The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-23
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Wednesday Evening. april %. 1858.


The money market continues dull and depressed.
There is no commercial paper offered on the
street and though the inquiry is fair, there is no
pressure on the banks for discount. AL good short
paper Is taken at y cent. First, second and
third class mortgage paper Is taken by brokers 81
TO- IL and Is % cent. premium.
There is rather more cheerfulness generally atthe
result of the election reports received, which Is
eyiDced by the improvement in city currency.
Generally. however, there Is little disposition TO
invest money. which continues to accumulate on
deposit
markets in block for ten years TO the highest
bidder above 81 200 900. The result will be i'm.
portsnt in its influence on OUTSTANDING issues
Gold opened this morning at 400 9i04 pre-
MUM for round lots, the New York morning quo
tation being 39l; later in the day, however, il
went ND TO 40 in New York. Transactions here
are reported to the extent OF $40 900, In three
lots AT 4O3: sl4 600 similarly divided at 40A;
$40 COO at 40I; and $4,000. $4,000 and sll 500 At
40 b cent. premium. clos NJ firm. Counter rates
l4010l42 American halves at the counter
l355@ls63. Missouri skies l43Gl4l4.
Foreign Exchange is scarce, in the absence
of cotton sales. No transactions in commercial
are reported to-day. In the morning $1,000 bank
was sold o. 1884; later, fS50O at 1887, aud after
the advance in Gold a small bill at l55. CONNER
cial is Dominaly worth l5S@l54. Nothing done
In Francs.
distant banks are ordering their balances remit
ted in U. S. currency. Commercial is selling at
10 premium, the banks checking At !.
Civ notes are rather fuctuating, though no
large transactions are reported. At last evenings
hoard sales were made OF Sll 900 at S27k, $l3 900
at 27i, $1,000 at 275 and $4,000 AZ 49, To-day prices
are firmer. Late IN the day $4,000 sold at 27c., the
counter rates being 2702S. There is little ankle y
TO day either to sell or boy.
In Securities we note sales of $1,000 each Of
Sun Mutual and Orleans Mutual Insurance Scrip.
<1f al g1lC. alan sig shQrRa of Car
rolton railroad at 81.
SPECIAL DIsPATcBEs.-We are indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day. viz:
Ne,o York, Apra 22-l0 A. M.--Gold opened
1891. lO:45 A. N.-Gold 1893. Cotton-market
firm and more active. Prices shade better
though not quoted higher. Sterling llOtDllOs.
IL M-Gold 1898. Coton-demand moderate (;
prices firm. Middng 3lc., Mobile 3l3c.. Orleans
SEE. Sterling llOl@llo5. P. N.-Gold l4O.
Cotton market frm-holders asking higher prices.
Sales to-day lSO0 bales. Middlng 3l03l5c.,
Mobile sl5d32c., 0rlesns 32@S7ac. Sterling
steady. 3. P. M.-Gold 1897. Cotton-1emand
fair prices firm; rmness OF sellers restricts bust
ness. Sterling steady.
liverpool. Aprd 22- HIS A.M.-Cotton market
steady. Estimated sales 10 900 bales. Uplands
I2I@l2Ad., Orleans l2l9l2td. l:2O Pm lotion
nominaily unchanged. p. M-Cotton market
irmer. Sales to-day is 900 bales. Uplandsl2 I'd,
uplsnds shost l220l2kd., Orleans saOat l2si.
London, april z2-1l:l5 A. M.-Cousols $3.50
9St. 6zOs 7O4 l:2O P. M.-ConsOls 9Sl@9Sa
5-20s 704.