The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-29
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Tuesday Evening. April y. 1868 J
Nothing whatever has transpired since the close
OF our Last weekly review to alter the condition OF
the MARKET The surplus of Currency has been
constantly increasing and the demand Tor accom-,
mediation steadily decreasing. Rates are sun
nominally unchanged, however, and we would
therefore, repeat as the ruling rates, u cent per
annum at bank and l@l4 u cent. per month out
OF doors for short gilt edged paper, and lO'Gl2 e
cent. per annum for long dated notes secured by
strictly Al city mortgage.
GOLD AND sILvER-There has been steady,
general and, at times, active movement in Gold
during the past three days, at constantly varying
rates. but for the most part at figures nclining IN
favor of holders and sellers. The Offering supply,
though at no time excessive was uniformly ample,
and the ruling demand was fair throughout for
the payment Of duties, remittances to the interior
and on the part Of spectators. Silver has i'm
proved on account of the advance in Gold, but
the offerings have continued light and were uni
formly absorbed at l3539l3Gt for American
halves and quarters and l42k@l43l for Mexican
Dollars. Operations to-day comprised only the
following amounts viz $4,000, $4,000, $1,000 and
$l5,O 900 Gold at 40. $1,000, $4,000 and $4,000 do at
1891. Sales of Silver have been confined to
driblets, and we now quote Gold at l394Dl4O4,
American Silver coin al 1854 1854. and Mexican
Dollars at l424Gl439.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-Rates of Sterling and
Francs have very slightly advanced since the date
of our last weekly summary. The supply OF Com
than nominal. while the demand on the part OF
remitters was generally Of less active charac-
ter than for some weeks previous. Transactions
TO day comprised only the annexed amounts, viz !:
f4OO and $500 Bank Sterling at l54, $4,000 Al
Commercial at 1924 $1,000 do. at 1853, $4,000 do. at
1924, $1,000 do. at 1872; 100000 gilt edge Francs
at3.7l4 and so 900 Commercial do. at 3.724. We
now quote Bank Sterling l54, Clear Bills l520
1924. Bill of Ladibg Bills 5ls0l52. Bank Francs
3.67af. and Commercial do. S.72t03.7Of.
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formity has been the leading figure of the Do.
nestle Exchange market throughout the past
three days. The offering supply of commercial
sight and short sight was Of very restricted
character, and the demand on the part of remit
tiers has been exceedingly light. Rates Of sight
and short sight are still unchanged. Purchases
by banks and bankers to-day are confined 10 the
subjoined amounts, viz: $4,000, $4,000 aud
SIS 600 New York commercial sight at I Il cent.
premium, $l3 000 SIS ,000 $40 900 and 1000 do.
at ID cent. premium, and $1,000 do. on Cincin-
matt at par. We still quote y cent. premium at
bank, and 4613 % cent. premium out OF doors for
sight checks on Northern cities.
UNcURREET NoTEs AND sEcURITIEs-We have
no material change TO notice in city Issues, while
all classes Of Stocks and Securities continue
wholly neglected. Actual sales to day comprise
only the following amounts, viz: $1,000 city
Notes at 273 ~ cent discount, $4,000 and $5OOO at
81, and $1,000 and $4,000 at 26l e cent. discount
At last evenings Board Of Brokers there were
sales of SIS, 900 city Notes at z6l0274 y cent
discount, and 20 shares Jackson Railroad Stock o.
So rs.
SPECIAL DIsPATcHss.-We are indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies oil
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz;
Neso York, April $50 A. M.--Gold opened
1879. l0:45 A. M.-Gold l39. Cotton market dull
tending down; nomnslly: middling S2ac., Mobile
$780,, Orleans 33Ac. Sterling ll0Gll0t. IL M
Gold 1885, Cotton market dull; middling 32sc.
% QQle Starting steady
P.M.-Gold 1894. Cotton market dull; prices I'm
changed; middling 32ic., Mobile $780,, 0rean
33Ac. Sales to-day 500 bales Sterling steady.
Liverpool, Aprl 2S-ll:l5 A.M.-Cotton marke
quiet and easier; estimated sales 5000 bales; up
lands l2I61l3d., Orleans l3tDl34d. Shipments
from Bombay week ending l4th inst, $4,000 bales
lao P. M.-Cotton market dull; estimated saleI
10000 bales; quotations nominaly unchanged
M-Cotton market quiet Sales to-day 1000
bales; uplands l2Id., Orleans l3td., upland
ahost l3kd.
London, April 2s-ll:l5 A. M-Consols "a z
94l. 5:20s 7O40702. 5 P. M.-Consols 93409Sl