The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-10

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THURSDAY Evening. April .. lisa
The condition Of the Money market il still es.
sentially unchanged. The supply Of currency Ia
heavy and the demand for accommodation Ii9ht.
Colo opened at New York this morning at 1854
against 1881 the closing rate yesterday, and at II
in this market have disclosed material increase
to-day, and rates have advanced fully b cent.
all round We subjoin particulars Of the actual
operations Is follows, viz: $4,000, $50 900 and
$50 900, $1,000 10000. sI2, 900 ct 1884, and $500
at lao. Sales of Silver comprise 1000 Mexican
Dollars at n premium. fer Gold, and 1000 Ameri-
can halves at 1854. We now quote Gold at 1891
%llo; American american Silver Silver coin At ls5@is6a. and
FOREIGN ExcHASGE-Thers has been very
heavy business transacted In Sterling bills to-day
in proportion TO the offering supply, but the move
ment 10 Francs was OF . restricted character from
the opening TO the close Of the market. Rates
have undergone no quotable alteration, however,
but abe tendency OF the movement was evidently
IN favor OF drawers and sellers. We annex par
tculars OF the total operations f2000 fis0O and
f50C0 bank Sterling at 15e fl0O0 do. at 1924
$4,000 commercial do. st 1914 $4,000 do. at Isl
$4,000 and f4600 do. at 1903 $4,000 do. at 1904
$1,000 and $4,000 do. at 1924 for Gold; $50 Door,
bank Francs at 5-23f. for Gold IL ,000f, 30.000f
do. at S6l3f., and 200 000f. do. at 3.75f. We now
quote bank Sterling l520l523; clear bills at 1901
@l5l bill OF ladlng bills at l490l50 bank
frspes at s7s9S.7l3f., and commercial do. at
3.so@S.77tf.
DoNEsrIo ExcHASeE-The movement under the
above heading TO day has been steadily in favor
OF drawers and sellers. The supply OF csmmer.
cial sight and short sight appears to be again
almost wholly exhausted, and the remittance de-
mand indicates. If anything, q decided improve
menf- The following statement comprises the
total purchases by banks and bankers to-day viz:
5000, $40 600. $4,000 and $4,000 New York
sight at u cent. premium, s35 900 do at sic -
cent. premium, $4,000 do. at ! q cent. premium.
and sl5. 900 bank do. at !. We now lquote d
cent premium at bank and t@I y cent premium
out Of doors for sight checks on Northern cities
UNcURRKST Norris AND SECURITiEs-The move
ment In City Notes has almost come TO stand
still, and operations In Louisiana State and Bank
OF Louisiana notes are wholly suspended. while
transactions IN the general run Of Stocks and
Bonds Indicate no hope of speedy recuperation.
We annex particulars Of actual sales to-day. a.
follows, viz: $1,000 $4,000 at 26} y cent. discount
and 500 do. al ~ q cent. discount. Sales OF
stock embrace 10 shares N. o. City Railroad stock
at sl69.
SPECIAL DIsrArcHBs.-we are indebted to
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day. viz:
Ae'o York. Apra 80 A. M.-Gold opened at
1881. le;4o A. M.-Gold 1881. Cotton demand
good, prices advanced; middling 293G30 No
bile 80, Orleans 303. Sterling l09fGll0l. liz
Gold lSei. Cotton demand fair, prices firm;
mlddiing zst@so, Mobile 80. Orleans 800. Ster-
ling steady. SP.M.-Gold 1881 Cotton market
quiet and weak; sales COCO bales middling 29S.
others unchanged Sterling steady.
Liverpool. 1prl 9-1l:15 A. Motion market
excited sales large uplands l2ld.. Orleans l2fd
sfiost l2id; sales for the week l0s,0O0 bales, for
export $1,000 bales. to spectators 5000 bales;
stock on hand $500 bales, of which l96 900 are
American. No market to-morrow-Good Friday.
l:20 p n.-Cotton market irregular; estimated
sales 10000 bales: stock afoat $50 600, CT which
$4,000 are American. 5P.M.-Cotton market
firm sales Is 600 bales. miranda Iqld aao,t
I'D. Orlesre l2}d.
London. Aprd 9-ll:l5 A. n.-Consols for
money s3}GsS1, for account 93l; iye-tsenties
I3GISt. -N--Bonds 72l012s.