The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-27
9ew Orleans Sflunep Sftarket.

Crescent OFFIcE No "a CAMP STREET
Saturday Evening. Sept 26 1868 !
We have nothing special to refer to in the move
ment in the money market. Gold opened in New
York at l42s, against l424 the closing rate last
evening; at IL NJ 1t stood at l42 and at p NJ. it
closed at l424. The movement here has been of
a very restricted character, and total transactions
embrace only the annexed amounts, viz: $1,000
Gold early in the morning at 1ll4, $1,000 do. at
al. $1,000 later in the day at l4GI, 5000 and
$40 COO do at l403 and $4,000 do. at l404 Sales of
Silver embrace $1,000 American halves at 1879.
We now quote Gold ll030l40l. American halves
at l369l363 and Mexican dollars l45@I46.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-The movement under this
heading has exhibited considerable animation to-
day. Offerings of commercial Sterling and Francs,
owing to heavier sales Of Cotton on foreign ac-
count, are accommodating, and the demand on the
part of RENTERS disclOses a steady Improvement.
Operations to-day comprised the annexed
amounts, viz: 81 900 bank Sterling at 1881; $4,000
do. at 1881; 5000 and 81 900 Al commercial do.
at 1923; 81 900 do at 1879; $1,000 and 81 900 do.
do. at 1875 $4,000 do. at 1921; 1000 and s., 900
bill lading bill at l52, and 81 900 do. at 1914;
100000, f65, 900 and f.l00,0 900 private bankers
Francs at 3.7l4; $4,000 and f.lOO,O 900 Al COM
mercial do. at 3.72t. We now quote bank Sterling
1853, commercial do. l5l30l523 bank Francs
3.7l4@3.70, and commercial do. 3.75@3.77A.
Domestic ExoHAHGE-Remains quiet and I'M
changed. Offerings of commercial and short
sight disclose but little or no improvement while
the demand on the part of drawers is still of
limited character. Total purchases by banks and
bankers to-day embrace only the suboiued
amounts, viz: A small amount of bank sight on
New York at y cent. discount, $4,000 and $40 900
commercial do. at ! u cent discount and
$40, 000 do. at Tie u cent. discount We still
quote u cent. discount at bank and AC03 u cent.
discount out of doors for sight checks on Northern
cities.
UNCURRENT NOTES AND SECURITIEs-There has
been some little movement in city notes to-day
but at lower rates. State notes and Bank of Louis
lana notes remain neglected, and the movement
IN all classes OF stocks and bonds is suspended.
Total operations under the above heading embrace
the following amounts, viz: $4,000 city notes at
353 eco and $500 do. at 364; $4,000 do. at
500 $1,000, $1,000 and 5000 deaf GscSSdd ihQa ala
IL shares city railroad stock at sl67 so a share
pPEcIAL DIsPATCHKs.-We are Indebted to
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received from
that route to-day. viz:
Nelo York. Sept. 26.-l0 A. M.-Gold opens
Prices nominal. Middling 254c.; Mobile 25kc.: Or
leans 25lc. Sterling los @l094. l2M.-Gold 1921.
Cotton-dull and, unchanged. Receipts of the
week $500 bales. Exports since lst September
$40. Stock on hand 6o00 bales. Receipts at all
United States ports 30 900 bales. Sterling steady.
3 2. M.-Gold closed at l424. Cotton steady. De-
mand fair for spinning. Sales to-day 900 bales.
Midding 25ic.; Mobile 25Ac.; Orleans 25ic.
Sterling steady.
LiCeIpOol, Sept. 26.-11:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
dull. Estimated sales 10000 bales; uplauds
3D.; Orleans l0!d. P. M.-Cotton market
closed firmer. Sales to day $4,000 bales. Quota.
tiona unohanOed