The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-18
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Monday Evening. August IL. 1908 J

Monday Evening" August IL. lSod
There is no alteration of any kind TO report IN
the money market to day. Cold mas nae'e "a. IN
ply and demand have continued restricted. Inc
total Gales, however, are depicted 10 tue suo
ioited statement. viz $1,000 IN the morning AZ
I464 $500 and $4,000 at 1864, and sZoOO AZ i4o.
Sales Of Silver have been exclusively cOnnned 70
driblets and nc " qnoe Gold at l45G l45t, Amer
Jean silver coin st l42@l43 and Mexican Dollars at
lA96l60.
FohEIeE ExcHANGE-There is no alteration
whatever TO refer TO in the movement OF foreign
hills. except perhaps slight decline In rates.
The market Is wholly exhausted OF commercial
offerings, and the remittance demand Is sun eA.
ceedlbsly restricted. Operations since our last
cCnprieed only the appended amounts, VIZ: &lOOO
and fl75O bank SIerling at 100, $500 commercial
sight do. at leo, and some trihng lots OF Francs
wilhin the range OF our quotations wnicn no"
rule as follows, viz: Bank Sterling l6Oglbl, clear
bills l59@l60, bill OF lsding bills iooGio9. banK
France as well as commercial Francs are still
nominal.
tsra,ion OF any kind to refer to under the above
heading. Offerings ut commercial signt ano snort
eight continue nearly exhausted, while the re-
rittnnce demand cannot be regarded as mucn
better than nominal. The actual operations
since our last are depicted 10 the following state
ment, viz: $1,000, 5000, $4,000 and s55oO a, t0t
MUM. We It'll quote y cent. premium at BANK,
and IS14 IL cent. premium out OF doors Tor signt
checks on the Northern cities.
UhcuRRhNT NOTEs AND SECURITIEs-City notes
have been considerably frmer to-day. Louisiana
State notes have been stiff also. Bank OF Louis
lana notes were wholly overlooked, and opera
tjons In the general of securities have been Al
n stand still throughout Annexed are the actual
Generations for the day, viz S22 600 city notes 10
ore lot at 322 5000 at 325 $500 and $500 at 50
and 5000 at a price that has been withheld. State
notes have been held at 70, without sales. Bans
Of Lonisiana notes have been wholly az stand
still. and We have not heard Of a solitary opera
ton in stocks or bonds.
nPkCIAL -UlsPATOBBS.-We are indebted tC
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies o
the following private dispatches received from
that route to-day, viz
NeIo YORK Aug. lilo A. Mold Opens a
I47I. 1880 A. M.-Gold l40B. Cotton quiet bu
firm. MiGdling 2o5c; Mobile 294; Orleans SOC
Sterling lO9B0lO9f. u M-GOld l46b. Cotton
market very frm-hOlders asking higher rates
held Middling SOC Mobile 3O4c; Orleans SO5
Sterling steady. 1890 P. M.-Gold 1851. COttO
held firm at last quotations but no sales. Frs
bale of new cotton, clsssed strict Orleans middiing
sold at auction to-day at SOC. per 10. p M
Gold closed l464. Cotton market firm holder
asking higher rates. Middling SOC; MOBILE Sotc
Orleans Sole; sales 1000 bales. STEERING steady'
LireT1DOd Aug. l7-ll:l5 A. Motion marke
active: estimated sales 10000 bales; upland
lOId Orleans 1913. 1:20 P.M.-COtton marke
buoysnt. Uplsnds l0Ad; Orleans lO4d P. NJ
Cotton advancing. Sales to-day ZOOOO Dales
UpIsuds lOEd; Orleans II "a.
London, Aug. IL ll:l5 A. M.-COnsols 9ttQ
94A Bonds az. Pm. Consols 94G9i
Eive-tWenties III.