The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-19

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SATURDAY. Evening. July Is. lS6a

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The money market is at stand still. Gold
opened at New York this morning at l434. against
l424, the closing rate yesterday. At 1880 A. NJ
1t was quoted at l43i, at IL M. il ruled at l43i
and at P. NJ. 1t closed of l43l. The demand and
supply in this market have been of a restricted
chsrat ter throughout, and rates steadily inclined
to sui higher figures. We annex particulars OF
actual sales to-day as follows, viz $500 and
10000 Gold at l42R, $1,000, $1,000 and sl3 600 do.
at las, and $4,000 do. at 1881. Sales of Silver
| comprised $500 American halves at 1861, and we
| now quote Gold H2}0l43l, American Silver coin
lS6Gl369, and Mexican dollars l46tt0l47.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE There is no evidence
whatever of let up in the advancing tendency Of
| Sterling and Francs. With q rapidly upward
movement in Gold and foreign bills at the North,
and an almost total exhaustion of the supply Of
commercial exchange here. the remittance move
ment, which is still comparatively limited, is
wholly restricted TO banks and bankers. We ap-
pend statementof the total purchases since our
lest, viz: f4O0 bank Sterling at l60, $500 do. at
1854, $1,000 do at 1885, fl0O0 do. at 1888. IS 900
priyatel bankers francs at 3574f 40 900 Al com.
mercial do. at 3.5lH. We now quote Bank Stsr
ling l59@l594, Clear Bills l5S9l5s4 Bill of Lad
ing Bills l57@l574, Bank Francs 3.524Gl3.5Of,
and Commercial do. S.5Sl@3. 55f.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Operations under the
above heading have exhibited but little if any al
iteration to-day. The market has been but very
poorly supplied with Commercial sight and short
sight at any time, aud the inquiry on the part of
RENTERS has been fully equal 10 the average Sat
urdsy demand at this season during the past three
years. Rates, also, have continued firm and the
following purchasers by banks and bankers since
our last discloses if anything tendency to still
higher figures, viz: $4,000 New York Commercial
sight al ZIG u cent. premium, $40 900 do. at y
cent premium, SIS. 900 do. at 4 o cent. premium,
$1,000, sl3, 600, $3.50 andl s22 900 do at y cent.
premium. We still quote u cent. premium at
bank, and t@4 y cent. premium out Of doors for
sight checks on Northern cities.
UNCURRLNr NoTEs AND SECURITIES notes
are still weaker to-day, and State notes are
stroDger-but the most astute Bull and Bear eau
not give tangible reason for the alteration in
either. Bank Of Louisiana notes still continue
hopelessy neglected. and there is n improvement
whatever TO refer TO in the general run of stocks
and bonds. We subjoin particulars of the total
transactions reported since our last, viz: Ieyee
State bond ct 64c; $1,000 Louisiana State notes
at 62ae $4,000 do. at 81 &C.; $40 900 do. at 65tc
u dollar; $1,000 do. at 66c. q dollar; $1,000 city
notes at $50 SO 600 do. at $50; $4,000 and 500.
900 do. 81 49, and $25 600 do at 394 u cent. dis
count, and so shares OF Pontchartrain Railroad
Company stock on private terms.
MERCHANTS BANK.-Attention Is invited TO the
advertisement of the Merchants Bank of this city
which will be found in the appropriate column.
The principal object contemplated is embodied in
The third or last resolution, which invites an in.
crease TO the number of associates in order to aug.
ment the capital OF the bank. In view of the
large additions to the general trade of the Cres-
cent City which are anticipated during the ensuing
season, and tie very limited extent of our bank
resources, every effort to increase banking or
private capital should be cordially cherished and
we trust that the old Merchants Bank may at no
distant day compare favoraby in returns with
the Louisiana State Back and Citizens Bank
statements of by gone years.
5sEcIAL DlsrArCBBs.-We are Indebted to
he Western Union Telegraph h1s for copies of
the following private dispatches received from
that route to-day, viz:
Neso York, July lS-l0 A. Mold opened at
l434. 1870 A. Mold l43l. Cotton market
quiet but firm; middiing &c., Mobile 32lc., Or
cans 323c. Receipts for the week-net $40
bales; gross 5000 bales. Receipts at all United
states ports $1,000 bales. Sterling llO19llOl.
IL N.-Gold l4Sl. Cotton market quiet-quots-
tions unchanged. Sterling steady. p M.-Gold
l43. Cotton market quiet and weak; middling
81 5@32c.; others unchanged. Sales to day $50
bales. Sterling steady.
liverpool, July lS.-ll:l5 A. Motion market
heavy. Estimated sales 5000 bales. Uplsnds Id,
Orleans IL I'd. P. Motion market heavy:
prices unchanged. Sales to-day 5000 bales Ship.
ments from Bombay to the l4th, since last report,
Il 900 bales.
London, July ls.-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols Ola
Dag. Bonds 722.