The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-23
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CuxSCIn1 OFFICE. No. ~ CAup
Tuesday Evening Dec "a iS6R
Increasing ease il still the most noticeable fea.
ture of the money market. There Is no let up 10
the accumulation Of currency and no improve.
ment in the demands for accommodation. Rates
of interest and discount continue unchanged, how
ss follows, viz: u cent. ID annum at bank and
l@l3 u cent. b month out Of doors for short gilt
edged paper. and l00l2 y cent. per aunum for
long dated notes, secured BY strictly Al city
mortgage.
GOLD AND sIvRR-The specie market has been
quite unsettled throughout the week, owing to the
frequent and at times heavy fluctuations in rates
at New York. Offerings of God were at no time
better than moderate, and the demand was gener
ally sufficient to absorb the supply. Silver has
below Gold rates for American halves and quar-
tiers, and 24G33 per cent. premium on Gold for
Mexican dollars. Operations to day include the
following smounts, viz: $4,000 at 1851; $4,000,
1854 and sI2 COO al issl. Also $4,000 gold
check at Z per cent. discount on Gold. Sales Of
Silver comprised $4,000 American half dollars at
1921 and $1,000 do. at 1873. The closing rates
this evening are ls50i35l for Gold, l32&@l33 for
American Silver coin and l37t0l3s for Mexican
dollars. ESQ tss $3.50
FoREIGN EXCHANGE The movement in Sterling
and Francs has been Of On irregular character from
the opening Of the week to the close Of business To-
day. The market was fairly. though at no time
ue8Vlly Suppil6O WIN cOmmoICial OuorluH8, Wullc
the de mand was sporadic, and materially Influenced
by the ruling prices as affected by the fluctuations
OF Gold and foreign bills at New York. The sales
of Sterling to-day were limited to fl000 and $4,000
bill of ading bills at l464, $4,000 do at l46l and
in Francs comprised l0000f and l50, 000f. private
bankers at 3s5f. We now quote bank Sterling
at 147@l473. commercial do. l460li63, bank
Francs 3.sGl@3.s5, and commercial do. at 3.ss39
3t7i.
business transacted from day to day in Domestic
Exchange. Offerings Of commercial sight and
short sight have been liberal, and the remittance
demand, especially on the part Of Western banks,
has been steady throughout. Rates have ruled
with marked uniformity all round, and the sales
to-day progressed follows viz: $4,000 and $25 900
New York sight at % cent. discount $40, 900
and $4,000 do. ct 9-l6 5g cent. discount; &c.
900, $40 600. $50 600 and sl200 600 do.at % cent.
discount; SIS goo do. at 9cent discount; $4,000
600 thirty days sight on do. at II % cent. dis
count; $4,000 three days do. on Boston at ll-l6
% cent. discount &c. 900 sight on Philadelphia at
% cent discount, and $40 900 ten days sight on
Philadelphia at y cent discount. The ruling
rates this evening are 1 " cent. discount at bank,
and S@lll6 D. cent. discount ourof doors for sight
checks on the Northern cities. ~. rst
UNcURREST EoTEs AND SEcURrrIEs-There has
been less activity noticeable under the above
heading during the past three days than hereto
lOics 1uc Oueiibb supply iudiootco Dut htttc IL
any change, however. bat the demand has been
of more restricted character, as buyers and sell
lers appeared in most cases to differ on the ques.
lion OF prices. The operations to-day comprised
only the snbjoined amounts, viz: $1,000 city 10 e
cents at 49, and some small lots Of city notes at
399@403 u cent. discount.
BOARD OF BRoKERs The following comprise
the sales at the board tonight. viz $4,000 Gold at
1861 $1,000 and $500 do. at 1864, $1,000 and $1,000
city ten per cents at 734 and $1,000 do. ct 49, $3.50
and $500 city treasury notes at 40l discount
SPECIAL DIsPArCHEs.--We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day. viz: 1sif - aoa1 r91u lE ID
Ne,o York, Dec 22-l0 A. M.-Gold opened at
1854. 1880 A. NJ. Gold 1854. Cotton quiet
and weak; Midding 254c., Mobile 254c., Orleans
25lc. Steriipgel093Gll09. IL M.-Gold 1855.
Cotton market quiet and weak. Quotations nom
inslly unchanged. Sterling steady. 8 P.M-Gold
closed at l35. Cotton dull and nominal. Sales
400 bales middling 25925 TO-. Mobile rs 49253c.,
Orleans 253t025}c. Sterling steady. slsol so.
Liverpool. Dec. 22-1l:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
quiet; estimated sales. 10 coo bales; uplands l0i
@l02d., Orleans l0J@lld. 1:20 P. -Cotton mar
ket quiet; estimated sales, 10 900 bales uplsnds
lCsd., Orleans 1919. P.M.-Cotton market quiet
quotations nominally unchanged; sales to day
10 600 bales. - tr1a cW
London, Dec. 22-l:2OP. M.-Consols s2l@s2s.
5,20's TAT. elel sI ,ai
Harye, Dec. 22-Noon Cotton market quiet
low Kidding afoat l.22.