The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-14
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CRrscKHr OFFICE, NO. - OAny sfsErs,
SATURDAY Evening. March Is. 1853.

y SATURDAY Evening March Is. R69.
The money market continues quiet and steady.
Gold opened at New York this morning at 1914
against 1917 the closing rate yesterday, and
steadily ruled at the opening figures throughout
the day. Operations In this market continue re-
stricted and rates vary IL accordance with the
alterations of the New York market. ave APP
pend particulars of the actual sales for che day
as follows, viz: $1,000 and $500 at 1871 $1,000,
$40 GOO and $40, 00c at l32 $1,000 and $4,000 ct
1925; closing at l3ll@l32. Nothing repotted In
Silver. r.4 trl.tfai...I I
cotton on foreign account offerings OF ComnerciAl
Sterling and Francs have been materially In
creased to. day. The remittance demand was at
no time active or general, however, and holders
had to submit to decline In order to effect sales.
The aggregate operations included the folio wing
amounts, viz: els. 900 and Gao 900 Al Bill Lading
and Al Clear Sterling at l42Gl424, f2OO0 do. at
l424, 225.00Of. Commercial Francs at S;eIN:.
so 60Of. private bankers do. at :, and Sc, 000f.
Bank Francs at 3. 95f We quote Bank Sterling at
l4361l434, Commercial do. at l420l424,i Bank
Francs at 3.s64@S.95f, and Commercial do. at
3.9sl@3973f. lri.,
DOMESTIC ExcHASeE-The same cause which
tended to depress rates of Foreign Exchange
has compelled drawers and holders Of Domestic
to accept lower figures to-day. Offerings Of
commercial sight and short sight were augmented
by larger sales of Cotton for Northern ports,
while the remittance inquiry indicated bug little
if any improvement as compared with PREVIOUS
reports. We subjoin a statement OF theI total
purchases by banks and bankers, viz: $4,000,
$4,000 and $50, 600 sight on New York at prem;
10000. SIS. 900. $4,000, $4,000, $4,000 s4o,-
600, $50, 600, $4,000 and $4,000 do. at prem,
and SIS 900 sixty dsys' sight on Boston az y dis
count. We still quote bank sight on New York
at ! premium and commercial do. at lGs pre-
MUM. 1902 .ef-f -. Itr sn.tf
ONcURRRENr NorEs AND SECURITIES - City
treasury notes have been firmer to-day bat offer
iDgs were light, and In fact the total movement
under the above heading has been of only mode
rate extent. Asking prices OF most descriptions
still tend upward, however, and the following,
which embrace the principal operations pr the
day, exhibit further advance IN ratea OF some
classfcstions. viz: $751; 900 city treasury Ptes at
26 discount $1,000 State notes at SO. SCOOP State
warrants at $1,000, $1,000 do. at 30. $500 dty ten
per cent. bonds at par los shares LOUISIANA State
Bank at $22 so % share. t..f
Ar AucrIoN.--S. Gunault sold at auctloplon the
18th instant, 8 shares Opelousas railroad stock
at 81 per share. Is shares jackson railroad
stock at 81 so per share, shares Lonsiana
State Bank at $22 Is per share. and 10 shares
Hope Insurance Company stock at 500 PER share.
BOARD OF BRoKERs-The following comprise
the sales at the board to night, viz: 5000, city
treasury notes at 26c. discount; So shares Canal
and Claiborne-street railroad STOCK ct rs per
share.
SPECIAL DIsPArcHxs.-we are indebtsss to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies Of the
| following private dispatches received f2yn thst
| route to-day. viz: <-r
| Neto York, March 1910 A. M.-Gold o.,sued at
| 1914. 1880 A. M.-GSiS 1914. Cottoar market
| quiet but firm. Sterling l0SE0l09l. Ret re-
cepts of week at all United States porsss 30 600
| bales cotton. Exports from all Unitex. States
ports-to Great Britain 20. 735 bales, 10 PIE con-
tinent IL ,525 bales. Stock on hand aud 4l ship.
board not yet cleared at all United Stsssa ports
| 10000 bales. IL M.-Gold 1871. Gotta quiet
and frm-middling 2stc., Mobile 2slc.S Orleans
| zee. Sterling steady. 8 P. M.-Gold cl9sed at
| 1914. Cotton market firm, holders asking higher.
Sales 5000 bales. Middling 2s3c., Mobile 28lc.,
| Liverpool, March Is, Ills A.M.-Cott6a market
| firm; prices shsde better, not higher. Estnated
| sales 1900 bales. Upands ia, 0rlesuh IL Ia
| l2ld. 3 P. M.-Cotton market frmer. SECS to-
day Il. 900 bales. Uplands l2Gl2ld., Orleans
l2lG12lt.' 80. ..-.,...... -. p
Haure, March Is, A. M.-Cotton opeps firm.
Tres Ordinaire 1.424.. low middling ahoat A.