The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-21
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Wednesday Evening, May 20. 1853


There is no alteration of any kind TO report In
the movement of the money market to-day. Gold
opened at New York this morning at 1891 against
1894, the closing rate yesterday. At IL A. NJ. it
was quoted at 1891, and at P. N. it closed at
1898. The movement in this market has been
restricted throughout, and the total operations
show a very marked falling of, viz: $1,000 Gold
at l40s, 5000, $4,000 and SIS, 600 do. at l40t,
$1,000 and $4,000 do. at ll0l, and $1,000, $1,000,
$1,000 5000 and $40, 900 do. at l43i, 500 Mexican
$500 American halves at 1851. We now quote
Gold at l40tQl4gl, American Silver coin 1890
1877. and Mexican dollars l439l43I.
FokEIGN EXCHANGE-There is no alteration of
any kind to report under the above heading to-
day. Offerings of commercial bills are barely
moderate, and the remittance demand continues
restricted. We annex particulars of the actual
sales to-day, viz: $1,000 bank Sterling at l54t,
$4,000 clear bills at 1881, $1,000 and $4,000 do. at
1881, and $1,000 shippers bill at 1917. 30,00Of.
and 60, 0O0f. commercial Francs at 3.674f., and
Is, 600 do. at 68lf. We still quote bank sterling
At l544. clear bills l53Ql534, bill Of lading bills
l52a@l53, bank Francs 1865, and commercial do.
3 6Si@3.76t.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-There is still con.
siderable frmness 10 report In the Do
nestle Exchange market. Offerings of sight
and short sight are exceedingly trifing,
and the demand is no larger, and cannot be
regarded as much better than nominal, viz:
$50 900 New York bank sight, at ZIG U cent. pre-
MUM 5000, $4,000, $50, 5000 Commercial do. at
B l6 ~ cent. premium and $60OO DO. at ~ cent.
premium. We still quote y cent. premium at
bank, and T3 cent. premium out Of doors for
sight checks on Northern cities.
UNCURRENT NOTES AND SECURITIEs-There is
no alteration whatever to report in the movement
in Uncurrent Notes. Offerings still show steady
increase, and the demand disclosing a uniform
abatement. Louisiana State and Bank of Louis
lana Notes are wholly neglected however, and the
movement in most classes of stocks and bonds
continues suspended. We subion the trifing sales
reported to-day, viz $4,000 City Notes at 354 y
cent discount $1,000 do. at SO $1,000 do. at 364,
$1,000 do. at &c., and $4,000 do at 365 q cent dis
count.
bPECIAL DIsPAToHBs.-We are indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Neto York, May 20-l0 .N.-Gold opens atl39l.
10:45 A. N-GOld 1885,. Sterling ll0tGllO5.
Cotton-Market dull prices lower-middling 3lc.,
Mobile 81 &C., Orleans SIC. IL M.-Cotton-Msrket
dull; prices nominal middling 3lc., Mobile 3l3 O.,
Orleans SIC. Sterling ll0l0ll04. M.-GOld
1891. Sterling steady. COtton-Market dull and
nominal scarcely any buyers in the market;
sales to-day 400 bales-mddling 3OAc. Mobile 3lc.,
Orleans 81 &c.
Liverpool, May 2O-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
dull and easier; estimated sales 5000 bales up-
lands I'D, Orleans l24d. l:20 P. M.-Cotton
quotations nominally unchanged. Estimated sales
5000 bales. P. M.-Cotton market heavy.
Sales to-day 5000 bales. Uplands I'D, Orleans
l2Id., uplands afoat lljd.
, London, May 20-lI:l5 A. 'M.-Consols "a!
for money and S3I on account. Bonds zig.