The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-19
Asm Orleans ,Munsp Rarket.
OEzs0zsT OFrIos, No. "a OAR srRxur.
Tuesday Evening. Feb Is. 1864

Tuesday Evening. Feb Is. 1868
Increasing ease is still the most prominent
feature OF the money market With the very
heaVy daily sales Of Cotton since the close of our
weekly review, Friday evening. the 18th instant.
the volume of Currency has been augmented 10
an unusual extent, while the demands for accom-.
inooauon during the same time have disclosed a
continued steady abatement. Rates of interest
and discount have undergone no alteration, how.
ever and We still quote = cent. per annum at
esnk and lGl4 D cent. per month out OF doors
LOT snort gut edged paper, and l0ll2 u cent. per
snnum for long dated notes secured by choice
city mortgage.
GOLD AND STANDARDIZATION in Gold have
beeh 10 a ian extent from day 10 day, and rates
nave disclosed less violent fluctuations than for
some time past. Silver has been. as heretofore
10 light supply, and the triaing lots thrown upon
tbe market have been absorbed at about SGlO
points under the ruling price of Gold. The Ope-
IsuOns Today included the following amounts
VIZ: $1,000 and 5000 in the morning. at l4OI
SZUOO and $1,000, at l40i $4,000 at 40 SO 600 at
1893, and $500, $4,000 and SIO, 900 at 1884, The
sales OF silver to day comprised $500 American
Halves at 1873; 1000 Mexican Dollars at I42l (;
lOO DO. at l43, and 1900 do. at l434 The ruling
figures this evening are l394@l4O for Gold, 1920
i55 Tor American Silver Com, and l429l43 for
Mexican Dollars.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Sterling and Francs have
advanced since the date Of our last weekly sum.
mary. The market has been heavily supplied
throughout, owing to the large daily sales of
cotton, but the demand has been Commensurate
WIN lut OUeflDRs, ana rates have considerably
improved in accordance with the upward move
ment IN Gold In New York. The principal sale.
to-day are included in the following statement
~: $4,000 bill Of lsding Sterling at 1921, Ek6OO
ma t4OOO do. at 1853, $1,000 do. at l52lll53
4OOOOf al commercial Francs at 3. 49, 1873 600 do'
a. 3.724, and 5O,000f. bank do. at 376f. We now
quote bank Sterling at l5330l54, clear)bills 1924
00l63. bill Of lading bills l5l4Gl52, bshk Francs
S'1V05.6s4, and commercial Francs 3(7593 72tf
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-There is ms material va.
Ration Of any kind to refer 10 under the above
heading. The Offering supply hsis been daily aug
Inented by purchases Of cOttoll for the North and
East, but with steady demand throughout the
ACCOMMODATIONS were at no fine permitted 70 be-
come excessive, and rates have ruled quite ami.
formiy from the opening Of the week TO the close
OF business this eVe1fng. Transactions to-day in.
GUIDED me annexsd amounts, viz: S25, 900 Boston
and $4,000, $22SsdO, S25 900, $50 900 and s5O 600
New Hork~<sight at ll.I6 n cent. discount;
Sie guy and 100000 do. at I y cent. discount;
80 w do. at ll-lGG3 II cent. discount and some
fnng lots OF short sight at corresponding figures.
we still quote y cent discount at bank aud
u-l60l3-l6 u cent. discount out Of doors for
sight checks on the Northern cities.
UECURREET NoTEs AND SECURITIEs-There has
been but lite movement and. no material atera-
ton noticeable in the above to-day. The sales Of
notes comprised $1,000 and $4,000 small city notes
at u cent. discount; $1,000 large do. at l2t n
cent. discount; $1,000 do at ll3 ~ cent discount;
$500 do. at Is 81 cent. discount and $4,000 Louis.
lana state, at short time, at q II cent discount
WhhO hhutabhons III DtCuIlles Included 70 ana ~
shares Crescent City railroad stock at 10 % do.
Hope Insurance Company at so, and $1,000 city
bond 10 railroad, January and July coupons, at IS.
bPECIAL DIsPATCHBs.-We are Indebted 60
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
AeIo York, FEB. $50 A. Mold opened at
l4lt. COttOn-holders anticipating an advance
are holding their stocks out of market. Low mid
ding 22tc.. middling 23G23lc., Mobile 231c., Or
leans 254g24c., good middling 24tc. 1850 A.
M.-Gold l4l. CottOn-market very firm, holders
asking higher rates. Low middng 2249222c.,
middlng 233c., good midding 25c.. Mobile 23i0
24c., Ole rs A4". Sterling steady. IL M.-GOld
l4O5. Cotton-demand active at full prices. Ster.
ling steady. P. M-GOld l4l. CottOn-de-
mand active at full prices sales 5000 bales. Stsr-
ling adyanced-l09l@llO4
LiU9pool, FEB. lS-ll:l5 A. M-Cotton market
firm. Estimated sales Is 900 bales. Uplands ga
3d., Orleans 9i@94d. l:20 PN.-Cotton market
buoyant Estimated sales 20, 900 bales. Uplands
9}@93d. Orleans 9f@9ld. 5 P. M.-Cotton
N nket active. Sales 10000 bales. Uplands 94d.,
Orleans 9@d.
London. FEB. ls-ll:l5 A. M.-Cousols 92iG
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