The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-10
Yem orleans Monep Naraet.
CRxscxSr OFrIcx. No. ~ CAur srxxnr. \
Wednesday Evening. Dec. Q, 1864

wednesday Evening Dec. y, 1904 y
There IL no alteration of any kind 10 refer 90 10
The movement Of the money market Gold OPEN
ed at New York this morning at 1855 against 1885,
the closing rate yesterday; at IL N. it was quo
ed at the latter figure, and at p. NJ II closed at
l554 The movement in this market has been oil
svery restricted character throughout, and with
but limited supply and demand st any time no.
uceabie, operations have been confined to the
appended amounts viz $4,000 at 1857; $4,000 and
cit eco ct l3o $4,000 at l344. and $40 600 at
1859. sales OF silver have been restricfedj to
dIiblets, and We now quote gold at l35l1l35s,
American silver coin at l3Ss@l343, and Mexican
dollars at l373@l3S.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-The movement Ia Sterling
and Francs has been Of q more limited character
today than heretofore, but rates of both have
steadily tended in favor of drawers and holders.
The only sales worthy of special notice which
have been effected since our last we're kf2000
private bankers Sterling at l46t; $1,000 AL COM
mercia do. at l464; $4,000 and $4,000 do. at l46..
f30C0 and $4,000 do. at l46; 100000 bill OF lading
Sterling at l454. and $4,000 at 1861. Sales OF
Francs included 50.000f. and 50.000f. at S64;
% 000f, 25000f., Is O00f., 50,o00f., 60,0O0f and
75 C00f AL do at 3.S73f.; 100 000f. do. at SSH,
ard so O0Of. do. at 3.90f. We now quote Bank
Sterling at l47@l474. Commercial Bills 1910
1869, Bank Francs 3.S6l@3.s5f., and Commercial
DO. at 3ssi@3.s7Af.
DOMESTIC kxcHANGE-There is no quotable va
ration of any kird to refer to in the movement
under the above heading. Offerings OF CONNER
cial sight and short sight are still ample, while the
remittance demand is but barely moderate for any
point. The purchases by banks and bankers TO-
day comprised only the annexed amounts, viz !:
$40 GOO and $40 000 New York sight at Gle %
cent discount: SIS 600, $40 900, $50 900 and $780,,
coo do. al q cent. discount, and $1,000 sixty day
do. on Cincinnati at l q cent. discount. The
ruling figures this evening we're u cent. dis
count at bank. and 9l6GS u cent. discount out
of doors for sight checks on the Northern cities.
UKCURRENT NoTEs AND SECURITIES TraDsac-
tons under the above heading have been partially
suspended to-day. There were no sales Of impor-
tsnce at any time reported out of doors, and the
following statement embraces the total movement
at the Board Of Brokers since our last. viz $4,000
Gold at 1851 1000 Railroad City Bonds 62sc.: 500
City 10 per cent. Bonds at 724c.; $500 and $1,000
City Notes at 500; $1,000 and $1,000 do. at $50,
and $4,000 do. az SO y cent. discount.
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs.-We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz:
Neto York. Dec. 30 A. M.-Gold opened at
1854. 1880 A. M.-Gold 1853. Cotton quiet but
frm-Middling 24sc.; Mobile 242c.; Orleans a5o.
Sterling l09l@llOI. IL m.-6oId 1896. Cotton de-
mand fair prices advanced. Middling 24}c., Mo-
bile 25c., Orleans 25lc. Sterling steady. 3P.M.-
Gold closed at 1861. Cotton-Demand active at
full price. Middli0g 25c., Mobile 254c., Orleans
254c. Sales to-day $500 bales. Sterling 1890
ll0s.
Liverpool, Dec. 9-1l:l5 A. Motion market
irmer. Estimated sales 10000 bales uplands
lO2@l0sd., Orleans l1@llId. 1:20 P. Motion
frmer. Estimated sales to-day IL 900 bales. Up
lands lOId., Orleans II ID Evening-Cotton mar
ket unchanged. Sales 5000.
London, Dec. 9-ll:l5 A. M-Consols 924@92.
5.2Os, 74t
Hdure, Dec. 9, A. N.-Cotton market nnsns.nafRket
Tres Ordinaire, LIZ. Evening -0o,t
unchanged Tres 0rdinsi-S Ez-