The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-02
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.A CRESCENT OFFICE No "a OAxP SrREFr
Monday Evenng September 4, 1858
Monetary affairs have presented no variation
today that calls for special notice. Gold opened
at New, York this morning at l44j against l4I2,
the closing rate yesterday. At 1890 A. NJ it was
quoted al l44s at IL n. it ruled at l44i, and at
3P.N. II closed at las. Operations in this market
continue light, however, and quotations are
strictly Influenced by alterations at New York.
We append the actual sales for the day as follows:
viz: $4,000 $4,000 and SIS, 900 at 1881 and si2 900
at IA. Sales of Silver included one lot of $500
American halves and quarters at 1856. We now
quote Gold at l433Ql44. American Silver coin
l35a@l364 and Mexican dollars l460l47.
FOREIGN ExCHAsGE.-The market is still CON-
paratively bare of commercial Sterling aud
Francs. while the demand on the part Of remitters
is Of very restricted character. Quotations
however, are uniformly well upheld and we report
the annexed sales as fair exhibit of the present
ruling prices, viz: 800 AL commercial at 1871;
f500 bank at 1853; $500 do. at 1893 for Gold.
100, 0o0f. bankers Francs at 362Af., and 70 00Of.
do. at 36ll. In the present stats Of the
market rates are but little better than nominal,
however, and we therefore omit them this even.
ing.
DOMESTIC ExcHANeE-There Is still but little
commercial sight or short sight upon the market,
while the inquiry on the part of RENTERS Is
rapidly diminishing. In fact the movement to-
day has been restricted 10 q very limited number
OF drafts on the North and East and the purcha
by bank and bankers included only the appended
amounts, viz: $4,000 and $4,000 New York
sight at 5-l6 D cent premium; $4,000 do. at 1 ~
cent. premium, and 81 900 and $4,000 do. at y
cent. premium. OF course we still quote u
cent. premium at bank, and tQl q cent. premium
out of doors for sight checks on the Northern
cities. ~
UNcURRBNT NOTES AND SECuRrTrEs-Operation
under the above heading disclose but little il any
variation. Several tiifng sales OF city notes
have been reported to day at slightly varying
figures, and one lot Of $4,000 al 34a y cent dis
count, and one of $4,000 at 343 y cent discount
But the market at this time is clOgged, and il
would be worse than useless 10 attempt 10 give
reliable quotations. Louisiana State notes con-
tinue inactive. Bank of Louisiana notes are
wholly overlooked, and the movement 10 Sc.
curties since last has been restricted to $4,000
Louisiana State bonds on private terms, and 20
shares Citizens Bank stock at 1884.
pPnoKA indie bted In
ts western Union Telegraph line for copse,-
the following private dispatches received from
hat route to-day, viz:
Neso York, Sept. lilo A. M.-Gold opens l44f.
1890 A. M.-Gold 144i. Cotton demand moderate.
Prices firm. Kidding 30Bc., Mobile 3O2c., Orleans
Bic. Sterling advanced l09!9l094. II M.-Gold
l442. Cotton quiet and steady. Sterling steady.
P. M.-Gold closed las. Cotton market steady;
demand fair. Mddlipg 30Ac., Mobile 3Olc., Or.
leans Sic. Sales 1900 bales. Sterling steady.
LiUePool, Sept. l-ll:l5 A. E.-Cotton market
firm. Estimated sales IL 900 bales; uplsnds lld.
Orleans II I'd. Shipments from Bombay since last
report. up to 18th August 200 bales. l:2O P. NJ
Cotton frmer but not quotably higher. P. NJ
Cotton market firm. Sales to-day IL, 900 bales.
Quota tons unchanged.