The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-22
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Tuesday Evening. April q. 1858. !

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The moven ent in the money market du-
ring the past three days has disclosed no alter
ton whatever. Currency steadily increases at
bank and in the hands Of private capitalists, while
the demands for loans and discounts show an I'M
interrupted decrease. Rates are still nomiualy
unchanged, however, and we again repeat as the
ruling rates f3 cent. u annum at bank and Ia
1t $ cent. y per month out Of doors for short
giltedged paper, and l00l2 Il cent. ~ amman
for long dated notes secured by strictly Al city
mortgage.
GOLD AND SILVER Rates of Gold have kept
well up since the date Of our last summary, ow-
ing to increased trmness in quotations at New
York. Offerings of cash Gold have been generally
light. however, and with only moderate demand
at best, offerings have been Of a more restricted
character than for the corresponding days of
previous week. silver has continued in limited
supply, and the few lots offered for sale were
absorbed at l356l36 for American Halves and
Quarters and l421l43 for Mexican Dollars. The up
ward tendency OF prices at New York to-day has
considerably enhanced rates here. as will be seen
by the appended sales, viz: $1,000 Gold at 1879 I,
$4,000 at 1894 $1,000, $1,000 and $40 900 at no. aud
$1,000, $1,000 and $1,000 at l404. Sales OF Silver
comprised 500 American Halves at 1861, and 1000
Mexican Dollars at l43. We now quote Gold 1895
@l40l, American Silver Coin lS60l364, and Mex
lean Dollars l423@l434.
FOREIGN ExCHANGE-Rates in Sterling and
Francs have advanced since the close of our re-
view, Friday evening, the l7th inst, owing to the
upward tendency OF quotations az New York and
the almost total exhaustion Of the supply of com
mercial bills in this market. The remittance de
mend has been at no time active or general,
however, but drawers and holders have been en-.
abled 20 obtain higher figures in view of the sus-
pension OF purchases of Cotton for the European
markets, and the indications Of light receipts Of
the staple during the remainder of the season
Operations to-day include only the annexed
amounts which disclose still further advance in
rates; $1,000 bank Sterling at l54; fl00 do. at
ITO for Gold, and 2S,oOOt. bank Francs at 3.G5f.
We now quote bank Sterling l5S@l54; clear
bills l52Gl63 bill of ladng bills l5l@l52 bank
Francs S673@365, and commercial do. 372I9
1864.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE The principal feature OF
the movement 10 Domestic Exchange is still al.
most unparalleled uniformity. The demand and
supply exhibit but little if any variation aud rates
have not fuctuated more than fraction during
the past two weeks. To-day the market disclosed
no Improvement whatever, and purchases by
banks and bankers embraced only the subjOined
amounts, viz: $4,000 New York commercial
sight at u cent. premium, $4,000 and $4,000
do. at " cent premium. $4,000 l days sight Al
81 cent. premium and $500 30 days sight on ST.
Louis at u cent. discount. We still quote q.
cent. at bank and u cent. premium out of d oofs
for sight checks ON NOrtbern cities.
URCURRENT NOTES AND SECURIrIEs-The move
ment in city notes has been OF restricted
character during the past tutee days, as holders
were awaiting the result of the election. As
change OF municipal officers is now assured, how
ever, rates have improved and il ia earnestly
hoped that the incoming Boards of aldermen and
Assistant Aldermen will soon devise some practi.
cable and equitable scheme by which the whole
of The outstanding issues may be redeemed at
their actual cost TO the present holders. Loui-
siaDa State and Bank of Louisiana notes continue
wholly neglected, and operations in all classes OF
securities are still suspended. We append parti-
culars Of actual sales to-day, viz: $1,000 city
notes in the morning at 20 Il cent discount; $1,000
at % $1,000, $1,000 $4,000 aud $4,000 at 81; $1,000
5000, $1,000 and $4,000 at 264; and $1,000 at 26l p
cent. discount. Sales of Securities comprised
only 80 shares Crescent City Railroad stock at
$lO54.
bPECIAL DIsPATcHBs.-We are Indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Ne1o York, ApTa 2l-l0 A. M.--Gold opened
1884. l0:45 A. Mold 1879. Cotton-market
dull; prices nominal. Middling 3lc., Mobile 3l4c.,
Orleans SIC. Sterling steady. IL Mold 1891.
Cotton market dull and nominal. Middling Sic 4,
Mobile 3lAc., Orleans 32c. Sterling ll0t a llOs /.
3. p. M.-Gold l39t.-COttOn market dull and
heavy; holders unwilling to make concessions.
Ssles TO day $50 bales Middling 3lc., Mobile 81 &C.,
Orleans SIC. Sterling ll0t6ll0i.
liverpool, Ap7-a al ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
dull. Estimated sales 5000 bales. Uplands IL to-,
Orleans 1919. l:20 P. NJ. Cotton mark NOM
nally unchanged. P. M.-Cotton market dull.
Sales to day 5000 bales. Uplands l2I9l2li., Or
leans l2i@l2ad.
London, April 2l-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 93i0
934. 5.20s 7O4GD7O2.