The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-17
Atlu Orleans Montp @arket.
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Wednesday Evening. Dec. Is. 1888.

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There is no new feature whatever to refer to in
the condition of the money market. Gold opened
al New York this morning ct 1851. against 1855,
the closing rate yesterday. At 1880 A. N. 1t was
quoted at 1888. AT l2M. 1t stood ct 1864, and at
disclose but little II any activity, and quotations
are stu exclusiveiy governed by the fluctuations
in rates ct New York. We annex the principal sales
since our last as follows. viz 900 ct 1851,
$3.50 and $4,000 ct 1854, and $4,000 1881 Sales Of
Silver have been only nominal, and We now quote
Gold al 135l@lS5s. American Silver ooin l33A@
l34 and Mexican dollars l371l373.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-Rates Of Sterling and
Francs we're for time enhanced to-day, owing
to sdvices Of an upward movement In the price
of gold at New York, but - the latter reacted at
an early hour, the former fell back to previous
figures. Offerings Of commercial bills were mod
crate throue hout, and the demand was ct no time
active or general from the opening to the close OF
tions viz: f2500 bankers Sterling at l46s. fl50O
commercial do. at 1851, fS00 and fl500 bank do.
ct l47{; loo 000f. bank francs at 3.S6lf., and
so 000f. and rs O00f. commercial do. at S.S7sf We
now quote bank Sterling 14701474. commercial
do. ll60l463, bank Francs 1851 s.S5f., and
commercial Francs 3.ss2Q3.s73f.
DoNEsTIc ExcHANGE-The remittance demand
for sight checks on the Northern cities exhibits
no improvement of any kind. and with an ample
supply Of commercial on hand previous figures are
but barely maintained. The aggregate purchases
by banks and bankers to- day embraced only the
subjoined amounts, viz: $4,000 New York sight
at SIG y cent. discount t5000 SIS 900 and SIS zoe
do. ct y cent discount, and $4,000 80 days Go.
i@4 ID cent discount at bank and 9-l691l.l6 b
cent, discount out of doors for sight checks on
Northern cities. |t.i|rl..- a'
UNcuRRENr NorEs AND sscuRrrrEs-There has
been less activity in the movement under the
above beading to-day than was confidently looked
for in view Of the desirable change of weather.
The market was fairly supplied with Uncurrent
Notes and the general run Of Securities. but offers
were generally under the views of holders, and
the actual sales were restricted to the following
amounts. viz: $4,000 and $1,000 City 10 per cents
at 73c.; SIS 200 do. at 73&c; $4,000 and $40 900
City Notes at 4Oc. and $4,000 and $40 900 do. at
393c.; $4,000 Louisiana State notes at 69t170c.,
and $40 600 Louisiana Bopds at Sole
BOARD OF Brownsville only operations con-
cluded at last nights session Of the board were
$4,000 City Notes ct 394c. per dollar, $1,000 do at
3slc. per dollar; and $40 900 ten days sellers
option, fiat at 394c. per dollar.
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:
Neso York, Dec. le-lOA. x.-Gold opened at
1864. 1890 A. M.-Gold 1864. Cotton demand
fair prices firm middling 254c.. Mobile 25ic., and
Orleans 253c. Sterling l09s@ll0s. IL M.-Gold
1854. Cotton demand fair, prices firm. Sterling
steady. P. M.-Gold closed at 1851 Cotton
demand fair, prices firm. Sales 1900 bales mid
ding 25lc., Mobile 253c., Orleans 25lc. Sterling
steady. a1
Liverpool, Dec. 16--ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
6rmer. Estimated sales 10000 bales; uplands
l0id., Orleans l05d. LEO P. M.-Cotton frmer,
not higher. Estimated sales 10000 bales. s P.
M.-Cotton market quiet quotations nominally
unchanged. Sales to-day 10000 bales.
London, Dec. l6-1:20 P. M.-Consols 92l @92t.
520s, 74A.
Hare, Dec. l6-Noon-Cottou market heavy.
Tres ordinaire LA. Low middling sfoat 1.20.