The New Orleans crescent., 1869-04-10

SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 10. 1853.
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f|t'l- Friday kVgnlnG. April 3. l06a

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The money market continues in healthy con-
dition. Currency is in abundant supply for all
legitimate business purposes Applications Tor
accommodation chow no material increase and sli
first class paper offered at the banks is readily dis
unchanged, however. and We would again re.
peat: per cent. per annum ct bank and l0i{
b cent. Per month out Of doors for short gilt
edged paper, and lo0l2 per- cent. per aonum
for lopg date notes. secured By strictly Al city
mortgage. .s-. ., .,, 49,.
GOLD AND suvra-Operasious in the precious
metals exhibit no material variation, but owing to
the limited supply and the improvement in rates
at New York, prices have been maintained with
an upward tendency all round. Offerings Of Sh-
Yer have been merely nominal and previous rates
continue to rule, viz American halves and quar-.
ters at 23(03 points below Gold, and Mexican dol
lars 21G3 per cent. premium on Gold rstes. Gold
opened in New York this morning at 1874 against
1924, the closing rate last evening. At 1880 1t
is2s. and at SIN. Il closed ct 1884. The sales
to-day have been $1,000 and $4,000 at 1921 $4,000
at 1921; $4,000. at 1921 $4,000 and $4,000 at
1924, and $4,000 at 1884, closing ct l330l33{.
Nothing reported In Silver. 20 .,..rr IN
FoREIGS ExcHAsdE-The movement In Sterling
and Francs has been moderately active through
out the entire week under review, and rates have
further advanced under an Improvement Ia Gold
and Foreign bills at New York. The supply OF
commercial has materially decreased owing to the
demand has been steady from. the opening to the
close OF the week. The sales TO day were fls0O
clear sterling at ll $4,000 do. ct l42; f2OOo at
l42tQl42}; and so 900 commercial Francs Of
3.9iS. We quote bank sterling ct H3Ql43t;
commercial do. ct l420ll23; bank Francs ct
$685.; and commercial do. at 3.s6}t13.s5.
DOMESTIC ExoHAsGB-There has been fair
busnesss done under the above heading through
out the week, and rates have uniformly ruled in
favor Of sellers and drawers, having advanced 10
1 y cent. The market has at no time been bet,
ter than moderately supplied with commercial
sight or short sight, while the remittance demand
has been generally steady and at times active.
The following comprise the principal sales today,
York at ! premium; Sl6 600 and slo, 900 do. ai
5.l6 premium $4,000 and SIS, 900 do. at prem
ium $4,000 bank do. at ZIG premium $1,000
twenty days sight on Cincinnati at discount
and $500 thirty days do. at y cent discount
We quote bank sight on New York at GOT pre-
| MUM and Commercial do. at t9s premium.
INCUMBENT NoTEs AND SECURITIES -Transac
| tions In the above continue limited and withou
| material change in rates. We have heretofore
given particulars Of actual sales up to last even
ing and it now only becomes necessary TO sub
Join this days sales. which We do as follows VIZ
$40 900 city treasury notes st 2S discount; e29I
/ city ten ~ cent. bonds at So $4,000 state war
rants at s74@ss; $40. 900 do. at s7tGsIt.
l SPECIAL DIsPATcHEs.-we are indebted 70 th'
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies OF thu
following private dispatches received from tha
route to-day, viz; ..1.Al.
at 1874. 1880 A. M.--Gold 1924. Cotton marke
dull and nominal. Sterling l0sl9l0s5. IL NJ
EGold 1924. Cotton dull, prices entirely nominal
Sterling steady. P. A.-Gold closed at lSSt
Cotton quiet. but steady; sales Zoo bales {; par
last evening. Sterling l0s@l0ss.
Liverpool, April 9-ll:l6 A. M-Cotton ma.
ket duli; estimated sales 1000 bales; upland
l2td., Orleans l2}d. Sales Of the week AZ .0o
bales; for export 5000; to specuatOrs soo(
are American. l:20 p. M.-Cotton market nj
changed. Estimated sales 1000 bales. Stoc
sfioat AIS, 600; Of which, l52, 900 bales are Amer
can. s p M.-Cotton market unchanged SAX
to-day 1000 bales.
changed; tres ordinairei 1.46a; low middlir
afioat Las.