The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-13
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Monday Evening. Oct II, 1858.

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terisi variation. Gold opened in New York this
morning at 1881, against l3s the closing rate
Saturday evening. At IL A. NJ. it was quoted at
1871; at u NJ. Il stood at 1874, and ct P. N. IL
closed at 1871. The movement IN this market has
been of o very limited character. Offerings Of
cash Gold are, however, very small, and rates
have Generally ruled at }1A % cent. above the
New York rates. Total operations embrace the
following amounts viz $1,000, $1,000, $4,000 and
1900, $1,000 and $4,000 DO. at 1871 $1,000 and
$4,000 do. at 1873, and $4,000 do. at 1884.
Nothing reported In silver. We now quote
Gold at 137i@13e, American Silver coin 1910
lsl, and Mexican dollars Al@l4s.
cline in Gold in New York the movement in
Sterling and Francs has disclosed great irregu-
larity and lower rates. Offerings of commercial
bills are few, but the demand has been only mod
crate throughout as will be by the subj oined
actual sales effected to-day. viz: $4,000 bank
Sterling ct $780, fl000 and f26e0 do. at l49A. $1,000
do. at 149l, $1,000 do. ct 100 for Gold, $1,000 Al
commercial do. ct 1854 for Gold, $1,000 and fl600
200 OOof commercial do. at 80. and leo oOOf. do.
at 1884. We now quote Bank Sterling nominal,
-@150; commercial do, 14s4@l494; bank
Francs, 3.7sl@S.77a commercial do, 3.ssl9
$50. 'g fr1rl
sight and short sight under the Influence Of in
creased sales Of cotton for the Northern markets
have exhibited considerable increase, but rates
unchanged. With moderate remittance demand
total purchases by banks and bankers TO day er,-
brace the following. viz: $4,000 bank sight on
New York ct I, SIS 900 bank check ct 7-l6 per
cent discount $4,000 IS 900, $40 900, SIS 900 and
$50 900 commercial DO. at l6 per cent. discount,
$4,000 do. at ! per cent. discount. 5000 gold
check ct per cent. discount, SIC, 900 commercial
sight on Boston at Tie per cent. discount. We
now quote 2(14 per cent. discount at bank, and
30a per cent. discount out of doors for sight
checks on Northern cities.
UNcURRENr Norris AND SEcURITrEs.-City notes
remain inactive and unchanged. Louisisna state
notes and bonds are totally neglected, and the
movement in oil Glasses Of stocks and bonds ID Of
Q limited character. Total operations under the
above heading embrace the following. viz; el5 900
city notes ct S6@s63, SO 900 and = 600 do ct s6a
and IS, 900 do. ct 363 per cent. discount, and 80
shares Crescent City bank ct $40 per share.
orpCIAL DIsPAfCHns.-Wo are Indebted 70
the western Union Telegraph line for copies Of
The following private dispatches received from
Eesc York, Oct. l2-lo A. x.-Gold open.
1881. 1850 A. N.-Cotton demand moderate
prices firm. Middling 263c:, Mobile 263c;, Orleans
27c. Sterling l09}@l0si. Noon Gold 1874
Cotton demand moderate prices firm. Sterling
steady. 8 p. M.-Gold closed 1871. Cotton de-
mand moderate-prices firm. Sales 1000 balee'
Middling 2sac., Mobile 2elc., Orleans &c. ster'
fir@pooi, Oct. l2.-ll:l5 .x.-Cottou demand
Rood-prices tending upward; estimated salel
5000 bales; uplands loid.. Orleans lid. $50 p
x.-Cotton market 6rm and more active. Prices
shade bstter. not quossbly higher. Estimated
Horre, OCT. IA. x.-Cotton market improv
ing. Tres ordlnaire l.s6.