The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-07
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THURSDAY Evening. August s. 1854 )
The only noticeable feature in. the money
market TO day is the heavy variation in the rates
of Gold. There is slight Improvement in the
demand for cash Gold, but il is chiefly for specua-
lation. Gold opened in New York this morning
at l49l against las, the closing rate last evening
at lO:45 A. NJ ii stood at 1876, at IL NJ. it was
quoted at 1893, and at P. N. it closed at l4si,
decline Of per cent since the IL NJ. dispatch. The
demand here to. day has disclosed more animation
than for some days previous, rates generally ruling
from TO IL per cent. above the New York
markets. Actual sales comprise the subjoined
amounts, viz: $1,000 Gold early in the morning
at l493. $4,000 do. at $50 $4,000 do. at 1901 $4,000
subsequently at 1909, $1,000, $500, $1,000, $4,000,
$4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and SIS 900 do. at ISL and
$1,000, $1,000 and $500 do. at 1919 and 5000 late
in the evening at 1909. Sales Of silver comprise
$1,000 American halves at 1877, and we now quote
Gold at l503@l5l, American Silver coin at l37
@l38, and Mexican dollars at l524Gl53.
FOREIGN ExCHAEGE-0 wing to the heavy and
rapid advance of Gold, has again advanced.
Transactions, however, In Sterling and Francs ex.
hibit no Improvement, while the supply Of com.
mercia bills and the demand by remtters still
continue of a very limited character, as will be
seen by the subjOined actual sales which trans.
PRED to-day, viz: fl500 bank Sterling at 1851
10 000f., 20,000f. and 80 ,00Of. bank Francs at
345, and 2O0O0f. and % 000f. bankers do at 346l.
We now quote nominally bank Sterling at les,
clear bills l63a@l64, bill OF lading bills l629l62k,
bank Francs 3.46l@3.45, and commercial do.
S521@34sl.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Inactivity is still the
ruling feature in the Domestic Exchange market.
The supply of commercial sight and short sight
continues of too limited character 10 admit of
heavy operations, while the remittance demand
discloses no increase whatever. We subjOn par
ticulars of the principal purchases by banks and
bankers to-day as fellows, viz: $l40O Gold check
on New York at l49, 1900 New York CONNER.
cal sight at par, $4,000 and $4,000 do. at h cent.
premium, 900 do. at Z Is q cent. premium
and $4,000 do. on Boston at par. We
still quote J % cent. premium at bank, and
tG4 u cent. premium out of doors for sight
checks on Northern cities.
UNCURREST NOTEs AND SECURITIES There is no
Improvement TO notice under the above heading.
City notes remain inactive. Louisiana State notes
and warrants are langud. Bank Of Louisiana
notes remain wholly neglected and the movement
in all classes of securities seems TO beialmost
wholly suspended. The annexed statement in
cudes the total purchases of all classes since our
last viz: $40, 600 city notes at IS D cent. dis
count, and 40 Levee State Bonds at 5sc y dollar.
SPECIAL DIsrAroRBs.-We are INDEBTED to
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
that route to-day, viz:
Ne,c York, dug. 6-l0 A.M.-Gold opens l49l
lO:45 A. M.-Gold l495. Cotton quiet and weak;
middling 293c.. Mobile 29ic. Orleans SOC. Sterling
ll0lQll0s. l2M.-Gold 1929. Cotton market
dull; prices nOmnally Unchanged. Sterling
steady. P. N.-Gold l4S3. Cotton dull and
nominal: sales to-day 800 bales; middling 295c.,
Mobile 29lc., Orleans SOC. Sterling steady.
LlreTP0OL, Aug. 6-ll:l6 A. M.-COtton market
steady; estimated sales 5000 bales; uplands
sjQsld.,. Orleans 9B@lOd. l:2O P. M.-Cotton
market irregular; quotations nominslly un-
changed. 81. M.-Cotton declining; sales to-day
1000 bales; upands Gid, Orleans Old.