The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-01
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Monday Evering Nov a 1864


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Monday Evening. Nov 80. 1868
We have nothing new to remark Of the cond
uon OF the money market. Gold opened at Ne y
York this morning at 1855 against 1851, the clo
ing rate Saturday. At IL NJ II was quoted at 1855
and at P. NJ. it closed at 1885,. The supply All
demand in this market have been of a restricted
character throughout, and rates have varied ia
accordance with the alterations at New York
We append particulars of the principal sales "a
follows, viz: $1,000. $4,000, $4,000, ST., 900 and
$40 0O0 Gold at 1856 $4,000. SIS 900 and $40 0OO
do. at 1859, and $4,000 do. at 1855. Sales of
Silver comprise only $1,000 American halves al
l34, and we now quote Gold l35l@l353, Ameri-
can Silver coin l3S@l34 and Mexican dollars
l374@l3s.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-0peration in Sterling
have been very heavy to-day, and those in Francs
have reached q foil average aggregate. The
market has been more amply supplied with COM
mercial bills than heretofore, owing to the largely
increased purchases Of Cotton for the European
markets, and while prices were generally main
tanned by advices Of steady ruling rates at New
YORK, they nevertheless disclosed seine weakness
as the day advanced, owing to slight reaction in
Gold. transactions embrace the following
amounts, viz: fl500 bank Sterling at 147, $4,000
private do. at l46s, fl500, f2500, $4,000, 10000
and $4,000 AL commercial do. at l464, $4,000 do.
at 146s, flSO0. $4,000 and f45O0 do. at l46i. aud
f25O0 and $1,000 do. at LAG 3O000f., 50,00Of..
l0O, OOOf, $50 0O0f. and 350,OO0t. Al commercial
Francs at 3s74f., oo0f and so OOOf do. at 3.ssi
we now QUO DaDk Sterllng l464OIl4l, CONNER.
cial co. l454CGl464, bank Francs 3.S6IG13.S5, and
commercial do 3.SS3l13.s73.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGB.-The movement under
this heading has disclosed increasing ease. but
without any quotabe alteration in rates. Offerings
OF commercial sight and short sight have been
quite liberal throughout and the demand has been
steady from the opening to the close Of business
We annex particulars of the principal purchases
by banks and bankers viz $4,000 New York bank
sight at ] per cent. discount $50, 900, $50 600,
$40 co., $50, 900 and $50 900 New York commercial
sight at percent. discount; $40 900 and $50 900 do
at 9-l6 per cent. discount $4,000 do on Boston at
GIG per cent discount; 900 10 days sight on
New York at per cent. discount; $40 900 Is days
60. at per cent discount; $40, 900 so days do. at
q per cent. discount. and SIC, 900 10 days do on
Chcsgo at i per cent. discount. We now quote
per cent discount at bank and sCGs per cent
discount out of doors for sight cheeks on Northern
ciiies..
UNcURREST NoTEs AND SECURITIES City notes
are still very firmly held. City ten per cents con.
unue to look up. State warrants and most
classes OF bonds Indicate advancing tendency,
anu tne general run of stocks exhibit evident
signs OF recuDeration. Operations in avery de-
scription have been light since our last however,
but several negot ati0ns were pending this even.
ing that may eliminate before we close our next
report.
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:
Ne,o York, Nou. colo A. M.-Gold opened at
1855. 1870 A. M.-Gold 1855. Cotton demand
fair, prices firm. asking for middng 254c., Mobile
253c., Orleans 25lc. sterling l09kQll0t. I'm
Gold 1851. Cotton demand fair, prices tirm; mid
ding 25lc., Mobile 25ac., Orleans 25}c. sterl.
ing steady. P. M.-Gold closed at 1851. Cotton
demand active at full prices Sales $500 bales
middliDg 25lc.. Mobile 25ic., Orleans 25lc.
Sterling steady.
liverpool, Nou. s0-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton tend.
ing up. Estimated sales Is 600 bales uplands
Orleans ata NJ
on 9th, $4,000 bales. Cotton aioat 2S6 900 bales,
OF which $4,000 were American. l:20 P. M.-Cot.
ton frm-prices shade better-not quotably
higher. Estimated sales Is 900 bales.