The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-29

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Saturday Evening. March 28. 1864

Saturday Evening. March 28 1854 B
The movement In financial circles has disclosed
no marked alteration of any kind to-day. Monev
was freely offered at previous figures, bat the
number Of borrowers was very small aud the re.
ceipts Of currency have further added to the Sc
cumulation OF dormant capital.
GoLD.-The New York market opened to.dav
ct 1881 against 1884, the closing rate last EVENING
At IL NJ. it was quoted at 1851, and at Pm. il
still ruled at the latter figure; offerings were ra-
tber light in this market oday, and with Q barely
moderate demand ruling throughout. operations
have been restricted to the appended amounts.
viz $1,000, $4,000 and $50, 1000 at l4O, SIS 900 a.
l394Ql4O, $40 900 at 1891, s2s 900 At l39aal39I
and $40, 600, $4,000 and 81 900 at 1897 Sales Of
Silver nave been confined to driblets. and we now
quote l39l@l40 for God l340ls6 for American
Silver coin, and l421I43 for Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-There has been a let nm
| In the demand for Sterling and Francs today. as
most buyers fully supplied themselves for the
heavy offerings yesterday. Holders and dra wers
continued firm, however. and the movement
which was Of y restricted character throughout
uniformly ruled at previous figures. We annex
particulars of the actual sales, as follows. VIZ:
fS5oO bank Sterling at l63. $4,000 do. at l52&a
ioz4, tSoOo do. at 100 Tor Cold. fl5oO and $4,000
AL commercial do. at 1919 1920 do. at 1914:
250Oof. and 81, ,000f. commercial Francs at 3 73lf'
and rs, 0OOf. and 60,000f. bankers do at s72kf
we continue to quote l5210l5s for bank 5terliag.
l5l3@l52 for clear bills, I504t1l5l3 for bill of
lading bills; 3.72313. 70f for bank Francs. snd
3.l6{g31Sf for commercial Francs.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE.--There is no alteration
whatever to refer to under the above heading
offerings OF commercial continue very light as pur-
chases Of cotton for the North aud East are al
most wholly suspended, while the remittance de-
mand Is fair and the banks are still compelled 10
transmit greenbacks TO the North 70 cover their
checks. The total purchases by banks aud bank
ers since our last have been as follows, viz:
s46 GOO New York sight at 7-l6 % cent prem:
10000, $4,000, s3S 600 and $50 900 do at 17-l6
u cent. premium $4,000 and $50 900 do at is
W1-l6 u cent premium $4,000 do. at - cent
premium; s25 600 do. at 40} 3 cent. premium.
and s25 600 sixty days. do at il q cent. discount
Rates still rule at y cent premium az bank and
4Ws q cent. premium out of doors for signt
checks on the Northern cities
UNCURRENT MOTHS AND SECURITIEs-FOr the
closing day OF the week operations in city Notes
have been unusually light, and the tendency of
rates has been steadily in favor of holders. The
aggregate sales. as reported, do not exceed
10000, and the ruling quotations have been 2sAM
lys u cent. discount. No sales OF Louisiana State
Notes or OF Notes OF the Bank of Louisiana have
transpired to-day and operations in Stocks and
Bonds have been wholly suspended.
BOARD OF BRoKERs.-The only transactions at
the Board of Brokers last evening were $500
gold at l39l, $4,000 city notes at 2s4 $1,000 at 2Ss
and $4,000 at 20 discount.
PRIvATE SALES OF REAL ESTATE BY GREEN &
ELDER.-Brick store on Tchoupitoulas, between
Julia and Notre Dame streets, $1,000; three lots
on First street, near Constance, $1,000; cottage
and one lot on Camp street. near General Taylor
street. Jefferson City. $500 three lots on Fourth
street. near LAUREL $3.50: $50 acres and improve
mtnts near Tickiaw, on N. o., j. & @. N. r. r.,
slO0O square In Faubourg Avart. Jefferson City,
between Upper Line, Robert, Laurel and Jersey
streets, $500 islet of ground on levee, between
Ninth and Harmony streets, with building, en-
gine, etc, OF Louisiana Manufacturing Company,
$35 900; six lots on Claiborne street, near Mel
pomene, $1,000; elevated cottage and two lots on
Chippewa street, near Felicity Road. $500; two
lots on Coliseum, between Pleasant aod Toledano
streets, $1,000; two lots on Camp street, near Bel
castle, Jefferson City. S600 vacant square on
lower side Of Claiborne street. between First and
Second streets. Sl400.
SPECIAL DisPAToHKs.-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 2s-10 A.. M.--Gold opened at
s1yanced; market excited; middlings 26Rc.. Mo-
bile &c., Or cans 27l027tc. Receipts of the
week 1900 bales. Sales $4,000 bales. Ex-
ports ii 900 bales. Stock on hand $4,000
bales. Sterling l09l@ll0t. IL N.-G)ld
1884. Cotton-maEket less active; previous
prices maintained. 3. P. M.-Gold 1885,
Cotton market steady; demand fair. Sales to-
day 1000 bales; middlng 263c., Mobile 27c.,
Orleans 27l@273c. Sterling steady.
liverpool. March 2s-li:l5 A. M.-Cotton
buoyant. Estimated sales 10000 bales; uplands
lOfd., Orleans 105d.; Cotton afoat 1950l04d.
M.-Cotton excited. Sales $4,000 bales. Up
lands l0}d.; Orleans lid.
London, March 2s-11:l5 A. M.-Consols $50
93i. Fiye-twenties 72072k. frt.