The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-31
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wednesday, Evssiss. nee 50. lsIa ;
Nothing hiss transpired In the money market to-
day that calls for special notice. Gold opened at
is4i IN New York the closing Loci rate Yesterday:
steadily maintained. Rates IN this market have
been firm throughout. as the demand has been I'M
iformily fair, while the supply was ct no time bet.
s. p ssn ssss :. .p Ss q 1884,
$4,000 at 135@ls5l, $1,000, 5000. and $1,000 ct
1851. $4,000 ct l35l@l35}. $500, $500, $1,000.
$40 600 end &l2 500 at 1854. Sales Of Silver COM
ns scS ana 5000 d
Qi5ot American Silver Halves 81 l320l323
ana MEXICAN dollars ct l374@l3s.
FOREIGN ExcHASaH-0perations under the
above heading have disciosed steady but insc-
tive market. Offerings Of commercial Sterling
and Francs were of . restricted character
throughout, while the demand, especiaIIy for
choice bills, was uniformly In excess of the sup
ply. and previous rates were generally maintained
eli round. The following comprise the whole Of
the sales that are deemed worthy of special no.
tice, viz: fl500 and f2000 AL commercial Ster-
$1,000, f25OO and $4,000 do. at l463; $4,000 private
bankers do. at l46f, and $500 bank sight ct 147A.
Sales Of Francs included 0.000f. bankers st
3s5. and 100 000f. and 400 .000f. commercial at
3s7a. We quote this evening: Bank Sterling ct
l46i@l47i, commercial do. at l45i@l46l, bank
Francs 3.s64@3.s5. and commercial do. 3.ssi0
3s7A.
DOMESTIC ExcHAHGE-There Is no new feature
Of any kind to refer to In the Domestic Exchange
sight continue ample, while the remittance in
and bankers, s siii suficlent to absorb most Of
q ooCoe cb.oF. ne .s ssg
last % follows, viz $4,000, 81, 900 and $4,000
New York sight at u cent. discount; $4,000,
$4,000 and $50 600 do. at lille y cent. discount;
count; $40 600 and SIS 600 Boston sight at "a y
cent discount; $4,000 five days New York sight
at u cent. discount; sal. 900 and $50 900 New
York thirty days sight ct II % cent. discount,
cent discount. Bank sight on New York still
rules ct u cent. discount and commercial do.
at t@2 cent. discount.
UNcuRRENr NorEs AND sEcuRrrrKs-There is
Ten Per Cents, the former owing TO an increased
demand for payment Of contracts under the re-
cent purchases Of the markets. Holders are very
stiff, however, and It is difficult to obtain round
Most other securities continue steady and the
tendency oil round 10 In favor of sellers, viii be
seen by the subjoined statement Of the actual
fales for the day, viz $4,000 Bank Of Louisiana
Notes, at lsc. % dollar; $1,000 and $40 900 Louis.
lana State Notes, at &c.; s75 600 City Treasury
Notes, at $40. SIS 900 and SAL 900 do, ct
and $3.50 and $4,000 do. ct 34ic. $4,000 and
$22 500 do at $780,, and $40, 900 and SIS 900 do at
Cents ct 40. $4,000 do. ct 74ac.; $500 do. at
75c., and $4,000 do. ct 76c. % dollar $40 900 Lou.
isiana State Warrants ct sl30s2c. b dollsr, and
$4,000 Levee Bonds at 603. Sales of Stocks in
cluded Is shares City Railroad Company ct $l66
y share. fs7r sr.a Il. f.
BOARD OF BRoKERs-The sales at tho board to-
night comprise the following. viz: $1,000 Gold at
1876: $500 and $4,000 do. ct l35t; $500 City Ten
Per Gents at rs, and $500 do. ct 76{ $500 Bank of
Louisiana Notes ct IL cents on the dollar; 20
shares Levee Steam Cotton Press at $62 so d
share. $685. r n
SPECIAL DIsPArcHEs.-We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies Of the
following private dispatches received from that
Netc York, Dec. 1910 A. M.-Gold opened st
134s. 1880 A. M.-Gold l343. Cotton very firm
holders sehing higher rates bid for middling 25Ac.
Mobile 25ic.. Orleans 2ec. Sterling steady. Has
A. N.-Cotton demand fair, prices advanced,
middling 25lc., Mobile &c.,, Orleans 26ic. Sterl-
ing lo940ll0& 1890 p. M.-Gold 134i. Cotton
demand active ct full prices market excited;
middling &c.,, Mobile 264c., Orleans 263cs 6terl-
ing steady. 3P.x.-God closed at l34}. Cotton
market less active. prices maintained sales 5000
bales; middling &c.,, Mobile 264c., Orleans 263c.
Liverpool, bee. so-ll:lS A. x.-Cotton market
active; estimated Sales 600 bales; uplahds l0ld,
Orleans llld. 1:20 p. M.-Cotton market sctivel;
upland 10sd.. Orleans l1td.; sales 10000 bales.
5P.M.-Cotton market firm sales to-day 1000
bales, uplands l0Id., Orleans II Id.
Hare, Dec. 30-A. M.-Cotton market active;
tres ordinare LA, adost LA. l:20 P. Motion
market excited; tres ordinairs LIS, afoat las.