The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-14
gsm @rleans Wonep Warkst.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. ~ Cirp sransr.
Tuesday Evening. April r. 1870


Tuesday Evening April Is. 1893. J
We have but little alteration to notice in the
money market for the past three days. Currency
continues In ample supply for all legitimate pur.
first class paper at the banks. the demand for
which, however, shows no material increase.
Rates OF interest and discount continue to rule as
heretofore, and we would again repeat: IL cent.
snnum at bank and lGl4 y cent u month out
OF doors for short gilte paper, and lO@l2 u
cent: o annum for long dated notes, secured by
strictly AL city mortgage.
GOLD AND SILVER Operations In the precious
metals have exhibited some irregularity during
the past three days. Gold has been at no time ia
better than moderate supply or demand,
but, nevertheless, quotations varied in accordance
win the frequent changes in the New York mar
ket Silver has been scarce and in fair request
and the triflng offerings have found ready sale at
about 3034 points below Gold for American
halves and quarters, and 24G3 d cent. premium
on Gold rates for Mexican dollars. The sales n.
day were $4,000 at l324Gl32f, $4,000 at 1924.
s2O 0oO at lS2a@l32}, $1,000 and 5000 at 1873
$4,000 at 1873, closing at l324Gl324. In Silver
we notice the sale OF $1,000 American half dollars
at 1924.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-The demand for sterling
and francs during the past three days has been
far throughout, while offerings have at no time
been IN great excess, but owing to the fiuctus.
lions OF gold and bills at New York, rates have
not been 80 steady, and the market to-day closes
at easier, though not materially changed figures
The sales to-day have been $4,000 and fl2, 900
commercial sterling at l4l Il 20 900 private bank.
er's francs for remittance, at 3.95. We quote
bank sterling at l42tQi42}; commercial do. at
l4l49I4l4; bank francs at asa; commercial do.
at 4.02a@400.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-The offerings Of CONNER
cial sight and short sight during the past three
days have been somewhat increased, owing to
extended purchases of cotton on Northern &C.
count; this. together with marked irregularity 10
the New York Gold market has caused some
Wedkrp99 here alfhnnUh AZ a,-ith
material change. The following comprise the
principal sales to-day, viz: SIS, 900 sight on New
York at premium; $4,000 and $50 900 do at
i6 premium $4,000, $50 900, So. 600, 800 900
90. at SIG premium $4,000 sixty days sight on
Boston at II discount. Wequote bank sight on
New York at premium. and commercial do. at
UNoURRENr NoTEs AND decentralization
uucer the above heading disclose no material
changes. The sales to-day were SIS 900 CITY
treasury notes at 70 e cent. discount; $4,000 State
notes at 81 $500 State warrants at sig SIS 900
DO. al 64GS9, according to amounts; $4,000 ak
per cent. levee bonds at IL, and Is shares citv
railroads, with dividend on, at $l68 q share.
SPECIAL DrsPATcHKs.-We are Indebted TO the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from tina,
route to-day. viz:
Neso York.. April 1910 A. M-Gold opened
at 1929. 1880 A. M.-Gold 1929. Cotton demand
fslr prices firm; middng 25312S2.; Mobile 2Sl
@29c Orleans 290294S.; Sterling 107E0lOsS
IL h.-Gold 1924. Cotton-demsnd moderate,
prices firm. Sterling steady. 3P.h.-God closed
at 1921 Cotton-demsnd moderate, prices firm.
Sales 5000 bales. Sterling steady.
Liverpool, Aprl l3-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton mar.
ket firm; prices shade better-not quotably
higher estimated sales 10000 bales; uplands
l2td., Orleans l2sd. 1:20 P. M.-Cotton firm
prices unchanged; estimated sales 10000 bales.
8 P. M.-Cotton market active; sales to-day ~.
0oo bales. Uplsnds l2t0l24d. Orleans l2l6
l21d.; uplands sfoat 12ld.
London, april 13-ll:l5 A. M-Consols 93l
5 EOS s33. l:20 P. M.-Consols 931093s. JPN,
Consols 93IG93i 5-20's s3E.
Hdure, AprI IL A. N.-Cotton opens quiet, bat
steady. Tres ordinaire l.47 low middling afoat