The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-22
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OnrarEFT OFFrcx No. ~ Dlur
Saturday Evening. March q, l3o3
The orly noticeable feature Of the movement 10
financial circles to-day has been a moderate adj
vance in rates Of Gold and Foreign Exchange
Influenced exclusively by the upward tendency of
rates at New York. Offerings Of cash Gold indi-
Gated some increase, and with a moderate ruling
demand throughout we have TO report the snb
joined actual sales. viz: $500 and 5000 AZ 1901
In The morning., $1,000 at 1884,, $1,000 at l39i.
200 700 at 1871 $40 600 AZ l39i0i39E tl2 900 and
600 at l40, $4,000 at l40t and t22 900 AT If0I
tales OF silver have been confined 10 driblets
and we now quote gold at lf0G1I40l AmerIean
Silver coin lS5@lS6, and Mexican dollars at Il2
Ill3 800 -
FoHKlGS ExcHASoE-with further falling off
/ In the supply OF commercial Sterling and Francs
We nave 70 report corresponding advance IN
rates all round. The remittance demand shows
but little. II any Improvement and operations by
general buyers continue decidedly Limited. We
append particulars Of the total purchases since
our last. as follows, viz: $500 and f25O0 bank
Sterling at 1873; $4,000 do. at 1921 fl00O do I521
$1,000 Al commercial at 1914: $500 do. at 1911:
$1,000 do. at l5l0l5l2; f23O0 do. at Isl: Is 900
and 6OOOOf: commercial Francs at 3.75f; so 00Of.
90. at S.IS4@3.723f. and 50,000f. do. at 3s21f.
We now quote l52lbl524 for bank Sterling. I5l1a
1914 for clear bills, l50@15l for bill Of Iadlng
bills. S.123Q3.70f. for bank Francs, aud 376t66
S.I34t for commercial Francs.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE.-There is no marked al
iteration to notice in the Domestic Exchange
nihIhct to-udJ. .OutTiuRb OF commercial nave been
very light throughout, while the demand upon the
part OF remtters was of a less general character
than usual for the closing day of the week. We
annex the principal purchases by bank and bank
ers as follows viz $4,000, $4,000, s45 ,O00 $780,
1000 and $4,000 New York bank sight at par
+ $45 OC0 aud $4,000 commercial do. at l-l6ak y
¢. discount, and $4,000, $4,000 and $50 900
do. at Is y cent discount Rates are decidedly
hrmer this evening, and we now quote d cent.
|premium at bank and n cent. discount 10 par
Ia IN ha Norfh
cities.
UTcURREET NoTEs AND SEcURITIEs-We have
no sales 10 report In Louisiana State notes or In
notes OF the Bank of Louisiana to-day, and ope-
rations in the issues Of the city have exhibited no
variation whatever. 10 fact the total transactions
IN the latter amounted to only $4,000 and $4,000 at
32l@22 ~ cent. discount, SIS 900 at 2l3122 h cent
1discount, and $40 900 do. at % q cent. discount.
In Securities We have TO notice sales OF 100 shares.
Bank Of Louisiana stock at ~, and 1870 do. Bank
ofNew Orleans at BOT, ten days, sellers option.
BOARD OF BRoKERs-At the Board Of Brokers
last night the following sales were recorded: 500
COO and $40 500 Gold at 1898, l35 shares Jackson
Railroad at At. II shares Crescent City Railroad at
1924 100 shares Bank Of New Orleans at 294 400
shares do. buyers thirty days at 80. l7e and 100
Bank OF Louisiana at 81, lao shares Canal Bank at
4s. s2l 900 city notes. in four lots. at "a y cent.
discount. Itt.lst.f. tf
4 SPECIAL DIsPArcBKs.-We are Indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz: ~.
Neso York, March 2l-lO A. M.-Gold opened at
1881. 1O:40A. Mold 1891. Cotton MAJ ket dull;
prices nominal Or cans 25lc, Low mddling 23&c.,
middling 24a Mobile 25D254c. Receipts Of the week
q 6l0 bales. Sales % 600 bales Exports 6737 bales
Receipts for the week at all ports in the United
1 States 60 600 bales. Sterling 09t1ll0i. I'm
Gold 1894. Cotton market dull. Prices nominal.
3 P. M.-Gcld 1894. Cotton market quiet; prices
unchanged. Considerable looking about for
]. cheap los. Sales 1900 bales. Sterling steady.
4 Liverpool, March 2l-1l:l5 A. x-Cotton mar
ket frmer. Estimated sales 10 900 bales; uplands
l0id., Orleans l0ld. Afoat l0td. M-Cot-
ton-sales Is 900 bales. Prices unchanged.
London, March 2l-ll:l5 A. N-Consols 931
1884, 5 Dos 723072l