The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-26
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Ckzscxxf OsTIcE, No. - Okas 5rsrrs. 4
Saturday Evening. april Is. 1858

Saturday Evening. april Is. 1888 !
The money market is essentially unchanged.
Gold opened at New York this morning at 1891
against 1894 the closing rate yesterday. At 10 A.
M 1t was still quoted at the opening figure, and at
Bpm il ruled at 1888. The demand and supply
in this market have undergone but little II any
alteration and the total operations have inclnded
only the appended amounts, viz $1,000. $4,000,
$1,000 and $1,000 Gold at l40. $4,000 and $40 900 at
1891 $1,000 and $1,000 st 1891, and 5000 at I39t
Sales Of Silver comprise 200 Mexican dollars at
1924. We now quote Gold at l3940l40, American
Silver coin at l350l35. and Mexican dollars at
FoRElGN EXCHANGE Rates Of Sterling aud
Francs have declined to day under better supply
of commercial, caused by resumption Of pur
chases OF Cotton for the foreign markets. The
actual sales comprised only the appended amounts
viz: CISCO. $4,000 and $4,000 bank Sterling at
1884; $4,000 commercial at 1885, $1,000 clear bills at
1925 $1,000 do. at 1924; fl2O0 bill of lading bills
at 1872; so O00f. bank Francs at 3.673Gl3. SSH ,
and rs C00f commercial do. at 3.7Of. We
now quote bank Sterling 1891. clear bills
l525@l53. bill Of ladng bills l5l4@l52, bank
Faucs 3.75@3.70f, and commercial do. 3.6740
1851.
Z DOMESTIC ExcHASGE.-As usual at the close If
The week there has been a better demand for re.
mittances to the North to-day. The banks have
been kept rather busy throughout, and we need
hardly say that they ell exacted full prices. or
feTiDgs of commercial sight aud short sight have
been very light, however, and the total purchases
by banks and bankers included only the following
amounts, VIZ: $25 600. $50 900 $50 900 and $50 900
New York commercial sight at u cent premium
aud $l5 900 30 days sight at d cent. discount.
We still quote fs cent. premium at bank and 40
! u cent premium out OF doors for sight checks
Cd Northern cities.
UEcURREST NoTEs AND SEoURITrEs-There
ia a some what better feeling noticeable with re.
gard to some local Securities, while the various
notes upon the market attract but little il any
attention. The issues Of the city are rather
wesker to day, and the sales disclose decidedly
downward tendency. Operations have been
effected in the following order, viz: $1,000, $1,000
and s50o0 City Notes at 26 y cent. discounts $4,000
and 10000 at 26A, and $1,000 $1,000, $1,000 and So,
COO at ~ u cent. discount, the latter being the
latest sale. We are indebted to an esteemed
friend for the annexed report of private sales of
Securities recently effected aud not before pub
likhed: so shares Crescent City Bank at %, cash;
las shares do. at q T. cash $50 shares do at 254
on time 234 shares do. TIC, on time l03 shares
do. at 25l, on time; ts5 shares do. at %
200 shares Louisiana State at 2sl. on time; 800
shares Merchants Bank at 20.50, on time; 300
shares do. at 1850, cash.
5PEcIAL DIsPATcBEs.-We are Indebted 20
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Ne,o York, Apra 25-I0 A. M.--Gold opened
1891. l0:45 A. M-Gold 1881. Cotton-Demand
fair, prices advanced; middDg $780,, Mobile 339c.,
Orleans SIC. Receipts Of the week $500 bales.
Exports lOfOO Daies. STOCK 1s,OOO Dales. he-
ceipis for the week at all U. s. ports Is 900 bales.
HAS A. NJ. Cotton-Demand moderate; prices
firms Middling $780,, Mobile 334c., Orleans 3lc.
Sterling steady. Gold 1885,. P.M.-Gold l39.
Cotson-Demand moderate-prices firm. Sales
to-day 5000 bales. Middling $780,, Mobile 334, Or.
leans Sac. Sterling steady.
Liverpool, Aprl rs Ills A.M.-Cotton market
buoyant; estimated sales 1000 bales; uplands
12l@l2Ed., ORE ans l30l3sd., uplsnds aaoat 49,
@l3l. Shipments 10 Bombay to the 4th inst.
50, 600 bales. 2 P. M.-Cotton closed firm; sales
to-day %. 900 bales. Uplands, afoat l3Id.