The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-09
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Tuesday Evening Dec s, Isbo !
NOtbiIg has transpired since our last 10 alter
the coDdiIion of the Money market. Casrency
has been abundant and choice paper scarce
throughout. There has been less movement in
Securities, however, and rates of interest and
discount have continued to rule nomnslly "a
heretofore, viz: 8 Il cent. ~ snuum at bank aud
l@l4 Il cent y month out of doors for short gilt
edged paper, and l0Gl2 u cent per annum for
long dated notes, secured by strictly Al city
mortgage.
GOLD AND SLvER-We have to report bnt q
limited business in Gold during the past three
days, and considerable irreguIaIity of prices,
owing TO the rapid and heavy fluctuations in rates
at New York. In Silver, transactions, as herto-
forefore, have been but little better tnan nominal
at lG2 points under Gold rates for American
halves and quarters, and 2@24 % cent. premium
on Gold quotations for Mexican dollars. The
actual sales to-day were $1,000 at 1856 sl2,50O,
SIS 900 and SIS 900 at 1851 $4,000 at 1854 and
$4,000 at 1854. Sales of Silver have been
confined TO driblets, and we now quote Gold
at l35i@l35s, American Silver coin l3310l332,
and Mexican dollars l37@l373.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-The movement in Sterling
and Francs has been of a restricted character
since the date OF our last review, and quotations
have fiuctuated in accordance with the variations
Of the New York Gold and bill market. offerings
of commercial have been ample throughout while
the demand has been at no time either active or
general. The principal sales to. day will be found
in the appended statement, viz: $4,000 AL Clear
Sterling at l462 $4,000 do. l464 f3S0O do. at l46.
and $4,000 bank at l470l47I. Sales of Francs
included so ,OOOf., l5O OOOf and Us OOOf. CONNER.
cial at S.s7sf., and rs OOOf. and O0OOOf. do. at
S.s6lf The ruling figures this evening were l46l
@l47 for Bank Sterling. l4S30I46l; 6tG3. s5f.
tor Bank Francs. and 3.sS4G3.S7st Tor CONNER
cial Francs.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-The Domestic Exchange
movement has been inactive and slightly easier
since the date of our previous summary. The
market has been fairly though not heavily sup
piled. and the demand has been at no time better
than moderate. Transactions, however, comprised
some 1876, 900, in various lots, at G4 u cent dis
count at bank, and IL cent discount out Of
dOors for sight checks on Northern cities.
UECURRENT NOTES AND SEoURITIEs-There has
been q lull in the movement under the above
heading during the three business days ending
this evening. The actual sales show no falling
of in prices, however. but offerings of most
classes Of stocks and bonds have been light while
quotations of nearly all descriptions have been
still further advanced. Operations to-day have
been restricted to the appended amounts, viz: 30
shares Bank OF New Orleans stock 37s. $40. 900
0pelousss railroad bonds at A, $4,000 levee
bonds (sixes) at 49,, and 20 shares Canal Bank
stock at 60. City notes rule as heretofore al $50
40 ~ cent. discount,
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs.-We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day. viz:
Nelo York, Dec. $50 A. M-Gold opened at
1864. 1890 A. M.-God 1861. Sterling lO93@
llOI. Storm East No cable received yet. II N.
Gold 1855. Cotton dull and Dominsl-M iddng
24Ic.; Mobile 243c. Orleans 24lc. Sterling 1924
@ll0l. 3P. M.-Gold closed at 1851 Cotton de-
mand active at full prices. Sales $500 bales.
MiddliDg 24tc., Mobile l4}c., Orleans 25c. ster-
ling steady.
liverpool, Dec. Stills A. Motion dull.
Estimated sales 5000 bales; uplands lOEd., Or
leans I'D. Gale in England Sunday and Mon.
day, many marine disasters, great damage.