The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-25
Sem 0rIsans stlOnsQ SHarssi.
ClasonsT OEyIos, No. ~ OGay sruHzX,
Eridax Ernninn Anil "a 1873

ClssonsT OFyIos NO. - UAMy sruHzg,
Friday Evening. April "a. 1865
Nothing Whatever has TRANSFERRED since the close
of ast weekly review to alter the condition of
the market. The surplus of currency has been
constantly increasing and tbs demand for accom-
mediation steadily decreasing. Rates are still
therefore repeat as the ruling rates b cent. per
annum at bank and lDl4 ~ cent. per month
out of doors for short gilt edged paper,
and l0@l2 e. cent. per annum for long dated
notes secured by strictly Al city mortgage.
GOLD AND SmvER-There has been a steady.
general, and at times active movement in Gold
during the past week at constantly varying rates,
bu for the most part at figures inclining in favor
of holders and sellers. The Offering supply
though at no time excessive, was uniformly am
pie, and the ruling demand was fair throughout for
II payment OF duties, remttances to the interior
and on the part OF spectators. OWN to the de-
cline in rates In New York to-day, prices here
show a corresponding falling of, as will be seen
by the appended amounts of actual sales, viz
$1,000 Gold. in the morning, at l4l4; $500 subse-
quently at l405 $4,000, $4,000 and SIS 600 at l403
$40 000 al l40t Sales OF Silver have been con-
fined to dribleis, and we nov quote: Gold l4040
l4O}, American Silver coin at lS69l36a and Next
can dollars l423@l4S.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGg-Almost unparalleled uni.
formity has been the leading feature of the Do
nestle Exchange market thrOg ghout the week
ending this evening. The Offering supply OF COM
mercial sight and short sight was of very re-
stricted character. Purchases by banks and
bankers today comprised only the subjoined
amounts viz $4,000, $25 900, $40 600 and $40 900
New York commercial sight at . . cent. prem. !;
$40 900 do. at 5-l6 u cent prem, $500 ten days
sight on Cincinnati at y cent discount. We
still quote - cent. premium at bank and tot
e cent. premium out of doors for sight checks on
Northern cities.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Rates Of Sterling aud
Francs have very materially advanced since the
date of our last weekly summary. The supply OF
commercial bills has been at no time much better
than nominal, while The demand on the part of re-
mitters was generally OF much more active char
acter than for some weeks previous. Rates to-day,
owing to the falling of OF prices in New York,
disclose decline. Operations embrace only the
annexed amounts, viz: $1,000 AL commercial
Sterling at 1929; f5300 do at 1928; f4500 do. at
1881; $1,000 do. at l535Gl54!; $500 aud $500
bank Sterling at l543 and $500 do, early in the
morning at l55. Nothing doing in Francs. We
now quote bank Sterling l54@l54t, clear bills
l530l533, bill of lading bills l5l40l52, bank
Francs 3.673@365f., and commercial do. $3.50
3.70f.
UYcURRESr NorEs AND sEcUR1r1Es-The
operations to-day have been restricted to the APP
pended amounts, viz: 5000 City notes at u ~
cent. discount $4,000 at 265 B cent. discount, and
5000 at 264 y cent discount.
SPECIAL DIsPAToBBs.-We are indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day. viz:
Neto York. Aprd 24-l0 A. Mold opened
1895. 1880 A. M.--Gold 1895. Cotton holders
ask advance; buyers operate with caution; quo
tstions nominally unchanged. Sterling ll040
ll05. IL Gold 1895. Cotton demand fair,
prices advanced; midding S24, Mobile So, Or
leans 333. Sterling steady. 12:45 P. M.-Gold
1898. Cotton demand good, prices tending up
S2s@S3 freely bid. holders asking higher. Ster-
ling ll0@llo3. P. M.-GOld 1921. Cotton de.
mend fair. prices firm; sales to day 1900 bales !;
mi6dliDg 323, Orleans 333, Mobile 80. Sterling
steady.
liverpool, Apr1l 24-l1:l5 A.M.-Cotton market
buOyant, prices advancing; estimated sales Is 900
bales; uplands l23d., Orleans l2sd. Sales of the
week $4,000 bales; for export % 900 bales !:
sales TO spectators 5000 bales. Stock Asa, 900
bales, Of which 32l goo are American. l.20 p.
M-Cotton market not given; estimsted sales
ZO,OCO bales; upands l2s Orleans l2E, sfOat l3d.
Cotton afoat 34l GOO bales, of which 80 900 are
American. P. M.-Coiton market active; sales
TO day 10000 bales; uplands l2l, Orleans l2I
London Ap1il 24-l1:l5 A. M.-Consols 93lG
933. Bonds 40
Hdrre, April -Morning.-Cotton market
quiet; tres ordinaire Isl francs. 5 P. M.-Tres
oTdiDaire l-52 francs, to arrive 81 francs.
OFFICE COMMERCIAL News DEPARTMENT.
western Union Telegraph Company,
New Orleans, April "a, 1868.
Conference.-The commercial. news deDartment
is now prepared to furnish patrons with quota.
tons of the Havre cotton market twice uer iav
At present End during the summer season. we
viii make the additional charge for these quota
tons small, in order TO allow all who desire them
to subscribe. The heavy expense incurred in
getting these markets viii, however, compel Us