The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-03

o''T nue. os,' s;;s sS i S9 4 is
Tie principal feature - nnancia, circles today
has been decline in Gold and Foreign Exchange.
The New York Gold market opened this morning
At 1851, against 1884 the closing rate last eve
closed ct 1873. Our market, owing to the steady
decline in New York, has been irregular and de-
clining throughout. Offerings Of cash Gold. how
ever, we're only moderate, bnt the demand WAS of
very limited character, and the total sales
viz: $1,000, $1,000. 5000 and $40 600 n the morn
ing ct 1894; $1,000 and $4,000 at 1891; $1,000 and
$4,000 subsequently 81 1879; 5000 Ct 1881, and
$4,000 at 1854. Sales Of Silver have been
viz: Gold lss3@l3sl, American silver coin d
13l}0i33a, and Mexican dollars at 142@l45.
FOREIGH ExcHANGE--The tendency Of both
Sterling and Francs to-day has been in favor of
buyers. The Offering supply continues to increase,
but the demand has been Of restricted charac-
Ter from the opening to the close of business.
We sucjoin particulars Of actual transactions a.
follows f2O00 AL commer cisl Sterling IT 1911;
$1,000 DO. at Isl; fl4.ooo bankers do, at l5i /;
$4,000 do. at 1897; $1,000 bill OF Isdiog at 1901;
$4,000 do. at $780,; $4,000 do. at l49A: $4,000 do. at
ll9f; 10000 bankers at 1883 for gold; 200, OOOf.
private Francs at 3.775f.; 60,000f. commercial al
3.76lf-, and so 00of. do. at 3-75f. We now qaots
bank Sterling noninal: clear bills l50}0l5l5;
bank Francs. and SIS. as 1897. for commercial
Francs.
DonBsr1c ExcHANss-There is no material
alteration noticeable IN the movement under the
above heading to-day. The Offering supply con-
tinues in excess Of the demand, which still shows
no sien Of any improvement: Operations com.
prise the annexed amounts. viz: $4,000, $50, 900.
$50 900, $65 900 and 500 900 New York eight at
6.l6 cent. premium; $40 600 do. At ! cent.
discount. We still quote y cent. premium at
hank, and sQ5 q cent. premium out Of doors, for
sight checks on the Northern cities.
UScURKENT NoTEs AND 6ECURITIEs-There has
been marked Improvement noticeable in City
Notes to day. Offerings have been Of much less
pressing character than heretofore, while the de.
maDd has been quite active, and rates advanced
from 2Q23 y cent. Actual sales to-day include
the appended amounts, viz s25 900 in the morn.
ing AZ 223 y cent. discount; $4,000 do. at 22};
$4,000 t22: $4,000 subsequently ct 2I2; $1,000
at 2l3, and 5000 at q ID cent discount. Opera.
tons IN Securities embrace only 100 lsvee war.
rants at SOC. u dollar. In Stocks there were sales
of rs shares OF Bank or America stock at 49,,
BOARD OF BRoKERs.-Operstons at the Board
of Brokers' last night embrace the following, viz
$4,000 and $4,000 Gold at 1896, so shares Mer-
chants Bank at s22, $1,000 small City Notes al
cent discount. Al the noon board to-day there
were sales Of 1901 600 City Notes bought by one
party at 2l3 y cent. discount
pPECIAL DIsPAIcHEs.-We are Indebted TO
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day. Viz:
Neso York. Apra 2-10 A. M.-Gold opens
at 1854. l045 A. M.--Gold 1881. Cotton market
quiet but steady. Sterling 1895 @1l0t. l2M.-l
Gold 1874. Cotton market but steady. Middling
26c., Mobile 2stsr Orleans 2sl@29c Sterling
steady. g.. P. M--Gold 1874 Cotton market
dull; prices declined 10. Midding 27Sc., Mobile
28c. Orleans 2s4c. sales 1000 bales. Sterling
steady. 49,
Li1apoos April 2.-lI:l5 A. M.-Cotton marke.
firm. Estimated sales 5000 bales. Upsnds llid.,
Orleans II ID l:20 P. Cotton quotations nomi.
naliy unchanged. Or. Motion quotations un.
changed. Sales to-day Is, 900 bales.
london, April 2-ll:l5 A. H.-Consols 80 for
money. 93@s3i on account Five-twenties 72a.
lao p. M-Consols 80. Five twenties 72l6725
n. M.-Consols s3093l for money, $751; on ac-
count. Five,twerties 72s@72s. +