The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-01
Rsw erIeans BluneQ Rarkst.
Cx1scESr OrTIoE, No. - OkEr STREET.,
FridaE EReuilg. Jan 81. lalS


The Gold market closed this evening at pre-.
ciseIy the same figures quoted yesterday. The
demand and supply have been limited throughout,
and the total movement resulted in the following
actual saleH. viz $1,000 in the morning at 1881
sII COO do. at 1881 $1,000 aud $500 do. at 1891
5000 and t25OO do. At 1854 $1,000 do. at 1885
5000 and Is 600 at 1884, and $1,000 deliverable to-
morrow at 1881. Sales Of Silver included 1000
Mexican dollars at l42 We now quote l35lG
1894 for Gold l32GGl33 for American Silver cola,
and l420l43 for Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE The movement in Sterling
and Francs indicates but little II any improve
nent. The market is amply supplied, while the
demand is still restricted, and rates rule az re-
ported for several days past The purchases to-
day have been limited 20 the following amounts,
viz ElOO0 and $500 strictly Al Sterling at 1923;
5000 90. az 1925; 3j,0O0f. commercial Francs at
312l; 80 0OOf. do. at the same; 20 000f. bankers
DO al 7Of and 30 O0Of. and so 0OOf. do. at 375f.
The closing figures this evening we're l53Gll53t
for bank Sterling, l5l4Ml525 for clear bills, 1904
6Ll6l4 for bill Of lddiug bills 3.70lg366f for
bank Francs, and 3.7l4g3.6S4t for commercial
Francs.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-There has been no mate
Iial alteration noticeable under the above head
ing during the past week. All of the bankers
enhanced their figures yesterday, as the Offering
supply had become very much reduced, owing 20
an almost total suspension of purchases OF Cot
ton for the Northern and Eastern markets. The
movement in the leading staple yesterday and
10 day, however, has been almost wholly for the
above points, and with an increase in the amount
OF actual offerings, rates have again gone no To
their former figures. The total sales to banks
end bankers TO day comprised Sl5 900 at ~ cent.
discount; $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 do. at
ll.lG p cent discount; $1,000 and $40 600 do. at
The same; $40 coo do. at / II cent. discount;
$4,000 bankers do. OF GIG u cent. discount;
$685. 600 DO. at 6 e cent. discount; 100000 and
$25 600 do. at ll6 n cent. discount; and $40 900
one days sight at . u cent. discount.
UNCURRENT NoTEs AND SECURITEs-The move
ment in the former to-day comprised the following
amounts, viz: $500 small City Notes at ~ u
cent; $1,000 at Il cent. discount; 100 do at Al
a. cent. discount; $1,000 do. at - q cent discount;
$500 do. at Il Il cent. discount; $1,000 $4,000 and
Sl7 goo large do at l34 cent discount; $1,000 and
5000 do. at l34 u cent discount and $500 do. at
l4B a. cent. discount $1,000 Louisiana state Notes
RECALLED at 27B $500 do. at 2sl and $500 at ..
The sales Of Stocks to-day comprised j23 shares
Bank of New Orleans at "a 300 shares Jackson
Railroad at -, and $1,000 City Bonds to Railroads,
with May and November coupons, at Is.
SPECIAL DIsPArCHEs.-We are indebted TO
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
Nel1 York, Jan. 3l-l0 A.H.-Gold opened at
14O4. 1920 A. H.-GOld l40l. Cotton market
very firm; holders asking higher rates; low mid
ding lSIlSic., mddling 1910, Mobile l9ln.,
Orleans 2Oc., good nddling 2Olc. Sterling 1910
1lOl. IL A. Mold l4O1. Cotton market ex-
cited and unsettled; accurate quotations cannot
be gwen; low middling Isle, midding l93c.,
Mobile l54c., Orleans ZO4c., good mddllngs ZO5c
Sterling steady. l2M.-Gold l40t. COttOn-de
mand active at full prices. Sterling steady. 3 P.
N.-GOd l40f. Cotton has been active at full
prices, but now quiet; sales to-day 5000 bales, at
unchanged figures.
LiUe7pOOl, Jan. 3l.-ll:l5 A.M-Cotton market
active estimated sales 10 900 bales; uplauds
I'D, Orleans std. Sales for the week ll3 900
bales-for export 10 900 bales. for speculation
1900 bales. Stock on hard 800 600 bales, OF
which lac geo are American. l:20 P. Motion
nnphanngn M-l'nffnn market .
tive; sales to-day $1,000 bales uplands 7bd +,
Orleans I'd.