The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-19
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Thu soay Evening, June IS. l5oa

Thu sday Evening. June IS 1888
The movements in the money market continue
restricted. Gold opeued at New YORK TINS
morning at l4O3, against l4Os, the closing rate
Yesterday. At l0:45 A. NJ. il was quoted at l4O4.
At HAS A. NJ. it stood at l40s, and at 3 P. NJ. it
closed at l40a. Rates 10 this market have under
gone but little variation to-day, and there has
been no marked alteration st any time noticeable
in the demand or supply. We append particu-
lars Of the actual sales, viz: $4,000 Gold at
1891 $4,000 do. at lao; $1,000. $1,000, $1,000 and
5000 do. at l404. Sales of Silver comprise SlOOO
American halves at 1856. We now quote Gold
at l392@l404. American Silver Coin l359lS6, and
Mexican Dollars l4Sl0l44l.
FOREIGN ExcHAHGE-Transaetion in Sterling
and Francs have been Of very restricted char
acter since our last. Offerings Of Commercial
bills have been light throughout, and the demand
on the part OF remitters has been quite limited al
previous quotations. The following are the only
operations reported on reliable authority. viz:
$1,000 Al commercial Sterling at 1884. 2O,OOOf.
private bankers Francs at 1865, 25,OOOt. DO. at
1864, and 20,OOOf. and 5O,0OOf. Al commercial 90.
at 3.674. We now quote Bank Sterling 1855. Clear
Bills l54@1544, Bill Of Laiing Bills l53Gl533.
Bank Francs 3.65@S.62af., and Commercial 3.6S4
@3693.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-There is no change Of
any kind worthy of special notice to refer to IN
the movement under the above eadng. The
market is but very poorly supplied W 18th CONNER
cial sight and short sight, and the remittance
inquiry discloses steady abatement. The
annexed statement embraces the total purchases
by banks aud bankers since our last. yiz $1,000
and $40, 900 New York commercial sight at par
$4,000 and $4,000 do. at cent premium ;
$4,000 and $4,000 do. at I u cent. premium;
$4,000 thirty days sight at ! y cent. discount
and $4,000 do. at S3 cent. discount. We still
quote IL cent premium at bank, and parCGB u
cent premium out Of doors for sight checks on
Northern cities.
UNCURRENT NOTES AND SEcURTIEs-0pers.
tons IN city notes have exhibited no Improvement
whatever to-day. The market was amply sup.
piled throughout, and the demand was but little
better than nominal at any time from the opening
to the close of business. Louisiana State notes
afford some evidence Of recuperation, while Bank
of Louisiana notes continue neglected, and the
movement in most classes of Stocks and Bonds u
still wholly suspended. The total sales to day
have been confined TO the following lots, viz
$1,000 city notes at 353 " cent. discount, $1,000
and $4,000 do. at SO. and $1,000 do. at 364 ~ cent.
discount; 2 and Is levee bonds at 43l, and 20 do.
at 44c. q dollar; 500 shares jackson Railroad
Company stock on private terms 20 shares Bank
of Orleans at 274, and rs shares Crescent City
Railroad Company stock at l003 y share.
SPECIAL DIsPAroHBs.-We are indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Ne,o York. June $50 A. M.-Gold opened at
I40a. l0:45 A. M.-Gold l404. Cotton-Msrkei
very firm. Holders asking higher rates. Middling
upsnds 3Oc., middlipg Mobile 3O4e., middling Or,
leans 3OAc. Sterling lo4@ll0s. Has A.M.-Gold
l4Oi. Cotton-Demand good prices tending up
ward, though not quotably changed. Sterling
steady. P. NJ Gold closed at l4Ol. Cotton
Demand good; prices advanced. Sales l5OI
bales. Middlings 3O4c., Mobile SOlc., Orleans
Sic. Asking higher.
Liverpool. June Is-1l:l5 A. M.-Cottol
buoyant. Estimated sales Is 900 bales; upland
1l0llld., Orleans IL 4Gllld. uplands afoat lO4d
l0id. l:20 P. M.-Cotton market active Estimated
sales Is 900 bales. Quotations unchanged 5. P
P. Sales to-day $4,000 bales. Uplands ll4d.
Orleans ll9d.
London, June 1S-l:20 P. M.-Consols 941 q
IS. Five-twenties 73b@734.