The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-31
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Thursday Evening" Jan. 30 1853 !
Inactivity has been the leading characteristic of
the movement In financial circles to-day. Gold
has slightly fuctuated in accordance with the
movement at New York. Foreign Exchange has
been lower and inactive, and the business In Do
nestle Exchange has disclosed an uDfavOrable re.
action since the close Of our Lass review. The
total purchases OF Gold included only the sp-
pended amounts, viz: $1,000 at l39i $4,000 at
1894, $4,000 at 1884, SIS 900 at l39t1l394 $1,000 at
1891, and $1,000 and $500 at I3g Sales of Silver
comprised orly 29OO Mexican dollars at y cent
premium on Gold, and some triaing amounts of
American Silver coin within the range of our
quotations, which now rule as follows, viz !:
Gold l3el1l394 American Silver l3l4l1l325, and
Mexican dollars l4l6l42.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE The movement under this
heading today has exhibited still further luctua-
tons, bur ]. has not shown any material alteration
IN rates. TIE supply has been constantly in ex.
!. cess Of the demand, and the total operations in
cluded only the appended amounts viz: $1,000
clear Sterling at 1875 $4,000 do. at l5l; $1,000 do.
at l62@l53; $500 do. at 1920; $4,000 do. at l52t;
6O,OOOf. and ITO OOOf commercial Francs at 3.724f.
and 100 000f. do. bankers at 3.7l4f The quota
tons this evening were l53Ql53t for bank 5ter.
ling, l6l30l52a for clear bills l5O4ll5l4 for bi
Of lading bills, 3.7OQI3.669 for bank Francs, AID
o.14CU3.663f. for commercial Francs.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGK-The movement under the
above heading to-day has disclosed no alteration
OF any kind that calls for special notice. The
banks yesterday advanced their counter rate ID
most Of the banks have concluded TO reduce the
rate tomorrow TO u cent. discount. The pur-
chases by banks aud bankers to-day included only
the appended'amounts, viz $4,000, SIS 900. $1,000,
S25 COO and $4,000 New York sight at { ~ cent.
discount; $4,000 New York and SO 900 Boston
do. at Gle y cent. discount, and SIG, 900 three
days New Yorkdo. at I u cent. discount. In
the absence of any quotable alteration in rates,
however, We repeat previous figures az follows,
viz: ] " cent. discount at bank and 1li
a. cent. discount out-of doors for Sight Checks on
the Northern cities.
UHCURRENT NoTEs AND SECURITIES - There
has been no movement Of any kind in Stocks
or Bonds to day, and the total sales Of City aud
Slate Notes although larger than heretofore, have
exhibited but little, If any, alteration in prices.
We append particulars Of the actual sales, az
follows, viz: $1,000 $1,000 and $500 City small
Notes at A u cent discount; $4,000 do. at Al 70
cent. discount; $4,000 do. at ST u cent. discount;
$1,000 do. at 50 y cent. discount $1,000 and s25O1
large do. at l3a b cent. discount; $4,000 do. at
13a@l4 n cent discount; $1,000 at IA n cent dis.
count; $1,000 at l4t ~ cent. discount; and $1,000,
$1,000 and $1,000 Louisiana State notes, retailed by
brokers, at 21t q cent. discount.
bPECIAL DlsrArCHEs.-We are indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day. viz:
Nelo York, Jan. 1910 A. M.-Gold opened at
14ol. IL A. N.-Gold l4Of Cotton market fir
holders asking higher rates. Low middling $50
1S4c., middling ls2c., Mobile lS20l9c, Oreaus
1876, good niddling 20c.; Sterling 9i0l0l. Ia
N-Gold l4Oi Cotton, demand moderate; pric 8
firm; Sterling steady. 81 M.-Gold 140i Cot
ton, demand fair prices firm and unchanged |;
Sterling steady.
Liverpool Jan. 30.-ll:l5 A. M-Cotton m lrket
active; estimated sales Is 900 bales uplands "a
ard; Orleans 80std. l:20 P. M.-Cotton mar.
ket unchanged. 5 P. M-Cotton market fem
sales Is. 900 bales uplands 7Ed.
London, Jan. 800 P. M.-Consols 93lG9)i
6-20's 72072t.