The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-01
BsU 9rIeans EtOnsu Rarhst.
CpfsoKyT OyrIcs, No. ~ OAEy STREET,
Tuesday Evening. Dec. 81, 1857.

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Tuesday Evening, Dee 81, 1857.
There is no material alteration Of any kind to
notice in the Money market. The banks are max
ing satisfactory collections, and are discounting
for their regular depositors all of the good paper
offered, while outdoor capitalists appear TO be
able and willing 10 absorb most Of the short 20 d..
edged notes offered to them at l@l4 u cent. q
month, as well as 10 effect loans on frst-class
city property at l0Gl2 y cent. % annum. The
demand for accommodation on the part Of strictly
AL borrowers has materially abated within the
past few weeks, however, and with liberal cOllec
tons on the part Of the general trading comm
nifty IL is not improbable that rates of money will
soon be considerably reduced.
GOLD--Jbe movement under the above heading
has disclosed no marked alteration of any kind TO.
day; offerings of cash Gold were light through
out and The demand has been of a restricted
character from the opening to the close Of bust
ness, as will be seen by the subjoined statement
of actual sales, wiz 1900, at 1874 $40 600 at 1872
@l32s, 5000 at 1924, $1,000 at l324Gl32l, and
$4,000 at 1929. Sales OF silver included several
email amounts Of Mexican dollars and American
Silver coin, within the range of our quotations,
which It'll rule as follows viz: Gold 1324@l322.
American Silver coin l260l27, and Mexican dol
lars l346Il35.
FOREIGN ExcHAYGE-There has been a mod.
crate movement in Sterling and Francs to-day at
previous quotations. The market was fairly but
not heavily supplied and with somewhat liberal
demand throughout, the following sales were
f2500, $4,000 and $1,000 bill of lading Sterling at
la; f2O0O do. at l444 f650O clear bills at l44l9
las 5000 do. at las fl000 bank do. at l47; the
latter an exceptional figure; 2OO,0O0f bank and
bankers Francs at 3.92t13.90f. so 009f. bank at
3.9Of. 2O00Of. bankers at 3.921f.; and Is, 0O0f
commercial at393lf. The ruling figures this even
ing were Bank sterling l46Gl463 ; clear bills
l4lGlA54; bill Of lading bills l43t0l444 bank
Francs 3.924Q3.9Of.; and commercial Francs
3.95@3.93lf
domestic EXCHAEGE-The remittance demand
for Checks on Inc North has been active aud gene.
raj to-day as to-morrow's business had to be uni
formly provided for. Rates have undergone no
further alteration, however, and the Offering sup
ply was at no time heavy or excessive. We an
mex particulars Of the principal purchases by
bank and bankers, as follows, viz: $4,000, $l0,-
600, $26 900, $50 0O0 100000 and $50, 600 New
York Sight at u ceut. discount, $40 900 do. at I
q cent. discount and &c., 900 one day Sight at u
cent. discount. We continue TO quote ! u cent.
discount at bank, ard l61I q cent. discount out
of-dOors for Sight Checks on the Northern cities.
UNCUBRENT NOTES AND SEcURITIEs-There is no
movement whatever to report under the latter
heading, but we have to notice a better demand
at advancing prices for all classes of City Notes.
The following the actual Gales effected to-day,
viz: $1,000 small city issues at p d cent. discount;
$4,000 do. at 2G24 D cent discount; $4,000 do.
at 2402l u cent. discount $4,000 large do. az
l41 = cent. discount; $1,000 do. at Isl b cent. dis
count and 5000 Louisiana State Notes at 80 &.
cent. discount.
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs.-we are indebted 10
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Nel0 York, Dec. 3l-l0 A. M.-Gold opened
at 1885. IL A. H.-GOld 1899. Cotton demand
moderate; prices firm. Quotations nOminay
unchanged. Sterling ll0!@ll0l. IL M.-God
1885,. Cotton holders ask an advance. Buyers
operate with caution. Midding l5lc.; Mobile
Ice; Orleans l64c.; good middling l75c. Sterling
steady. P. M.-Gold 1885. Cotton demand good
prices tending upward. Quotations nOminay IN.
changed. Sales 1000 bales. Sterling steady.
LiUapCOl, Dec. 3l.-ll:l5 A. Motion mar.
ket active Estimated sales 10, 600 bales. Uplands
75d.; Orleans mddlings 7id. Sales for the past
three days IS 600 bales for export 5000 bales for
speculation 500 bales; stock on hand 49l ,00C
bales.
London Dec. 3l-l1:l5 A. M-Consols 81 g092
5-2O's 72E.