The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-01
AUCTION SALES THIS DAT.
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Thursday Evening. april 30 1904

OrgICn. o. - OAmF SrnHur
Thursday Evening. april 30. 1863 =
Nothing has trsnspired since the date OF our
last 10 materially affect the condition of financial
sfisrs. Gold opened at New York this morning at
1891. the closing figure yesterday. At ii A. NJ il
was quoted az 1879. At lam. it ruled at 1894, and
at 3P. NJ it closed at 1893. Rates here have sym
pathized with the advance in the former city. We
have again 10 report moderate sales at slightly
enhanced prices. Subjoned are the particulars OF
the principal operations for the day, viz $1,000,
$4,000 $40 900 and sl3 900 Gold at 40; $1,000 and
$4,000 at l40E $500, $1,000 and 900 at 140{.
Sales of Silver have been confined to $500 Ameri-
can halves at 1854 and we now quote Gold l40
CGl4Ol, American rilver coin lS5t9136, and Mexi-
can dollars l42@l43.
FOBEIGR Misunderstanding and Francs are
firmer, owing to the upward tendency of Coli.
Offerings Of commercial bills continue restricted,
however and with only barely moderate inquiry
on the part Of remtters operations have been con-
fined TO the appended amounts, viz $1,000 bank
Sterling at l54; $4,000 DO a. l534 floOO and E5oOO
AL commercial at l52 \; $1,000 do. at 1913; flOOO
and f2O00 do. at l52; cocoon. bank Francs al
(. 7Of., and 90, 000f commercial do. at 3.7l@. We
now quote bank Sterling l54; clear bills l52Dl53;
bill Of ladDg bills l5l31l52; bank Francs 3.65l,
and commercial do. 7l4D3.70.
Domestic ExCHAEGE-rhere is no quotable
alteration Of any kind TO notice under the above
heading. The demand and supply were precisely
as for several days past, and the market Is quiet
but steady az previous quotations. Annexed are
VI puiohdsOs W o1hA1
and bankers to-day, viz: $l3 900, $40, 900 and
S25 600 New York commercial sight at 81 cent
premium; $4,000, $40 900. $4,000, 500 900,
$40, GOO, $4,000 ard $4,000 do. at u cent
premium. We still quote l b cent. premium al
bank, and l6D3 q cent. premium out OF doors for
sight checks on Northern cities.
UNcURKENT NOTEs AND SECURITIEs.-EXtreme
lasstude is the most prominent feature 10 the
Uncurrent Note and Security market. There Il
vet no confidence felt In the issues Of the city al
though rates are considerably frmer to-day.
Louisiana State Notes and notes of the Bank 81
Louisiana are almost wholly neglected, and the
movement In Stocks and Bonds cannot be re-
garded as better than nominal as will be seen by
the following report of actual transactions for the
day, viz: S3000 $1,000 and SIS 900 City Notes 10
the morning at 30 ~ cent. discount $1,000, $40 0OO
and $40 600 at 29A, and SO 900 do. at 2st u cent
discount $4,000 Louisiana State Notes at SIC. {
dollar, and Levee Bond at 42c. y dollar.
sPEcIAL DIsPAToHEs.-We are indebted tc
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day. viz:
Neto York. April 800 A.M.--Gold opened 1871
IIA.M-Gold l39. Cotton MISUNDERSTANDING
middIng 32@S23c.. Mobile 3246D33c., Orleans 3;
0339c. Sterling ll0i@ll05. IL M.-Goid 1891
Cotton market dull, prices nominal; midding 81
032lc., Mobile 324G35c., Orleans 80 "a S5ac
Sterling steady.
Liverpool, Aprl 30-1l:l5 A.M.-Cotton market
doll: estimated sales 5000 bales: upands III
Orleans l3d. lao P. M.-Cottoh market easier
Quotations unchanged. 5. p. Motion marke
dull Sales to-day 5000 bales; uplands IL d.
Orleans l2Id., hollands sfoat l22d.
London, April 30-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols "a
5-20s 701. 1870 P. M.-Bonds 703.