The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-07
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Monday Evening. Jan. 6. 1891.
The most prominent features OF the MARKET to-
day have been a heavy advance in rates OF Gold
and Foreign Exchange. and very large decline
in rates of City and State Notes. The movement
in money disclosed no alteration whatever, and
the supply Of, and the demand for the latter,
rule precisely as heretofore, at about previous
figures.
GoLD-Opened at New York at l3lI this morn
ing, against 1914, the closing rate Saturday,. At
IL A. VI. and IL NJ. IL was quoted az 1851, and at
p. N. II closed at 1854. Prices in this market have
been coTrespOndngly enhanced, and with lin
tied demand aud supply during the day, we have
TO report the subjOined sales at the prices affixed,
viz: $4,000 and $4,000 in the morning, at 1874
$l2 600 atl34Gl344; 5000, $1,000 $500 aud $4,000,
at l34I $1,000 at l345; $780, at l34f and $1,000 az
1856 Sales Of Silver include 1000 Mexican Dollars at
1864, and some tri1ing amounts Of American Silver
coin within the range Of our quotations, which
now rule as follows, viz: Gold, l3tgl3i4
American Silver coin, l2s9l29; aud Mexican
FoREIGN ExcHAsGE-Tbe movement In Sterling
and Francs has been Of steady character 70 day,
aud rates Of all classes have been further en-
HANGED owing TO the upward tendency Of Cod. The
market has been fairly supplied throughout, and
with a barely moderate demand noticeable from
the opening 10 the close Of business, operations
included the appended amounts. viz: ESQ bill OF
lading Sterling at l4i3 $1,000 clear do. at l454
$4,000, good clear do, at l4j4 $4,000 Al do. at
1861 f2OOO very choice private. aud $500
bankers at lac $1,000 bankers at 1863 flOOO
do. al 1863 $4,000 bankers az 1876 fl2OO bank
at I474 $1,000 do. at las 3O,0OOf. commercial
Francs az 923f 600 bankers do at $780, and
so O0Of and IS OO0f. bank do. at 3.s73f. We now
quote bank Sterling at l471l4S; clear bills l4j40
l4G8 bill Of landing bills l4t9li5 bank Francs
3.96@3 s73f and commercial Francs 1881
@3g2af.
whatever TO refer 20 under the above heading.
Offerings are ample, and the demand on the part
OF remitters is but little better than nominal The
A 4. -
In the following order, viz: $4,000, $4,000,
S25, 600 and $50 900 New York sight at u cent
discount; $40 1000, $50 900, $3.50 and $4,000
do. at Is l6 II cent discount; $4,000 aud $4,000
do. at ~ cent. discount, and some trifing lots OF
short sight at corresponding figures. We still
quote u cent discount at bank and 49b u
cent. discount out Of doors for sight checks on
the Northern cities.
UNcuRREHr NoTEs AND SECURITIEs.-There has
been no movement OF any kind noticeable in the
latter since our last, and operations in the former
have been confined TO city and State issues both
OF which disclose decided decline. We subjoin
the principal sales as follows. viz $1,000 small
city notes at AZ cent discount. $1,000 do. at "a d
cent. discount, 200 do. at 230l21 t3 cent dis
count $1,000 do. at q u cent. discount, 5000 and
$500 large do. at ~ II cent. discount, $4,000
do. at IL y cent. discount, $1,000 do. at III u cent
discount, $1,000 Louisiana state notes 1t 81 u cent.
discount, 1880 do. at 30 t3 cent. discount, and
$3.50 do. at S33 q cent discount.
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs.-We are Indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Ne'o York. Jan. 5-l0 A. M.-Gold opened
at l34I. IL A. M.-Gold 1851. COtton-market
du prices unchanged Sterling llOI@ll03. IL
M.-Gold 1851. COttOn-quotatons nominaily un-
changed. 1905 p. M.-GOld 1891. Cotton mar
Ret dull prices lower; middlings l6l0l6tc.;
Mobile l64c; Orleans lac; good middlings lSc.
3 P. NJ Gold closed at 1851. Cotton market very
dull and unsettled; accurate quotations cannot be
given; sales 1900 bales; nominally, middlings
1C@lGlc.. comparatively scarce; Mobile l6ac.;
Orleans II TO-; good middlings l7ac.
Liverpool, Jan. Gil: A. Motion market
active; estimated sales 1000 bales. Upands
7Ad. Orleans 7ld, l:20 P. Motion market
dull; prices declined ID. Uplsnds 73d.; Orleans
7id. ?. H.-Cotton easier. Uplands I'D; Or
leans 7id. Sales only 10 900 bales.
, london. Jan. 6--l:20 P. N.--Consols 92s. Five
fwenties TgG172l