The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
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SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY %. 1859.
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CRKscENr OFFICE. No. "a OLxP sfxxxf, I
Friday Evening, Jan. p, 1864

CRESCENT OFFICE. No. "a OLnP Sfxxxf,
Friday Evening Jan. p. 1854
The past week has exhibited undated ease 10
the money market The supply of currency was
heavy throughout, and the demands for accom-
mediation, as heretofore, were OF a very limited
character from the opening to the close. Rates
of interest and discount underwent no alteration
at any stlme however, and we therefore repeat
previous figures as follows. viz: Eight fB cent. "
snnum OF bank and l0l4 % cent. D month out Of
doors for short giltedged paper, and l0@l2 y
cent. f3 spnum for long dated notes, secured by
strictly Al city mortgage.
GOLD AND SILvER-The Gold market has been
considerably exercised during the week by advices
Of sudden and violent fluctuations in rates at New
York, Galveston and other points. Offerings
were at no time heavy, however, and the demand
was mostly confined to purchases for the payment
Of duties and for transmission to the interior.
Silver continued scarce and in request throughout
at 1102 and q points below Gold rates for Ameri.
can halves aud quarters, and 1908 u cent. pre-
MUM on Gold for Mexican dollars. The sales of
Gold to-day were $500 and $4,000 ct 1856, $40 900
and $40 600 at 1861, $40 600 at 1861 1l364, $1,000
$4,000 and $1,000 at 1864, closing at 1866 Ql364. Ia
Silver we note sale of $1,000 American halves at
1924. We now quote Gold at l36t@l364, Amer
can silver halves at l3l2Gll324, and Mexican dol
lars at l3S@l3Sa.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-The movement under the
above heading has uniformly tended in favor of
drawers and sellers since the date of our last re-
view, and rates during the week have advanced
fully l@5 ~ cent The market has been moder-
atey supplied throughoufswith Commercial Sight
and Short Sight, while the remittance demsnd has
been active and general from the opening OF the
week to the close Of business this evening. The
sales of commercial to-day were $4,000 bankers
bills at 5 is discount; s25 600 sight on New York
at l6@2 discount; $40 000 $l4 000 SIS 600, $780,
0C0 and 5000, 900 do. at discount; SIS, 900 and
100000 do at discount; 5000 and SIS, 900 sight
on Boston at discount. We still quote bank
sight on New York Il cent discount, and COM
mercial do. }03 % cent. discount.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-There has been marked
instability no iceable in the movement Of Sterling
and Francs since the date of our last weekly re-
view. The market was at no time better than
moderately supplied with commercial bills, and
the demand was irregular throughout and only
limited at best, while rates huctuated in accord
ance with the variations of Gold and Exchange at
New York. Operations o-day have been restr cted
TO the APPENDED amounts. viz: fl5OO AL CONNER
cisl Sterling az l47, $4,000 do. at l474 $4,000 bank
and bankers do. at l4st@l4sl, sl2OO bank do. at
l4s3; and $4,000 private bankers Francs az
3.Sll. We now quote bank Sterling at l4S41lis4,
comm' reial do. at 474@l472. bank Francs at
$50. and commercial do. at S346l3.S24
UNCURRENT NOTES AND SECURITIES There has
been marked advance and considerable activity
noticeable in some classes of Uncurrent Notes
and Securities since the date of our last weekly
review of the market. Offerings, though fair,
were at no time heavy or excessive. while the
plethora of currency aud the diminished oppor-
tunilies for investment in other channels have
/
ers of city notes, well Of the better descrip
tons Of Stocks and Bonds. AS we have in pre-
vious articles given full particulars of the actual
sales mp TO last evening, however, it is now only
necessary TO add the operations for to-day which
we do as follows, viz: S25 GOO city treasury
notes, buyers option, twenty days, at 81 $40 600
do. at 81 $4,000 do. at 300 $1,000 and $4,000 do
at 30; $500 metropolitan police warrants, buyers
option. ten days, at "a $1,000 Safe warrants at
SO 1921 900 city ten per cents at 9l3 $4,000 do at
92 $4,000 do. at 924 sl0 coo six per cent. levee
bonds at 70; $4,000 do. at 70; $4,000 eight per
cent. do. at 500, and rs shares Carrollton Railroad
stock at sSl so per share.
BOARD OF Brownsville following comprise
the sales at the Board to- night, viz: $4,000 Gold
at 1864; $40 600 State warrants at ssh 81 900 city
ten per cents at 923; 81 600 do. a. 3d. 81 600 do.
at 939; 600 city treasury notes at 81; $1,000
and 81 coo do. at 800; $1,000 do. at 800; 900 and
s., 900 do. at 30a.
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz:
Neuo York, Jan. 22-lO A. M-Gold opened at
1864. 1880 A. M.-Gold 1855. Cotton-market
quiet but firm; middling 293c., Mobile 29lc., Or.
leans SOC. Sterling frmer lO930llOs. 2:IO
P. M.-COtton dull more sellers than buyers !;
sales so far 1900 bales middling 295c., Mobile
29lc., Orleans SOC. Sterling steady. P. Mold
closed at 1855. Cotton market dull prices tend
ing downward; sales to-day 100 bales quota
tons nominally unchanged. Sterling steady.
liverpool, Jan. 22-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
firm; estimated sales $1,000 bales; upsnds
llAd., Orleans ii 3D.; sales of the week 81 coo
bales; for export $4,000, to SPECTATORS Is 600;
stock on hand 295 900, of which 1000 bales are
estimated sales $4,000 bales uplsnds llsd., Or
leans llsd.; 10000 bales are American. Pm
Cotton active; sales Is 900 bales; middng up
LANDS ll4@ll5d., Orleans lll@llEd.