The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-04
Ben erIsans Hontp Harriet.
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Monday Evening. August s. 1888

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There Is no material variation of any kind to
refer TO In the money market TO- day. Gold opened
in New York this morning at li5I, against las I,
the closing rate Saturday evening. At IL NJ IL
was quoted at l454 and at P. NJ. II closed at
1453. The movement in this market continues OF
avery limited character, the supply Of cash Gold
Is, however, very small, but the demand light aud
confined entirely for customhouse purposes. Ac.
tual sales today embrace only the following
amounts, viz: $4,000 Gold at las, $1,000, $4,000,
5000 $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 do. at ll5i aud
$4,000 do. Of l454 Sales Of Silver have been con-
fined to driblets, and we now quote Gold l45n
145l American Silver Coin l36A1l37, and Next
can Dollars l4s@l4S4.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-There is no new feature
OF any kind 10 notice in the movement under this
heading. Offerings OF Commercial Bills continue
light, while the demand by remitters disclose no
increase whatever, as will be seen by the sub
joined actual sales, viz: f5O0 Bank Sterling at
l6l, f450 do. Clear Bills at 1921 for gold, and
&c. 000f. Bank Francs st 3.55f. We still quote
Bank Sterling l5636l60. Clear Bills l58t61l59
Bill Of Ladiug Bills l57t0l5s, Bank Francs $3.50
3.623f, aud Commercial do. 3.6O03.67t.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Operations under the
above beading continue of very limited char
acter, while previous quotations are fully main
tanned. Offerings Of commercial sight and short
sight are, however, nearly exhausted, as many
banks are using Foreign Exchange as a basis for
domestic drafts. Actual purchases to-day by
banks and bankers include only the annexed
amounts, viz l0,000N New York commercial sigh.
at par. $40 900 do. at ! y cent. premium. $500
and $40 900 do. at q cent. premium, $40 900 do.
at SIG b cent. premium. 81 900 do. at ! n cent
premium and $4,000. Gold checks at %
cent. premium. We still quote n cent. pre-
MUM at bank, and tGl u cent. premium out Of
doors for sight checks on Northern cities.
UNCURRENT NoTEs AND SECURITIEs-City notes
have been quiet day. Offerings, however, have
been light while there appears to be quite spec.
ulatiye demand at Saturdays rates. In Louisiana
State notes nothing definite has transpired al
though there were reports Of enc or two large
sales at an advance on Saturday. rates. Bank Of
Louisiana notes continue wholly neglected, while
operations in all classes Of Stocks indicate but
little If any improvement. In Louisiana State
Wsrrants we noticed some little inquiry at still
higher rates. We annex particulars of total sales
to-day as follows, viz: s25 900 City notes at IS p
cent discount, $4,000 do. at 554 y cent. discount,
si4 600 Louisiana State Warrants at 6sic. and
$1,000 and SIC, 900 do. at 6sAc. y dollar.
SPECIAL DlsPAfCHBs.-we are indebted to
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
the following private dispatches received from
that route to-day. viz:
Ne1c York. Aug. $40 A.M.-Gold opens l45i.
1880 A. M-Gold l454 Cotton quiet but steady;
midding 30!c., Mobile solo,, Orleans 3lo. Sterling
ll0l@ll0i. IL NJ. Gold 1854. Cotton market
quiet but steady; middling sole, Mobile 3OAc.,
Orleans Bic. Sterling steady. 4P.M.-Gold 1851.
LtU6Pool Aug. 3-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton mar
3d., Orleans l04d. 3P.M-Cotton quiet and un.
changed. 5P. M.-Cotton market easier. Sales
to-day 900 bales. Quotations unchanged.
London Aug. 3-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 9l3,
sos 7lIG72. l:20 P. M.-Consols and bonds "a.
changed.