The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-30
psm Orleans HOnep gtarRst.
Cuys1Hsr OyTIos. No. ~ OAxy STREET, I
Wednesday Evening. Jan. %, loo5. 4

Wednesday Evening Jan. %. Isos. !
The leading feature Of the market to day was
trifing decline in rates OF Gold and Foreign tx:
change, Influenced by the downward tendency Of
prices st New York. The offering supply Of cash
Gold has been light throughout, and the inquiry
was OF q restricted character from the opening to
the close Of business, as may be inferred from the
appended statement OF actual sales, VIZ: $1,000
and $4,000 at 1891; $780, $1,000 and $1,000 at 1894
5000 $4,000 and $40 600 at 1891 5000 at 1891
SllOO at lao, and $1,000 at l40l. Sales OF Silver
included $1,000 American coin at l32, and some
small lots Of Mexican Dollars within the range Of
our quotations. which now rule as follows, viz
Gold l3s(@l39l, American Silver coin lj2Gl3j,
and Mexican dollars l420l43.
FOREIGN ExcHAHGE-The movement In Sterling
and Francs day has been uniformly in favor OF
buyers. The market was amply supplied
Throughout, and the demand was Of a limited
character from the opening TO the close OF bust
pess The total GALES for the day included only
the appended amounts, viz: $4,000 commercial
Sterling at ISL $1,000 strictly Al do at 1924. fl0OO
do. at 1924, flOOO bankers do. at 1874, lOO,OOOt.
bankers Francs at 3.7llt., and GO Door. CONNER
cial do. At 3 76lf. The closing figures this even
jig were 1536l534 for bank Sterling, 1529l52t
for clear bills, l5O4Gl5l4 for bill of ladng bills.
3.7O03.6slf. for bank Francs, and 3.75G3.72tf
fer commercial Francs.
IoHEsTIc ExcHANGR-The movement under the
above heading has been uniformly in of favor sell
ers ard remitteTs to-day. Offerings were light
throughout and the demand has been OF an uni.
formly restricted character from the opening t.
the close Of business. The total sales to-day in
cluded only the annexed amounts, viz: SIS 900
and t2l coo New York Sight at 1 ~ cent. discount,
goo Boston Sight and 80 900, Sl7 800 and
$4,000 New York do. at 90 y cent. discount
and $50 600 and $50 600 do at ~ cent. discount
We still quote ~ cent discount at bank aud 4lli
= cent discount Out-OfdOOrs for Sight Checks on
the Northern cities.
UNCuRkENT NoTEs AND SECURITIES - There
has been no movement Of any kind reported in
the latter to-day, and sales Of Notes have been
restricted 10 the following amounts, viz $1,000
email City Notes at Al u cent. discount; $1,000
and $500 do, at ~ 4 cent. discount $500 at
Al ~ cent. discount; $1,000 at u cent discount;
5000 at AZ ~ cent. discount; $1,000 Louisiana
State Notes Tetaied by a broker at 274 y cent.
discount; and $500 do. sold at 253 b cent. dis.
count.
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs.-We are Indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received oVsr
that route to-day. viz:
Nelp York Jan. 29-l0A M.-GOld opened at
III. IL A. M.-Gold l4l Cotton, holders antici-
Iating an advance, are holding stocks out of the
market; low middling l7lc.; middlng lS3c.;
Mobile ls2c.; Orleans l9ic.; good 1876; Sterling
l09i@llO4 3P.M.-Gold l4l Cotton, demand
active at iull prices sales $500 bales (; low mid
ding lsc; middling laJc Mobile Isle: Orleans
l9lc good middliDg l9ic.; Sterling steady.
LirepOOl, Jan. 29.-l:Z0 z. M.--COtton quota
tons NORMALLY unchanged p. M.-Cotton mar
ket firm sales 70 day u 900 bales uplands 7i9
10: Orleans s0lstd.
London. jan --l2O-Consols 93l6l93t /;
5.2O's ~. 3P. N.-Consols 932 5-20's ".
IMPORTS or DRY GooDs AT NEw YORK List
years imports Of dry goods at New York show
lie relative proportion OF the different classes of
fairies rs follows, IN specie value, freight and
duty unpsid: