The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-10

WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 10. lSss.
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Tuesday Evening. Feb. 9. 1869

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Tuesday Evening. Feb. g. 1859
The money market is as easy as could be desired.
Currency rapidly accumulates under heavy sales
Of produce and unusually light accruing psymeu's
at bank and to outdoor parties. while the demands
for accommodation daily diminish, and rates of
interests and discount still rule a. for several
weeks past. We append previous figures.
follows, viz: Eight per cent. ~ annum at bank
and 1@l{ u cent. n month out Of doors for short
gilt edge paper. and lOGl2 q cent. u snnum for
long oa'ed notes. secured BY strictly Al city
mortgage.
GOLD AND SILvER-Trsnsaction in the precious
metals still continue quite limited Gold has fuc.
tusted considerably since our last in accordance
with the variations Of the New ork market. willis
Silver has been scarce and steady throughout ct
about 2@23 points below gold rates for American
halves and quarters, and 23G13 y cent premium
on gold for Mexican dollars. Tho sales to-day
have been $4,000 Gold at 1856. $4,000 at 1851 $50.
600 at l35l61l35E, $40 OOO SIS 900 and $50 900 at
1851. and $4,000 at 1861. In Silver we note the
sale of 5000 American half dollars ct 1924. We
quote Gold at 1885, 0l35}, American Silver coin at
l32@l323, and Mexican dollars at l3s@l3s4.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-The tendency of foreign
bills since the date Of our last review has been
steadily downward, in accordance with alterations
in rates at New York. Sterling has been In ample
supply, owing TO the recent heavy purchases of
Cotton for the English markets, while the demand
has been of moderate character throughout and
the total sales have not come up to previous
antcipations. Francs have been scarce and In
G Sssa a s ~ 1so1 end
opening Of the week. The sales to-day were
100000 commercial and IL 000f private bankers
Francs at 1854. We quote bank Sterling at 147
@l474 commercial do. at 14530l464, bank Francs
at 3.s3lG3s2af., and commercial do. at 3.s7tQ
3.sef. I
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-We have no marked al.
iteration of any kind to report under the above
heading since our last. The market has been
amply supplied throughout, and the demand has
been steady from the opening to the close Of bust
ness. Rates. however, have declined t04 % cent.
The following comprise the principal transactions
today, viz: $4,000 sight on Boston ct ! 10 cent.
discount, $4,000 do. on New York at !. SIS 900 at
GIG, $4,000, $40 900. $4,000, $40 900. $4,000 and
5000 do. at {, $50 900 ten days sight on New
York at l5-l6, $4,000 ten days do. do. at l.
sl7600 twenty days sight on Chicago at IL dis
count. We quote bank sight on New York at /,
commercial do. at 9l6@t discount.
UNcURRENT NoTEs AND SEcURIrIEsECity notes
have improved during the past three days, while
Metropolitan Warrants and Louisiana Levee
skies have declined. Most other classes of secur.
ties have remained steady. however, and opera
tons from day to day have been to q fair extent
We have given full particulars In previous ar
ticles Of all past transactions and now deem il
only necessary to furnish q statement Of opera.
tons for to-day, which we do as follows, viz:
$4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 City treasury notes ct ESQ.,
discount $1,000 Metropolitan Police Warrants at
s4. $500 do at S43, and $1,000 City ten per cents
at 954
BOARD OF BRoKERs.-Nothing done tonight.
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs.-We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz:
Neto York, Feb. 80 A. M.-Gold opened at
1864. 1890 A. M.-Gold 1851 Cotton demand
moderate; prices firm; midding 30ic., Mobile
302c., Orleans 302c. Sterling l09tGll04. IL NJ
Gold 1854 Cotton market dull prices unchanged;
Middling sO4c., Mobile SOac.. Orleans 3Oic. Ster.
ling steady. 2:l0 P. M.-Gold 134E. Cotton steady,
demand fair middling 304c., Mobile 30ac., Or.
leans 30}. Sterling declined-l09l@ll0. 3P.M-
Gold closed at 1851. Cotton demand moderate;
prices firm sales $500 bales, including 1000 bales
in transit Sterling steady.
liverpool, FEB. 9-1l:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
dull; estimated sales 600 paes; uplands I2i0
l2sd., Orleans 129@12sd. Shipments from Bonn.
bay since last report to the 9Th inst. $500 bales
leo P. M-Cotton market firmer; prices un-
changed; sales to-day 10 600 bales. 5P. Motion
market firm prices shade better; not quotably
higher; more active; sales to-day $4,000 bales.
London, FEB. 9-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 93!0934;
5.2Os 762. la