The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-22
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There is no ouotable variation of any kind to
report In the financial movement to-day. Opera
ti6ps IN Gold and Silver have been OF restricted
character throughout, and the tendency OF prices
has been steadily in favor OF buyers. Inc put-
chases by spectators and dealers to-day nave
-been divided as follows, viz: $1,000, $4,000 and
10000 Gold at l404 $1,000, 5000 and SiO,OOO do.
AZ 1903. Sales of Silver have been confined to
$1,000 American halves at 1859, We now quote
Gold at l404@l4e4, American Silver com I0oaU
1877 and Mexican dollars l421gl434.
FoaEIGs ExCHANGE-There has been no alter
alton noticeable to day in Sterling or Francs.
The demand aud supply were restricted through
Ont. and transactions have been very light at our
quotations. We annex particulars OF the actual
ssIes TODAY. viz: $500 and $1,000 bank Sterling
at l54l, Gl200 Al commercial Sterling ~ 1909 !;
40 OOOf, bank Francs at 3.65, and rs, 600 Al com
mereial do. at 674. We still quote bank Sterhng
at 1874 clear bills l53915J5 bill oil ladng pIls
1525Ml53, bank Francs 3.G5. and commercial do.
DoWTsTIc ExcHANGE-There Is no alteration of
any kind 10 refer to under the above heading 70.
day; offerings Of commercial sight and short sight
continue restricted and the demand on the part OF
remitters discoses but little if any Improvement.
Tie following include all Of the leading purchase
Inv banks and bankers to-day, viz: $4,000 and
e37 900 New York commercial sight at y cent.
premium, $4,000, SIS 900, $4,000 do as DIG t.
cent discount. We now quote b cent. premium
al hank and n cent. premium out OF doors for
sight checks on Northern cities.
UHCURRENT NOTEs AND SECURITIEs-There Is no
alteration of any kind to report under the former
heading sales OF city notes we're limited, at still
lower figures, and operations in Louisiana State
and Bank of Louisiana notes are wholly suspended
and transactions in stocks and bonds continue at 9
stapdstill Actual sales TO day embrace the fol
lowing amounts, viz: $1,000 city notes at 500 t
cent. discount $500 at 81, $1,000 and $4,000 do. a
37I $1,000 and $40 600 do. at 80, 600 do at IS!
$1,000 at 3s4 and $4,000 and $4,000 do. at 49,
~ cent discount. Sales of bonds include 80 leve'
bonds at sec. q dollar and in stocks there wert
Gales Of 800 shares Jackson Railroad stock at "a
bPEoIAL UIsPATCHBs.-We are indebted u
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies
the following private dispatches received owe
that route to-day, VIZ: so,
Ne,o York, Mag2l-l0A.M.-Goldop opens at 1881
lO:45 A. M-God 1891. Sterling llOs0llOt
Cotton market dull and unsettled; accurate quota
tions cannot be gven-nominaly middling 3Oc
Mobile 3OSc., Orleans sic. l2:l5 P. M.-Gold 1874
Cotton market dull; nothing doing; prices non
inal middling 30c., Mobile 3O8c., Orleans 3IS
Sterling steady.
liverpool, May 2l-1l:l5 A. Motion marke
heavy; estimated sales 1000 bales; uplands IL "A
Orleans I'D. l:20 P. Motion market d'
clining; no quotations given. Shipments frol
Bombay to the 10Th 81 900 bales. P. M.-Cotto
market declined. Sales to-day 1000 bales. Vi
lands ll4d., Orleans ii i'd.
London, Nav 2l-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols Il
money 94l, on account S3s993l. Bonds III OIL
Or. M.-Consols and bonds unchanged.