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OEssnssr oIrIcs, No. - oLzy szzzs1,
wednesday Evening. July 22 1888
There is no change to notice in the condition OF
the Money market Gold opened at New York
this morning at 1884 against l43, the closing rate
yesterday. At 1880 A. NJ. it was quoted at 1881
At II N. it again ruled at l434, and at 3 P NJ. il
closed at l43i. Rates in this market have iuc.
tuated but little during the day, and with limited
supply and demand operations have been restricted
10 the subJolned amounts, viz $1,000, $500 and
SIS goo Gold at 1923; $40 900 do at l42s and $4,000
and $4,000 do. at l42l. Sales of silver com.
prised 500 American halves at 1876. We still quote
Gold l42Ql42A, American Silver coin I36Mi36k
and Mexican dollars l4639l47.
FOREIGN EXcHANGE-Sterng and Francs con.
tinue sin but inactive. The market is nearly
bare Of commercial bills, and the banks and bank
ers are enabled to obtain their own terms. The
remittance demand bas somewhat abated, how.
ever, and transactions since our last have been
confined TO the appended amounts, viz: fl5OO
bank Sterling al ll04 for Gold; f230O bankers, do
at 1854 and $1,000 do. at l5s. We still quote bank
Sterling l5sQl5s3, clear bills l570l573, bill of
lading bills l554@l563, bank Francs 3.573, and
commercial do. 363lg3.6o.
Domestic ExCHANGE-Operations under the
above heading continue of moderate extent and
previous quotations are uniformly maintained.
Offerings of commercial sight and short sight an.
pear to be nearly exhausted however, and most
OF the banks have TO use foreign bills as a basis
for domestic drafts. The purchases all round TO.
day have been limited to the following amounts.
cent. premium 900 do. at y cent pre-.
MUM s25, 900 and S25 900 do. at per cent pre-.
MUM, and SIS 600 at 5.l6 q cent. premium. We
still quote u cent. premium at bank and I1I
Z cent. premium out Of doors for sight cnecks on
Northern cities.
UNCURRENT NoTEs AND SEcURIrIEs-City notes
have been dull to day without any variation in
prices, and State notes ruled throughout in favor
of holders, while Bank of Louisiana notes were
wholly neglected and transactions In the general
run Of Stocks and Bonds indicated but little if any
Improvement. We annex particulars of the total
operations for the day as follows viz $1,000 and
$40 600 city notes at 81 and $1,000 and $4,000 do at
374 e cent. discount Is Levee State Bonds at
55c., and 20 do at $50 4c SIS 900 Louisiana Estate
notes 66c. $4,000 and $4,000 do. at 573c, and $4,000
and $1,000 do. at Csc. ~ dollar.
SPECIAL DIsPArCHEs.-We are Indebted to
The Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
lhe following private dispatches received from
that route to-day, viz:
Netc York, July 22-l0 A. M.-Gold opened at
1434 10:30 A. N.-God l43t. Cotton market
dull; prices nominal; middling 3l@3lic., Mobile
3l3c., Orleans 81 &c. Sterling Il026ll0l l2M.-
Gold l434. Cotton market dull prices nominally
unchanged. Sterling steady. 3P.M.-Gold I43i,
Cotton market dull; prices nominal; sales $50
bales; middling 3lc., Mobile 81 &C., Orleans 3l3c.
Sterling steady.
Lirepool, July 22.-ll:l5 A.M.-Cotton mar.
ket heavy; estimated sales 5000 bales; uplands
l0l@lOid., Orleans llGll1d. I:2OP. x.-Cotton
declining; uplands l0s@lOld., Orleans lOEGlId.
London, July 22.-l:20 P. M.-Consols and bonds
unchanped.