The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-21
Aeu Orleans Woneg Market.
Crxscxsr OFFICE. No. ~ Gam enEEf.l
Tuesday Evening. Oct. 20, 1853 }


Tuesday Evening. Oct 70, 1853
The general features of the Money market re-
main unchanged. The supply OF avanabie capital
for the discount of Al paper ID ample, wniie there
is but little Offering outside sno .ne panks sosoro
main unchanged, and We still quote y cent per
annum at bank and l0lf y cent. per month out
of doors for short gilt-edged paper, and lOGlz q
cent per annum for long oateo notes secureu ny
strictly AL city mortgage.
Com AND sILvER-The movement In the pre-
cious metals has EXHIBITED heavy and rapid hdc.
tuatiops. offerings Of cash gold have been light
and the extreme variations in rates at New FORK
have created unusual caution among operators.
Rates have ruled from TO point above those OF
New York but transactions have been for the
most part restricted. Sales OF silver have been
small and at figures ranging from to points be-
low gold rates for American halves and quarters,
and at 23a3t per cent. premium on gold rates for
Mexican dollars. Total sales to day amount to
the following sums, viz: So 900 gold at lS1 slo0O'
So 600. $4,000 and SIS 900 do at 1871. $4,000 d.
at 1874, sl5000 $40 900 and $25 600 do: at lSIs,
81 600, 81 500, 81 900, IS OO0 $4,000 and $4,000
do. at 1874 81 600 and 81 900 do. at 1879 and
81, 500 and $4,000 do. at 1873. Sales OF silver
comprise 500 American halves at 1854 We row
quote Gold l37l@l37a, American halves l3fO
1856 and Mexican dollars 14lGl4z.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-The movement IN Sterling
and Francs has been OF moderate extent, out
owing to the heavy fluctuations In the rates OF
Gold and Foreign bills at New YORK quota ,l
to-day comprise only the following, VIZ: fo0O
bank Sterling at $50 $4,000 do at. fl500 clear bill
at l4s4 fl00O, f2000 $4,000. $4,000 and f40Oo DO at
i4s5 fl7o0 do at 1885,, f2000 do at l0sl for told;
100000 bankers Francs at 3s0f., Is, 000f 80 0OOt
ON Hayre at 36li and 80 000f., 40, OO0f. 80 ,O00f
and 2OO,0O0f. Al commercisi do; at . s1ti we
clsI do Sz3CG5.SI4.
- DoMEsrIo ExcHANGE-The movement under this
heading during th past three days has been quite
light, while. owing to an increased demand and
more limited supply of commercial sight aud short
sight, Offering rates have advanced fully 1 u cent.
Total purchases TO day comprise SIS, 900 New
YORK commercial sight at | ~ cent. discount;
$40 900 private bankers do at discount $40 00J,
$4,000 and s20,0 commercial do. at discount;
5000 and $4,000 do. at lie u cent. discount;
$1,000 bankers do. at par; SIS 900 commercial do.
at II cent. discount; SIS 900 do. on Boston at
discount $1,000 and 5000 do. three days sight,
at 5-l6 discount; $500 New York commercial sight
al diecount; $4,000 ten days sight at discount;
$4,000 five days do. at discount, and s2l 900
thirty days do. at u cent. discount. We still
quote par at bank and !44 u cent. discount out
Of doors for sight checks on Northern cities.
UNcURRENr N0TEs AND SEcURITIEs-Nothing
has tIanspired during the past three days to ma
terlally effect any interest comprised under the
above heading. City notes have slightly iactu.
ated under the various prospects of the five mil
lion loan bill. The new ten per cent. city bonds
have advanced beyond calculation. Levee State
bonds have been more active at improving prices,
but Louisiana State notes have been wholly me-
elected, and operations In stocks, as well as ia
the general run of bonds, have been partially
suspended. We append the total actual sales to-
day. as follows, viz: $1,000 and $1,000 city mates at
393 $1,000 and $4,000 do. at 394; $1,000 do. at ISL;
$50 600, buyers option, five days. at 81 and &c.
coo do. at prices withheld.
At the Board Of Brokers. monday night &c.
eco State warrants sold at 20, showing an advance
Yesterday. not reported, $1,000 State warrants
changed hands lat private sale) at 50, and we
learn that sales to very moderate extent have
been Effected to-day at 723 and even higher.
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, Oct. POLO A. M.-Gold opened at
1873. 1880 A. M.-Gold 1874. Cotton quiet but
firm; middng 25lc.. Mobile &c.,. Orleans 264c.
Sterling l09s@ll0. IL M.-Gold 1877. Cotton
quiet but firm on the spot 25l926@264; easier
TO arrive, 255G25SG26. Sterling steady. 8 P.
M-Gold closed 1874. Cotton weak and lower
but demand fair. Sales to-day 1000 bales mid
ding 26sc., Mobile 25lc., Orleans 26c. Sterling
steady.
Liverpool, Oct. 20-1l:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
steady; estimated sales 10000 bales uplands
lo2d., Orleans lid. 1:20 P. M-Cotton market
steady; prices unchanged. 2:30 P. Motion
steady, demand fair. Sales IL 900 bales. 8. Pm
Cotton market unchanged.
HdUre, Oct. 20-l2M.-Cotton demand good
prices tending up; tres ordnaire 1877. Even.
ing-Cotton market frmer; tresordinaire 1.37.