The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-02
Fsw @rlsans Muneu MarAst.
Onssoxxf OFyIcn, no. % UIur s,xrx,
SATURDAY. Evening AuOust I Iaea

Onsscnxf OFyf0n, To- % Olnp srKrxF ,
Saturday Evening. August l. 1853
Nothing has transpired in the money market
10 DAY that calls FOR special notice. Gold opened
IN New York at l45t, at II NJ. it was quoted al
l4li and at P. NJ, it closed at l454. The move.
ment In this market still continues of a very
restricted character, while rates, owing to the
fluctuations in the New York market. have beer
irregular throughout. Actual sales to-day EN-.
orace only the following amounts, viz: $500
Gold at l444, $500 do. at l44l, $1,000 do. at I4S
and $4,000 do. at l45l. Sales of Silver have been
csDfned to driblets. We now quote Gold at l45I
| 0i453; American Silver coin, l36Gl37; Mexican
| dollars, l4SQl484.
FOREIGN ExcHAHGE-We have little or no yaria.
uon 10 REFER to IN the movement under this head
ing. The supply Of commercial bills continues of
an extremely limited character, while the demand
on the part OF remitters exhibits no Improvement
whatever, as will be seen by the following state.
m mel o. actual sales, viz: $500 bank Sterling at
l6O, $500 do. at 1893, $500 do. at 100 for gold.
300 clear bill at 1904 for gold $1,000 Al CONNER.
clal Sterling at l59, 3000f. bank Francs at 3 SOL
and 90 OOCf. and 6O,OOOf. do. at 3.55. We still
qn9te psnk Sterling at l5saGl6O; clear bills,
I5S5@l59; bill of lading bills, l57@l57s; bank
Francs, 3.55Q3 523 commercial do, 366a3 5sl.
DOMESTIC ExcHAEGE-There has been no al
teratlon OF any kind noticeable in the movement
under the above heading since our last. The
market still but very scantily supplied with COM
mercial sight and short sight, while tbs demand
II any, discioses further falling of, and rates
show no alteration, as will be seen by the follow
ing purchases effected by banks and bankers TO-
day, viz: $4,000 New York commercial sight AZ
par, $4,000 do. at e cent. premium. $4,000 and
sL6OOO DO. at II cent. premium $4,000 do. Al
! e cent. premium $4,000 do. thirty days' sight At
4 cent. discount, and $4,000 Gold check at
q cent. premium. We still quote n cent. nre
MUM at bank, and I9l y cent. premium out of
doors for sight checks on Northern cities
UHcURRENT NOTEs AND SECURITIES notes
have been In moderate demand, and rates TO-DAY
still further advanced. Louisiana state notes and
IOQlglQna anfo har
throughout in favor of holders. while Rank M
Louisiana notes have been wholly neglected. and
transactions in the general run of stocks indicate
no Improvement. We annex particulars Of total
operations for the day as follows, viz $4,000 and
slOOO0 City notes at &c. s22 900 dc. 1884, SIS 600
do. at 354 and $1,000, $4,000, $4,000 and SIS 600
do. at IS y cent. discounts $1,000, $4,000 and 5000
Louisiana state warrants at ESQ.,. and $4,000 do at
6s4c., $4,000 Louisiana State notes at 704c., and
$4,000 and sl30 do. at 72c. - dollar, and 200 \
shares Bank of New Orleans at s3l D share.
SPECIAL DIsPAroHEs.-we are Indebted to
The western Union Telegraph line for copies of |
The following private dispatches received from |
hat route to-day, viz:
1880 A. N.-Gold AS. Cotton demand moderate:
prices firm and unchanged. Receipts of the
week-net $50 bales, gross 5000 bales. Receipts
at all United States ports 1900 bales. Sales TO-.
bales. Sterling llO4Gll0i. IL M.-Gold l4li.
Cottop-Holders ask an advance buyers operate
with caution. Middling SOtc.. Mobile sO4c., Or.
esns Sic. P. H.-Gold closed l45l. Cotton
market quiet but steady. Sales to-day 900 bales.
Middling sOic., Mobile 30ac., Orleans Sic. Stsr.
ing steady.
Liuep0ol dug. l-1l:l5 A. M.-Cotton mar.
Iet hTm. Estimated sales IL 900 bales. Uplands
3D., Orleans 94d. P. M.-Cotton closed steady;
i1o Ola nominally unchanged. Sales to-day
london. Aug. 1-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 941.
2O's 7lI@72.