The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-20
Ae,s ORLEANS SHonep Nlarhet.
CREscKxr OFFICE. No. "a Carr srRKl
Monday Evening Oct 49, 1868

No. "a CAMP STREET,
Monday Evening. Oct 10. 1866. !
There is no material variation to notice in the
movement in the Money market Gold opened in
New York this morning at 1861 against 1877, the
closing rate Saturday. At 1880 A. N. 1t was
quoted at 1861 at IL N. 1t stood at and at p.
NJ IL closed at 1874. The movement In this mar
ket has been of very limited character and total
transactions embrace only the folio wing, viz {:
$4,000 and $4,000 Gold at 1877. $1,000 do. at 1874,
$4,000 and 1000 do. at 1871, and $1,000: 5000 and
10000 do. at 1879. Nothing reported IN silver
and we now quote Gold l374@l37a, American
Silver coin l346l35 and Mexican dollars l40Gl42.
FOREIGN ExCHASeE-Owing TO the decline In
the rates of Gold In New York the movement In
Sterling and Francs has been Of very unsettled
character. Offerings have been fair, but the de-
mand, especially for Sterling light. Total opera.
fions comprised only the annexed amounts, VIE !:
$4,000 bank Sterling at =, $4,000 AL private bank
fiooO Al commercial Sterling at l4s, f25 900 do.
ut l4Tt, lO0, o00f. AL commercial Francs at 3.sl
600 and 200 900 do. at 3.SlI so 900 do. at
150,000 do. at 1881 and LIS 900 ninety days do.
at 3.S43. We new quote nomiDally bank Sterling
149461150, commercial do. 1474dGl484. bank Francs
3.ssSSs 7si, and commercial do. ss5i@3.sll.
DOMESTIC ExcHASGE-We have to notice fur.
thsr ADVANCE IN the rates Of Domestic
nent, sho lhe remittance demand is fair. Total
purchases by banks and bankers to day embrace
the Bubjoined amounts, viz: Sl7 600 New YORK
commercial and $50. 900 New York bank sight at l
at lie per cent. discount $40 900 commercial do.
at SIG per cent. discount; $4,000, $4,000 and 49,,
600 do. ct per cent. discount; $4,000 and $4,000
do. at per cent. discount; $4,000 Gold check,
so days ct 1342; $4,000 10 days sight at per cent.
discount and 500 900 do. at II per cent. discount.
We now quote par at bank and t@3 per cent. dis
count out of doors for sight checks on Northern
cities.
UScuRRENr NOTES AND SECURITIES notes
remain doll and lower. City ten per cent. Bonds
are in fair request and advancing. Louisiana
State notes are neglected. State Levee Bonds
are in moderate request at better prices, but the
movement in all classes Of Stocks is wholly sus-
pended. Total operations under the above head
ing to. day embrace the following, viz: $4,000 city
notes at 80 y cent, discount; $1,000 city ten per
cent bonds at 70c.; SIC 900 do. at IO97lc.; 1880
DO. at 72ac.; and $4,000 Leyee State bonds at
bstc. % dollar.
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
New York, Oct. 1910 A. M.-Gold opened at
1861. 1880 A. M.-Gold 1860. Cotton market
quiet but frmer; asking for middling 25ic.. Mo.
Has A. M.-GoId 1874. Cotton quiet but firm
middling 253c. Mobile &c., Orleans 26ic Sterling
steady. 3P. M.-Gold 1871. Cotton quiet bui
steady; sales to-day 1000 bales; mddling 253c.,
Mobile &c., Orleans 26lc. Sterling steady.
Liverpool, Oct. l9-1l:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
steady; estimated sales 10000 bales; uplsnds
1Old., Orleans lid. l:20 P. M.-Cotton market
london. Oct. ls-ll:l5 A. M.-COnsols sls.
5.20s, 73i.
Hdure, Oct. ia. M.-Cotton demand good
prices tending up; tres ordnaire l.36. IL M
Cotton demand good; prices tending up; tres
ordinaire l.37, sfoat l.92.