The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-14

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Increasing ease d still the most noticeable fsa.
lure Of the money market. Currency s in ample
supply, both In and out Of bank, while the de-
mands for accommodation Disclose, II anything, a
steady dminution. Rates Of ell grades OF paper
are nominally unchanged. however, and We there
fore repeat previous quotations IS follows, viz:
3 y cent. b annum ct bank and l01} ~ cent. u
month out OF doors for short gilt edged paper. am
l0Ql2 y cent. y annum for long dated notes
cured by strictly Al city mortgage.
GOLD AND Transactions In Gold have
been marked By unusual fluctuations throughout
the week., ending this evening. The market has
been for the most part amply supplied, while the
demand has been generally Of restricted charac-
ter, and but little speculative movement at any
time noticeable. As may be readily inferred the
variations in rates here were almost exclusively
due to the sudden, and ct times, violent alteration
Ii prices at New York. Silver has been in very
limited supply and demand throughout. and the
changed hands at from la02 points below Cod
for American halves and quarters, and 2&03 ~
cent. premium on Gold for Mexican dollars. Ope-
rations to-day embrace the following amounts,
viz $500 and $40 00G Gold at 1345, $4,000, SIS.
600 and $4,000 do. at 1914, $4,000, Sill 900.
SIS 900, $25 600 do at l34l. and $1,000 do. at 1884,
FOREIGN ExCHANGE-The movement in Sterling
and Francs during the past week has been quite
rs Saf Sss an sss &c S:ssy &
Gold and the extreme rates demanded by sellers
for foreign bills, have prevented heavier opera.
tons. To-day the market has been quiet and
prices easier TRANSACTIONS embrace the annexed
amounts, viz $1,000 private bankers Sterling at
LAG; f2500 AL commercial do. at 1l52; $1,000 do
at last $1,000 bill lading do, $500 do. and $4,000
Al commercial do. at l45; $4,000 do. at l45t;
bankers Francs at $50; 80 .0eof do. at 3.sol;
IS 0o0f and IS ,000f. do. at 392a; 50.000f. do ct
3.932. We now quote bank Sterling l45l61ll6:
commercial do. l44aQl45; bank fraucs 3.ssl0
3.s9s. and commercial do. 3.93403.9l4.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-A steady and gradual inn
provement in rates is the only noticeable feature
in the movement under this heading. offerings of
commercial sight and short sight we're light while
the demand continued of but q barely moderate
character. Total purchases to day by banks and
bankers embraced the subjoined amounts Wig:
s2l coo bank sight, $4,000 and $40 900 private
bankers do. at par; Sill 000 $40 900, $50 900 and
$4,000 do. at lie u cent. discount $30, 900,
$4,000 and 100000 do. at 70 cent. discount;
$4,000 do. on Boston at lie % cent. discount:
$4,000 do. at % cent discount, and $4,000
thirty days do. on New York at II D cent. dis.
count.
UScuRRENr NoTEs AND Securities move
ment under this heading has been restricted, nm
settled and exceedingly Unsatisfactory to holders
throughout the week ending this evening. Some
few sales have been effected at irregular figures
but the demand has been at no time much better
than nominal, and the market is In too unsettled
condition to obtain reliable or even closely sp-
PioAhnounS PRICES iot any security upon Inc mar
ket. Operations to-day have been confined to the
appended sales, viz $1,000 city notes at 40 %
cent discount, and $4,000 city 10 o cent. bonds at
Gee. % dollar. 80
DIvIDEND-On the 1lth inst the Crescent CITY
Railroad Company declared dividend of 81 y
share, payable on and after the 9th inst, upon
which the company have already paid the usual
internal revenue tax.
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs-We are Indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following. private dispatches received from that
Ne,o York, Nou. 1910 A. x.-Gold opened at
1884. Sterling declined 109l0109s. 10:45 A. M
Gold 1884. Cotton demand moderate. prices firm;
middling 24cl.. Mobile 24c4., Orleans 24lc. Sterl-
ing advanced 09a@l095. 12M-Gold 1889. Cot
ton holders ask advance; buyers operate with
caution. awaiting cable middling 24fc., Mobile
24ac., Orleans 24lc. Sterling steady. P. NJ
Gold closed 1885. Cotton quiet and steady.
Sales to day 1900 bales; middling 24lc., Mobile
249c., Orleans 24lc. e5terling steady.
Liverpool, Moo. 13-1l:l5 A. Motion mar
d Orleans sales Sale: q &c s- week vPsSSs
bales; for export $1,000 bales; to spectators
5000. Stock on hand 400 900, of which "A 900 are
American. LEO p. NJ Cotton dull, tending down.
Estimated sales l0, 900 bales. Uplands lOi0l0zd.,
Orleans 1l@lltd. Stock afoat 29l 900, OF which
IS 900 are American. p. M.-Cotton market
lull, prices lower. Sales to-day 10000 bales.
Jplands l0ld., Orleans lid.
London. Nou. ls-1:l A. M.-Consols 94l
094s. 6-20's TAT. l:20 P. NJ Consols unchanged.
'-20's T4s. 81 M.-Consols 94g. sos 74l.
Hdure, Nou. l3-A. M.-Cotton transactions
mall. Prices declining. Tres ordinaire 1.36.
Soon-Cotton nomnslly unchanged. Tres ordi-
laire l36. EvenIng-Cotton declining. Tres
,rdin are LBS. Low middling afoat l.23.