The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-17
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THURSDAY Evening. Jan. Is 1853
The feature Of the movement in financial circles
to-day has heen unsteadness and frequent slte-
rations in rates of Gold and Foreign Exchange.
Gold opened at New York this morning at
1893, against 1885,, the closing rate yesterday.
At ii An it was quoted at TAO. At IL NJ. it
ruled at l40t, and at p. M il closed at the open
ing figure 1891. The movement in our market
has disclosed considerable irregularity throughout
and with limited demand and supply, opera
lions have been restricted TO the appended
amounts, viz: $1,000, $500, and $4,000 in the
morning, at 1884; $1,000 subsequently at 1885,;
$500 at 1879; $1,000 and $4,000 at 1899; $500 at
1881. and $4,000 at 1881. Sales of Silver included
$1,000 American Halves at f344, and some small
lots of Mexican Dollars within the range OF our
quotations, which now rule follows, viz: Gold
l3s@l3sa: American Silver Coin l324Ol333, and
Mexican Dollars l40@l4l.
FOREIGN ExCHANsE-There has been a moder.
ate supply OF Sterling and Francs upon the markst
to-day, but owing to the fluctuations Ia rates of Gold
both buyers and sellers appeared to be unwilling to
enter into heavy negotiations, and the total LIS
have been restricted to the following amounts,
viz: fl500 bill of ladng Sterling at 49, f33O0 do.
at l494, f2200 clear do. at $780, $1,000 do. at 1904.
fl0OO and f20O0 do. at 1909; 25,O00f. bank Francs
at 3723f., 40 00of do. at 3:732f and so e00f. and
100 O00f. commercial do. at 3:75f. Rates are still
unsettled, and we can only refer to the following
as approximating figures, viz: bank Sterling l52
@l52a clear bills l50@l5l, bill Of lading bills l49
6pl50; bank Francs 3:724QD3:70f., and commercial
Francs 3:76413:734.
DOMESTIC ExoHAEGK-There is no alteration
whatever TO refer TO under the above heading.
Offerings are fair. and the demand is but barely
moderate. Rates continue steady, however, and
the indications all round would lead to higher fig
ures. We.annex the principal sales for the day,
as follows, viz: $4,000, $2l 900 and s35 900 New
York sight at ii l6 D cent. discount, $50 900 do.
ST ll.l602 ~ cent discount, $l2 900, s65 900 and
1900 do. at y cent. discount and $4,000 do. at
u cent. discount. We continue to quote %
cent. discount at bank, and lll66l3 Is % cent.
discount out of doors ror sight checks on the
Northern cities.
UNcuRRENT NOTES AND SECURITIES We have
heard of no sales of Stocks or Bonds since our
last, and operations in Uncurrent Notes have dis
closed no alteration whatever, except, perhaps,
greater weakness In city and State issues, with
some slight increase in operations in the former.
The following are the actual sales for the day,
viz: $1,000 small city notes at q ~ cent. dis
count, $1,000 do. at y cent. discount, $1,000 do.
at 81 ~ cent. discount, $500 do. at 80 ID cent.
discount, $500 large do. at IL ~ cent. discount
$500 and $4,000 do atl44 d cent discount sl2, 0C0
do. at l42 T cent. discount, $1,000 Louisiana State
at 30 ~ cent discount, $500 do. at 81 q cent.
discount, and $1,000 do. at 3l3 y cent. discount.
BOARD OF BRoKERs-Sales at this board last
night comprised $1,000 Gold at 1873, $500 do. at
1854, $1,000 large city notes at l4}, and $500
Louisiana State do. at 80 q cent. discount.
SPECIAL DIsPAToHEs.-We are indebted 10
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Ne1o York, Jan. 1910 A. M.-Gold opened at
1898. 1880 A.M.-Gold l40. Cotton market fair
prices a shade better, though not quotably higher.
Sterling l09i@ll0b. 5-20's. 1884, coupons. 1881;
5.20's, leg, coupons 1893 20s, 1864, coupons,
1O6I; 8 POS 1865, coupons, los new issues, cOu-
pons, 1859; new series, 1861. 1853; 10 40s, 1929
73Os, second SERIES 1868 1908, third SERIES 1861
IL M.-Gold l40b. Cotton quiet and firm low
middlings l5lc.; Mobile l63, Orleans l73c., good
middliDgs l74c. Sterling l094Gll0@. 3 ?. NJ
Gold 1898. COtton-demand fair prices firm.
Low middiug l6c., middliDg I6ic., Mobile l7c.,
Orleans l7l@l7lc. Sales 5000 bales.
LirapO0i. Jan. l6-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
active. Sales to-day $4,000 bales. Upands
72171d. Orleans 7}d. 100 P. M.-Cotton market
finer; quotstions normally unchanged.
: London Jan. l6-ll A. M.-COnsols 922 for
money, 92l on account. Five twenties III. l:2O
P. M.-Consols 903; fve-twenties. 7l4.