The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-20
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CuscKEf OFFICE, No. "a OAxr srzsnr.
Friday Evening. March 10. 1853.

OrscKEr OFFICE No. "a OAxr srzsnr, 4
Friday Evening March 10. 1853. J
Uninterrupted ease is still the characteristic
feature of the money market Currency continues
very abundant. and the demands for accommOda.
ton disclose no appreciable increase. Rates OF
interest and discount remain nominslly unchanged,
however, and we would again repeat; Fer cent.
per snnum at bank, and 1Gl4 y cent per month
ont of doors for short gilt-edged paper, and 100
IL per cent.lper annum for long dated notes, Sc
cured by strictly Al city mortgage.
GOLD AND sILvER-There has been some let
up in sales of the precious metals since the close
of our last weekly review of the market. Offer.
ings of cash Gold were generally quite limited.
and the demand was 81 no time active or spirited,
while rates exhibited considerable unsteadiness.
in accordance with the movement OF the New
York market. Silver having been scarce through
out and for the most part IN fair request, has not
receded 10 any material extent. rhe sales to-
day were $1,000 and $4,000 at 1914; $4,000 at
l3l l1l3l4; $1,000 at 1873 $40 600 and S25, 900 at
lSl5Ml3I5; $40 900 and $4,000 at 1871; $4,000,
5000 ana SIS 600 at 1919; $4,000 at 1917, and
$1,000 at 1872; closing at l3l49l3lB. Nothing re-
ported in silver.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-There has been q moder-
ate daily movement noticeable in Sterling and
Francs throughout the week. Offerings OF COM
mereial bills exhibited some increase and the de-
mand was generally steady. though at no time es.
pecslly active. Rates have been somewhat I'M
settled however, owing to the fluctuations OF Gold
and Exchange at New York, but on the whole
previous figures have been rather well maintained
The sales to-day have been $4,000 bill ladlng
Sterling at 14l4; Ell 900 commercial do. at l4l99
l4ll; fl0 900 do. at l4ll; fl3,0OO do. at l4l4 to
I4lt 80, O00f commercial Francs at 1881, and
so 600 private bankers do. at =. We now
quote bank sterling at l4240l425: commercial DO.
stl4I4@l4I3, bsuk francs at 96i, and COM
mercial do. at 0003 984.
DoMEsrIc ExcHANGE-Rates of Domestic Ex-
change declined in the early part OF the week,
under increased offerings Of commercial sight ano
ii 49, fha AA-
alma sse~.Arsd- q ring 70 falling og IN NE
supply and an Improvement IN the demand: 10
day the market has been very firm. with the fol-
lowing purchases by banks aud bankers, VIZ !;
$4,000 sis 600 and $40 900 sight on New York at /
premium $50 600 do. at sic premium, and s50,OOO
do. at premium. We quote this evening oank
sight on New York at premium and commercial
do. at l@l premium.
| UScuRRFNr NoTEs AND SEcURITTEs.-There
have been several variations In rates under the
| above heading during the past week. The mar
| ket for the most part has been amply suppneo,
| but the demand has been irregular and operauons
| show falling off as compared with the aggregate
| returns for some previous weeks. AS we nave 10
previous articles furnished full and accurate par
iculars of actual sales up 10 last evening, now
| ever. il is only necessary at this time to add q
statement of the total operations oday, winch we
| do as follows, viz: $4,000 city treasury notes a.
| 20 discount; $4,000 DO. at Isl $4,000 do. al zo4
$4,000 do. st 25t; 5000 past due coupons OF olo
State bonds At 80; $4,000 Jefferson City bonds
short coupons. at IL; $40 600 state warrants a
| $50 to 80 $4,000 do. at SGT 10000 six per cent
| ievee bonds at IS so shares Louisiana Nauona
Bank stock at $50 per share 1000 shares Jackson
Railroad do. at IS per share; and 100 shares Ope
Iousas Railroad do. at 81 Is per share.
BOARD OF BRoKERs-No sales tonight.
SPECIAL DIsPATcHEs.-we are indebted TO tn
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies OF IN
following private dispatches received from ina
route to-day. viz:
| : Ne1c York. March 1910 A. x.-Gold opene
at 1900. 1890 A. M.-Gold 1905 cotton msrke
| dull; prices unchanged; sterling lOs3GlOSt. L
M-Gold 1914; cotton market inactive price
dropping mddling 2sl@2sic.; Mobile 2stGzcte
Orleans fsi6129c.; sterling steady. up. H.-6oi
closed at 1871; cotton demand fair, but At lowe
rates; sales 1000 bales; middlng 2e4g2Stc