orleans yttonep Ytarhet.
CREs.Ast OrFics. No. ~ Carr STREET,
Saturday Evening, Dec II. Ia68

CRxs.Ast OrslcA. No. ~ CAnY srRxxr,i
Saturday Evening. Dec H. 1863
Nothing has trapspjred 10 materially alter the
CONDITION of the money market God opened At
New York this morning at 1861, against 1855. the
closing rate yesterday. At iO:30 A. n. ana IL u.
il Was quoted at the latter figure, and at ?. N
closed at 1881 The demand and supply in this
arket have been Of very restricted character,
throue hout and rates varied in accordance with
the alterations In the New York market. We
append particulars of the principal operations ~
FLOWS viz: SIS coo Gold early in the day at 1854
al36, $500 and $1,000 DO. at 1851. $1,000 dc. at
1885, $4,000 $4,000 and $40 600 do. at 1854. Nothing
reported 10 Silver, and we now quote Gold l5o5D
1861, American silver coin l3S3@l34. and Mexican
dollars l3730l3S.
FoRFIGS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In Sterling and
Francs continue light, and quotations since our
last have disclosed fewer alterations than usual.
The market continues moderately supplied. while
the demand indicates no Improvement whatever:
az may be readily inferred from the annexed
statement of the total sales for the day. viz
$1,000 bank Sterling at l472. f2000 do. at l4I4:
f2CCO and $4,000 AL commercial do at l4I, and
1850 and $4,000 AL bill Of lading bill at 1863;
25,OOOf. and SCOOP. private bankers francs at
1856, and so O0Of and 100 00cf. AL commercial do.
al 3.s74 We now quote Bank Sterling l474 Gl474,
commercial do. l464@l47. Bank Francs 3.S5@
8 s33f.. and commercial do at ss40g3s1st
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-The supply Of Commercial
Sight and shor Sights still ample but the inquiry
on the part of remitters continues limited. and
rates rule as for the two past days. The follow.
ing statement includes the only noticeable pur-
chases by banks and bankers since our last. viz
$50 600 auc $50 900 New York Commercial Sight
al o l6 n cent discount, $4,000. $50 900 and
$50 0C0 90. at ~ cent discount We still quote
l(dB IL cent discount at bank and 9-l6@s u cent.
discount out of doors for sight checks on Northern
| cities.
UNcuRREHT NorEs AND SECURITIES City notes
fiat, Louisiana State warrants are hrmer, and the
movement in the general run Of securities Is less
| progressive than for some time past. The total
al a1aat IN dav
city notes AT 80 u cent discount and SIS ,0OC DO.
at 3aSa40 y cent discount, SIC, 900 Bank of Louis
lana notes at lsc. Il dollar, $40 900 city ten per
| cents at 7sc.. and 900 Louisiana State war
rants ct 69l@69lc. u dollar. and 20 and IS shares
| Louisiana State Bank stock at s2025 n
share At the Board of Brokers last night $1,000
gold YVES sold at 1864. $4,000 and $4,000 city
notes cash and $4,000 ten days sellers option
| fiat at 40 - cent discount $1,000 and $4,000 do. az
4OI and $40 900 at 400 y cent. discount, $4,000.
$40 600 and $40 900 Louisiana State notes, 30 day
sellers option at $50, $500 and $4,000 city ten per
cents at &c. ~ dollar, 100 shares Opelousas Rail-
road stock at 81 25 u share. 20 do. Jackson Rail
road do. at s6.75, and 30 shares Union Bank stock
at s32 % share sales at auction to day by Messrs.
Pslfrey & Co. included the following, viz:
| $3.50 Crescent Mutual insurance scrip of 1859
! e63c., 1880 do. OF 1859 &c.,, $3.50 do. of 1850
623c. $5OOS do. of 1860 633c., s2is0 do. of 1861
| clio, $2440 do. of 1862 601c., $50 do. Of 1868
Sec. 500 60. of le65 &c., $3.50 do. OF 1866 $50,
$500 do. of 1866 &c.. sl72O do. of 1866 "a TO-,
|
1890 Louisiana Insurance scrip Of 1861 ESQ.,, $3.50
do of 1862 Csc, 1920 do. of 1868 6Sc, $500 do. Of
| 1865 ESQ.,, 500 do of 1866 ESQ.,. rs shares Germa-
| pia insurance stock Sal so 10 shares Bank of New
Orleans stock 500 so, Il shares New Orleans Gas
Light Company stock Sl5l.
| sales at auction to-day by s. Guinault embraced
the annexed particulars, viz
| Five shares IN the capital stock Of the Caronde.
| let Canal and Navigation Company of New Or
leans of 500 share, s2i q share. sos.
A certificate, No. 405, for $40 in the invested
funds of the New Orleans Mutual Insurance Com.
parry for 1861, at &c., Sc so.
| A certificate, No. ABS. for so in the invested
funds of the same company for 1862 at 6lc, So 10.
| A certificate, No. 4l2, for $50, IN the invested
| funds Of the Merchants Mutual Insurance Com
psDy for lst4 at 653c. $32 rs.
| A certificate. No. 592, for $40, in the invested
funds of the company for 1866, at &c.. SAB 40
A certificate, No, Az, for $50. in the invested
fumes of the same company for 1861. at Co.,, $50
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:
| Mem York. Dec. l2-l0 A. M.-Gold opened q,
1851 1890 A. Mold 1855. Cotton quiet anc
steady. Receipts of week-net 1900. gross 20, 00(
| bales. Sales 10 600 bales. Exports l0,000 bales
Stock on hand 80 600 bales Receipts at all
United States ports for The week 5000
bales. Sterling lO9s@l10s. IL NJ GOLD
ling steady: unchanged. 3 P. NJ olt
closed at 1854. Cotton-demand fair. Prices
firm. Sales to-day 2000 bales. Middling Csc.
Mobile 254c., orleans 253c.
Lirepool, Dec. l2-1l:i5 A. M-Cotton market
quiet. Estimated sales 10000 bales uDlsnd
IC}@loId., Orleans llGlltd. P. M.-Cottol
market closed quiet. Sales to-day 10000. Upland
1890. Orleans lid.
Farre. Dec. l2-Evening.-Cotton marke
firm. Tres 0rdinsTe. LIZA.