The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-28
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Monday Evening". Jan u, 1855
The most prominent feature OF the movement in
financial circles to day has been heavy advance
in rates of Gold and Fe reign Exchange Influenced
by repidiy upward tendency 10 prices at New
York. The Offering supply OF cash Gold In this
msrket has been of restricted character through
out, and with but barely moderate demsad at
any time noticeable, operations have been con-
fined TO TIRE appended amounts, viz D.: $4,000 in the
morning at 1885,; $4,000 subsequently at l39;
SIS coo, Gold check. in the morning at q cent.
premium on Gold; $4,000 do. late 10 the day at }
" cent premium; 5000 Gold at 1891; $4,000
$4,000 and Sl2,500 at 1894, and $4,000, Gold
check, Of ~ cent. discount. Sales Of silver have
included only some triiing amounts OF American
and Mexican coin within The range Of our quota
tons, which now rule as follows viz: Gold 1894
l394; American Silver Coin l3230Sl33t, aud Mexi-
can Dollars l4l@l42.
FOREIGN EXCBANGs.-Q1Otati0ns of both Ster.
Ing and Francs have been enhanced to-day owing
TO the upward tendency Of the Gold market. The
Offering supply was constantly in excess Of the
demand, however and the total operations have
been Emitted to the annexed amounts viz fl010
bill Of lsdiDg Sterling at l5O4 fjOO three days
clear do. in the morning, and $500 and $50 go
days do. late 10 the day at Isl, $1,000 and 5000
bank do. at 1853, $1,000 bill of ading equal to best
clear, towards the close OF business, at 1871,
so coo and G5 0O0f bank Francs at 3. TO- 20 OOOf
bankers do at 3.724 and so 900 commercial do.
at 3.733. The ruling figures this evening were
l530pl534 for bank Sterling. l5I40l524 for clear
JIG
3.l1f. for bank Francs, and 3.76l03.725f Tor
commercial Francs. a.
DOMEsT.C ExCHANGE.-rhe tendency OF the
movement under the above heading to day has
been steadily in favor Of drawers and sellers. The
enhanced asking prices of the staple have almost
wholly excluded buyers for the Northern and
Eastern markets. and the offerings of commercial
sight and short sight have consequently become
very much reduced. The inquiry on the part of
RENTERS discloses little IL any Improvement how
nWN1 GNeA
also limited. most Of the banks CT utemplate
an early advance in their counter checking
rates. The purchases by banks and bankers since
our last have been confined TO the following
amounts, viz: $4,000, $50 900 and SIS 000 bank
eI's sight, at ] u cent. discount; S25, 900 and
$40 600 Commercial do. at ll-l6 e. cent discount;
$f5 eco do. at III 1901 d cent. discount $1,000
and $40 600 do, at u cent. discounts and $40 0OO
80 days do, at l. Is cent. discount. In the 40.
sence Of any qnotable alteration in rates, we still
repeat previous figures. as follows. viz q cent.
discount at bank, and ll-l60l3 Is u cent. dis.
count out OF doors for sight checks on the North
ern cities.
UNCuRBENT NoTEs AND SCIENTIFICALLY and
State notes indicate steadily increasing weakness.
Offerings are heavy and the demand shows a
very material abatement The total sales to-day
included Only $500 small city notes at u cent dts
count; $1,000 do.s Al e cent. discount; $500 do.
or u cent. discount $4,000 do. at 4o5k b cent.
discount; $1,000 do. &C 50 h cent. discount;
$4,000 large do. at l3J q cent. discounts $4,000 do.
at IL u cent. discount; 5000 do. at IA b
cent. discount; $500 do az l44 a CEN.
discount; $1,000 Louisiana State notes, re-
retailedby broker at 274 52s@ u cent. discount;
$500 do. at 273 ~ cent discount, and $1,000 do.
the afeTnoon at 294 u cent. discount. Sales Of
Stocks ard Bonds exhibit but little, il any, recu.
peraiiOn aud the only sale that transpired to day
has been one Of so shares City Railroad company
at l6l.
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs.-We are Indebted to
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day. viz:
Netc York Jan. 27-l0 A. M.-Gold 1905. ii A.
M-Gold l401. Cotton demand moderate,
prices firm. Sterling steady. 5 p. M.-Gold 14ll.
Cotton demand moderate, prices firm aud un-
changed. Freight room scarce and shippers eau
not operate. Sses to day 1000 bales.
LicepoOl. Jan. 27-l:20 p. M.-CottOn nomin.
ally uuchaI ged I; Sales IL 900 bales. 3. P. A.
Cotton market nomin4lly unchanged.
London, Jan. 27--5 P. M.-Consols 934 5-20s
72@72I.
q sntrnLI hrrour rus RArrUNAL BANKS.
The following ere the most prominent and inter
esting items taken from the abstract made by the
controller Of the currency, Of the reports made
by all the National Banks in the United States, on
the morning Of the 9th of January: