The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-17
Bfw Orleans Nonep Narhft.
OxsscxEr OFFICE, NO. % uIuy srIEzrf,
Saturday Evening. NAY l6. 1904

Saturday Evening Nay is 1888
Transactions in the money market have dis
closed no alteration that calls for special remark.
Gold opened at New York this morning al 1885,.
against 1899, the closing rate yesterday. At Ii
A. N. and IL M it still ruled at the opening figure,
and at 8 P. N. 1t closed at 1891. The demand and
supply 10 this market continue restricted aud the
total operations to-day included only the APP
pended amounts, viz: $1,000 Gold at l46S, SIC, 900
do. 81 l404 $50 900 do. at l40t0l40i, $4,000 and
$1,000 do. at l404, and sl4,0 900 at l4l. Sales of
Silver embraced 5000 American halves at 1877, and
500 do. at 1864, and we now quote Gold l401l40S,
American Silver coin l363Gll37, and Mexican dol
] ars l4249l434.
FOREIGN Misunderstanding and Francs have
been inactive and slightly weaker to-day. Offer.
ings have Increased TO trifing extent, while the
demand indicates If anything a moderate abate.
ment. We annex particulars Of the actual pur-
ehases as follows, viz: flC00 bank Sterling at I55
fl200 AL commercial at 1881 and $4,000 do. at
1853, and $4,000 Francs at 1861. We still quote
bank Sterling at 1855, clear bills at l5349l5l{. bill
Of lading bills l524Gl53, bank Francs 1885, and
commercial do. 3.7003.6sl.
DOMESTIC ExcHAHGE-The tendency of the
movement under the above heading Is still in
favor OF holders and drawers. The offering sup
ply Of sight and short sight Is of a very restricted
character, while the inquiry on the part of remit.
teIs u as heavy as could be expected for this
spaefneht embraces all Of the thyi "I ptf
chases by banks and bankers since our last viz
SJO.OOO, $4,000 and $4,000 New York CONNER.
cial sight at 5-le y cent. premium; $4,000 and
100000 do. at u cent. premium $4,000 bank
DO. at q cent. premium, and $4,000 Gold check
at J IL cent discount. We still quote l2B n
cent. premium at bank, and I94 b cent. pre-
MUM out OF doors, for sight checks on Northern
cities.
USCURREST NorEs AND SEcUR1rrEs-The move.
ment in city notes continues of a restricted char
acter. Offerings are ample, and rates disclose
but little II any variation, but the demand is still
limited, as buyers cannot calculate with ANYTHING
APPROACHING Urppilinn
OF the aldermanic boards. II Is hardly necessary
10 say that operations in Louisana State and
Bank Of Louisiana notes continue wholly sus-
pended, or that the movement in the genarsl run
OF Stocks and Bonds remains at standstili We
append the trihing sales reported since our last,
VIZ; $1,000 city notes at 344 ~ cent discount
$1,000 at 50, $4,000 and 500 do. at 80, and
$1,000 do. at 81 q cent discount.
SPECIAL DIsPAroHss.-we are Indebted 10
The Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Neto York, May 1910 A. M.-Gold opens At 1885,
l0:45 A. M.-GOld 1890. Cotton-Demand fair
prices 6Tm middng &c., Mobile 328e., Orleans
$50. Receipts Of the week 4520 bales. Sales
10000 bales. Exports 5000 bales. Stock on
hand $4,000 bales. Receipts at all ports in the
United States IL 900 bales. Sterling ll0l6lI0{.
II M.-Gold 1895. Cotton-demsnd fair; prices
firm. hiddling 81; Mobile 323, Orleans 80, Ster.
ling steady. 3P.M.-Gold 1891. Cotton-demsnd
fair; prices firm middling SEC, Mobile 32Io..
Orleans SSc. Sales to-day 26OO bales. Sterling
steady.
liverpool, May l6-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
hrm estimated sales IL, 900 bales; uplands l2Id.,
Orleans l2sd. P. M.--Cotton market closed
frmer. Sales $1,000 baes;- uplands I2Id., Or.
leans l23d., uplands afoat l24d. 2P.M.-Cotton
market closed armer. Sales Is 900 bales. Uplands
II d., Orleans l2sd., uplands afloat l2ld
London, May l6--ll-l5 A. M.-Consols 94lN
949 for money and 92!@93 on account. 5.2Os,
7Cl@7Ol. 2. p. M.-Consols unchanged. Bonds
70i.