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CREscKxT OFFICE No. % CAxP SrsEvr,
Thursday kvesing. Aagu -. 1858
The principal feature IN the movement in fnsn
cisl circles to-day is the rapid and heavy decline
in Gold, which opened in New York this morning
at l44l, against l44t, the closing rate last even:
ing. At 1880 A. NJ. is. stood at 14i5, and
P. NJ. il closed at 143t, decline Of II g
cent. since yesterday. Operations here have been
of an extremely limited character, and rates have
kept pace with the New York market. Total
transactions embrace only the subjoined amounts,
Wis $40 900 Gold at IA. $1,000 and $1,000 do. early
in the morning at l44l $1,000 90. at l43s and
10000 do. at l43k. Nothing reported In Silver.
We now quote nOminslly God l43Gl43R. Ameri
csn silver Coin l36@lS6t and Mexican Dollars
l46@li7.
FOREIGN ExcHANeE-Owng to the rapid and
heavy fluctuations in Gold to-day, the movement
under this heading has been Of n very restricted
character. Offerings OF commercial Sterling and
Francs exhibit no increase whatever, while the in
quny on the part of remitters discloses no i'm
provement whatever, as will be seen by the sub
joioed actual sales as traDspired to-day, viz
fI000 bank Sterling at 1891 $500 do. at l59. $500
and fl00o do. at 1894 for Gold. and fs00 do. st
1894 for Gold. $4,000 bank Francs at 3.55f., Is.
0OO, so 0O0 so 900 and 75 900 do at 3.60f. Rates
at the close Of business were too unsettled to ad
NIT of reliable quotations, and We therefore omit
them.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-we have no variation OF
any kind to refer 10 in the movement IN Ter this
sight are but little better than nomin.l, while the
remittance demand, II anything, discloses q fur
tier abatement. Actual purchases to-day en-
brace only the following amounts. viz: s500O
New York commercial sight at % cent. premium,
$4,000 and SIS 600 d.. at n cent. premium,
$40 600 do att y cent. premium, sI5 900 bank
check at ZIG u cent. premium, $4,000 sight on 81.
Louis at u cent. discount, aud $4,000 ten days
sight on Boston at b cent discount.
We still quote: ! y cent. premium at bank
and t@S ~ cent. premium out Of doors for sight
checks on the Northern cities
UkCURRENT NOTES AND SECURITIEs-City notes
are dull and weaker. Louisiana state notes are
in active demand and prices tending up. Louisi
State warrants and levee bonds are dull, while
Bank of Louisiana notes are wholly neglected,
and the movement 10 all classes Of stocks parti.
ally suspended. Operations to-day under the
above heading comprise the following, viz !:
$25 600 city notes at 33a % cent. discount. sj00e
do. at 334 II cent. discount $1,000 and sI5 900 do
at SO % cent. discount, and SIS 900 do. at 32t u
cent. discount; $1,000 Louisiana State notes at 75c,
$1,000 and $4,000 do at 744c., $40 900 and $40 600
DO. at 75c., $1,000 and s2l 900 do at 754c., and
$40 600 do. at 759c. q dollar; 500 900 Louisiana
State warrants at Csc, and $4,000 do. at 69c. u
dollar; I65 shares Canal Bank stock at l47, and
rs shares Bank OF New Orleans stock at s33 q
share.
SPECIAL DIsPArCHBs.-we are indebted to
The Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
the following private dispatches received from
Neso York, Aug. 20-l0 A. M.-Gold opens at
l442. 1890 A. M.-Gold l44l. Cotton market
dull and nominal; middling 294@29lc.; Mobile
3Oc.; Orleans 3O4c. Sterling l094@l09I. P.
M-Gold closed at l43t. Cotton market dull /;
prices nominal; middling 29lc., Mobile S0c., Or
leans 303c. Sterling steady. Sales of cotton to-
day coo bales. Five-twenties of 1881, coupons,
llSt; '62, ll22; '64. 1851 '65. llOi; new issue,
1919 new series 1867, 1911. Tea-fortes 1854.
LiUe1pOOl Aug. 20-ll:l5 A. s.-CottOn market
steady estimated sales 10000 bales: uplands
lOld., Orleans lOid. 1:20 P. M.-Cotton steady
and unchanged.
London, Aug. 20 1l:l5 A. M.-Consols $50
93I. Flve-twenties IA