The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-03
9ew Orleans Honsp saarkti.

CRxsoxET orFICy No. ~ OAxr srnyrf \
Tuesday Evening, March 2. 1853. J
The money market has disclosed no alienation
| of any kind since our last. Currency has con.
| tinued abundant, and the demands for sccommo-
dation have been comparatively light. Rates OF
interest and discount st continue At previous ig-
ures, however and we therefore again repeat for
mer quotations as follows, viz u cent u annum
at bank and @l4 q cent. b month out of doors
for short gilt edged paper, and l0Ql2 II cent. e
annum for long dated notes secured by strictly Al
city mortgage.
GOLD AND SILvER-Operations in the precious
metals have been of a very restricted character
during the psst three days Gold was in moder.
ate supply throughout, with but little more than
a nominal demand at best, and rates steadily
tending downward 10 accordance with the move
ment of the New York market, while Silver though
scarce has been in less active request than here
tofore, even at quotations showing heavier de-
cline than those of Gold. Amerie an halves and
quarters ruling at 3Gg4 u cent. below Gold, and
Mexican dollars at 2sGS y cent. on Gold rates.
The sales to-day were $1,000. 100000 and $40 900
Gold at 1924; and $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 do. at
1924; closing at 13280l323. In Silver we note
a sale of $500 American half dollars at 100; and
one of $1,000 do. at 1904. We quote American
half dollars at lSo@l3o4, and Mexican dollars at
134l@l343.
FoRE1GN ExCHANGE-Languor and depression
have been the Characteristic features Of the For
eign Exchange market from the opening of the
week up to the present writing. The demand and
supply have. been a. no time much better than
nominal, and the total operations have shown a
marked falling OF as compared with corresponding
days for any previous week Of the season. Rates
declined fully l S3 cent. on Saturday, bat have
since slightly recovered. The sales to-day have
been confined to 40,00ef. private bankers Francs
at3.939. We quote bank Sterling at ll35ll43l
commercial do. at l42l0l434, bank Francs at
3.934Q3.923 and commercial do. at 3.96443.95.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-There has been very
steady remittance inquiry for Domestic Exchange
throughout since the date Of our last summary,
hnt ha If nraun ofChk nd abO
sight have been considerably under the wants Of
buyers all round. Rates have advanced fully Ia
4 b cent, and the tendency of quotations is still
in favor Of drawers and sellers. We annex the
actual sales to day. viz: $4,000 sight on New
York at par; 81, GOO do ct lie = cent. premium
$780, $25 000 s31 OO0 and $50, 900 do. at y cent
premium; $40, GOO, $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000
DO. at 3-l6 Il cent. premium; $3.50 five days
sight on New York at % cent. discount; $1,000
thirty days do. at l y cent. discount; $4,000
fifteen days sight on Philadelphia at { q cent.
discounts $4,000 sight on Richmond, Va, at I y
cent. discount. We quote bank sight on New
York at 3G1s % cent. premium. and commercial
do. at paI6e3-io u cent. premium.
UNCURRENT EoTEs AND SECURITIEs-There has
been no marked alteration whatever noticeable ia
the movement under the above heading for seve-
raj days. All Al securities are scarce and in re.
quest at high prices, whilst most others are in
ample supply and limited demand. We have,
however, given full particulars Of the actual sales
reported last evening in previous articles, and
now deem it only necessary TO add a statement of
this days transactions. which we do as follows.
viz: Thetales to-day have been $4,000 and $40 900
City Treasury Notes at &c discount; $40 600 State
Notes, buyers option, thirty days, at S44 $4,000
and $4,000 Metropolitan Police Warrants at So
5000 Six Per Cent. Levee Bonds at Il; $4,000
Eight Per Cent. do. with March coupons, at 9l4
and $4,000 do. with July coupons at 500.
BOARD OF BRokERs.-The following comprise
the sales at the board tonight viz $3.50 Louisiana
State notes at $50; 81 500 do. at IS; S. 900 six
per cent. levee bonds at II.
SPECIAL DIsPATcHKa.-We are Indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies Of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz:
Nelc York, March 2, 10 A. M.-Gold opened at
1924. 1880 A. M.-God 1872. Cotton market dull and
nominal. Sterling 109@l094. I2M.-Gold 1872.
Cotton dull and nominal middling 29Ic.; Mobile
29ac.; Orleans 29lc. Sterling l09l@lO9l. 3P.M-
Gold closed at 49,. Cotton market dull aud nomi.
nal sales 800 bales, including $50 bales sold last
evening. Sterling steady.
liverpool, March 2.-Cotton market fat Es.
tim ated sales 5000 bales. Upands IL ID. Orleans
l2ld. Shipments from Bombay since last report
to the 9th ult., $4,000 bales. 5P .N-Cotton
market dull. Prices unchanged. Sales to-day
5000 bales. ''
London, March fills A. M-Consols %.
5-30's sly. P. n.-Consols SO. 5.20's sl2.
Hdrre, March 2.LCotton opens Eat. prices
unchanged.