The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-06

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Tuesday Evening. May 5, 1858.


Tuesday Evening. May s. 1863
The movement in financial circles has exhibited
no alteration Of ady kind since our last that calls
for special remark. Currency has been 10 abun.
dant supply and limited demand throughout. and
rates of interest and discount have ruled nominaly
az heretofore at y cent. per annum at BANK, and
lllI a cent. per month out of doors Tor snor
Rilt.edged paper, and l0GDl2 ID cent. per annqm
for long dated notes secured BY strictly Al city
Coin AND sBvER-Operstions in Gold have
been Of q more restricted character during the
past three days than for the corresponding time IN
previous weeks, owing to an abatement In the de-
mand for shipment to the interior and the payment
of duties. moderate daily business has trans
pired nevertheless, and rates have huctuated IRON
hour TO hour in accordance with the variations OF
the New York market Offerings of silver have
been light throughout, and were generally alb
soTbed at l35@l36A for American halves and quar-
tiers, and l42Gl43t for Mexican dollars. Opera
tions to-day have been confined 10 the appended
amounts, viz: $4,000 gold az l4Ot; sloOO; siOOO,
$4,000 $1,000 do. at l404; $1,000 at liOg, and $1,000
az l4n5 ssles of Silver comprised only 5000
Mexican dollars az "a q cent. prem. on gold. aud
$1,000 American halves at 1864. We SUI quote
Gold I3gS0l404, American silver coin 1850
and Ne xlean dollars at l423Gl434.
FokYIGN ExCHAKGE-With increased purchases
of cotton for foreign account, the supply OF Com
mercisl Sterling and Francs has been somewhat
augmented during the past three days. offerings
ars vet comparatively light however, aud as there
is still moderate remittance demand, rates OF
choice bills are well maintained all round. Trans
actions to-day amounted to only the following
amounts, viz f2500 Bank Sterling az ITO for gold
and f25OO Clear Bill at 1923 currency; 50,OOOf
Rank Francs at 3.6s2f., and 50.O00f. Commercial
do. 3.7Of. We now quote Bank sterling AZ lo35Q
l54, Clear Bill l523Ml53, Bill OF Ladlng Biils l5l3
Cal52. Bank Francs o4g36Ist, and Commercial
do. 3,72b@3 ia.
rates is still the most prominent feature OF the
movement in Domestic Exchange. The supply
and demand exhibit but little variation from day
40 day and quotations are precisely the same as
have been current for the past four weeks. Pnr-
cbases by banks ard bankers today eraee d
only the sutjoned amounts, viz: SOUS SJOOO
$40 COO and $50, 600 New YORK commercial sight a.
5l6 " cent. prem; $4,000 and 80 OJO DO. az
4 p cent prem. We stll quote 493 d cent.
premium out of doors aud ! y cent. premium al
hank for sig int checks on Northern cities.
UYcURRENT NoTEs AND SEcURTTIEs-We have
nothing new to remark on the movement under
the above heading. City notes are dull aud droop
ing. Louisiana State aud Bank of Louisiana note
are wholly neglected and operations in all classes
of Stocks and Bonds are still partially suspended
We annex the few triiing sales reported to-day
Is follows, VIZ; 5000 City notes at 500 q cent
discount; $1,000 and $40 600 do at 304; ana SIS OOC
do. at 81 ~ cent discount; and zoo shares JACK
son Rsllread stock at 81 IL b share.
SPECIAL DIsPATOHBs.-Me are indebted tC
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies o
the following private dispatches received owe
that route to-day viz;
Netc York. Mdy5-l0 A.M.-Goldo opens atlS9l
l0:45 A. Mold 1891. Cotton-maIket que
but firm. MiddIing $780,, Mobile 334c. Orleans SAC
Sterling llO!@llOl. P. M.-Goid 1891. Cotton
market dull. Sales to-day 1000 bales: Middllnl
32go., Mobile &c.,, Orleans 33ac. Sterling steady
Liverpool, May 5-ll:l5 A. Motion marke
quiet aud steady. Estimated sales 5000 bales
Uplands l2sd., Orleans l2bd. shipments iron
Bombay for the week ending April "a. 400
bales. 1:20 P. M.-Cotton market dull. p. M
Cotton market easier. Sales to-day 5000 bales
No prices given.
London, May 5-l:2O P. M.-Consols 93gG9
for money, and 9419lt on account, FiVe-twel
ties 70i. p. M.-Consols SiG9lt for money
and 92sG92l ex div. on account.
Ryman. Parker, Bioodgood, Carter and schoo