The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-21
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FRIDAY Evening. March 90 1853
The feature Of the movement in the Money
market during the past week has been one OF
sesdly increasing ease. Offerings Of capital be We
been more than abundant, while the applications
Tor accommodation have been Of an exceedingly
restricted character throughout. II Is hardly ne.
eessary 10 say that terms hsve been favorable for
borrowers, but the incertitude as to the future 80
affects men who are disposed TO meet all of their
ohhgauons, that they are no longer disposed u
enter into new enterprises of any character The
onefirg rates continue 8 = cent. b annum at
bsnk. and l413 II cent. n month ont of doors for
short gilt-edged paper, and lOtal2 - cent y an.
mum Tor choice long dated notes secured by
strictly city mortgage notes.
GOLD AND SILvER--The variations in Gold have
been lever during the past week than for any
corresponding time from the opening to the close
OF the season. The market was for the most part
amply supplied, but, with daily varying quota
tons ~ the Northern markets, the general move.
ment has tended in favor of buyers We. how
ever, publish the accurate daily variations in e1r
appropriate columns. Sales OF Silver have been
too trifiing 10 attract notice. The total sales to-
cay we're $4,000, $4,000, $4,000. $1,000 and
5000 at 1888 $4,000 at 1899; $4,000 at 1917
l4O $4,000 at 1895 0lS9l $40 900 at 1891; SIS.
0t0 ana $4,000 at the same sl4, 900 at 1894:
$1,000 at 1885, and $4,000, 5000, SIS 900 and
$4,000 do. at 1894. Sales Of Silver have been re-
ported by one party ss follows, viz: $500 Ameri-
can Halves, at 1867; $4,000 do. al 1864. and $500
do. at l3l. The above are-given as received, but
We will bet $500 that no such actual sales have
trantpired, although II is our misfortune to have
10 report fictitious sales which we deprecate
The ruling quotations this evening were 1891 20
139. for Gold, 1350f36 for American Silver coin
and H2DA3 for Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-Saes OF Sterling and
Francs have been Of an unusually restricted char.
acter during the past week. Tie Offering supply
Of cSpmercial has been light throughout. wing
to yVery heavy falling OF in the purchases of
cotton for the foreign markets. while the demand
spon the part ~ remitters disclosed an equaIIy or
perhaps more restricted inquiry. The sales to-day
included $1,000 bank Sterling ct 1914 $4,000 al
commercial Fat 1909. $1,000 bank at i5I5, 5000
commercial at 1904. f50o0 do. at $50, $4,000 at
lOs4 for Gold, f2o00 DO. ct 1857 for do; Is OOOf
bank Francs at 1877, 10 ,OO0f. do. commercial at
3.75f, so 000f., 50,000f. and 800, 0O0f commercial
do. at 3.764f. so do. at 3.774f, and 5O0Of do. at
6.25f. for Gold. We still quote l5l4Dl52 for bank
Sterling, l5OWl5l for clear bills, l49361l508 for
bill Of ading bills S.73293. A. for bank Francs
and 3.7s413.75f for commercial Francs.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE.-The movement underline
above heading has declined and advanced since
our last. Offerings have been heavy at times,
while ON other occasions the supply was very
light. To-day the feeling generally adverse
to buyers, and the purchases by banks and bank
eTs have been restricted TO the following amounts,
viz: $50 900 bank at l.16 " cent premium in the
morning; $4,000 and $1,000 do. at par61I.l6 ~
cent premium; $40 600 and So, 900 do. at l.l6 %
cent Premium $40, 900 aud 500 600 bankers' do at
par; $4,000 and $40 600 commerciaIdo at % cent.
discount and Sl2 900 thirty days do. at y cent
t@4 per cent. discount out Of doors for sight
checks On the Northern cities.
UNCuRREET NOTEs AND SECURITIES Operations
in Bank Of Louisiana and Louisiana State notes
still continue almost wholly suspended. but Offer
ings OF city issues appear to increase, aud the
operations in the latter included the annexed
amounts to-day. viz: $4,000 and $40 900 at zoo
" y cent discount $4,000 DO. at 2l3 $4,000 and
$1,000 DO. Of I'll $500, $1,000 and 5000 do. at
%; $4,000 and SIC, 900 at 22& $40 900 at 22l, and
5000 at 70. Sales of securities included rs
shares Bank Of New Orleans at 20. -----
BOARD OF BRoKERs-The sales at the Board
Of Brokers last evening were $3.50 Gold at 40;
$40 600 at 1881; $4,000, sellers option, two weeks
1893; 200 Mexican dollars at III premium for
Gold; 100 shares Bank of New Orleans at 20
5000 city notes at 2l4 discount, four lots $4,000 /
at zig, three lots $4,000 at 2l3.
SPECIAL DIsPkTcHEs.--We are Indebted to
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Ne,o York. March 20-10 A. M.-Gold opened
at 1881. IL A. M.-Gold 1884. Cotton market
dull; prices nominal mddling 25c., Mobile 253c,
Orleans 25lc. Sterling l09l@ll0t. IL n.-God
1884: Cotton market dull prices nominal moth
ing doing; holders firm. Sterling steady.
ket quiet; estimated sales $1,000 bales; upands
l0ld., Orleans l0Sd. Sales Of the week 10. 900
bales-for export 1000 bales for speculation
5000 bales. Stock on hand 37l,000 bales, of
which 229 600 bales are American. LEO P. NJ
Cotton market quiet but steady; prices unchanged.
Cotton afoat 289, 900 bales, Of which l40 900 bales
are American.
London, Mdrch 20-l1:l5 A. N.-Consols $50
93t. 2Os III.