The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-25
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER rs. lsss
Aem Orleans Munep Marhet.
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Tuesday Evening. Nov. "a. 1865.

CRrscKSr OYYIcK, No. - CAN'T SrRxrr
Tuesday Evening. Nov. "a. 1865
The volume Of currency has been further sug.
mepted since the date Of our last review by the
recent at some OF our banks OF considerable
amoonts of small United States notes from the
North. The money market continues exceedingly
easy. and all the good paper offered Is readily al
sorbed both at bank and on the street. The de-
mands for accommodation still disclose but little
if any Improvement, however. and rates OF both
interest and discount appear 10 be nominaiy un-
changed, as will be seen by the appended ruling
figures viz ID cent. per annum at bank and 10
IL ~ cent. per month out OF doors for short gut
edged paper, and l0@l2 u cent per anuum for
long dated notes. secured by strictly Al city mort
gage. Ef1. .e.r
GOLD AND SnvER-The movement in specie
during the past three days has shown unusual
steadness in rates. The demand for Gold, how
ever has been quite light. and generally confined
to business purposes, quotations ruling closer 10
those of New York than for some time past. In
Silver transactions have been small, at prices
ranging from la@2 points below Gold rates for
American halves and quarters and 2G2s q cent.
premium on Gold for Mexican dollars. Opera
lions to-day embraced only the annexed amounts,
viz $4,000 Gold at l34t $1,000 and $1,000 DO. 81
1875, $40 OOe buyers option this week at l35, and
$1,000 $470O and sl2 900 cash do. at 1857. $1,000
do at 1884, $4,000 do. at the board last night at
s & "a lss' now quote Cold At $50
| 1854, American Silver coin l3349l34, and Next
can dollars lS7a@l3S3.
| FOREIGN ExCHANGE-We have but little altera-
ton TO notice in the movement under this heading
| offerings of commercial Sterling and Francs nave
| been ample, and the demand has been moderately
| active throughout while rates have disclosed but
little variation at any time. Transactions to day
| comprised the subjoined amounts, viz f50O bank
Sterling at l46l; f2500, f2600 and $4,000 private
| DO. and $1,000 AL commercial do, ct l46s; f2O0O
| bank do at lag; 1850, $4,000, f2O00 and $1,000
| AL commercial Sterling at l453; $4,000 and $1,000
d. at l45A; $4,000 do. at fl45l; $4,000 do at l454,
and $500 and $1,000 do. at las; go ,00Of private
bankers Francs at 3.S74f.; 6O,O00f. do. and
20 O0Of. 80 .OOOf. and 60 .O0Of AL commercial do.
at 3sSif, and 60 ,00Of. leo O0Of and $50 ,OOof DO
| at 39Of. We now quote bank Sterling l464g
1861; commercial do. l4429l454 bank francs
3.ss}@3s7af., and commercial do. 3.9l4G3.sOf.
DOMESTIC ExcHANeE-Nothing has transpired
to materially alter the condition OF the DomestiC
Exchange market since our last. Offerings Of
commercial sight and short sight have been fan
and the demand has been moderate throughout
Rates have undergone no quotabe variation, Du
| have slightly inclined In favor of drawers. TOta
purchases today by bankers and bankers EN-
| braced the annexed amounts, viz $40 900
see OOO s25 900 and $50, 600 private bankers sigh
on New York at sic y cent. discount, 5000
$40 OcO, SIS 900, $40 900 and $780, Commercial
do. at q cent discount, sl2 900 and SIS 900 do
at 7.l6 u cent discount and $4,000 do. at
cent oiscouDt We still quote b cent. discoun
at bank, ard iG7-l6 y cent discount outof door
for sight checks on the Northern cities.
UNcURREsT NoTEs AND SEcURIrIEs.-Ow wing
the redundancy of currency and the scarcity Q
other favorable investments, capitalists have In
creased their purchases under the above headin
since the date of our last weekly review of tn
market City notes have been In better deman
at daily enhancing prices. City ten per cen'
have likewise improved, and met with ready sale
Bank and railroad stocks have attracted more ne
tice than heretofore, and been dealt In to a COZ
siderable extent, and even some OF the hereto
fore wholly neglected local bonds appear 70 hay
l mir cd
mitted full particulars of the general movemer
in previous articles, II is only necessary at tn
time to add the general sales to-day. which wer
effected in tbs following order, viz $1,000 CIT
notes at 344 $1,000 do. at 344 u cent discoun
$1,000 city ten per cent. bonds at IA $4,000 do
72a, $500 and $4,000 do. at 72lc., and $4,000 do.
&c.,; $4,000 State warrants at 66tc:, siOO0 90.
6sc., $1,000 do. at 6s4c., and $40 900 levee Stat
bonds at $50. q dollar 100 shares Jackson Raj
road stock at :, and 200 shares Crescent
Bank stock st$24 rs q share. ~ --..-.---.
:, SPECIAL DIsPAroHEs.--We are indebted to u
, Western Union Telegraph Line for copies OF u
following private dispatches received from tn
. route to-day, viz: FL
l3IS. 1890 A. M.-Gold l343 Cotton market vel
firm; holders asking higher rates; bid for mi
ding 25c, Mobile 25lc.. Orleans 25sc. sterii,
n lOsi@llo Has A.M.-Gold lS42. Sterling stead
a firm middling 25ic., Mobile 25ac., oriea
253c. Sales $500 bales, part late ye
terdsy evening. including 1000 bales
low middling deliverable in New Orleans
= 1914. Cotton demand moderate; prices fri
Sales 500 bales since last report. Sterling stead
r. liverpool, Nou. 23-l:2O P. N.-Cotton ma
ket buoyaut. Estimated sales 1000 bales; u
~ lands li@ll ID, Orleans IL lgll3d., uplands ado
lO5Ml0sd. 5PM.-Cotton market active. Sal
to-day Il, 900 bales; uplsnds I'D, Orleans Ill
Lirerpool, Nou. 24-Ii:l5 A. Motion ten
ing up Estimated sales 900 bales; uplan
HID, Orleans llgd. lao P. M.-Cotton mark
firm prices shade better, not quotably high
Estimated sales Is, 900 bales.
London, Nou. 23-5 P. M.-Consols 944. 81
74f.
London, NoU. 2l.-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 8
5.20s 74s.
Haure, Nou. IA M.-Cotton quiet and steai
Tres ordinaire 1873.