The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-14
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Inc only alteration to notice in the money
market to-day is the advance in Gold. The offer.
lngs of cash Gold continue of very limited
character, while the demand is confined entirely
to customhouse purposes. Gold opened in New
York at l475 against l46S, last evening. ALP N.
it was quoted at l475, and at 8 P. NJ it closed
at l475. Operations in this market have been of
very limited character, and embrace only the
following amounts, viz: $1,000 Gold at 1864.
$40 Oe0 do. at 1864, $4,000 do. at 1865, $500 and
$4,000 do. at 1863, and $1,000, $1,000 and $4,000 do
at l47. Nothing reported IN Silver. We now
quote Gold l47@l473, American Silver Com 1864
@l373, and Mexican Dollars at 15O@l5o3.
. FoREIGN ExCHAHGE-The only alteration notice
able in Sterling and Francs is the stiffening of
rates. Offerings Of commercial bills disclose no
increase whatever, while the remittance demand
is sill Of very limited character as will be seen
by the subjoined actual sales as transpred to day
VIZ; $1,000 Bank Sterling at 1914, $4,000 Bank
Francs at 1854, and 100 900 do. at 81. We now
quote Bank sterling lGl9l6l4, Clear Bills I6OA
1909 Bill of Lading Bills l5s3GI594. Bank Francs
S.S25@S50, and Commercial do. 3.573@3 IS.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-We have no alteration
OF any kind to refer to in the movement under
this heading. Offerings of commercial sight and
short sight disclose no increase whatever while
the demand by remitters is still of a very limited
character. Actual purchases to-day by banks
and bankers embrace only the subjoined amounts
viz: $500 and $4,000 New York commercial sight
at y cent. premium; SO 600 do at I q cent
premium; $780, $4,000 and $40 900 do. at l6 %
cent premium, and $40 600 bank do. at n
cent premium. We still quote: J . cent. pre-.
MUM at bank, and at 1 q cent. premium out
OF doors for sight checks on Northern cities.
UNCURRBNT MOTHS AND SECURITIEs-City notes
remain inactive, but firm aud steady. Louisiana
state Notes and Bonds are dull aud unsettled
Bank of Louisiana Notes continue wholly neglect.
ed, while operations in all classes of Stocks are of
very limited character. The subioined sales
embrace the total operations to day under the
above heading, viz: $1,000 City Notes at "a and
5000 do. at 80 u cent. discount, and loo shares
Bank of New Orleans Stock at s3l IS . share.
SPECIAL DIsrAIoHBs.-We are indebted to
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
the following private dispatches received from
that route to-day. viz:
Nea1 York, dug. 1910 A. N.-Gold opens at
l4Ia. 1910 A. M-GOld l474. Cotton market
quiet but steady; middling 29G29Ac.. Mobile
29lc., Orleans SOC. Sterling lO9A1l09!. 3P.E-
God l4Tt. Cotton market quiet but steady;
middlng 29@2eac., mostly at 294c, Mobile 29lc.,
Orleans SOC. Sales to day 200 bales. Sterling
steady.
Ltrepool Aug. l3-lll5A M-Cotton market
steady estimated sales 10000 bales; uDlands
s5@iOd., Orleans l0tGl0ld. lao P. M.-Cotton
market steady quotations unchanged. P.K.-
Cotton finer. Sales to-day 10 900 bales. Up
lands lod., Orleans l04d.
London, dug. l9-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 93I61o4.
Bonds 7li. l:2o P. N.-ConsoIs ssiQsSs. Bonds
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