The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-21
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Monday Evening April 20 1868
oneratiops in financial circles have disclosed no
marked variation of any kind since our last.
Money was freely offered, but not freely taken oy
would-be borrowers at present asking prices.
Gold opened at New York this morning at 1851.
against 1884 Saturday evening, and at 7. NJ IL
was still quoted at the opening figure. The de-
mapd and supply in this market continued re-
stricted throughout and operations have been
limited 20 the appended amounts, VIZ; $1,000
$4,000 $4,000 $4,000 and $40 900 at l3e $1,000 atl394
and SIS, 900 Gold Checks at per cent. premium.
Sales of Silver included $1,000 add 200 American
Halves at 1856, and 5000 Mexican Dollars at l423.
We now quote Gold l394Gl39i American Silver
Coin l35lCGl36l, and Mexican Dollars l42Gl43
FOREIGN ExcHASGE-Rstes of Sterling and
Francs have been further enhanced to-day at New
York and in this market. The Offering supply OF
commercial is so far reduced under suspension
of purchases Of cotton for foreign markets mat
drawers and sellers are now enabled to dictate
their own terms. The inquiry on the part OF re-
mitters is very light however, aud operations to
day have been confined TO the appended amounts,
viz: $4,000 Commercial Sterling az 1919 $1,000 do.
atl5ll, fl300 Bank do. at l53 and $500 do. at
IO9i Tor American Gold. We now quote Bank Ster'
ling l53 Clear Bills l5l3Gl524, Bill OF Lading Bills
I563@l5iA, Commercial Francs 3.75G3.7O and
Bank do. 3.67t.
DoArRsTIc EXCHANGE-There is no alteration
whatever to refer to under the above heading
Offerings of commercial continue but little better
than nominal, ana the remittance ueWahu eA-
hibits but little if any alteration. We subjOin the
purchases by banks aud bankers to day AS fol.
lows, viz: $4,000 SAC, 600, $50 900 and 100000
New York commercial sight at q cent premium;
$1,000, 5000 and SIS 600 do. at q cent. prem;
$4,000 on Cincinnati and $1,000 do. on st. Louis at
/ n cent discount. We now quote at bank u
cent. premium and 40l u cent. premium out
of doors for sight checks on Northern cities.
UNcURRENT NoTEs AND SEcURTTIEs-Holders OF
city notes have offered their supplies very scan
tily to-day, under the hope that the carpet bag
gers of the present municipal administration have
been elected from Office during the past two days
election, and that hereafter honest men may be
found to fill the respective departments OF city
officials. The final returns are not yet at hand,
however, and rates Of city notes are, therefore
unsettled Louisiana State and Bank Of Louisiana
notes are wholly neglected, and there is no move
ment whatever to report Ia any class OF securities
Annexed are the particulars of the few trifns
operations reported TO Us to-day, as follows, viz
$1,000, $1,000 and $1,000 city notes at 2Sa y cent
discount, and $1,000 and $4,000 do. at 70 q cent
discount
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs.-We are indebted %
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received ovel
that route to-day, viz:
Ne,o York. April 20-lO:45 A. Mold 1884
Cotton-Holders ask advance; buyers Operate
with caution. Mddling 3l3c., Mobile &c., Orlesni
325. Sterling llO@llO3. IL Motion marke
quiet but steady won't pay advance. MiddllnI
Sic Mobile 3l3c., Orleans 32c. bid. Sterling
steady. 3. p. M.-GOld l3SA-Cotton marke
quiet but firm. tales to day 200 bales. Middlini
Sl@3l4c.; Mobile 3la@32c., Orleans 32GS23c
Sterling llOl@ll05.
IipeSpooI Aprd 20 :2O P. Motion quicke
under large arrivals. Estimated sales IL, 900 bales
quotations nominsly unchanged.