The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-05
Asw erIsans Monsp Hiarhst.
oxzsassr osyros, no. % oAr, s,xx,,
Tuesday Ev,ning Au0usf4 Iaee

Tuesday Evening. Aususs4 isss
The only feature noticeable in the Money Marke
Today. Is the heavy and almost unprecedented
advance in Gold in New York. There il no inn
proVement whatever in the demand, bat the
supply Of cash Gold continues of very limited
character. Gold opened in New York this morn.
ing at 1859 against l453, the closing rate last
evening at l0:45. 1t stood at l45E at IL NJ II was
quoted at lac, and at P. NJ. it closed at 1854
Operations in this market have been OF a restrictei
character, but rates have advanced fully l q
cent. on yesteraay's closing rates. Actual sales
comprise only the annexed amounts. viz $1,000
Gold at l46 $4,000 do at 1864 and $4,000 and $40 900
DO at 1865, and $500 and $4,000 do AT Iigl
ssles OF Silver comprise 5000 American halves az
iSos' we now qnote Gold at l4649l462. Amer.
lean silver coin l373Gl37l and Mexican dollars
1464@l49l.
FOREIGN ExoHANGE.-Owing TO the heavy ad.
vance In Gold rates of all classes of bills hinder
This heading, dscoses a corresponding improve
glent Inc supply OF Commercial Sterling and
francs continues of very limited character while
the demand by remtters shows no increase what
ever, as will be by the subjoined actual sales
that have transpired to-day, VIZ $500 Bank Star
ing at i62 $500 do at 1921, $500 do at lsl, 600
90, 10000 and $4,000 do at 3.5It. We now
quote Bank Sterling 3.6203.623 Clear bills 8 e0sa
3.6l, Bill OF LadiDg Bills 3.5s4G3 So Bank
Francs S5l493.5O and Commercial do 3.55N
3.523.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-Remains quiet without
any material variation in rates. The demand for
remittance purposes continues light while the
supply OF commercial sight and short sight Il
sun OF very restricted character. Total pur
chases to-day by banks and bankers comprise
only the annexed amounts, viz $1,000 and s5OOO
New ork commercial sight at par; $1,000 $4,000.
$4,000 and $1,000 do. at u cent. premium $4,000
90; at q cent. premium. and $4,000 and 5000 do
At bio % cent. premium. We still quote y cent.
premium at bank, and i@I " cent. premium out
OF doors for sight checks on Northern cities.
UEoURREsr NOTEs AND SECURITIES notes
remain quiet at previous rates. while Louisiana
state notes, Louisiana State Warrants and Louisi.
ana State Levee Bonds are in moderate demand
At advanced rates. Louisiana State Bank notes
continue wholly neglected, and operations in ali
classes OF Stocks are Of very limited ebaraeter
Inc following are the actual sales reported TODAY
W.; SoOOO city notes al 36l, $500 do. at &c. and
$4,000 do, buyers option, Is days, at IS q cent
discount, and $4,000 do. at 35I u cent. discount.
$40, 900 and $4,000 Louisiana State Warrants al
estc; 40 Levee State Bonds at 5ssc., and $4,000
State notes at 74c. q dollar.
SPECIAL DIsPAroHss.--we are indebted to |
me Western Union Telegraph line for comics of /
the following private dispatches received from |
that route to-day. viz:
Neto York. Aug. 40 A.M.-Gold opens I45t |
lO;45 A. M.-Gold l455 Cotton dull and nominal.
middlng &c.,, Mobile 3Olc., Orleans 3Olo. Sterlng
ll0+gll05. IL M.--Gold lac. Cotton market
quiet and weak, but not quotaby lower. Sterling
l469. Cotton market quiet and
and weak Sales to-day 500 bales: middling Soc |
Mobile 3O4c., Orleans 302c Sterling steady |
Fivetwenties, ISL, with coupons, 1854; do. 1862.
Co., nag; do 1854, do. 1893; do 1865, do, 1924;
DO. new issue, l0si do. new series, 1867, 1857:
DO, ten-forties, 1885; eyen.thirtes, I'd and Sd
series none.
Liverpool, Aug. 4-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton mar
ket heavy. Estimated sales 5000 bales Uplands
3d., Orleans l04d. M-Cotton market heavy.
Quotations nominelly unchanged. M-Cotton
market fat. Sales to-day 1000 bales UnIands
3d., Orleans l01d. NFU'
London. Aug. 4-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols e4a
G944. 5-2O's 7l}@7lE. P. M.-ConsoIs 94l6i
1i3. Bonds unchanged.