The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-29
The Nau Orleans Crescent.
TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 20. ,sss.
gew Orleans Monfp ;Market.
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We have no special variation TO notice in the
general money market. Gold opened in New
York this morning at l34S, against l3i5 the clos
irg rate last Saturday evening. At IL NJ. it stood
1919 and az p N. II closed at 134E. The movement
here has been Of q moderate character, and rates
have been unusually steady throughout. OOera-
tons embrace the suhjoned amounts, viz 5000
SIS, GOO and $50 000 Gold at 1885, $1,000 and $4,000
90. at l35t $40 600 do. at 135@l35t, 5000 do. a.
cent. discount. Sales of Silver embrace only
5000 American halves at 1872; and We now quote
Gold st l35Ql354, American silver coin l32Gl33,
and Mexican dollars l37sGl3S.
FoREIGN ExcHASGE-We have no variation of
any kind to refer to in the movement under this
heading. The supply of commercial bills continues
ample, with little or no Improvement in the de-
mand. Total operations embrace the subjoined
amounts. viz $1,000 bank Sterling at l47i fl2O0
do ct l47l, $4,000 AL clear bill at l469, $4,000 do.
at l462 and $4,000 and f25O0 AL commercial do.
at l46i 50,OO0f. and o,0O0f. AL commercial
francs at 3.ssl. We still quote l46lOl47A for
bank Sterling. l45}Gl464f. for commercial do;
3.s6l@3 s5f for bank Francs. and 3.sslG3.s7af.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-Remairs without any ma.
terial change. Offerings Of commercial sight and
short sight are ample with a moderate remittance
demand. Rates have disclosed no change what
ever. Total purchases to-day by banks and
bankers comprise the following amounts, viz
1000. $40 600, $50 600, $50 600 and SEQ 0e0 New
York commercial sight at 4 ~ cent. discount
$4,000. sl2 900. $4,000. $50 900 and $4,000 do.
at ll-l6 d cent. discount; $4,000 do. at Z %
cent. discount; $500 aud SIS, 900 sight on Bos.
ton at % cent. discount. We still quote %
cent. discount at bank and tai D cent. discouns
out OF doors for sight checks on Northern cities.
USCURRENT NoTEs AND SECURITIES City notes
appear little frmer but quiet; State notes are
quiet; city 10 per cent. bonds are in request at
previous rates, but the movement in all classes
Of securities 10 wholly suspended. Total opera.
tons to-day comprise only the annexed amounts,
viz $4,000 city notes at 4oi " cent. discount;
$1,000 La. State notes at 74c., $1,000 do. at 75c.;
$1,000 consolidated bonds at 70c., $1,000 do. new
issue at &C.. $500 and $4,000 city 10 q cent bonds
at 1870, and $4,000 State warrants at Sl4c q
dollar.
BOARD OF Brownsville sales at the board
tonight comprise the following, viz: sllO0, Mexi.
can dollars at % premium gold, $1,000 city trea-
sury notes at 39, $1,000 State notes at "a. and IS
shares stock Bank Of ew Orleans at s38 so d
share.
COMPUTING MTEREsT.--Here is a ne " method
OF computing interest on any number of dollars
at per cent, which appears simple Multiply
any given number of dollars by the number of
days of interest desired, separate the right hand
figure and divide by six the result is the true in
terest of such sum for such number of days at
per cent. This rule is so simple and so true, sc-
cordng to all business usages, that every banker,
broker, merchant or clerk should post it up tor
reference. There being no such thing as fra,-
ton in it, there is scarcely any liability to err
mistake. By no other arithmeticsl process can
the desired information be obtained by SO few
fgures.-lNew York Mercantile Journal.
MEASURING LAND-Almost everyone has some
way of measuring land. either by regular PAGES
or by estimating distances by the eye. When
accuracy is not required, either of these will
swer, but they cannot be depended on. The
Maryland Farmer gives the following table OF
distances by which an exact acre can be found,
which will prove convenience 10 many besides
farmers and gardeners: