The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-03
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Thursday Evening. July q 1888 }
The money markets. at siand.stll. Gold opened
at New York this morning at l4O3. against l40I
the closing rate yesterday. At lO:45 A. NJ. and IL
N. it was still quoted at the opening figure, and
at P. NJ. it closed at l4Os. Rates In this market
continue stiff, but with limited supply a9d de.
mand. operations since our last have been re-
ftricied 10 the appended amounts, viz: $1,000 at
1884, $1,000 and $4,000 do. az 1881 $l2 900 do. at
l3SlG 1885, $4,000 aud $4,000 do. az 1897 and $1,000
do. at l4O. Sales of Silver comprised 500 Mexican
dollars at LA and l4O0 do. at I44l and we now
quote Gold l3959l40, American silver coin l35
@l35s and Mexican dollars l44Gl444.
FOkEIGK EXCHANGE The movement in Sterling
and Francs disclOses a steady abatement. Offer
iDgs OF commercial bills are almost wholly ex-
hausted and the demand on the part of remit
tiers cannot be regarded as better than nominal
The following are the only actual sales reported
since our last, viz f2500 bankers Sterling at
ll09 for Gold, f2500 sight do. at llOl for gold,
$1,000 Al Commercial do. at 1885, currency aud
90 OOOf. Al commercial francs on Havre at 3675
We still quOte Bank Sterling at l5436I55, Clear
Bills at l533@l54 Bill of Ladibg Bills At 1873,
Bank Francs 3662@S.65f., and Commercial do
at 3.70I3.6S4.
DOMESTIC BxcHANGE-Inactivity Is still the IA.
ling feature Of the Domestic Exchange market.
The supply of commercial sight aud short sight
continues OF too limited character TO admit of
heavy operations, and the remittance inquiry dis.
closes steady abatement all around. We sub
join particulars of the principal purchases by
Danks ana bankers to-day as follows, viz: $4,000,
$4,000 and SIS 900 New YORK commercial sight
at par, $4,000 do. at lie u cent premium.
$4,000 fifteen days sight at ! y cent. discount,
ard 5000 sixty days 90. at II II cent. discount.
UNCURREST NOTEs AND SECURITIES There is
no Improvement OF any kind to notice under the
above heading. City Notes are fat Louisiana
State Notes are langud. Bank of Louisiana
Notes remain wholly neglected, and the move-
ment in nearly all classes of securities appears to
be partially OF wholly suspended. The annexed
statement includes the total purchases of every
class since our last, viz: $1,000 City Notes at 81
~ cent discount, end $1,000 do. at 80 u cent dis
count, 1000 Louisiana State Notes al 59c. $4,000
90. at 52lc., $1,000 and $40 600 do. at &c., $4,000,
$500 and $40 600 DO st Cole, $1,000 do at 6Ic
and $1,000 90. At 6l3c. u dollar; l Leyee Bond At
53c.. do at 534c, 20 do. az 53Ac., and IL do. at
53sc. ~ dollar.
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Netc York, July 2-l0 A. Mold opened at
1404. l0:45 A. Mold l404 Cotton demand
fair, prices firm; middng &c., Mobile 32lo., Or
leans 32sc. Sterling l02@l0lc. IL M-Gold l4O4
Cotton demand fair; prices firm and unchanged.
Sterling steady.
Liverpool, July 2-ll:I5 A. M-Cotton market
dull; estimated sales 1000 bales; uplands ll4d.,
Orleans ii Sd. l20 P. M.-COtton market irregu.
lar; quotations unchanged.
London, july 2-ll:l5 A. M.-OonsOls 9if0
94l for money. and 94{094E on account. Bonds
7S@73b. l:20 P. M.-Consols and bonds I'M
changed.