The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-14
Asm erlsans Htunsu Harhst.
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Monday EVENING. July IS. 1903

No. ~ Okur ByknEf,
Monday Evening July Is. iooa
There Is nothing whatever in the movement OF
TIE money market to-day that deserves special no.
tice. Gold opened at New York this morning at
l4lt, the closing rate Saturday evening. At 1880
A. M. IL was quoted at l4ll. AT IL NJ. IL ruled at
l4lf, and Of P. NJ. IL closed at l4lt. Rates 10
this market have huctuated in accordance with
the variations at New York. but, with limited
supply and demand. operations have been re-
stricted to the appended amounts, viz $4,000 at
l40l; $1,000 and 5000 do. at l403 $1,000 and
1900 do. at l40f. Sales Of Silver have been con-
fined to driblets, and We now quote Gold at
l4Oa@l4; American Silver com lSotglSet' and
Mexican dollars l44a9l45.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-fhe movement In Sterling
and Francs discoses q steady diminution, but
quotations continue very stn, owing 70 tne
strngency Of rates Of Gold and foreign bills az
New York. In the absence OF purchases OF Oot,
ton for European ports, the supply Of commercial
bills ls being rapidly exhausted, while the remit
lance demand steadily indicates corresponding
abatement. The total actual sales to day IN
Guided only the following amounts, viz: $500
bank Sterling at 1861, $4,000 do. at 1854. aud
Is OOOf bankers sight Francs &C 1865. We now
quote bank Sterling at l56Dl663, clear bills AZ
i55@l554. bill Of ladiug bills at l549l55, bank
Francs at 3.628@S6O, and commercial DO az
DonEsrIc EXCHANGE = With continued light
sales of Cotton 10 Northern and Eastern buyers,
the supply OF commercial sight and short sight
still receives triDg accessions, hut as the inquiry
on the part Of RENTERS continues Of moderate
charact rates are verv we'll maintained for the
saason Tia nnpchssss bv hanks and bankers s,nc4
our last comprised 400 100 New York bank sight
AZ = - cent premium. si5 600 and s25 600 New
York Commercial do at 3.l6 II cent. premium, and
sl4 600 sight on Boston and SIS 900 do. on New
| York at par We still quote l6n4 q cent.
| premium at bank and par to 1 10 cent. premium
out of doors for sight checks on the Northern
cities.
UNcURRENr NorEs AND SECURITIES City and
State notes are rather 6rmer to-day, bat opera
tons in both continue limited. Bank of Louisiana
issues are still hopelessly neglected, and opera
tons in most classes Of Stocks and Bonds are
partially or wholly suspended. The subjoined
statement comprises the principal actual sales to-
| day viz: $4,000 City notes at 40f $1,000 do. at
lOi $1,000, SIC, 900 and $40 900 do. at Al. $1,000
and $50 900 do. at Al $1,000 do. at Al b cent.
| discount Levee State bonds at 54s. So, 900
Louisiana State notes at SIC. and $4,000 do. at
| 500, ~ dollar.
SPECIAL DIsPArcHBs.-We are indebted to
| the Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
the following private dispatches received from
| that route to-day, viz: I
| Neto York, july 13-l0:30 P. M.-Gold l4l3.
| Cotton market Quiet but steady middling 324c.,
| Mobile 324c.. Orleans 32lc. Sterling l0l6llOl.
| IL M.-Gold IIf. Cotton market quiet but
steady; middling 32lc., Mobile 32k, Orleans 32lc.
| Sterling steady.
| LipeTpool, Jillu 13.-1l:l5 A. M.-Cotton mar
| ket quiet estimated sales 10 900 bales. Uplands
| ut@llld., Orleans lll@llAd. l:20 P. M.-Cotton
market dull and lower; upands llid., Orleans
| u5d.