The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-09
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Tuesday Evening. Jan 3. loo3.
This being a State and national holiday the
banks and government Offices have been partially
closed throughout. Some Of the exchange and
money brokers transacted business as on ordinary
occasions, however; but, in the absence Of
banking iaclIlties, Their operations were OF very
N restricted character.
GoLD-The movement under this beading has
disclosed no alteration whatever. Prices kept
well up at New York, and quotations 10 this mar.
81 ket ruled throughout as reported at the close
yesterday. In fact. the only sales that transpired
were $1,000 at 1851, $500 at 1856, and $4,000 at
1864. There was nothing done in Silver; and we
still quote Gold at l35A1l36, American Silver
coin at l2sa@l29, and Mexican dollars at 1879
I@l3s.
FOREIGN ExcHAEGE-kates of Sterling and
Francs continue very stiff, and with fair supply
Offering the demand may still be considered fairly
active. The banks having been clio ed to-day so
far as regarded general business operations. how.
ever, the movement was restricted to the ap-
&pended sales, viz: fG00 bill Of ladng sterling at
l47, ESQ do. at l474. $500 do. at l475, $1,000
bankers do. at las; 10 OO0f. and so OO0f bankers,
Francs at 3.s21f., and 100, O0Of. do. at 8 SIIf.
There is OF course no alteration TO report in quo
tauons, and we therefore repeat as follows, viz I:
Bank Sterling l4s@l49, clear bills l4641ell71,
bill OF lading bis at the same ,.bank Francs 81
#@3.s0f. and commercial Francs 3.s593.s
81 Domestic EXCHANGE There Is no variation
wi atever to refer 10 in the movement in Domes-
bic Exchange. Offerings are still ample to meet
#al ordinary requirements, and the remittance de-
mand continues Of a very restricted character.
41ke only operations that have come under our
notice today were $4,000 and $4,000 Boston COM
nercisl sight at Il cent discount; $4,000 and
#flO0.00 New York do. at 4 % cent. discount and
$4,000 three days do. at II u cent. discount. We
continue 10 quote q cent. discount at bank and
*40h ~ cent discount out of doors for sight checks
ION the Northern cities.
UHcURRENT NoTEs AND SEcURITIEs-There has
been nothing done under the above heading to-day
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs.-We are Indebted 20
pho Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
the following. private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Nelo York. Jan. SO A. M-Gold opened
I st l37. IL A. M.-Gold l37. Cotton-market
dull; holders anxious to realize; prices tendiOg
down; quotations nominay unchanged. Ster.
ling ll0I@ll0i. IL M-Gold 1861 Cotton
msrket dull and nominally unchanged. 500.
l66l coupons 1888; 5-20s. 1862 coupons 1881
6-l0s. 1854 coupons LOG; 52Os. 1855 coupons 1863;
t5-2Ds. new issue coupons 1919 520s. new issue
1867 coupons l04E l040s. 1921 1905, ID SERIES
4 lO44; 30 series l04 Z, in good demand. P. NJ
.Gold closed at 1865. Cotton market dull prices
nominal; middlings l6@l6ic.; Mobile l6ic.; Or.
Deans l6}c.; good mddlings lie. Sales 1000
|bales.
Licepool Jar. s-1:2O p. M.-Cotton market
'oull; sales 500 bales; uplands I'D. Orleans 73d.
y ?. M.-Cotton market heavy; quotations nomi-
|nally unchanged. Sales 5000 bales.
London, Jan. S-Consols g2I for money: 92l
|for account. u S. Five.twenties 7l3. P. M
Consols unchanged. Fiye-tweaties 7l5.
INTERNATIONAL CoSAGE.-The secretary of
State sent to the Senate. on the 18th ut., the re.
.portof Mr. $. b. Ruggles. delegate from the United
States TO the International Monetary Conference
.ht Paris in 1861, the subject of international
.cOiDage. The whole question of monetary unfit
|cation IL now distinctly presented for co0sdera-
'fiOn and decision TO the government authorities of
.the United States, executive and legislative aud
there ia at least possibility that the coins of the
United States, France and England may become
.readily exchangeable. A close approximation al
'feady occurs in the twenty five franc, the half
|eagle and the sovereign. The hve.doar gold
piece, however, is now slightly the most valuable
the coin of twenty five irincs would be worth
in our present money 81 So D. and the British soye
reign is worth 81 s6.7. By changing the coinage
of this country and E0gland but slightlV in the in
trinsc value Of the pieces--by reducing the value
of the half-eagle us cents, and the value of the
sovereign cents-the coins would be exactly
interchangeable, aud definite relation would also
oe ablished with the gold COMA 20 of Aus.
tris, Prussia, the German States, and with the |
coinage Of Italy. specimen coin has recently |
been struck by the French mint, having stamped |
upon it both the French and American induces Il |
value-a sort Of compound of the American half |
eagle end the French twenty-five franc piece, one
of which was lately received at the National |
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