The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-26
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CsssozIT OTFIok, No. 81 Okny sTKKxf,
Haturday Evening. Jan 70 1893

the average daily extent, closed this evening at
4 u cent decline: The Offering supply was bat
barely moderate throughout, and as the demand
was at no time active or general, operations in.
clUded only the appended amounts, viz $4,000 al
1851; $1,000, $4,000, $4,000 and $40 600 at 1893:
$1,000 al 1885,; $4,000, $4,000 and 10000 at 1881
and $4,000 at 1888. Sales of Silver comprised
$500 American halves at 1872; $500 do. at 1873,
and some small lots Of Mexican dollars within the
range Of our quotations. which now rnle as fol-
lows. viz: Gold l3s4@l39, American Silver coin
l32@l33, and Mexican dollars l4OI0lA4.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-The most noticeable
feature in the movement under the above heal.
ing to-day has been q slight Strengthening OF
rates arising from marked falling of in the sup
ply OF commercial. Purchases of Cotton for
Northern aud Eastern account having been par
tally suspended during the past few weeks there
has been but little addition made in the meantime
10 previous offerings, while the remittance de-
mand, although Of very restricted character,
exhibited on the whole highly respectable az
Rregdte from week TO week. The sales ~ banks
and bankers to-day included $4,000, sl2 900,
$4,000, SO COO $4,000, s45 600 and $50 900 bank
eTs' New York sight at y cent. discount; $1,000.
$4,000 aud $4,000 Commercial do. at III l6 u
cent discount; $4,000 and $50 600 do. at u
cent discount; and SIC, 900 five days sight at q
cent. discount. In the absence of any quOtsble
variation in rates continue to quote follows,
viz: u cent. discount at bank aud Il-l60
1916 q cent. discount out Of doors for sight
checks on the Northern cities.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Sterling and Francs have
been more firmly held to-day, but the demand was
Eight throughout, and as the supply was more
than ample TO meet ordinary requirements, no
quotabe advance has tTanspired in rates. The
total operations have been restricted u
fl30 eco, bill Of lading sterling-equal to clear
bisat 1914, $500 bank sterling, at 1854; SO 00Of.
commercial francs at 3.75f. and lO0,000f. bankers
DO. at 373i Quotations now rule at l523l53 for
bank sterling, l5l0l52 for clear bills, l4940l5l
for bill OF aoing bills, 21613 70f. for bank francs
and 3. 7S40l3.734 for commercial francs.
UKCURR1NT NoTBs AND SEcURITIEs-OperatiOn
in City and State notes have disclosed still further
weakness since our last. The Offering supply was
heavy throughout and the inquiry was restricted
10 an unusually limited number of buyers for
Saturday, which heretofore has been the most &C.
tive day Of the week, especially in the small is
sues, which are extensively used In payments aud
settlements. Tie purchases and sales to day have
been confined to the annexed amounts, viz: $1,000
and $1,000 small City at - cent discount, $1,000
do. al 49@5 II cent. discount $4,000 and $4,000 do.
&C % cent discount, $1,000 do. at st " cent. dis
count, $500 large dc. at l24 u cent. dscol ant.
$4,000 do. at l34 % cent discount, 5000 do. at l3i
% cent discount and $1,000 do. at IA u cent. Dis
count. Sales OF Stocks have been restricted TO
thirty shares Union Bank at $50 and 80 shares
Carrolron Railroad at rs.
REAL ESTATE There was q large amount of
property offered At the Merchants Exchange to-
day, but the bidding dispirted and the sales
were comparatively light. AS as indication of
present ruling prices, however, we subjoin full
report OF the operations Of one Of our most popu-
lar auctOneer firms:
Sales by j. h. Walton 4 Deslonde, Jan. Is, 1868:
One lot of ground On Carondeet street, corner
Of EuteTpe, $235O.
One lot Of ground on Carondelet street, adjoin
ing the corner, $3.50.
One lot of ground on Carondelet street, third
from the corner, $3.50.
One lot Of ground corner Rochebave and Banks
Streets $3.50.
Four lots of ground, being portion Of square
No. 44s, bounded by Galvez. Miro, ITALIA and
Erato streets, at S5l a lot, 1901.
Effl4r LOT of nd haiur No
bounded by GalyeZ, Miro, Melpomene aud Thalia
streets, al $44 a lot, S732.
Fourteen lots of ground, being a portion Of
square No. 465, bounded by Miro, Tonti, ITALIA
cad EratO streets, at $50 a lot, $500.
Twenty lots Of ground, being square No 462,
Rounded by Miro, Tont Melpomene and Thali8
streets at $50 a lot, $3.50.
One triangular lot of ground, corner OF EratO
aud Roche blave Streets in square No. $685. bounded
by Tonti, Rocheblave, Erato and Clio streets,
$50.
twenty lots of ground being portion Of suuare
No. 464, bounded by Tonti, Rocheblaye, Erato
and Thalia streets, at s26 lot, $500.
Ten lois Of ground, being portion OF square
No. 4G5, bounded by 1ont, Rocheblave, Thalis
and helpomene streets, at $50 lot, $500;
Nine lots of ground, being portion OF square
Nos. 479 and 56S bounded by ROcheolave, Dorge-
nois, Clio and Erato streets, at s25 lot, s225.
Twenty lots of ground, being a portion OF
square No. AIS, bounded by Rocheblave, DOrge-
nOis, Erato and ITALIA streets, at $23 q lot $3.50.
One Triangular lot Of ground corner OF Roche
blaye aud ITALIA streets, in square No. All,
bounded by Rocheblave, D0rgenois, Thalia and
MelpomeDe streets, measuring twenty -elg1t feet
two inches six lines front on RochebaVe street,
S35.
Twenty three lots of ground, being portion of
square Nos. $50 and 693, bounded by DOrgenOis,
Broad, Clio and Erato streets, at $50 lot. $500.
Seven lots of ground being portion OF square
No. 4sl, bounded by Dorgenois, Broad, Erato and
Italia streets, at $32 a lot, $224.
Six lots of ground, being a portion Of square
No. sos, bounded by Broad, White, Clio and Cal
Hope streets at S23, $l3S.
Seventeen lots OF ground, being portion OF
square No. 594, bounded by Broad, White, Clio
and Erato streets, at $24 lot, s40s.
Total, 81 ,S3l.
SPECIAL DIsPATcHKs.-we are Indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line foI copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day. viz:
Nelo York, Jan. 25-10A. Mold opened at
l4O IL A. M-Gold lao. Cotton demand mod.
crate prices firm and unchanged; sales for the
week 80 600 bales; receipts 10 500 bales; exports
1900 bales; stock on hand 40 600 bales. Sterling
l09l@llCt. II Mold 1891. Cotton-Uemand
moderate; prices firm; low middlings Hottie,
middling l7lc., Mobile lsc., Orleans lS5c., good
middliDg I9c. Sterling steady. P. M.-Gold
closed at l40. Cotton-demand good. prices
tending upward; low middlings l740i13c. mid
dngs lS0lS4c., Mobile lssc, Orleans .lS4Gl9c.,
good l98c. Sterling steady.
LirCYOOl, Jan. 25-ll A. M.-Cotton-demand
good prices firm; estimated sales II 600 bales
uplands 7id.; Orleans sd. 3. P. M.-Cotton mar
ket active. Sales today $4,000 bales: uplanda
7S07id., Orleans S0DSId.
London. Jan. 25-ll A.. -Consols~92s 093.
Five-twenties ~.
The STATE DEBTs.-In calculating the financial
condition Of the country, and estimating what Il
10 be done in order to restore the state OF affairs
that existed before the war, there is tendency
TO employ the national debt as the Que and only
matter Of importance. And in reckoning how
much progress has been made since the rebellion
closed there is q similar lapse attributable to a
similar oversight. The fault is not universal, We
are aware, but 1t is so general as TO influence
many whose expectations would be more wisely
ordered were they TO include 10 their scope the
several State, county and city debts that exist in
different directions.
Precisely what these indebtednesses amount n
We are unable TO state, after having preserved
the annual reports Of the states for some time
A statement lately published makes the indebted
ness of lS66 1852 l54 500, against S255 ,S49, 7Os
six years ago, an increase Of so. 3O4,ssl. This
includes only the loyal States the rebel increase
being confined TO an accumulation OF overdue
interest by the results Of the But this is al
item of moment. Alabama has increased hel
Ssbts Tins s25e 972: Florida, s255 1858 Louisi