The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-03
Afw Orleans HtOnsp RarRet.
OxEsctsT OFFICE. No. "a OAsr STREET, \
Thursday Evening. Jan 2 1867.

CxIsrmpT
Thursday Evening. Jan 2 1867. !
The money market exhibits no alteration what
ever-the banks are doing all in their power in
the way of effecting new discounts, and rene walls
and outdoor capitalists manifest an unmstakable
willingness to invest their surplus funds in gill
edged, short or long paper, at the regular ruling
rates.
GoLD-There is no material change Of any kind
TO report under the above heading. Offerings Of
cash Gold continue light, and the demand is re.
stricted and almost exclusively confined to pur.
chases for the payment Of duties. The tota
actual sales to-day comprised only the appended
amounts: $1,000 at 1872 $1,000. $500 $1,000 and
$500 do. at 1924 $4,000 at l32fGI324 and 500 OOC
at 1928. Sales of Silver comprised several small
lots within the range Of our quotations, which
now rule as follows, viz: Gold l321l324, Amer.
Jean Silver coin l260l27. and Mexican dollars
l3l@l35.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-The movement under the
above heading disclOses a steady demand. with
barely moderate offerings at previous prices. No
variation, whatever, has transpired 10 rates since
our last, and The movement included the annexed
sales, viz: fl50O bill of ladiDg Sterling at IA /;
$1,000 DO. at li35 $4,000 clear do. at I4l4; $4,000
ana $4,000 do. at l444 10000 bill of lading bills
very choice and equal to clear bills, at l44S fl50O
bank do. at 1867; $500 do ll54. 25,0OOf., Is 0O0f
and 70 ,O00f commercial Francs st3.92bf; 20, O0Of
ard 40 0O0f bankers do. at 3.9l4f. and 5000f.
bank do. at 3.S6Q. The ruling figures this eve
DIng were H53dll6 for bank Sterling; l43tDl45
for commercial bills, 1896 93.923f. for commercial
DOMESTIC EXCHAHGE-lHactivity has been the
most prominent feature in the movement ia Do
nestle Exchange to-day. offerings of CONNER.
cial were but barely moderate throughout, and
the remittance demand has been of a restricted
character from tie opening TO the close Of busi-
ness, as will be seen by the following exhibit Of
actual sales, viz $40 600, $1,000 and sS5, 900 New
York sight at u cent. discount; $50 600, SIS 900
and $50 600 do. at 1916 e cent. discount S2 900,
SIS 600 and SIS 900 do. at q cent. discount, aud
$4,000 ten days sight at IL y cent discount
In the absence Of any material variation in fg-
ures, we still quote u cent. discount at bank
and 36l y cent. discount out OF doors for sight
checks on the Northern cities.
UNCUBREET NoTEs AND SECURITIEs-We are yet
unable to refer TO any Improvement ia the general
run Of Stocks or Bonds, and operations 10 Bank
Of Louisiang notes continue wholly suspended.
There is a steady and improving demand notice
able for City and State notes, however, and sales
to-day included $500 City small issues at n cent.
discount; $500 and $500 do. at p q cent dis
count; $1,000 and $4,000 do. at % ~ cent discount:
$1,000 Louisiana State notes at 274 q cent dis
count and $4,000 do. at 2s! u cent. discount. The
latter are quoted this evening at 245@254 d cent.
discount
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs.-We are Indebted 10
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Neto York, Jan. 2-10 A. M.-God opened
at 1884. ii A. M.-GOld 1888. Cotton market
active middings l5lc. Mobile l6c.; Orleans
l6lc.; good middlings l75c.; Sterling ll0!9lID'.
IL Mold 1884 Cotton market very firm.
Holders asking higher prices quotations nomi-
nally unchanged Sterling steady. l:50 2. NJ
Cotton. demand good, prices advanced, middlings
l64c.. Mobile l6l@l6ic.; Orleans l6}Dl7c. 3P.
M.-GOd 1881 ; Cotton demand good: prices ad.
yanced low middlings l5iGl6c.; midd.i0gs 1910
l63c.; Mobile l64c.; Orleans mddlings l6l0l7c.;
good mddlings lSc. Sales $500 Dales. Stelt g
steady.
Lirapool, Jan. 2, l:2O P. M.-Cotton, no
raU nj naYEa
London, Jan. 2, l:20 p. M.-Consos 9lI092
for money ; 5-20's T24