The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-16
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CRESCENT oFrrcz, No. ~ Oinr srxrrr.
Mnndau Euanlnr NJ ar.h x 1870

Monday Evening. March Is 1859. !
There is nothing in the movement of the money
market that calls for special notice. Gold opened
al New York this morning at 1917 against l3l /.
the closing rate Saturday. At 1890 A. NJ il stood
at 1909. At IL NJ it ruled at 1871, and at P. NJ il
closed at 1917. Transactions in this market have
disclosed no increase whatever, and quotations
have varied in accordance with the alterations Of
prices at New York. We append particulars of
the actual sales follows. viz 5000, at 1915
$4,000, and $40 900, at 1919; $4,000, at 1919 to
1919; $4,000, So 000 $ll 600, and Sl2 O00 at 1871
sllOO, at 1872; $780, at 1924; closing at l320l32f
We note the sale Of 1920, American silver, at
$50.
FOREIGN ExCHANGE-Sterling and Francs indi-
cate downward movement. The market ia bet
ter supplied with commercial offerings and the
remittance demand discloses II anything further
dimnuton.. Operations to-day comprised barely
the following amounts, viz: $1,000, bill lading
sterling, at l4l; $780, clear at l42 f2OOO. $4,000,
$4,000 and $1,000, Al clear sterling at 1921; f5O00
do, at l424; f20O0, bankers bill, at l42t; $1,000,
bank sterling, at 1854 for gold, and $4,000 pri.
vate, bankers francs at 3. 95. Wequote this even.
ing bank sterling at I43l9l4sa; commercial do.
l420l423: bank francs at 3.93l13.923, and com
mercial do. at 3.974GS3.96l.
Domestic ExCHASGE-We have to report a
falling of in rates under the above heading. The
supply Of commercial sight and short sight is now
IN excess OF the demand, and quotations steadily
incline IN favor of buyers and remitters. The
following include the total purchases by banks
and bankers since our last, viz: 5000 sight on
New York at lilo - cent. premium; $1,000 do. at
! premium; $4,000, $40 900, $40 600, $40, 900,
$40 0O0, 0,000 $50 900 and $50 900 do at pre-.
MUM $50 900 do. at premium SIC, 900 sight on
Charleston at par; $500 three days sight on ST.
Louis at ! discount; $40 900 ten days sight on
discount; $4,000 thirty days date on Chicago at
IL discount, and $4,000 sixty days sight on New
York at ~ cent discount We quote bank sight
on New YORK at premium, and commercial do.
at 1 premium.
USCURRRENr NoTEs AND SEcuR1TIEs-As will
be seen below City Treasury Notes have again
recuperated to-day, but the movement in these as
well as in all classes Of securities has been of a
very restricted character throughout. Holders
generally demand extreme prices, while most
buyers now hold back under the impression that
present asking rates admit Of but little prospec
tive profit. We annex statement of the actual
sales for the day as follows viz $1,000 and $4,000
City Treasury Notes at este. discount: $4,000 do
al 26c.; $500 State Warrants at S94c; $25 900 do.
at s9s990c.; $4,000, $4,000 Six Per Cent Levee
Bonds at 704c. $4,000 State Bonds at S9c.; So 900
City Bonds IN favor of railroads at 70c.; and 100
and 300 shares jackson Railroad stock at 81 Is
per share.
PROMPT PAYMENT OF LOUISIANA STATE OBLI.
GATIONs.-We are indebted to w. s. Pike, ESQ.,, of
the responsible banking house, Pike Brother &
Co., for the following interesting and acceptable
information, viz All interest and coupons due
on the following claims are being promptly paid
at the above institution during the present month
viz: For the purchase of grounds for Charity
Hospital for relief of the Mexican Gulf Railroad
Company; for the New Orleans, jackson and
Great Northern Railroad Company for the Vicks-
burg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad Company;
for the Baton Rouge. Gross Tete and Opelousss
Railroad Company, to defrsy expenses of building
evees under act of 1866.
BOARD OF Brownsville following comprise
The sales at the board to night, viz: $1,000. Gold
1t 1872 $1,000 six per cent. Levee Bonds at II.
SPECIAL DIsPATOHEs.-We are indebted To the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
'oute to-day, viz:
Nelo York, March 15-l0 A. M.-Gold opened at
1911. 1880 A. M.-Gold 1907. Cotton market
Inactive; prices dropping, nominally, middIing
,s3c., Mobile 2s}c., Orleans 29c. Sterling 1000 |
093. IL M.-Gold 1871. Cotton market inactive; |
prices dropping. Sterling steady. 3P.M.-Gold |
;losed at l3l3 Cotton dali and nominal; sales |
1o0 bales niiddiing zotcs, sfopiio se.c., orleans
9c. Sterling steady.
liverpool, March Is, 1l:15sA. M.-Cotton market |
Iuet; estimated sales 10 900 bales; uplands l2a |
I'D, Orleans l24@l2sd. l:20 P. Motion mar. |
let quiet; estimated sales 10000 bales. 5PM.-
lotion closed quiet and steady; prices un-
hanged sales to-day 10 900 bales.
London, March l5-ll:l5 A. M-Consols 92zA |
3. 5.20s s35. l:20 P. M.-Bonds S3l
HdUre, March Is, A. Motion opens uuiet
nd steady; tres ordinaire LAB, low middng |
float i, "A.