The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-14
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Wednesday
There sno alteration to notice in the CONDITION
Of The nancy market Gold opened at New
York this morning at 1885,. the closing rate lasI
evening and a. the wires have been down the
greater part Of the day we nave received no luI-
fher quotations from the latter point. Inc mVVe-
meut 10 this market has been Of restricte1 char
acter throughout, and prices have been unset
tied from the opening TO the close OF business.
We annex particulars OF the prlncipal purchases
as follows, viz $4,000 Gold at l4l $1,000 do. at
l4OI $4,000 and $25 900 do. at l4O4 5000 do. AZ
IAN and $4,000 do at l4OA. Sales Of Silver en-
brace only 1900 MEXICAN dollars at l43a. we stu
onote Gold l4O3Gl4O2; American silver coin
l36IaI37, and Mexican dollars l43Gl433.
FoREIGN EXCHAEGE-Sterllng and francs cUn
tnue ouiet but steady. Offerings OF commercial
hills are very light, and the remittance demand
Indicates a steady abatement. We annex state
ment OF the actual sales since our last, VIZ
$4,000 AL commercial sterling at 1874 tlO,OOO
do at 1927 l4OOOd; and zOoOO.. Ptssse S,sr1;nS
I55: clear bills l540l544 bill OF lading pills
l52AaI53; bank Francs 3.65G3.61t, and COM
.meicial do. 3.6s46310.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE There has been some
evidence of Improvement which, however, did
not amount to a quOtable advance in Domestic
Exchange to day. The market was very poorly
eupplied with commercial sight and short sight,
while the inquiry on the part OF RENTERS as
closed slightly better feeling all round-suo-
Joined are particulars Of the principal purchases
nv banks and bankers, viz: $40, 900 New York
commercial sight at y cent premium SZO,OO0
do at 3.l6 n cent. premium; S4O,OOO, 500 OOO and
500 900 do. at ~ cent. remium, and 500 900 DO.
ats l6 a cent premium. We stlll quote u cent
premium at bank and lG4 81 cent. premium out
of doors for sight checks on Northern cities.
UNcURREHT NOTES AND SECURITIEs-City notes
have improved to-day under prospective FAVOR
able action of the aldermanc boards. Louisiana
State Bank and Bank of Louisiana notes have con-
timed peRle cted however, and nearly all classes
of stocks and bonds remained at stand still
throughout The following embrace the few &C
final sales reported since last. viz $1,000 city
notes early 10 the morning at 81 u cent. discount
$1,000 at 34l 5000 at 344 $1,000 at 81; $3.50
$1,000 at 334 $4,000 at 32k, aud $1,000 at 81 &
cent. discount. Sales OF stocks include only
shares Crescent City railroad stock at $lOS.
SPECIAL DIsPArOABs.-We are indebted tC
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies O
the following private dispatches received ovei
that route to-day. VIZ; 80,
Ne1o York, Nay opens atl3g3
10:45 A. M-Gold 1891 Cotton market qaie
INIT firm: nominally middling 3Oc., Mobile 3Oae.
Orleans 3Oic. Sterling llObgllOs. IL M.-Golt
1895. Cotton-holders ask advance, buyers Ope
rate with caution not much doing; quotation
nomipally unchanged. Sterling steady. 3 P. M
Gold 1891 Cotton demand moderate. prices hrm
sales to-day 1000 bales; middling 80, Mobile 800
Orleans sole. Sterling steady.
Liverpool, Nay l3-ll:l6 A. Motion marke
hrmer; estimated sales 10000 bales; upland
llF@l2d., Orleans l2t@l24d. l:2O P. Mol
ton unchanged. P. M-Cotton qnotsuon
nominally unchanged; sales today lO,OOO Dsies
aplands ilk1l2d., Orleans l2t@l24d.
London, Mdy l3-l:2O P. m.-Consols ana Bond
unchanged