The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-26
9ew Orleans Sflunep Tlarhet.
OErsCrs1 orrIeE. 10. q o.nr $,

CREscES1 OFFICE, No. o. CAMP STREET
Friday Evening, Sert 26, 1868 !
The money market has exhibited no marked va
riation of any kind during the week ending this
evening. Currency has been abundant through.
out, payments at bank have been prompt and
satisfactory, and the demand for accommodation
has at no time disclosed any pressure whatever on
the part of fret class borrowers Rates of dis
count have uniformly ruled as heretofore, how.
ever, and we sgain repeat as the governing
figures, u cent. II annum at bank and lDll Il
cent Y month S9t Of 30 doors leT snort
GOLD AND SuvER-In the early part of the
week operations in Gold we're conducted at the
quotations 10 our previous review but towards the
close prices gave way in accordance with the
downward tendency of the New York market.
The demand and supply have been of q very re-
stricted character throughout, however, and the
controlling hgures have uniformly ruled at llGl3
point under those of New York. Silver has been
dealt in TO a very limited extent rates ranging at
e@63 points below Gold rates for American
halves and quarters and 23Q2i per cent. prem.
on Gold for Mexican dollars. Operations to day
have been quite heavy and embrace the subjoined
amounts. viz: $500, 1920 and $4,000 Gold at
l4O4; $4,000, $4,000. $l2 900 and SIS ,OCO do. at
l408 $1,000 $500, $1,000, $1,000. $40 OOO SIC, 900,
10000 and $4,000 do. at l403 and $4,000, Sill 900,
and SIG 900 do. at l40s. Sales Of Silver comprise
$1,000 and $500 American halves at 1861 We
now quote Gold l40l@l4Ol; American Sill yer
l354QlS64, and Mexican dollars nominal
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-Has exhibited considera-
Ole unktedQlneSe, anu rates nave declined fully
Il cent. during the week Offerings of CONNER.
oial Sterling and Francs have been moderately
heavy, but the demand for all descriptions has
been Inactive throughout. The total transactions
today are restricted to the following amounts,
viz; $1,000 bank Sterling at 1853: 1850 Al com.
meTcial do. at 1872 $1,000 do. at 1914, and $50 900
and fl30O coo private bankers Francs at 49,.
We now quote nomnslly bank Sterling 1850 1884:
commercial 15la0l524; bank Francs 3. 734 los. 724;
commercial do. 3.764G375.
Has in
supply and rates under the influence of an ia
creased demand toward the close Of the week
stifened but with no quOtable advance. Total
purchases to day by banks and bankers comprise
the annexed amounts, viz $4,000 bank New
York sight at d cent discount So, 600 com
merciaL DO at 7-16 ~ cent. discounts $50 900 pri.
vate bankers and $40, 900, $50 900, $4,000 and
A5 600 commercial do at y cent. discount. We
still quote Il cent. discount at bank and 204
q cent. discount out Of doors for sight checks on
Northern cities.
UNCURRENT NOTES AND SECURITIEs-Nothiug
baE transpiTed under the above heading since tue
date of our last weekly summary that calls for
special notice. City notes have been inactive
and vaclating throughout. Louisiana State issues
have been as heretofore, considerably neglected.
Bank Of Louisiana notes appeared to have been
wholly ignored, and the movement in stocks and
bonds has been confined TO few trihing nego-
tistiors 10 private classes, which are still firmly
held and not frequently placed upon the market.
The total operations to-day have been restricted
to.the appended sales, viz. 81 900 city notes at
J44 per cent. discount, and 10 shares Bank of
America stock at sl44 per share.
SPECIAL DIsPAroHKs.-we are Indebted 10
he Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
TIE following private dispatches received from
hat route to-day. viz:
Nea1 York, Sept. 25.-l0 A. M.-Gold opens
l42. 1880 A. M.-Gold l4ll. Cotton market dull.
Prices unohanged-shade easier. Sterling IOS5@
1884, l2M-Gold l4ls. COtton-demand moder.
ate prices hIm asking for middling 2j4c.
Mobile 254c.; Orleans 26c. Sterling steady. 3 P.
n Gold closed at 1923. Cotton quiet bat steady.
Sales 500 bales. Middling 254c.; Mobile 25lc.:
Orleans 26c. Sterling steady.
Ltrep0ot, Sept. 75.-ll:l5 A.M.-Cottou market
steady. Estimated sales 10 600 bales: upauds
lOd. Orleans l04d. Sales of the week 81 900
bales for export IA 900 bales: for Speculation
1000 bales. Stock on hand 1872 600 bsles, of which
10000 are American. l:20 P. M.-Cotton market
steady. Cotton sfost Gas, 600 bales. of which 5000
bales are American. P. M.-COtton market fat
sales to-day 10000 bales. Uplands 9Id., Orleans
I0id.
London, Sept 2j.-l:2O P. M.-Consols all.
Bonds unchanged. P. N.-Donsols 94s99Ik. |
), 20s, 20.