The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-04
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Increasing ease is still the prominent feature of
the Money market. Capital continues to accumu-
late at bank and in the hands OF private parties.
Loans and Discounts are freely offered upon salts
factory security, and heavy amounts OF currency
are daily invested In Foreign and Domestic EI.
change. There appears to be general indisposi.
ton TO incur new obligations on the part of our
most solvent fellow-citizens, however, aad the
movement during the past three days has exhibited
steady abatement In the demand for accommo
dalton, while rates ruled nominslly as heretofore:
u cent. per annum at bank, and l1l1 n cent.
per annum out-ofdoors for short gilt edged paper,
and lo0l2 Y cent. per annum for long-dated notes
secured by hrstclass city mortgage.
GOLD AND SILyEB--The daily movement in
Gold has been to a fair extent since the close of
our last weekly review. The market has been
amply supplied throughout, and as the amount re-
CURED for payments Of duties was at no time
heavy, the principal operations have, doubtless,
been on the part of spectators. Offerings of
Silver have been but little better than nominal
throughout and under an active inquiry to Gil
orders rates Of American halves went up to l36
but receded TO l330l35, which Is the closing rate,
while Mexican D1llars have been dull at about the
closing figure, 1t3d144. The sales to-day co.,
priced t25 600 at l4lt $4,000 $40 900 and $4,000
atl4lt; $4,000 at llls. 5000 $4,000 and $4,000
at 14lI. Sales Of Silver hsve been confined TO
dribleIs at our quotations which now rule as fol.
lows, viz Gold l4l30l42 American Silver
coin 133Gl35. and Mexican dollars l43l1l43t
and Francs has been of very restricted chsrac.
ter since the date Of our previous summary aud
rates Of all descriptions have steadily ruled 10
favor Of buyers Offerings have been ample
throughout, but the demand was at no time &C.
tive or general, and none but fsvorite signatures
could have been at any time placed on satisfac-
tory terms. Operations since our last included
the annexed amounts, viz: $4,000 bank Sterling at
153I f2000 bankers do. at 1888 $1,000 do at
1881; f20O0 AL commercial do. at 1853; $4,000 do.
at 1921; 10000 do. at l52t0l522: $4,000 do. at
1924; flS00, bill Of lading do, at the latter hg.
ure; rs, OO0f. and 50,000f. commercial France at
3.721 30,0o0f. DO. at 3.7ll and 270 000f. bank
ers' do. at 3.7ll03.70. The ruling figures this
evening were l533Ql5l for bank Sterling, 1920
1853 for clear bills, l5l3@l523 for bill of lading
bills; 3.73lGS.7ll for commercial Francs, and
3.70G13.se3 for bank Francs.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE.-There is no material al
iteration Of any kind to notice in the Domestic Ex-
change movement during the past three days.
The market has been fairly though not heavily
supplied, and the remittance demand has for the
most part been inactive and restricted. We ap-
pend statement Of the actusl sales 10 day as fol-
lows, viz: $40 600 bankers New York sight at
cent: discount $40 600, $40 oOo s25 ,Ov9, $50,
cent discount; s45 900 do. at ll-l61l % cent.
discount, and SIS 600 do. at 7 b cent. discount.
We still quote 1 Il cent. discount at bank aud
1l.l6@z y cent. discount out of doors for sight
chs cks on the Northern cities.
UTcURRENT Norris AND SEcURITIEs-There Is
no quotabe alteration whatever TO report in rates
of Uncurrent Notes to-day. Offerings are ample
and the demand is still restricted. The sales
since our last were $1,000 and $4,000 small city
issues alta y cent. discount, $1,000 and 5000 do.
at 81 y cent. discount $1,000 large do. at la y
cent. discount, and $500 do. at Is e cent dis
count. Sales Of Stocks have been limited to 20
shares Cerrollton Railroad at $50, and 80 do.
at 81.
Beard OF BRoKERs-Sales at the board last
light included $40 600 and 5000 Gold, buyer, Is
DAYS at l4lf; 20 shares Bank Of New Orleans al
IS; SO shares at Est; $1,000 city notes, small, 81
discount
bPEoIAL DIsPATCHBs.-Ws are Indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received ovel
that route to-day. viz:
Neso York March $40 A. x.-Gold opened
at IIl. lO:55 A. M.-Cotton market dull
prices unchanged. Gold l4lt. Sterling lO94g
ilOl 1915 p. H.-GOld l4lt. Cotton-holder
ask an advance. Buyers operate with caution
Sales 1000 bales. Low Mddling, 22022tc.; Mid
ding 235c.; Orleans, 24c. Good Middiing, 24lc
Sterling steady. p. M.-Gold l4lt. Cotton
market dull and heavy; holders unwilling to make
concessions. Sterling l09l0ll0t.
Liverpool, March SLID A. E.-Cotton msrke
quiet; estimated sales 5000 bales; Uplands "a
Orleans odd. 1:20 p. E.-Cotton to arrive frmer
Uplands Sd. p. M.-Cotton demand active
prices advanced ID 5Ssles TO day 10 900 bales; Up
lands 3D., Orleans sid; TO arrive 81
london March 3.-1:20 P. M.-Consols 934
Five.tweDIies 7l3@7lt. P. M.-Consols $3.50
$50; Fiye-twenties 7is@7li.