The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-30

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Tuesday Evening sest 80 1893 J
The money market has exhibited no marked va
ration OF any kind during the past three days.
Currency has been abundant throughout, pay
ments at bank have been prompt and satisfactory,
and the demand for accommodation has at no
time disclosed any pressure whatever on the part
of fret. class borrowers. Rates of discount nave
uniformly ruled as heretofore. however, and we
again repeat as the governing figures 5 y cent T.
annum at bank and lGlf u cent. . month out Of
doors for short gilt edged paper. and l0Gl2 u
cent ~ annum for long dated notes secured by
strictly AL city mortgage.
GoID AND SILvER-The movement in Gold and
Silver has been moderate, but prices have given
way in accordance with the downward tendency
of the New York market. The supply has been
Of Q very restricted character throughout. how.
ever. and the controlling figures have uniformly
ruled at llGt point under those OF New York.
Silver has been dealt IN 20 very moderate ex-
tent, rates ranging 6G63 points below gold rates
for American halves and quarters and 24G2i per
cent. prem. on gold for Mexican dollars. Opera.
tions to-day comprise the following amounts, viz ::
snS GOO do a. sSd @
80 GOO and SIS 900 do. at l404. Sales OF silver
are IS 600 and 81 900 American halves at 1864,
and 81, 900 do. at 1861. We now quote: Gold 40
CGl40{; American Silver coin l353Gl36t, and
Mexican dollars l449l46.
FORKIGH ExCHAHaE-Has exhibited consider
able unsteadiness and rates have again declined
Offerings Of Commercial Sterling and Francs have
lions has been fair throughout. Quite an active
demand has prevailed to day. but at lower rates.
Total transactions comprise the annexed amounts
viz: f50e0 bank sterling at 1921, $4,000 do at 1874
$4,000 DO. at 1928, fl000 do. at l09 for gold fl60O
Al commercial sight at 1929, $4,000 do. at l52!
sl20O AL commercial at Isl! and fl5O0do. at Isl;
125 0OOf. private bankers francs at 3.72i and
Is. 00Of. and $50 oo0f. Al commercial do at5.73i.
We now quote bank sterling l524@l62l. CONNER:
cisl do. l5l@l52, bank francs S.72lG3.7lt and
INN pial d0
DOMESTIC ExcHANCE-Has continued IN ample
supply and rates under the influence Of increased
offerings have been easier and with slight de.
cline. Total purchases to day by banks and bauk.
ers comprise the subjoined amounts, viz: $40 600
$1,000 $40 OOO $40 900, $50 900, $50 0O0 SIS 900,
$40 coo and 5000 600 New York commercial sight
at ~ cent. discount, and s25 600, s2j 900 aud
$4,000 do. at 7.l6 Z cent. discount, and Gold
check for $40 600 AT premium. We quote b cent.
discount at bank and 7l6@i D cent. discount out
of doors for sight checks on Northern cities.
UEcURREHT Norris AND SEcURIFTEs-City notes
have been 10 better request today and rates
sieadIer. Louisiana State notes and Bank of
Louisiana notes continue wholly neglected, and
the movement In sll classes of stocks and bonds
appears 10 be entirely suspended. Total operations
under the above heading embrace the following
yiz els 900 city notes at S6. $751; 900 and SIS 900
do. at So $685. $1,000, $4,000 and $4,000 do. at 1863
and $4,000 thirty days, buyers option, at IS q
cent. discount.
oPKoiAL uIsPkrCHKs.-we are indebted to
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received from
that route to-day, viz:
Nec York, Sept. 2s.-lO A. N.-Gold opens
14l4. lu:3O A. M-Gold l4l3. Cotton market
quiet but firm. Middling 253c. Mobile 25ic.; Or.
leans 26c Sterling lOs!@l094. HAS A. M.-Gold
1912. Cotton demand fair. Prices advanced :;
MiddliDg 25lc.; Mobile &c.; Orleans 26tc. Ster.
ling STEADY. 3 P. M-Gold closed 14li. Cotton
demsnd fair. Prices firm. Sales to-day 1900
bales. Middling 2ec:; Mobile 264c.; Orleans 26lc.
Liverpool, Sept. z9.-ll:l6 A. N.-Cotton market
frm. Estimate ed GALES IL 900 bales. Uplands
IOd.; Orleans l0ld; Shipments from Bombay to
Goth COCO bales. 1870 P. M-Co ton market frmer.
More active sales, 1000 bales. Quotations un
changed.
London, Sept. 29.-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 94t
s POS 70. l:2o P. M.-COnsols 90. Bonds al
changed.