The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-19
aew Orleans Muntp SHarket.
Crescent OFFICE. No. % CAMP STREE
Friaav Evaain1. Seat. IS. l368

Friday Evssng SEPT. IS, 1868 J
TIE Money market since our last review has ex-
bibited onsiderable relaxation. Currency IS
abup dant, but the demand for accommodation on
the part of business men exhibits slight decrease.
Rates of interest disclose but little alteration, and
We still quote as the ruling figures q cent. O.
annum at bank, and l@ll Il cent. q month out OF
doors, for short gilt edged paper, and lOOl2 q
cent. q snnum for long-dated notes secured by
strictly AL city mortgage.
GoIp AND sILvER-We have little or no altera-
ton to notice in the movement under this heading.
Offerings of Gold have been small, and the demand
has been almost entirely for Custom House par-
poses Rates have fuctusted slightly, generally
ruling from l0Dl points below the ruling rates al
New York. Silver has also been very quiet, the
few lots changing hands at 6@7 points below
Gold rates for American halves, aud 35044 q
cent premium on Gold rates for Mexican dollars.
To-day operations have been quite heavy, and
embrace the following, viz: 5000 Gold at l43 j;
5000 do at l43; $1,000 $1,000 $4,000 $4,000, $40 OOO
and slS OCO do. at 143, and $4,000 and $4,000 do at
1881. Sales Of Silver comprise $500 and $500
American halves at 1861; $500 do. at 49, and
$1,000 do. at 1874 and Ii 900 Mexican dollars al
premium on Gold. We quote Gold li3Gl4js,
American1ver coin l36i@ls7}, and Mexican dol
| lars l463@l47.
| FOREIGN ExcHANGE-Has disclosed more ANNA.
ton and rates throughout ruled nlfayor OF holders
Offerings OF commercial Sterling aud Francs show
material increase, and the inquiry LOT arSiIS mas
| also exhibited moderate Improvement. Rates
! have, however, varied but little. TRANSACTIONS
! today embrace the annexed amounts, viz; E25oO
bank erIiDg at 1884, $4,000 do. at l09a for Gold,
| and $1,000 do az 1p9l for Gold; Is, 0OOt bank
Francs at 63lf, 60 ,o00f. private bankers do a.
| 365f. so GO0f. AL commercial do. at 3675f, aud
! 200 ,OOOf. and 100 O00f do. at 3.664f. We now
| quote bank Sterling 1861, commercial do. lSiB
ll554. Benk francs 3.6503 .634, and CONNER
! cisl do. 3 6T16e366l
| DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Offerings during the past
week, under heavier sales OF cotton Tor Northern
and Eastern markets, have exhibited decided
| A. ii hou has hQ a. "
| moderate and rates exhibited further decline OF
! I0l 70 cent. Total purchases by banks aud
| bankers to-day embrace the subjOined amou0ts,
| viz. $50 600 New York commercial sight st 1-lt
y cent discount $40 900. SIS 900 and $l2 600 do
st5 p cent. discount, and $4,000 five days sight
at p cent. discount. We still quote d cent
| premium at bank and 34A per cent. discount out
! of doors for sight checks on Northern cities.
UKCURRENT NOTES AND SECURITIES. - lnac
tivity has been the principal feature in the move
mert in city and State notes since our last weekly
review. Offerings have been ample but blyers
decline TO operate TO any extent until something
definite has been settled upon in regard to bond
ing or receiving the city issues. Bank OF Loulsl
ana notes have bsen totally neglected, and the
movement in all classes of stocks and bonds ha
been sItislly suspended. Operations to day EN-
brace the following. viz: $4,000 $1,000 and sll ,OO'
city notes at 3I3. SIS, COO do. at $50 900 buy
ers option, 80 days. at 324 " cent discount CITY
Consolidated Bond (old) at 72c., Levee STATE
Ponds at Ac. y dollar, and 20 shares Bank o.
| New Orleans at $S4 r. share.
| 5PEoIAL DISPATUHBs.-We sre indebted Il
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies o
the following private dispatches received iron
that route to-day, viz:
Nelc York, Sept. $50 A. M-Gold opened a
l44S. 1890 A. M.-Gold l44s. Cotton-dema an
fair but at lower rates. Middling 264c., Mobil
265c., Orleans 27c. Sterling l0S@l09s. IL Noon.-
Gold l44S. Cotton market quiet, but hrm 6i
for uiddling 26Ie., Mobile 263c., Orleans 21c
Offerings light Sterling steady. P. M.-GOld close
l443. Cotton-demsnd moderate, prices firm
Sales to-day 1900 bales middling 26lc., Mobil
265c., Orleans 27c. Holders asking higher. Sterlin
steady.
Liverpool, Sept. lS-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton advanc
ing. Estimated sales Is ,000 bales. Upland
l0id.; Orleans lO3d. Sales OF week 900 bales
for exports 10 900, for speculation 10000 bales
Stock on hand 452 900 bales, of which LAB, 90
bales ,are American. l:20 P.N.-Cotton active
quotations unchanged. Cotton sfoat GA 90
bales, of which 1000 bales are American. P. NJ
Cotton advancing. Sales to-day IL, 0OO bales. VI
lands IOId., Orleans l05d.
London, Sept. lS.-Il:ls A. M.-COnsols 81
Bonds 72t. P. M.-5-20's ~. Consols III
changed.