The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-27
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THURSDAY Evening. March 26. 1854

THURSDAY Evening. March Is. 1853
The Gold market continues firm ard active.
| The Offering price at New York this morning was
1884 against 1884. the closing rate yesterday. At
IL N. II was quoted at 1855, which latter figure
continued to be the ruling price thence to the
usual hour for winding up business. The demand
and supply In this market have been moderate all
round, and the total operations comprised the
appended sales, viz: $1,000 and $40 900 at 1904
$25 coo AZ l40i $1,000, $1,000 and 800 900 at l40
and $4,000 at l39301395. Sales Of Silver
included $500 American halves and quarters at
1864 $1,000 at 1864 and some tring lots of
Mexican dollars within the range Of our quota
tons. which now rule as follows, viz: Gold, 1895
@l4O; American Silver coin. l34Gl36; Mexican
dollars, ll20l43.
FoREI0S ExcHANGE--Sferng and Francs were
very stiff this morning, but with heavy purchases
of Cotton for foreign account as the day ad-
vanced the supply of commercial bills showed
steady increase. and rates indicated decided
weakness towards the close of business The
aggregate operations however, included only
the subjoined amounts, viz 1880 bank Sterling
at 1913; 5000 do. at 1929 fee00 bankers do. at
100 for Gold f30o0 and f4000 Al commercial do.
at 1911 for currency f2000 do. at 1914 GO, 900
bill Of ading do at l5l3 fS00Odo. at l51 so .Ooof.
bankers Francs ct 3-125 40.000f. do. at 3.7ll
and 60.000f. and 60.000f. bank do. at ana. The
ruling rates this evening were 1524nl53 for
bank Sterling l5l3@l62 for clear bills l5010
l5la for bill OF lading bills s.72l@s.7O for bank
Francs. and 3.I6403.733 for commercial France.
DOMESTIC ExcHAEGk-There Is no let-up in the
remittance demand for sight checks on the North
ern cities, and but little II any movement notice
able 10 the supply Of commercial offerings, while
rates are still stiff all round and in fact continue
TO incline in favor Of holders and drawers TIE
total purchases by banks and bankers to-day COM
prised only the annexed amounts. VIZ: $1,000 New
York sight az u cent premium, $4,000 and sl5 900
do. at SIG u cent pre- MUM, $50 600 do. at {1s y
cent. premium, $50 900 do. at f3 cent. premium
and s63 900 do. at 5-l6Qs 3 cent. premium. We
continue 70 quote q cent premium at Bank and
30e per cent. premium out OF doors for sight
checks on the Northern cities.
UNcURREET NoTEs AND SECURrTTEs-The ten.
depcy Of the movement in the issues Of the city
IL 70 still lower rates. Holders are pressing their
supplies upon the market, and with bat barely
MODERATE demand, buyers continue to control
prices. The sales reported to-day were $4,000
at 25t II cent discount; $4,000 az 25t y cent dis
count; $4,000 at 253 y cent discount; and
$1,000 towards the close OF business at "a n cent
discount. sale Of $4,000 Louisiana State Notes
was also reported At &c. 4 dollar. but nothing
has transpired in Bank of Louisiana notes or in any
class of SECURITIES.
BOARD OF BRoKERs-The only sales reported
at last nights session Of the board were $4,000
and $4,000 City notes at Is y cent. discount and
$1,000 and $22, 900 do. at 2l3 u cent. discount.
BANK RoBBERy-As will De seen BY full reports
in our local columns, the Canal Bank Of this city
bias been robbed 10 day OF $4,000. The directors
deserve credit for their prompt offer Of $40, COO
reward for the recovery of the money, but we
the missing notes. rrfF
SPECIAL DlsrkToHss.-we are Indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received oyer
that route to-day. viz: $40
NelC York, March 26-l0 A. M.-Gold opened AZ
1884. IL M.-Gold l3s7. Cotton-dem and
good; prices tending up middling 25c., Mobile
252c., Or cans 25lc.. holders asking higher. Ster-
ling l093@ll0. 2:l5 P. M.-Gold 1881. Cotton
demand active at full prices Sales to-day 1000
I.aIa linn l. M<lt IL a.. OIL. Qo.
Sterling l0s3@ll0. 3P. M.--Gold 1881. Cotton
demand fair; prices firm; rather less doing;
hddliDg 25lc., Mobile 253c., Orleans 26c. Ster-
ling STEADY.
LiUep0ol, March 26-1l:l5 A. M--Cotton mar
ket firm. Estimated sales $4,000 bales; uplands
10id., Orleans l02d. 1:20 p. M-Cotton firm and
unchanged. p. M.-Cotton aioat l03d.; others
unchanged.
London, March 26-l:20 p. s.--Consols 93I:
Sos 72t. 8 p. N.--Consols 93093i bonds uri-
changed.