The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-15
Hen orleans Wonep Ylarket.
Wsdne DAY Evening. Oct IA. 1909 !

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We have no special variation to notice in the
movement In the money market. Gold opened In
New Ysrk this morning 81 1877 against 1871 the
closnR rate last evening at 1890 A. II stood At
1861, and at P. n. it closed at 1871 Offerings OF
cash Gold in this market have been extremely
light, end the demand vas fair and rates, notwth-
standing the heavy fluctuations in New YORK,
have been nrm. total sales embrace the folio v.
ing amounts, viz: $50 900 Gold, in lots. at l3740
1879 s50o0 s60oo 5000. SIS 900. ga, 900 aud
si ES !. and It ISL and $1,000 $685.
$4,000 do. at lsS. Nothing reported in Silver.
We now ouote Gold at l3S0l3S}, American
Silver coin l35@ls6, and Mexican dollars l4l@
FoRrroS EXCHANGE Rates Of Sterling and
Francs early in the day we're unsettled and iIreg-
ular owing to the decline In Gold ct New York.
but later they ruled more in favor Of sellers. Of
ferings Of Sterling have been very light through
out, as will be seen BY the suboined transactions
reported to-day, viz: $1,000 bank Sterling at $50 !:
COCO Al commercial do. ct 1881. Francs have
been in fair supply with sales Of $50 000f strictly
AL commercial at $780,; 10000 private bankers
so oo0f, IS .00of, 100 000f and 200, door. Al com
mercial do. at 3s23f. Rates at the close were too
unsettled to admit of reliable quotations, and We
Donnsrrc ExcHAses-Tbe market has under.
gone no marked alteration since our last. Offer
iDgs of commercial sight and short sight were
only moderate and the demand for remittance
was steady. Rates remain firm. Total purchases
to-day comprise the following, viz: $4,000 aud
$40 eco New York bank sight at u cent discount,
$40, COO and $40 600 commercial do. at ! - cent.
discount, $1,000 do at y cent. discount, 10000,
$50, 09Q ard $50 900 do: at 7l6 . cent. discount,
and $50 go0 nRnt on nustUu ut q cent. dis
count. We nov quote per cent. discount at
bank, and iDa per cent. discount out of doors
for sight checks on Northern cities.
UNCURRESr NorEs AND SECURIrIEs-0ferngs OF
City Notes have been extremely light to-day, but
with little improvement. In the demand or rates.
There was some little inquiry for Levee Bonds,
but Louisiana State Notes continued wholly neg
lected, and the movement In all classes of stocks
The only sales reported under the above heading
to-day comprised $1,000 City Notes at 36l % cent.
discount, and $4,000 new city 10 % cent. Bonds at
65c. B dollar. .si.taa OF .-,.t a-..-
srsUlAL DIsPArcHns.-we are Indebted to
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies of
the following private dispatches received from
that route to-day. viz: -- II 49, ~ ~.
Neso York, Oct 14-l0z A. M.--Gold opens
fsT. fc.ooA.m.--esofdi sss Oesson market dull and
Sterling advanced 109l0ll0i. l2-Noon.-Cotton
market dull and nominal. Sterling steady. 8 P.
Mold closed 1871. Cotton dull and lower.
Sales today 900 bales. Middling 25tc., Mobile
rs &C.. Orleans 26c. Sterling steady.
liverpool Oct. 14.-1l:l5 4. M.-Cotton market
steady; estimated sales IL 900 bales; uplands
l0Jd., Orleans lid. 1:20 P. M.-Cotton market
steady; demand fair. P. NJ Cotton market
easier. Sales to-day 1000 bales. Uplands l0ld.
LoNDoN, Oct l4.-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols stl.
5-2O's IA lao P. M.-Cousols 94S@9IE. 5-2O's
Tag. p. M.-Consols unchanged. US. 5.2O's
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