The New Orleans crescent., 1868-11-22
9ew Orleans tMonep Market.
CKEscxsr OFFICE. No. ~ CAnP STREET,
ssturday Evening, Nov. n, looo. !

saturday Evening. Nov. a. isooL !
No change of any kind has trauspIred Id the
movement in the money market to day. GJgd
opened at New York this morning at l34k agaias,
lS4l. the closing rate yesterday. At 1915 A. NJ il
was still quoEen OF the same figure, and at ?. NJ
II closed al the opening rate. The demand ani
supply in this market have been Of q restricted
character throughout, and rates. II anything, in
cined in favor of buyers, as may be inferred
from the appended statement of actual sales. viz
s20,000 $40 900 and $4,000 at l34E, $4,000, $4,000
and $ll 600 at 1856, and $1,000 al 1851. Sales of
Silver amounted to only $1,000 American Halves
at l34. We now quote Gold at l345 4l35t, Ameri
can Silver at l333Gl34, and Mexican Dollars at
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-with greater stsadiness in
the gold market rates of Sterling and Francs
have been more uniform to-day. The marketwas
fairly supplied with commercial bills, while the
demand indicated but moderate inquiry from the
opening to the close Of business. We subjoin
particulars of the principal sales, as follows, viz
fl250 and $1,000 Al commercial sterling at 1851
flS00 bill of lading do. at l44, $4,000 and $4,000
al commercial at 145t. fl000 do. at last $4,000,
$4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 do. at l45z, $4,000 do. at
l45l, 200 000f. AL commercial francs at q price
that has been withheld 100 000f and 100 000f. do.
at 39l4 IS 900 private bankers do. at 8 90f net.
and $50, 900 bank do. at 3.90f. We now quote bank
Sterling at l4640l46s; commercial do. at l44a9
l459 bank francs 3.90@3.Ssl, and commercial
do. at 3.923G3.9l4,
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE--Operation under the
above heading to-day have disclosed moderate
inquiry, while offerings exhibited steady increase
and rates slightly inclined in favor of buyers.
The purchases by banks and bankers included the
following viz: s35 900, $40 900, $50 600 $50 900,
$40 900 snd $4,000 :s oc sSn' gn on
5l6@I u cent. discount $4,000 do 5-l6 y cent.
discount; $4,000 gold checks at y cent. dis
count; $4,000 do. at q cent. discount, and $4,000
sight check on Cincinnati at b cent. discount.
The ruling rates this evening were 3 cent. dis.
tof horE md Il ant ont nf
doors foi sight checks on northern cities.
UNCURRENr NorEs AND SECURITIES lg
frmness, with some irregulsrity IN sales, Is still
the most noticeable feature of the movement
under this heading. offerings of most classes
show that they are being steadily withdrawn from
the market, while the demand for some descrip-
tions, owing TO the rapid accumulation of cur
reDcy, discoses uniform improvement. The
actual operations to-day comprised the appended
sales. viz: $4,000 City Notes at 36 f cent. dis.
count; $1,000 do at 354 $1,000 and $1,000 at 35, and
$4,000 at 354; 5000 city ten per cents at 7l4
$1,000 at 72s; $4,000 at 7l3@724; $4,000 at Y, and
$4250 at 72.
SPECIAL DIsPATcHEs.-we are Indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz
Nep York, Nou. 2l-l0 A. M.-Gold opened at
l344. l045 A. M.-Gold 1874. Cotton quiet but
firm middling 243c., Mobile 2i2c., Orleans Csc.
Receipts of the week. net 5000 bales gross p S00
Sales of the week rs 900 bales. Exports since lst
of September 66, 325 bales. Stock Is 900 bales.
Receipts at all United States ports $4,000 bales.
Sterling l091@ll0. p. M.-Gold closed at l3i4.
Cotton market very tirm-holders asking higher
rates demand light; quotations nominally un-
changed. Sales 100 bales. Sterling steady.
Liverpool, NoU. 2l-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton-de-
msnd good. Prices tending up. Estimated sales
Is. GOO bales; uplands l0ld., Orleans lid. 5P.M.-
Cotton market buoyant. Sales Of the day 10000
bales; uplands l0I@lld., Orleans llI0l1ld.
London, mon. 2l.-1l:l5 A. M.-COnsols 94I.
52Osa4a. 5P .M.-Consols 94!. 5-2Os 74S.