The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-12
Dsw erIsans yiiunsu Blarka.



SATURDAY. Evening. April H. iSSa \
Operations In financial circles move along very
uniformly. The supply Of ana demand for cnr.
rebcy continue unchanged. Gold opened a. New
York this morning at 1884 the closing rate ves
terdsy-and at ii A.. n. it was quoted A. lsss
which latter was the ruling figure throughout
hereafter up to the close of business. OfEsrings
In tins market were fair though not excessive
sId. WIN moderate demand all ronnd, the sales.
which show trifing decline, In ,uded The ao'
pended amounts, viz; $4,000 and 600 Gold AZ
1897; $4,000 at 1891: $4,000 and s60oo AZ 1901 !.
$4,000 and $4,000 at 1898. and $4,000 At 1871
Bales OF Silver have been confined TO driblets and
we now quote Gold at l39ni3s4 American
Silver coin at l350l86, and Mexican dol-
lars at l421l44. t1g 800 = ~"
FoKEIGs ExcHANeE-There Is no alteration
whatever TO notice under the above heading
Oslng 70 the partial suspension of purchases OF
Cotton Tor foreign account, the supply of com
merciai Sterling and Francs has become conside
rabiy reduced, but as the demand has abatsd IN
sn equal or even greater extent, rates exhibit but
little " any variation. Annexed will be found
particulars OF the operations for the dav. viz
$4,000 and f2500 Al commercial At l5ol' sso0o
bank do. at 1874. $4,000 do. at 1924. f2000 do. AT
1904 for Gold. and l00o00f. bank Francs at .73if
We still quote bank Sterling 1920 1924
clear bills at l50@t5l; bin OF lsdng bills 1850
$50 bank Francs at s.7si03.7Of.. and com
mercial do at 35o0S.774f.
- DOMESTIC ExCHANeE-Ihere has been a fair and
ct times an active demand noticeable today for
checks on the Northern cities, and the banks have
al nrmly held the counter rate at g cent. pre-
MUM throughout. The supply of Commercial
continued restricted, however and the purchases
by banks and bankers included only the snbjoined
amonnts, viz; $40 600 New York sight at 1 q
cent. premium. $25 900 do. at 5-l6 n cent. pre
MUM and $50 900, 900 and $50, 900 do at y
premium; we now quote firm at ! D cent. pre-
MUM Ct bank and u cent. premium oui-of-
doors for sight checks on Northern Cities
UNCuRREST Norris AND SEcURrTIEs.-The only
transactions reported in the former to-day have
been $1,000 city issues at 263 % cent. discount and
$4,000 do. at Is y cent. discount; while opera.
tons IN the latter have been confined to one $1,000
city consolidated bond at 78. ~ -
BOARD OF BRoKKRs.-There was no buainess
transacted at the Brokers' Board last night.
INSURANCE scRR.-W.I. Hodgson sold at auc-
fion Today, at The Merchants Exchange the fol-
lowing lots Of insurance scrip, at the prices
affixed, viz:
Merchants Mutual Insurance Company 500 at CSC
Crresnr ..-.-.-- "a "a :, sc Sc
Louisians :. .. ......... 10 a s SSc
n fsss . = -: Is, &
SPECIAL D1sPkrcHEs.-We are indebted 10
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day. viz:
1884. lO:45 A. M.-Gold 1881. Cotton demand
good, prices advanced; middling 30t. Mobile 81 !,
Orleans 3la. Sales of the week As, 900. Receipts
1l.670 bales. Exports Is, 600 bales. Stock SO 600
bales. Receipts for the week at all United States
ports 40 600 bales. Sterling l09S0ll0a. IL IL
Geld 1885,. Cotton demand good. prices tend
Orleans sia6s2 Sterling steady. -
Liverpool AprR IL ILLS A. M.-Holidays here
until Tue dsy.
London. April ll-ll:l5 A. n.--strict prices for
Consols, 9Sl@9s1. Bonds 72f@72l.