The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-24
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TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER "a, 1883.
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Monday Evening, Nov. g, 1853

CRxscKsr OFFICE. No "a CAnY STREET,
Monday Evening. Nov g. 1858 J
Increasing ease Is still the most nouceable fea-
ture OF the money market. Gold opened at New
York this morning at 1874 against 1874 the clos
ing rates saturday evening. At 10 30 A. N. il vas
quoted at l34. sAt II. A. NJ IL rul at 1884, and
at P. N. it closed at lS4s. The movement in this
market has disclosed unusual uniformity through
out, and with very limited supply from the
opening to the close Of the day operations have
been restricted to the appended amounts, viz:
$4,000 at l34l; $1,000, $1,000, 5000, 5000.
$500. $40 600, 500 600. cash. and $50 900 buyers
option. this week. at 134a $4,000. 81, 900 and
$50 600 at l34i; $4,000 and $4,000 at 134E $1,000
at 1345. and $4,000 at 1854. Sales Of Silver includ-
ed $4,000 American Half Dollars at 1881. We now
quote Gold at l35@l35l. American Silver Coin at
i3sl@l34I, and Mexican Dollars at l373Glss4.
FOREIGN ExcHANGB-As the movement ia the
specie market has been dull and inactive to-day
operations in foreign bills have exhibited unusual
laDguor. The Offering supply of Commercial
Sterling and Francs was fair throughout, but at no
time excessive, and the total purchases were re-
stricted to the subjoined amounts. viz $4,000 bank
sterling at l45A, flOOO do. at l46i, $4,000 AL COM
mercsl at las, $1,000 do. at l45l, flS00 bank at
li63 $1,000 bill Of ladiDg at l44, $4,000 do. at l4i
2O0,OOOf. private bankers francs and 900 Al
100 O0Of. commercial do at 1874, and rs OO0f pri-
waite bankers do. at 3.90f. The ruling figures this
evening were for bank Sterling l4649ll6A; com
ms,ss do do at illsSda6 s.sA
DOMESTIC ExcHASGE-There is no material
alteration to notice in rates of exchange. Offer
ings of commercial sight and short sight are still
but barely moderate, and the remittance demand
discloses no marked alteration of any kind. The
subioined report comprises the principal pur-
chases by banks and bankers since our last, viz !:
$40, 900 and $4,000 New York sight at sic per
cent discount, SO 600, $40 600. SIS. 900 and $780,
600 do. at d cent discount, SIS 600 do. at ZIG
~ cent discount. s45 900 do. on Boston at 7-l6 3
cent. discount, $4,000 ten days on Louisville at
~ cent. discount $4,000 ten days on Chicago at
IL % cent. discount. Rates rule this evening at
% cent. discount at bank, and 7-l601 u cent dis
count out of doors for sight checks on the North
ern cities. Hf'
UNcURRENr NOTES AND SECURITIES Notes
are still very su Il. City ten per cents tend
steadily upward. Most classes of stocks and
bonds begin to assume renewed values, and ope-
rations are only restricted by differences Of
opinion on the part of buyers and sellers as 70 the
future estimate to be placed upon any Of the
present ruling securities. The total sales to-day
included the annexed amounts. viz: $4,000 and
SIS 600 City Notes at 80 ~ cent. discount, $40 900
City ten per cents at 7l3@72, $4,000 do. at ",
$1,000 State Warrants at 66t and $4,000 City War.
rants at 66c. q dollar; 200 shares Crescent City
Bank stock at prices that have not TRANSFERRED,
and 7l3 shares Opelousss Railroad, buyers option
this week, at 81 so e share.
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, Nou. $50 A. M.-Gold opened at
134t. 1880 A. N.-Gold 1884, Cotton holders anti
cipstiDg an advance hold their stock out of mar.
ket prices nominay unchanged. sterling l09s a
ITO. 1l:30 A. H.-Gold 1874 Cotton demand fair;
prices advanced mddling 244c., Mobile &c.,
Orleans 254c. sterling steady. No cable re-
ceived trouble at Newfoundland lines. 3P. M
Gold closed at l34s. Cotton demand fair prices
firm Sales 2200 baes middlipQ 2426l25c.. Mo-