The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-06

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Thursday Bssnins. March S. 1854

THURSDAY Bssniss. March s. 1854 !
The movement in financial circles to-day has
Disclosed no variation Of any kind. Gold opened
bt New York this morning at l4l, against 1914,
lhe closing figure yesterday. At HAS A. NJ IL
Fas quoted at 14lt and at P. n il still ruled az
Rhe latter figure. The demand and supply in thi.
market have been OF a restricted character
1hroughout and the total operations include only
tbe appended amounts. viz: 10000 and SIS 900
l4l3 5000, $4,000, SIC. 900 aud t2l 900 atl4li
100 600. bought by one broker, at l4l40l4ll.
pad $4,000, $4,000 and 900 at l4Il. sales OF
Silver have been limited TO 800 Mexican Dollars at
l2l, and some iriaiBg lots of American halves
bid quarters within the range Of our quotations,
which now rule as follows, viz: Gold 14lA0llll2,
american Silver coin l340l36, and Mexican dol
lars l43nl43A.
FoREIGN ExoHAEGE-The movement ia Sterling
and Francs discl0ses unusual inactivity. offerings
nre ample and holders anxious to realize; bat
*purchasers are exceedingly cautious aud bills
/placed upon the market are subjected to an ex-
<ceedngly rigid scrutiny. The only sales reported
&to.day we're $1,000 Bankers Sterling at 1885, $1,000
#ftrety Al Commercial do. at 1881, $1,000 Com.
nercial at l52l0l53A, 5000 do. for Gold At 1881
l5O0o0f and l65 000f strictly Al Fraacs at Silt
/bnd so O0Of and l00,000f. do. at 3.72lf The ru-
ling figures this evening were l53.9l544 for Bank
sterling, l52l0l53l for Clear Bills l5l40l52f for
LBill of LadiDg Bills, 3 73iD3.7lH. for Commercial
francs and 310Q3.67af. for Bank Francs.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE.-The only noticeable va
1riation under the above heading to-day has been
"a slight strengthening OF rates. Offerings ind
Heated material reduction, owing to the absence
xof heavy purchases Of cotton on Northern and
Eastern account, and the remittance demand, al
*tbongh still restricted. disclosed a marked i'm
prOvement as compared with the previous inquiry.
The purchases by banks and bankers since
last included $50 600 and $50 0O0 strictly AL New
York sight OF y cent discount, $50, 900 do. at
all l6 n cent. discount, $4,000, s2s 900 aud
s65 GOO do at ll-l6 q cent. discount, $40 600 do.
at IL l6@l q cent. discount, t22 900 at y cent.
discount, So 900 three days sight At i y cent.
discount go goo ten days sight at Il y cent Dis
count, $4,000 thirty days at II u cent. discount
and $40 00e sixty days at 2l 4 cent. discount.
4 We now quote n cent. discount at bank and 10
ii l6 and y cent. discount out Of doors for sight
checks on the Northern cities
UNcUKRENT NoTEs AND SEcURTTTrs-Operations
in City notes disclose steady depression. Offer
iDgs are considerably In excess of the demand,
| and rates still incline in favor of buyers. The
movement shows q marked falling off, however,
as SPECTATORS and brokers appear to be 1ndi1e-
rent about purchasing, and the only actual sales
reported since our last $1,000 sm all issues at
u cent. discount, $500 de-. at 10 u cent dis
count, $1,000 large do. at l6 y cent discount, and
$500 do. at IL n cent. discount. The nominal
ruling figures this evening were 90l2 ~ cent.
discount for the small and l6DlS - cent. discount
for the large City notes. Nothing has transpired
to-day in Louisiana State notes or in notes OF the
Bank If Louisiana and transactions In Securities
have been confined to the appended sales. viz
40 shares City National Bank stock at 7T4, 80
shares Carrollton Railroad Company at 901, 10 and
. 20 90. at 81, and 40 and so do. at 9l4.
the Western s Union Telegraph line for copies Of
the following private dispatches received over
thst route to-day. viz:
Ne,c York, March $40 A. N.-Gold opens
i at l4l. ll:45 A. N.--Gold l4f!. Cotton-demand
good prices advanced; low middling 2i4G2jc.,
middling 25lc, good middling 264G26ic., Mobile
26c., Orleans 26ie. Sterling l09l0llOb. IL NJ
Gold l4l Cotton-demand fair, but at lower
rates; sales 5000 bales; low middling 24G24lc.
middling 25@25Ac., Mobile 25lc:,. Orleans 263c.
good middliDg 26lc. 3 M.-Gold l4lt. Cotton
demand moderate; prices firm.
liverpool. March 5-ll:l5 A. A.-Cotton market
] buoyanf estimated sales 10000 bales; uplandi
9s@92d., Orleans 9I@l0c., Cotton atloat 94d
lao P. N-Cotton fuctuating; sales e, 900 bales
uplsnds 9i09Ed., Orleans lO@l0ld. p. NJ
Cotton market quiet; sales 20 900 bales; upland'
. 94d., Orleans l0d.
London, March 5--1:20 P. M.-Consols 93Q93t
5-20s 7ll07lf. P. M.-Consols 93093!. 20
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