The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-09
,gem Orleans Wunep Warhet.
CRxscExr OFFICE. No. "a CAxP SrREEr. I
Thursday Eveninx, Oct 5, 1868

-.f CRxscrxr OFFICE No "a Car STREET.
NHa Thursday Evening. Oct 5, 1868 }
There il no change worthy of special remark in
the money market. Gold opened in New York at
1894 against l40. the closing rate last evening.
At IL NJ it stood at 1885,. and at P. NJ. closed ut
1891. The movement here has been quite heavy.
Offerings. owing TO the decline, have exhibited
conside able increase, and the demand was almost
entirely for speculation. Total operations embrace
the folowing amounts, viz: $1,000 aud $500 Gold
st 1881 $1,000 and $4,000 do. at 1857; $1,000, $l2-,
900 and SIS 900 DO. 1881; $40 00o, $40 900. $780,
600 and SAP 600 do at 1885, $1,000 aud $4,000 do. at
1884; 5000 SIC. 900, $40 0O0 and SIS 900 do. at
1873 and $40 900 do. at 1874. Sales OF Silver com
prise $1,000 american halves at 1859 and $1,000
do. at 1856. We now quote Gold l3SW13s4. Amer'
lean halvesat l34A@l353, Mexican dollars l4SC0
LA.
FOREIGN ExcH ANGE-The movement in Sterling
and Francs has disclosed q fair degree OF ANNA
ton, but at lower rates. Offerings OF commercial
bills are ample and the demand OF moderate
character. Total transactions embrace the SUB
Joined ar cunts viz: fle00 bank Sterling at Ill,
and f2O0O and f5000 AL commercial do. at 1904 !;
$4,000 bill lading bills at 149s f70Q and $4,000
and fl0, 900 do. at l492 40,000f. private bankers
francs at 3.794 l20O0f. do. at 3793. and II 00Of,
100 dO0f. AL commercial do. at 3 so; 40 000f. do.
a, 3sli We now quote nOminally bank Sterling
l5Ol@l503; commercial do. 1491l50; bank
Francs 3.79i@3.773; commercial do. at $500
ssh. ~
DOMESTIC HAfGE.-The movement under
offerings OF commercial and short sight are light
and the demand fair at previous figures. Total
purchsses to-day by banks and bankers comprise
he following amounts. viz: $4,000 New York
G. mmercial sight at GIG y cent. discount. 5000
SIS 600, $l2 600 and $50 900 DO. and $4,000 bank
sight at 4 y cent. discount. $4,000 Al CONNER
cal do. Of u cent. discount, $4,000 and $40 OVC
do at Tile ~ cent. discount and SIS, 600 ~ days
| do ct % cent. discount. We still quote s@l Q
cent discount at bank. and s09.l6 y cent. dis
| count out of doors for sight checks on Northern
| cities.
UNcuRRKNT NorEs AND SEcURIrIEs-There ha'
| been aui an active demand for city notes today
| al previous rates. Lpui lana State notes renait
| dull and neglected, and the movement IN stock
and bonds has been fair extent, but the entir'
particulars have been withheld. Total sales re
por ed embrace the following VIZ: $40 0O0 SIS. ON
| and $50 600 city notes at So. SIS 600 and $4,000
co. at $751; 500 900 In lots at G36}. So 900 do
At 500, SIS t00 do. at 36s. 500 900 buyers opuo'
| 40 DAYS OF $50, and si5 900 do. buyers option 8
dsyss at IS per cent. discount, IS shares Crescen
| City Bank at -.
| ,yku,AL uisPArcBps.-we are indebted "
he Western Onion Telegraph line for copies o
the following private dispatches received iron
that route to-day VIZ:
Ne,c York. Oct $40 A. N-Gold open
1885, 1880 A. M.-Gold 1885,. Cotton market du
prices lower. Mddling 25ic.. Mobile &c., o.
leans 26l,. Sterling l08.@lo9l. las A. NJ
| Gold 1891. Cotton market iaactive. Price
droopirg, pomiDslly. Mddling 2stc., Mobil
S2c, Orleans 2sc. Sterling steady. 3 P: !
,;old 1891! Cotton ma ket dali. Prices nomins
8 es to day 500 bales. Middlilg 25ac., Mobil
s5ic Orlesns 26c. Sterling steady.
Liueypool, Oct S.-1l:l5 A.. M.-Cotton m arke
duh. Estimated sales 5000 bales. Upland
lO5d: ORLEANS lid. l2-NooS-Cotfon markt
dal. Estimated sales 5000 bales. Quotitions IN
Herre. Oct. s-A. M-Cotton market dull
ties ordIu ARE IS.