The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-21
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Saturday Evening, Feb. %. lSo2 ,

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Saturday Evening. Feb. ~. lsos.
We still have to report very quiet, easy and
flush money market. Currency is superintendent
and the requirements in the way Of sccommoda'
ton on the part of Al business men exhibit no IN
crease Whatever. Gold opened at New York this
terday. and for the remainder of the day it ruled
AT the latter figure. Operations In our market
have continued restricted as will be seen by the
appended statement Of actual sales, VIZ: $oOOO
$1,000 $40 900 and $40 600 ia s25 ooo and sSS
and $4,000 at 13lI. closing at l3stglS4t. or sales
heretofore reported there was delivered to-day
SIS 600 at 1859 and $4,000 at 1851, the whole
being for the paymentof duties. we note q SAFE
of $1,000 American half.dollars at lSz.
FOREIGN ExcHASGE.-There has been no i'm
proyement whatever noticeable in the offering
supply of commercial sterling or francs to-day, ana
the demand has been Of very limited character
from the opening to the close OF business. Rates,
however, indicated but little II any variauon ana
| the market closed quiet at the subjoned quota
tons. viz: Bank sterling at l454@l45a, CONNER
cial do at l44@1443 bank francs at 3.ssi
| and commercial do. at 3.9l 4@3.9Of. Inc tota,
sales for the day included only the appended
s%Sunts yiz slso9 sterling q - alsSS ss
sterling at l44s. $4,000 private bankers sterling 2,
l453 and % 900 private bankers francs 81 S.oi3t
DOMESTIC ExcHANaK-Operstions under the
above heading exhibit but little II any alteration
Offerings have been moderate since our last and
the remittance demand has continued steady and
general. We annex particulars OF the total pur
chases by banks and bankers. viz sSOoo ane
s25, 900 sight on New York at par; $50, 600 DO: q
/ premium; $4,000, $4,000, $4,000, SIS 900
$4,000 and $4,000 do. at premium $500 81
teen days sight on New York at discount
$40 900 fifteen days do. at discount $500 sigh
on Nashville, payable with exchange on Nev
Orleans, at 4 discount, and $23 200 sight on 81
Louis at I discount. We quote bank sight on Ne'
York at / % cent premium, commercial do pa
al q cent. discount.
UScuRRESr NOTES AND SgcURTrIEs-The move
ment in Uncurrent Notes to-day has disclosed n
marked variation of any kind, while transaction
| in State and city bonds, warrants, etc., have pee
of average extent throughout, as will be seen D
the following statement OF actual sales, VIZ
$4,000 city treasury notes at % Il cent. discount
$1,000 do. at % ; $4,000 at 264 $1,000 and 500
| do. at rs: $1,000 Metropolitan police warrants
So; $4,000 do. at "a; $4,000 do. at Sag 500
State warrants at s6t SIS, 900 do at s6a 500 Oc
notes at s4s; SIS. 900 Bank Of Louisiana notes
80 cents q dollar $1,000 do. at 80; $40 900 do.
SO; Is shares Union Bank at $40 Is per share II
I | shares Louisiana State Bank at s22 u share, on
} 800 shares Bank Of Louisiana at IS z share.
the sales at the board tonight, viz: $1,000 TO
a at 1874. $4,000 do. at 134i, $4,000 do. seller
+ option, thirty days, fiat, 1874; $4,000 Mexici
dollars at 1874; $500 Bank of Louisiana notes
q SOC. % dollar $4,000 do. at 293c.; 500 and slS
q diem State warrants at s6ac.; $1,000 and $40, o.
Q six 4 cent. levee bonds at ESQ.,, sl6, 900 do.
a 6Slc.; so shares Louisiana State Bank at s22
e | share; Is shares Union Bank at $40 y share;
d | and so shares Citizens Bank at STAT b share.
n SPECIAL DrsPATcHEs.-we are indebted to q
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies OF Z
Q following private dispatches received from ID
IS route to-day, viz:
It Ne,o York, FEB. POLO A. x.-Gold opened
1884. 1880 A. M.-Gold 1884. Cotton market ina
7. tive; prices dropping; Middling 2SfG2Sic, n
/. bile 2si@29c., Orleans l29@294c. Sterling 10
d @lO9i. Receipts for the week at all United stat
le ports II 900 bales. Exports do. to Great Britt
d 53,475 bales, to continent $3.50 bales. Stock
hand at all United States ports 420. 900 bales.
le M.-Gold 1884. Cotton unchanged. Monday I
g. 22d. holiday at Liverpool. 3P. M-Goid closed
1884. Cotton quiet and firm. Sales to-day z
to bales. Middlmg 29c., Mobile 294c., Orleans 70
ID Sterling steady,
9. Liverpool, Feb. 2o-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton mari
Of dull Estimated sales 5000 bales. Uplands ii
ne Orleans I'D. 8 P. Motion closed quiet. Sa
ID to-day 1000 bales. Quotations unchanged.
Rdure, FEB. 20-Evening. -Cotton market cloi
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