The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-19
Benz erlsans ytunsp Marhs,.
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Saturday Evening. April Is. 1854

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Saturday Evening April Is 1858
The movement in financial circles has disclosed
but little n any variation TODAY Money was in
ample supply and limited demand throughout
Cold opened at New York this morning at 1885,
against 1854, the closing rate yesterday. and al
l:2O P. NJ II was still quoted at the opening figure
The demand and supply here have been light, and
sales were restricted to the following amounts
viz: 5000 at 1891, $1,000 $4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and
sd0OV0 AZ 1885 $1,000 and $1,000 at lS9l and sl8,.
goo at 1891. sales Of Silver have been confined
to driblets and we now quote Gold l394aI39i
American Silver, halves and quarters at l35G1I 36
and Mexican dollars at l420ll3.
FOREIGN ExcHAsGE-The movement 10 Sterling
ana francs has almost Gene to stand still. Of
1erings OF commercial bills cannot be regarded as
better than nominal, and the remittance demand
continues exceedingly restricted. No sales
worthy Of special notice have transpired to-day,
and we still quote: Bank Sterling at l529l53,
clear bills l5lIl52, bill of ading bills I500l ISL
bank Franks 3.7OG3. 673f., and commercial 90. al
3.76lM3.73H.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-There is yet no alteration
10 notice under the above heading. Offerings Of
commercial are too restricted to admit Of heavy
negotiations, and the inquiry on the part of re.
mitters discoses but little II any Improvement.
We append the principal purchases by banks and
bankers since our last, as follows, viz: $40 900
and $4,000 New York commercial sight at
q cent. premium. SIS 900 bank do. at J y cent.
premium, and $40 600 one days sight at n cent.
premium. We now quote at u cent. premium
at bank and J u cent. premium out Of doors for
sight checks on Northern cities.
UEcURRENT NoTEs AND SECURITIRs-The move.
ment IN city notes is still eDigmatcal. Specua-
tive dealers affect to hold them in special esteem.
but appear nevertheless 10 sacrifice them at the
present ruling rates, while Louisiana State Bank
and Bank OF Louisiana notes continue wholly neg
lected, and operations in all classes of securities
still remain suspended. We annex particulars of
the few tritiDR sales reported to-day viz: $40 900
city notes at 29s u cent. discounts SIS 000 $4,000
and $4,000 at 29t q cent. discount $1,000, $4,000
and t25 600 at 30 % cent. discount and $4,000 at
800 ~ cent discount.
oRkCIAL DIsPATcHBs.-We are indebted 10
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
NelO York. Apra 1s-l0:45 A. Mold 1885,.
Cotton market hrm, holders asking higher rates ;
middling 3o4Q3lc., Mobile 3l13l4c.. Orleans 81
@3l4c. Receipts for the week IL, 800 bales. Sales
22,000 bales. Exports 10000 bales. Stock on
hand $1,000 bales. Sterling, ll0@llO4. II NJ
Gold 1885,. Cotton-Holders ask advance. Buy.
3ltc., Orleans SIC. Sterling steady. 8 P. NJ
Gold 1885. Cotton market quiet butfirm; middling
3lc., Mobile 3l3c., Orleans 32c. Sales to-day 5000
bales. Sterling steady.
liverpool, Aprl Is 11:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
firm; estimated sales 10 900 bales; uplands l2t0
l2ld., Orleans l2Ad. Ahoat l2Ql2td. 3P. M
Cotton firmer and more active. sales to day H.
600 bales. Cotton afoat l2!0l2ld.
London April lS.-ll:l6 A. M.-Consols 93l6l
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