The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-19
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Tuehdsy Evening. August is. l86a !

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Tuesday Evening. August is. lood ,
No,hinq has transpired since our last to alter
the condition of the money market. Cold opened
at New York this morning at l46s. against 1909.
the closing rate yesterday. At lO:5O A. N. IL
was still quoted at the former inquire. AT IL NJ.
IL stood at I463, and at 3 p. NJ. it closed at
1881. The movement in our market has been
of restricted character throughout, and rates
have receded in accordance with the DOWNWARD
tendency OF prices at New YORK. We append
particulars of the actual sales, viz: $4,000 and
$4,000 ia the morning at l46 $4,000 subsequently,
at l45l and $500, 5000 and $500 at l454Gl45s.
Sales of Silver have been again confined TO
driblets, and we now quote gold at l455Dl46,
American Silver coin at l35Dl36 and Mexican
dollars at l50@l5l.
FoREIes ExCHANGE-Sales Of Sterling have
been limited 20 few small bank bills az l6otGl6l,
Is OOOf. and 80 000f. bank Francs at 355, and
40 OOOf. private bankers do. at 1855. We con-
finue to quote Bank Sterling al l6O(Dl6l, clear
bills l5sGl59, bill Of lsding bills nominal; bank
Francs 355Gs.53l, and commercial Francs at
DosEsTIc ExcHANGE- offerings of commercial
sight and short sight still continue but little bet.
ter than nominal, while the remittance demand
exhibits q steady abatement, and rates disclose
no alteration whatever. The total purchaser by
banks and bankers today were only $4,000 ia
several lots and we again repeat previous quota.
tons as follows, viz: ! y cent. premium at bank
and tC1} u cent. premium out OF doors for sight
checks on the Northern cities.
UfCURRENT NOTEs AND SECURIrIES-Clty notes
continue very firm, with q further upward tend
ency and an increasing demand. Louisiana State
notes are stiff also, though Inactive. Bank oil
Louisiana notes are wholly neglected, and opera
lions in the general run of stocks and bonds are
still partially suspended We subj0in particulars
of the principal sales since our last, a follows
viz: sl2 600 and s32 600 CITY notes az 81 Il cent
discount $4,000 DO at 324 20 cent. discount
$500 do. at 323 ~ cent. discount, and $1,000 do
at SO D cent discount.
oPEOIAL DIsPAroHBs.-We are indebted to
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received from
that route to-day, viz:
Netc YORK, Aug. ls-l0 A. M.-Gold opens a
1861 1880 A. M.-Gold l463. Cotton quiet bu
stes dy; miGdling 293@30c.; Mobile 304c.; Orlesa
3O4c. Sterling l09t@lO9B. ~ M.-'iold l46t
Cotton quiet and steady; prices nominally un
changed. Sterling steady. .M-Gold closeC
at I45E Cotton quiet and firm sales to-day l5O
bales middling 30c.; Mobile 3Olc.; Orleans 3Oac
Sterling steady, Five-twenties of 1881, coupons
none; 80, ll36; ga. 1903; IS, lllA; new issue
1917 new series 1867, 1919 Tenforues 1854.
LiueTpool Aug. lS-ll:l5 A. Motion msrke
firm; estimated sales 5000 bales; upland
IOEd., Orleans llbd. 1:20 P.M.-Cotton msrke
firm; prices unchanged. P. M.-COtton marke
easier, but not quotaby lower; sales today l7,OO
bales
London, Aug. IS ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 94l
9II Bonds 7l4 l:20 P. N.-American secur
ties easier. Bonds ZIG.