The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-15

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Saturday Evening. March Il. ia
The movement in financial circles to-dav has
disclosed no alteration Of any kind that calls for
special notice. Gold opened at New York IRIS
II A. N it was quoted at 1891. and at IL u and
2:l5 P. NJ. it ruled 81 1879. The demand and sunnIv
in this market have been Of but barely moderate
character throughout, and operations included
$4,000 at l40a. $50, 600 at liOi. $50 ooo-sr 1loJ
SIS 900 and SIS 900 at 140t, and sl2 LOCO at I'D.
Sales OF Silver have been confined To driblet.
and we now qnote Gold at l400l40l. American
Silver coin lo4Gls6, and Mexican dollars at l4Is
l4z9.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Sterling and Francs CON-
tnue dull, with downward tendency of rates.
Offerings OF Commercial have been much smaller
to-day than bad been looked for in view of the
very heavy aggregate purchases of Cotton. but
they proved more than ample nevertheless, as the
demand has been Of restricted character from
the opening TO the close Of business. We subjoin
particulars OF the actual sales as follows, viz
fsOoO bill Of lading Sterling at $50; fl5OO do at
1904 10000 A Commercial do. at Isl; $4,000 do.
ct l5l40l5la; f2000, f2O00 f23eO. f5O0O and
$1,000 do. at 1914; 60,00ef. commercial Francs at
3.6f, and 100 oom. and 200 ,000f. do at 373}f The
ruling figures this evening were l52fQI53l for
bank Sterling l5l@l5lA for clear bills i5On
Isl for bill OF ading bills; 3723013 7Of for bank
Francs, and 3.76403.73lf. for CONNER ;ial Francs.
DOMESTIC EzoHASsE- There isno quotsbe sltera-
ton whatever TO refer 70 In the movement in Do
nestle Exchange. Some banks reported offerings
Of commercial heavy to-day, whilst others found
fewer opportunities TO buy than they desired
The remittance demand has been only moderate
however. and the total purchases OF banks and
bankers have been restricted 10 the following
amounts, viz: $40 000 $ll 900, $50 900 and 5000
New York commercial eight at par; 800 600 do
at par0ll6 " cent. premium: f12 600 $40 600
$4,000, $4,000 s25 900 and $4,000 do. at Iie u
cent. premium; $25 900 do. at 1-32 y cent. pre-
MUM; $1,000 thirty days do. at y cent discount;
5000 90. at D cent: discount, and $4,000 do. at
ant Va m4tIl
premium at bank, and par0i q cent. premium
ont Of doors. for sight checks on the Northern
cities.
UNcURREST NorEs AND SEcURrrIEs-Operations
inCity Notes have almost wholly ruled adverse to
holders today. Offerings were very heavy, and
prices ranged from 2S035 u cent. discount, with.
out any uniformity whatever. Several sales were
reported, but as parties will sacrifice them II is
hardly worth while to furnish particulars. Moth.
ing has transpired In Louisiana State notes or In
notes Of the Bank of Louisiana, and the movement
in Stocks and Bonds has been suspended through
out.
BOARD OF BRoKERs following sales were
effected at last nights session of the Board viz
$4,000 Gold in two lots at l404; $4,000 at ll0t;
81 shares Crescent City Railroad at 102; so do.
at 1854; 800 shares Merchants Bank at 204; 430
do. at Il; rs at 2lf; 200 do. sellers option fat
ten days. at 2Ol and 200 do. sixty days. ai, sell.
ers' option, at 20l; 2s shares Bank of New Orleans
at 2S4; 46 shares Bank of Louisiana at ~ $500
small City notes at 26i $6500 In five lots at 27 q
cent. uircouhts oteto treasury uotes 4pVD1o 81
cent. discount.
sPxoIAL DlsrArcHss.-we are indebted 10
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
New York March i4-l0 A. M-Gold
opens l3st. IL A. N.-Gold 1894. Cotton de-
msnd good, prices tending up. Middling 25e..
Mobile 253c., Orleans 26c: Receipts of the week
2s,720 bales. Sales 2s 900 bales. Exports Il. 900
bales. Stock on hand so 900 bales Receipts for the
week at all ports In the United States &c 900 bales
Sterling l09t0l09I. II M.-Gold l39. Cotton
demand fair; prices firm. Middliug 25c.,
Mobile 25ac., Orleans 26 Sterling steady. 2:l5
p. M.-Gold 13s. Cotton demand fair; prices
firm. Sales %, 900 bales. Mddlings 25c., Mobile
253c., Orle ans 2s. Sterling l09t0l095.
Ifu0pool, March l4-1l:l5 A. x.-Cotton mar
ket fImer. Estimated sales 10000 bales. Up
: lands l0td., Orleans 10sd. 8 p. M.-Cottou
market active Sales 20. 600 bsscs. UpIands lUid.
Orleans 1O3d., ahoat l0ld.
london, March 14-1l:l5 A. M.-Consols 90.
b20s ~. P. M.-Consols 93993t., 8 20s un-
changed.