The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-23

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Saturday Evening. FEB "a 1853
AS - not unusual On a legalized holiday busi-
ness IN nearly all financial departments has been
OF very restricted character today. Operations
The movement in Exchange was light Throughout.
ana fransactons in. Uncurrent Notes aud Secur
ties appeared to have been almost at a stand still
frtm Vie opening 70 the close OF business.
GoLp-1he sales Of Gold since our last have
formed an exception to the general run of fnan-
cisl movements. The announcement at an early
hour OF the day OF political troubles at Washing.
ton aDd consequent enhancement OF rates of the
precious metals at New York, created considers
Bile excitement here, and for time the bulls aud
bears appeared to be in 9 constant state of per-
tai baton. Prices went up rapidly neve iheess and
az the close Ct business quotations ruled fulIy n
cent. above the latest advices from the New York
market. We append particulars Of the actual
sales as follows, viz: SIS, coo Gold In the morn
ing at l42, $4,000 do. subsequently at 1871 $40 900
at 1923, $4,000, tllOe0 and $40 900 at lf71 $500
at l424, $1,000 at 1921, sl2C0 and $4,000 at l43
$500 at l43l and $1,000 at 1881 Offerings OF Sill.
yer have been at no time better than nominal, aud
the only sale that trsnspired was one of $500
American Halves at 1856. The ruling figures this
evening were l43@l433 for Gold, 13f0l35 for
American Silver Coin and l44Gll5 for Mexican
Dollars. ''....-
FOREIGN ExcHASsE.-It is hardly necessary to
remark that the Foreign Exchange marx ( today
has been materially Influenced by the rapid ad-
vance 10 rates OF Gold. Prices have CONS up with
unusuai celeflty, ana 81 tDe close OF the market,
the demand appeared 10 be considerably In ex.
cess Of the supply. The total operations for the
day, however, included only the annexed
amounts, viz: $1,000 commercial Sterling in the
morning. at l53; $1,000. subsequently at l54{;
$4,000 at 100 for Gold $1,000 and $4,000 Private
Bankers. at It5 for Currency; f250o bank at 1854;
f2500 do. at 1867, and some lots OF Francs at COR
responding figures, which now rule as follows,
viz: Bank Sterling, 155fGl5s; clear bills, l5t0
1855; bill of leding bills. nominal; bank Francs,
f36503.623. and commercial Franco, f3.67413.65.
Domestic ExcHAEGE-Sales Of Domestic have
been very light to-day. Rates were advanced at
one or two counters to y cent. discount for
sight checks on the Northern cities, bat the
demand was at no time better than nominal, and
we do not feel justified in quoting any improve.
ment whatever. On the street the sales Of sight
aggregated probably $4,000. 10 various lots, ct
cur quotations, not including $40 900 sixty days
sight at II ~ cent. discount. We continue tn
quote I % cent discount at hank, and s0ll.l 6 .
cent. discount out Of doors, for sight checks on
the Northern cities.
UEcURRIKr N0TEs AND SEcURrrEs-The only
sales reported under the above heading since our
last were $4,000 small city notes at 5154 u cent.
discount, $500 do at the same, some trifiIng lots
OF large do. at l231l3 q cent. discount, and 500
shares Jackson Railroad stock at A..