The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-26

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, There Is no alteration whatever 70 notice
N the working Of the Money MARKET.
capnai u abundant and freely Offered on
COCO security, both in and out of bank. The de.
mands Tor loans and discounts show steady al
minuuon. Eates Of long and short choise paper
rue as Tor several weeks past, and second class
i taa sun lover grade signatures eontinue neg
Cob AND ssLvrR-wish the exception. Of The
movement on Monday, when rates were disturbed
~ an error In the lelegraphic adyices received
ron ron New fofk, the course Of the Gold market
las q en- even and steady since the close OF our
weekly review. The market has been amply sup
pneo throuehcuf, and the demand has been mod
erateiy active from the opening Of the present
week. silver Is still in good nominal supply
an and demand al previous ruling figures.
Inc sales TO day comprised tue >suf<oued
amounts, viz: $4,000 and 900 ct l42i $50 md
$4,000 81 l42& $4,000 at El4230ll2i: $4,000.
5000, 5000, $1,000, $40 600 and 100000 at l42s
$4,000 at l4zl and $4,000, 5000 and $4,000 at
can dollars at i42a. and some friaine lots Of
American Silver coin within the range Of our
9uofafiors, which now rule as follows viz q Did.
lt2ggl4s; American Silver coin Is240ls35; and
Mexican dollars 142}0l433. u
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-There has been an active
movement in Sterling and Francs duriag the past
tbreo days. Offerings were heavy throughout aud
the aggregate sales show considerable excess
Rates have improved since our last, ana the mar.
let closed steady this evening at our quotations.
we append psrffcuiars OF the actual sales to-day,
az folloys $1,000 bankers Sterling at 1851 fiO00
Al commercial al 1864 !; els 600 do. az l54l;
fi6e0, fzUoO 1900, $4,000 and f20 900. the latter
~ one party at 15t $4,000 at 100 for Gold; fl500
bill Of iading Sterling at 1884 for currency
$500 do at 1881 for do. 25,000f. bankers
francs az s.664f.; 60,0o0f. bank do. at 3 G5f;
5O,QCOf, and 90 .oo0f. Commercial do. at 3.s7sf.,
and 40, eco and l00,0 0of. At 3.es3f, The closing
Gear e o. =, iSo0l56 BIN OF lading bills 154@
Francs s.7o0ss7af.
u. MEsT.o ExcHANGE-Ihere has been no
marked alteration noticeable At any time in the
Offerings were fair throughout, but the demand ant
has been for the most part exceedingly restricted
Rates have undergone no quosable variation
whatever, but there was evidence OF increasing
weakness ss the market closed this evening. The
following statement includes all Of the principal
$4,000 and seo, geo New York and ss5 900 Boston
do at ll-l60S 81 cent d;scosnt Ss1e "ec s orS
$lOO 600 do al / ~ cent d,seonnf ana en- o,o tsn
days do. at II b cent. discount. We stiii mote
= cent. discount at bank. and lal y cent dis.
count out-of.doors for sight checks On the Nor.
thern cities. 49, s-''-''' -'''
INCUMBENT Norys AND SECURITIES DE-
Hapcock's order has bssn crossIv ,ors,ead TO-
designing parties. as aITectiug the vslae of onr
city Issues and some few parties have besn veal
enough to submit to heavy shave on the latter
to-day Ii is hardly necessary 10 saw that there Il
no cause for alarm uuder his heading. and parties
who would sacrifice the city currepc under tears