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Saturday Evening. Dsc. S. 1894
The money market Is essentially unchanged.
Gold opened at New York this morning at 1854
against 1855, the closing rate yesterday. At 1896
A. n. il still quoted at 1851 At Has IL ruled
at 1891 and at p N. it closed at 1861. The move
ment IN our market has disclosed considerable
sensitveness throughout the day, but the demand
ana supply continued restricted nevertheless. We
append particulars of the principal operations a.
follows, viz: $1,000, $1,000 and $4,000 Gold at
l3S szo0o and sl5 900 do. at 1851; s25, ,00e do.
and s75, 900 do. at 1876. In Silver there we're sales
of $1,000 American halves at 1913, and we now
quote Gold l35i6l364. Ameri,sn Silver coin
l33a@la4a, and Mexican do lars lssC0lss}.
FOREIGN Misunderstanding and Franco have
teen moderately active to day at full prices. The
market was amply supplied with commercial
bills, and the demand has been fair throughout,
with decided tendency in favor of drawers and
sellers. The subjoined statement. however. COM
prizes most if not all of the leading operations,
viz: fl0o0 bank Sterling at l473; $1,000 do. at
l47l; f5O00, f30O0 and $4,000 AL commercial do.
at l4es; $4,000 do. at 146l; $4,000 do. ct l46l@
l463, snd fl7,000 do. at l47@l47l; 50,000f. pri-
mercial do. at 3.s5; 50,o0Of., l0o.0o0f. and
$50 000f do. at 3.s6t, and l00.000f. do. at
3.s73. We now quote bank Sterling 14730
1474. commercial do. l46@l47, bank Francs 3.s3{
@3.s22f, and commercial do. 3.s7A13.s64f
Domestic ExCHAN6E-There has been barely
moderate remittance inquiry noticeable under the
above heading to-day, and as offerings Of COM
mercial sight and short sight continued in excess
Of the demand, the movement for the day but
barely upheld previous quotations, as will be
by the appended reports of actual purchases by
banks and bankers, viz: $2l 900, SIS 900, $40 900
and $4,000 New York commercial sight at y
cent. discount, $4,000 ten days do. at % cent.
discount, and $4,000 sight on Boston at ll.16 n
cent. discount. We still quote 1@3 u cent. dis
count at bank, and s@lll6 u cent. discount out
OF doors for sight checks on Northern cities.
UNcURRENT Notes AND SEcURITIEs-We have
no special alteration to report In uncurrent notes
or securities. The market has been fairly sup
piled, and the demand has continued steady. but
there Is considerable discrepancy in the views of
buyers and sellers as regards prices, and trans
actions since or last were confined TO the annexed
amounts, viz $1,000 city notes at 3S ~ cent. dis
count, aud $4,000 city 10 b cent. bonds at 74c.
u dollar. At auction there were sales by Pafrey
d Co., auctioneers, of 100 shares Louisiana State
Bank at $22 % share,
SPECIAL DIsPArcHEs.-We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz:
Neao York, Dec. 5-l0:30 A. M.-Gold opened ct
1853. Cotton quiet and weak; nominally, mid
ding 243c.; Mobile 242c.; Orleans Csc. Receipts
of the week, net 1865, gross 81 900. Sales $500
bales. Exports since lst September l02 900 bales.
Receipts for the week az ell United States ports,
sc, GOO bales. Sterling l09i@ll0t. HAS A. M
Gold 1854. Cotton dull and nominal. Mid
ding 24ac., Mobile 24lc., Orleans 25c. bid. but
ask &c. higher on account of advance in Gold 3
P. M-Gold closed at 1869. Cotton dull and NOM
insl. Sales to-day 1000 bales. Middling 2ilc.,
Mobile 24}c., Orleans 25c. Sterling steady.
LiUe1poOl, Dec. 5-ll:l5 A. M-Cotton market
dull. Estimated sales 5000 bales; uplands II d.,
Orleans llsd. 3 P. Cotton market dull-prices
unchanged. Sales to day 5000 bales. p. NJ
Cotton market heavy. Sales to-day 5000 bales.
Uplands lld., Orleans ID.