The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-08
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.
Sem orleans Jftunsp gtarAst.
OrrscppT OsrIcx. No. ~ Okxy syx1n,
Thursday Evening. May Z. 1858.


Financial movements are essentially unchanged
Gold opened at New York this morning at 1881
Against 1891 the closing rate yesterday; az IL
A. NJ and IL n. it was quoted at 1891, and at T.
N. II closed at -. Rates In this market have
been slightly enhanced to-day; but, with con
fiDued limited supply and demand, operations
have been restricted to sbe following amounts,
viz: $1,000, $4,000 and $40 600 Gold at 1909,
sales Of Silver have been confined to driblets;
and we still quote Gold at l400l4Ot. American
Silver coin al l35!0l36l, and Mexican dollars at
l42{@l43l
FURKI6S ExCHANGE-sterDg aud Francs are
ouiet and firm. Offerings OF commercial are sun
very light and the remittance demand indicates
no Improvement whatever. We subjOin particulars
Of the days operations, viz: flSDO BANK Sterlng
at l54l fl0O0 do. at 49, fl0 600 al commercial at
1884 25OO do. at l53 $1,000 clear bills al l5Zt, ana
lOO'OOOf. commercial Francs at $40. We still
quote bank Sterling at 154Gl543, clear bills at
i52l0nl538 bill Of ladiDg bills at l5laDl52, bank
francs at 3.6sl@3.67t, and commercial DO. at
D6NEsTIo ExcHANGE-There is some evidence
of weakness in rates of Domestic sight and short
sight. The offering supply of commercial ex-
bibits no increase whatever, but the inquiry on
the part Of remitters discloses very marked
abait ment. We annex statement OF the total
purchases by banks and bankers to-day, as FOL
lows viz: $50, 900 New York commercial sight AZ
lG5-16 u cent. premium; $4,000. $4,000 and
$4,000 at " cent. premium; zo,OOO, $40 OOO'
We now quote at bank lot b cent premium. anc
1G5 l6 ~ cent. premium out OF doors for sight
checks on Northern cities.
UHcURRENT NOTES AND SECURITIEs-The bung
ling of the city authorities with regard to the sale
of market stalls has thrown City notes back again
fully cas- ~ cent, and no recuperation is looked
for till after the election from Office OF the present
incumbents. Louisiana State and Bank OF Lou
isiana notes continue neglected, and there Il
scarcely any movement nouceabie IN the genera
run of Securities Operations under the above
heading to-day have been confined TO the ap
pended amounts, viz: $40 900 City notes at "a .
cent. discount; $1,000 and $4,000 at 80 b cent. dis
count $4,000 do. at 354; $1,000 az 353; $1,000 at So
$1,000 at 1863 and SIS 600 do. at 364 u cent. dis
count: and $1,000 state notes al 574c. u dollar
sales of Bonds include only one $1,000 Levee Bon,
at 43c. ~ dollar. At last "Wednesday night
session OF the Board Of Brokers 20 shares BaDl
of New Orleans stock changed hands at SIG 81
and 200 at $27 u share.
cPEoIAL DIsPATOBss.-We are lndeDted u
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies o
the following private dispatches received owe
that route to-day. viz:
Ne,o York, May 10 A. N.--Gold open
at 1891. l0.45 A. M.-Gold 1895. Cotton
market dull; prices nominal. hiddllng 32c
Mobile 324c., Orleans $50. Sterling llOfl
llOl. IL H.-GOld 1885, COtton-market dull
prices nominal. Middling 32c Mobile 32tc
Orleans $50. Sterling ll0l0ll0t. 3P h-Gol
1894. Cotton market dull; prices nominal. MIC
ding 32c., Mobile S2ac., Orleans $50. Sales to-da
600 bales. Sterling steady.
Liverpool, May I'll Ills A. M.-Cotton marke
heavy. Estimated sales 5000 bales. Uplands l28d
Orleans l2ld. l:20 P. M.-Cotton unchanged
Estimated sales 5000 bales. Uplsnds lid, VI
leans 122d. P.M-Cotton msrketheavy. Sale
to-day 5000 bales. Uplands l2ld., Orleans l28C
. London, May 7-l:2O A. M.-COnsols "a tC
money, and 92t@92l on account. Five
twepiies 7Oi or. M.-Consols 946194i for monel
and 92b@92s on account. Bonds 7OB97Ol.