The New Orleans crescent., 1868-05-19
1sir OrIsans StIonfp RarAst.
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Monday Evening May IS. 1853 J
Financial movements disclose but little altera.
ton worthy Of special notice. 1he money mar.
ket is amply supplied with currency, but the de-
mands on the part Of borrowers continue to
diminiEh. Gold opened at New York this morn
ing at l39l, against 1894 the closing rate Saturday
evening. At ii A. NJ. and IL NJ. il was still quoted
at the opening figure, and at P. N. it closed al
1894. The demand and supply in this market
continue restricted, and rates have fuctuated but
little from the opening to the close of business
We append statement Of the principal sales,
viz: $1,000, S60O0 sll 600 and $4,000 Gold at
l409; $4,000 at l405 $1,000 and $4,000 at l4O4.
sales OF Silver have been confined TO driblets,
end we now quote Gold at l404Gl49A, Ameri-
can Silver coin l364GlS6l, and Mexican dol
lars l43@l434.
FOREIGN Misunderstanding and Francs are
still weaker, owing TO further falling of in rates
al New York. Offerings Of commercial bills are
Of very limited character, however, and the re.
mittance demand indicated no Improvement what.
ever. The subjoined statement embraces the
total operations for the day, viz $500 bank Ster-
ling at 1914 $1,000 bin Of lading bill at 1924 (;
5OC0f. bank Francs at 3.65; 30,000f Al COM
nercial do. at 3673, and 50,OO0f. do. at 36si.
We now quote bank Sterling at l544 clear bills
l53I@l54, bill Of lading bills l524@l5S, bank
Francs 3.G5, and commercial do. 3.7003.6Sl.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-There is no alteration Of
any kind 10 refer TO under the above heading.
The market is but vary seantily supplied with
commercial sight and short sight, and the in.
QuiIy on the part Of remitters cannot be re.
garGed as active or general. Holders and drawers
continue firm, however, as will be seen by the
rates paid to-day for the several amounts pur-
chased by banks and bankers, as follows, viz
$40 600 New Ork commercial sight at ~ cent.
premium 5000 and $4,000 do. at 5 l6 e cent.
premium. We now quote ) u cent. premium at
bank, and l@s e cent premium out Of doors for
sight checks on Northern cities.
UHCURRENT NOTES AND SECURITIEs-City notes
are still unsettled, with downward tendency.
The market is amply supplied, but buyers appear
TO be exceedingly shy. There is nothing doing in
Louisiana State or Bank Of Louisiana Notes, and
operations in nearly all classes of securities con-
tinue suspeI ded. We annex a statement of the
few unimpOrtant sales reported to-day, viz
$4,000 and $4,000 city notes at 1863 ~ cent dis
count $4,000 do. at 354, and $1,000 do. at 37i u
cent. discount. Sales Of Securities embraced
one Jackson Railroad first mortgage bond at 74t (;
one DO at rs, and three City Consolidated bond at
76c. u dollar.
SPECIAL DIsPLTCHEs.-We are Indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
chat route to-day, viz:
Nelo York, Mag l8-IOA. .M.-Gold opens at l393.
10:45 A. M.-Gold 1891. Cotton-Market quist
but steady; middling &c., Mobile 324c., Orleans
33c. Sterling ll0t@llOt. lis P. M.-Gold 1895.
Cotton-Cable news has caused buyers to
withdraw from market; holders refuse TO
make concessions prices nomiually unchanged.
Sterling steady. P. M.-God l394. Cotton
Market quiet but steady. Sales to day 1000
bales-middling &c., Mobile 324c., Orleans 33c
Sterling ll0t@ll03.
Lireypool, Mag lS-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
unchanged; uplsnds l2!d., Orleans I2sd. Esii
mated sales IL 900 bales. l:20 P. M.-Cotton mar
ket easier prices unchanged; estimated sales
10000 bales. P. M.-Cotton quiet. Sales TO-
day 10000 bales prices unchanged.
London, May l8-ll-l5 A. M.-Consols 94}9
9ls for money and 92T@93 on account. Bonds
105@l. l:20 p. M.-Consols 90 On account
Bonds 7l4. 5P. M.-COnsols 9Sl@93l on account
5-20's 7lt@7l4.