The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-12
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.
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Mendsy Evening. Nay 10. 1854

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Monday Evening. Nay 10. 1854 \
There Is no alteration of any kind to notice in
the condition of the money market. Gold opened
al New York this morning At l40}, against l40!
the closing rate Saturday evening. At IL A. NJ.
il stil ruled at the opening figure. At IL N. it
quoted at 140t, and at P. NJ it!closed az 40.
Holders In this market have manifested consider
able firmness throughout, but under limited de-
maDd operations have been restricted TO the ap-
pended amounts, viz $4,000 Gold at l40I $1,000,
$4,000 do. at l4l ; $1,000 do. at l4lt, and $1,000
nd $1,000 DO. at l4l4. Sales of Silver comprise
500 Mexican dollars at q premium on Gold, aud
we now quote Gold atl409Gl4ll, American liver
coin l36Gl364, and Mexican dollars l43Il43l.
FOREIGN ExcHASGE-Sterling and Francs con-
tinne firm despite the announcement of decline in
rates at New York. Offerings of commercial are
very light however. and the remittance demand
shows steady abatement. We subjon particulars
OF the few trng sales reported since our last viz
$500 bank Sterling at 10 for Gold $500 do at 1853
currency $4,000 commercial do. at 1854: 10 000f
bank Francs 3.65f, and rs 000f. do. at 3.67Af and
we now quote bank Sterling at l55, clear bills at
l54 bill Of ading bills at l5240ll63, bank Francs
at 3.675@3 65. and commercial do. at g. 72tG3 40.
DOMESTIC ExCHkHGR-There Is no alteration to
refer TO under the above heading. The market is
but very poorly supplied with commercial sight
and short sight, and the demand on the part of
Temitters still discloses a steady abatement
The following include the principal purchases
by banks and bankers today, viz: $1,000 and
$40 900 New York commercial sight at y cent.
premium $780, $4,000, SIS, 900 and $50, 900 do.
at premium. and $40, 900 do. at par. We now
quote parcel premium out of doors, and n cent.
premium AT bank, for sight checks on Northern
cities.
UNcURRENT NOTES AND SEcURITIEs-City notes
have assumed frmness to-day, but for what cause
il il impossible TO judge. Louisiana State and
Bank of Louisiana notes continued wholly
neglected however, and operations in nearly all
classes Of Stocks and Bonds we're entirely sus-
pended. We annex the few operations of which
particulars were made public, viz: $4,000 city
notes at 3S@ " cent. discount, $40, 900 do at 3S
$1,000 do. at $40, and $1,000 do. at 81 n cent dis
count levee bonds at 800 pdOllar, and shares
City Railroad stock at sl68 ~ share.
5PEcIAL DIsPATCHBs.--Ne are indebted TO
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day. viz;
NetO York, May ll--l0A. M.--Gold opens at l407
1O45 A. M-Gold l4OS Cotton market dul,
prices nominal. middling 3lc.; Mobile 3l4c.;
Orleans 3i4c; Sterling ll04Gll0l. II Mold
l40i Cotton market dull. and nominal; mid
ing ll04@ll05. p. M,-Gold l39s Cotton
market inactive, prices doping though not quo
tably lower sales to-day 200 bales. Sterling
1lOl@ll0b.
Liverpool, May ll-1l:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
dull. Estimated sales 1000 bales. Uplands 1910
12ld., Orleans l27@l2Ad. 1:2O P. M.-Cotton IN
changed. 5P. M.-Cotton market easier. Sales
to-day 1000 bales. Uplands l20l2sd.; Orleans
l24@l2sd,
London, May ll-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 94694t.
Five-twenties 70t@7Os. l:20 P. M-Bonds 70t
5 M.-COnsols 94l for money, and 92s492i on
account. Five-twenties 7O9@7Ol.