The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-17
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Monday Evening. March le 1854
The most noticeable feature OF the movement
in financial circles since our last has been heavy
advance in rates OF foreign exchange, which was
Influenced exclusively by the very rapid enhance
ment Of figures In the New York market. The
supply of Sterling and Francs on hand here is
still ample to meet all ordinary requirements.
while the demand continues restpcted and for the
most part is confined to few fasorite signatures.
We append particulars of the actual operations
for the day as follows, viz: f2o00 bill OF lsding
sterling at l5l, 10000 do. at 1914, f4200 CONNER
cial at 1914 $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 do. at 1914
f3500 and $4,000 do. at 1919. $1,000 bankers do. at
1854 for gold, fls00 do. at l0s} for gold, f2500
and $4,000 bank at 1874 for currency, fl200 do.
ati523 for do, $50 000f. and ESQ .000f commercial
francs at 3.733f 600 do. at 372t and 80 O0Of.
bank do. at 3.7Of. The ruling figures this evening
were l53@l5l for bank sterling, l5lt9l52 for
clear bills 150}0l5ls for bill Of ading bills $40
@3 6S2f. for bank francs, and 3.I593.I2af. for
commercial francs.
1894. against 1891, the closing rate yesterday.
At II A. N il was quoted at 1885,. At IL NJ. IL
ruled at 1891. aud at 2:30 NJ. it stood ct l39i.
The market has been unsettled, but tending up
ward throughout, aud the demand and supply
continued restricted. We append particulars Of
the actual sses as follows, viz: $1,000 at l40t {;
SIS, 600. $4,000 and s35, 900 at l404; $4,000 at
140l; $4,000 and $4,000 at l40i $4,000 at l4Oi (;
$4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and sl7,500 at llO4;
100000 at l4OlGll0E; $1,000 at l4l; 5000. a
Gold check at per cent discount, and 5000 and
$35 600 do at per cent discount. Sales of Silver
lave been confined to driblets, and we now quote
Gold at l4oa@l4i, American Silver coin l340
136 and Mexican dollars at l4z0l43.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE The movement under the
above heading has disclosed increasing weakness
to-day. The offering supply of commercial was
larger than heretofore, and the demand on the
part Of remtters disclosed II anything, decided
abatement. We suhjoin the principal purchases
on the part Of banks and bankers as follow viz !:
t25 ,000. SAC, 900, 100000 snd 100000 New York
sight ut 3 l6 q cent discount; $4,000, s25 900 and
$75, 600 DO. at q cent. discount; 5000. $40, 900
and s25 coo DO. at 1 % cent. discount; s25 600
bankers do. at par; $50 600 thirty days do. ct
2 cent. discount, and $4,000 thirty days do. at
u cent. discount. We now quote t0l y cent.
premium at oenk, and par@t . cent. discount
cut Of doors for sight checks on the Northern
cities.
UxcURRExr NOTES AND SEcURITIEs-There has
been nothing reported in Bank of Louisiana or
Louisiana State Notes since our last, and opera.
tions in the Issues Of the city have progressed
upon the same shaving order as heretofore.
Spectators have the latter now completely In
their own hands, and hereafter We shall probably
omit reports of their proceedings altogether till
the vexed question of the city currency shall be
settled, ss statements for publication are only OBJ
tainable from parties who daily manipulate quota
tons, and it would be mercy to the widow and
orphan 10 bring operations in them to stand St
The actual sales reported by brokers to-day we're as
follows, viz: $4,000 small City Notes at 20 y cent.
discounts $40 COO do. ct 29iI304 ~ cent. discount;
$500 and $4,000 do. at 80 y cent. discount; $4,000
do. at 800 y cent. discount; $1,000 do at 81 3
cent. discount, and $500 do. at 3l3 e cent dis
count. Nothing has transpired In stocks aud
Bonds since our last and the movement in all but
strictly choice Securities may again be reported
as pertialIy suspended.
BoARD OF BROKERs-At the Board Of Brokers,
Saturday night, the following sales were recorded
5000 Gold at l404; 5000, sellers option this
week, at l40; Is and Is shares Crescent City Rail
road at l02 Is shares Louisiana State Bank at s2s
two City Consolidated Bonds at 774; $1,000 small
City Notes at 292 $4,000 at 29A; S2l 900 and eight
other lots, in all $50 900, at 80 4 cent discount.
5PKCIAL DIsrATCHBs.-We are Indebted 20
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies oi
the following private dispatches received ovel
that route to-day, viz:
Nelo York, March 1910 A. N.-Gold
opened 1891. IL A. x.-Gold 1391. Cotton msrke
very firm; holders asking higher rates Mddlinl
259c., Mobile &c.,. Orleans 26Ac. Sterling sd
vanced. l00l01. I2M.-Gold 1891. Cotton mar
ket dull; holders unwilling to make concessions
buyers refuse to pay advance nominally, mid
dIings 250255c., Mobile 2546126c., Orleans 2sG
261c. Sterling advanced 100lOs. ESQ P. NJ
Gold 1885,. Cotton-market quiet but firm
Sales 200c bales; sellers asking for mddliDg 25ic.
Mobile 26c., Orleans 26Ac.
Lfuerpool, March l6-ll:15 A. M-Cotton mar
ket firm. Estimated sales 10000 bales. Up
lands l0id, Orleans l03d. l:20 P. M.-CottoI
market quiet; prices unchanged. P. M.-Costol
market easier closed firm at Uplands l0td. q
lOld, Orleans I0z0l0td. Sales to-day 1900
bales. Cotton afloat l0fGl0ld.
London, March l6-5 P. N.-ConsOls s2t993
b.20s 72t0724.