The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-26
9sw Orleans Sflunep Tlarket.
CRxscxxT OFFICE, No. 81 CAN'T srsxrT, /
tuesday Eveping, August Is, 1858.

CExsoxxr oTrIcz No. 81 CAN'T srpxrr
Iuesdzy Evesing. August Is, 1858. !
There is nothing strange to report in the move
ment In the money market TO day. Operations in
Foreign Exchange exhibit q slight increase, and
with considerable variation in rates, Gold
opened 10 New York this morning at l45E against
1851 the closing rate last evening. At IL N. II was
quoted at l454, and at 3 P. NJ. it closed at I44j
showing net decline for the day Of IL g cent
Rates here have been very irregular, while opera
tiOns continue or very limited character. Sales
en- rsced only the sgbjoined amounts, viz: 100
and $4,000 Gold, early in the morning, az las /:
$1,000 do. at 44l SIS 900 do. at l4li, aud $4,000
do, at the close OF business at l444. Nothing re-
ported in Silver. We now quote Gold nominaly
l44, American Silver coin 1876, and Mexican dollars
l49@l494.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-The only alteration 10 no
tice in the movement under this heading is a fur
Their depression in the rates of Sterling aud
francs. Offerings, however. have exhibited no
increase, but the demand by remitters disclOses
slight improvement over the past few days. ODer-
atiOns 70 day embrace the following amounts,
viz: $500 bank Sterling at l60 fl000 do. at l59,
$1,000 do. at 1885, $4,000 do. at l095 for Cold fl201
AL commercial do. at 1871, Is 00Of bankers
Francs at 57A, and 20O00f. aud Is 000f. do. at
1864 We now quote nominally bank Sterling
l5sB@l59 ard bank Francs 3606D} $50.
DOMESTIC ExcHAEGE-There is no variation of
any kind 10 notice in the movement ulder this
heading. Offerings Of commercial sight and short
sight still Of very limited extent, while the
OSUhuu lOI puI pOooS ulSSluscd sttdIy
abstenent. Actual purchases today By banks
and bankers embrace the 10 lowing amounts, viz
$40 900 sight on Boston at per cent premium
SO coo, SIS 900 New York commercial sight s1i
81 SEQ three days siaht st ! per cent. premiun n,
aud "a eco sight at { per cent premium.
UECURRENT NOTKs AND SECURITIEs-Cty notes
are inactive and steady. louisiana STATE notes and
warrants are in demand but scarce aud firm. Ope-
Tations in Louisiana state BANK notes are wholly
neglected and the movement In all classes u
stocks partially suspended. Total operations to-
day embrace the following viz: $40, 900 city res
at 80, $4,000 do. st 323 per cent. discount, sad
5000 Louisiana state notes sold yesterday at 76c.
per dollar.
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
the following private dispatches received from
that route TODAY. viz:
Nelo York. Aug. $50 A. M.-Gold opens at
1851. 1870 A. M.-Gold l45l. Cotton market
quiet and finn middling 90l1303c., Mobile SO4c.,
Orleans Sic Sterling lOstGlo9I. Noon.-Gold
1454. Cotton market firm; holders asking higher
rates. MiddIine 303c., Mobile 30}c., Orleans 3lc.
STIRLING declined-l0940l09s P. M.-Gold
144i. Cotton-dsmand moderate. Prices a shade
lower. MiddiDg 3o@304o., Mobile SOlc., Orleans
Sic. Sterling steady.
Liverpool Aug. 25-ll:l5 A. M.-COtton market
steady; estimsted sales 10000 bales; uDlsnds
l0id., Orleans lid. l:20 P. M.-COttOn market
steady; prices unchanged. P. Motion
market firm. Sales to day 10000 bales. Quota
tons unchanged
London, Aug. rs lao P. M.-Consols 9lI.
Bonds unchanged.