The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-03
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The movement in financial circles has disclosed
DO material alteration of any kind since our last
Gold opened at New York this morning at 1895
against 1899. the closing rate yesterday. At III A.
N. IL was quoted at the latter figure. At II N. It
ruled at 1891, and at P. NJ IL closed at l40I. The
supply and demand in this market continue
light, and the total sales to-day have been re
stricfed 10 the appended operations, viz $4,000
and 5000 at 1895, 5000 and 5000 at 1899. and
$1,000 and $40 900 at 1891. Sales Of Silver Inclu-
ded 400 Mexican Dollars at 3 u cent. premium
on Gold, 10000 do. at 2I y cent. premium on
Gold. The closing dispatch from New York show
ing heavy advance ia Gold was received at too
late an hour to affect this market. We now quote
Gold at l39S1l40I; American Silver Coin at 1876
@l363. and Mexican Dollars at l42k9t433.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Operations 10 Sterling
and Francs cOniinne of q very restricted charac-
ter. In the Absence Of even moderate purchases
OF cotton by European buyers. offerings of CON-
mercisl foreign bills are rapidly diminishing.
while, despite the fact that the demand on the
part of remitters shows a corresponding abate-
ment, rates are firmly upheld owing to the contin.
ned frmness of the New York market. We subj Jia
particulars Of the actual sales reported since our
last, viz $500 sight Sterling at 1884 5000 sky
days 90. at 1853, $500 do. at I536Dl5Sb SO, 00Of.
Commercial Francs at 3.673f., aud rs OO0f. do. at
36s2f. We now quote Bank Sterling at l54461
155, Clear Bills l53@l54. Bill of Lading Bills 1924
@l63, Bank Francs 3.66l93.G5f., and Commercial
Francs 3.6S{G3.679f.
ENCHANGE-IDero IS no new feature
TO notice IN the movement under the above head
ing. The supply Of commercial sight and short
sight Is nearly exhausted, but as the inquiry on
the part Of remitiers has almost wholly ceased
the offerings prove more than ample TO meet the
cHrrent demand and rates still incline In favor OF
buyers. The following statement includes the
principal purchases by banks and bankers TO day.
viz $40 900 New York sight at par I; $40 900 do.
at lie % cent. premium $4,000, $4,000 and
$4,000 do. at ! y ceOt. premium. and SIC 900,
$4,000 and $4,000 do. at 3-l6 y cent. premium.
WenOw quote ! " cent premium at bank and
paId4 ~ cent. premium out Of doors for sight
checks on Northern cities.
UHCURRENT NOTEs AND SEcURIfIEs-The specu.
latve demand tor city notes having long siuee
almost wholly ceased the present move
meDt is confined TO the filing OF small orders
fof the payment Of taxes. Rates are still 10.
settled, but the market uniformly inclines TO
lower figures. Louisiana State and Bank OF
louisiana notes are still drug upon the market,
and transactions in nearly all classes Of securities
continue suspended. The movement TO day ia.
cluded only the annexed sales, viz: $1,000 city
notes at 37s a. cent. discount $4,000, 5000 and
$40 600 do. at S7l u cent discount SIS, 900 do.
at 3S Bcent. discount 5000 do. at 3Sl ID cent.
discount 40 shares City Railroad stock at l649
and levee bonds at Al.
SPECIAL DIsPAroHEs.-we are Indebted 10
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Neto York. June 2-l0 A. M.-Gold opened at
1891. 10:45 A. M.-Gold 1893. Cotton market
quiet aud steady; middling uplands 3lc.; mid
ding Mobile 3l4c.; middling orleans 3IAc. Ster.
ling ll04@ll0s. ~ M.--Gold 1891. Cotton mar.
ket dull; prices rominal; mIddling sole, Mobile
3Ole.. Orleans 3lo. Sterling ll0l0llOs. Five
twentes of 1881, with coupons, ll64; Of '62, with
coupons ll2S; Of "a, with coupons, ll0S of '65,
with coupons, ll0i new issue, with coupons,
1875 new series, 1861, with coupons, ll3l ten.
forres 1861 seven-thrties, I'd SERIES l09I; Sd do.
1895. P. N-Gold closed at l4Oi. Cotton
market dull; prices nominal sales to-day 800
bales; middlngs 3O3c., Mobile 3Oic., Orleans Sic.
Sterling steady.
London, June 2-1l:l5 A. M.-Consols 96} IA 96I
for money; e4s@944 for account. Five-twenties
72I@73. Holiday ia Liverpool to day. 5P.M.-
CoDsOls 96a for money. Figetwenties 72I.
LicdpoOl. June rs p. M.-5hipments of Cot.
ton from Bombay to 30th ult. 80, 900 bales.