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THURSDAY MORNING., FEBRUARY IL, 1859.
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THURSDAY Evening. Feb. III. l86o. q

The money market moves along very satisfac-
torily. Gold opened at New York this morning al
1859. Atl2 NJ. It stood at 1851, and at 3 p. NJ. it
closed at the latter figure. Operations in this
market are still restricted, and quotations con.
tinue to vary In accordance with the fluctuations
Of the New York market. We append
particulars OF the actual sales as follows,
VIZ; oo s25 @ 600 oo at 1851: $1,000, $1,000, $4,000,
$1,000, $1,000. $4,000 and $4,000 at 1885, and
$500 at l36. In Silver we note the sale of $500
American half dollars at l32, and $1,000 do ct
1879. We quote .his evening Gold at tls5i@l35i,
american S,lyer coin at lsli@ls2, and Mexican
FOREIGN ExoHANeE-Nothing has trauspired
to-day to materially affect the price of foreign
bills. Offerings Of Sterling were fair throughout
while those OF FRANCS continued Of very limited
character The demand was at no time better
than moderate, and the total sales included only
the subjoined amounts. viz 100000 commercial
Sterling at l46t@l46l; fl0o0 and f2O00 do. ct
AGE $4,000 do at l464; f2000 bankers do. at l46g
f50Oo do. at l47; and 1900 private bankers
Francs at s3.s33f We quote this evening
bank sterling at l47@l471, commercial do, At
l46@l463 bank francs at S3303.S2S, and com
mercial do. at 3.s7s@3.s6l. u -
quiry for domestic Exchsnge.and rates once more
give evidence Of hardening tendency. offerings
OF commercial sight and short sight are still
heavy, however, and the principal purchases on
tns part Of banks and bankers to-day included the
5000 ss Ss. 1Sse
spe 1890 SS .SS no. $4,000 SG ss s
$4,000 do. at & SIS 900 one days sight on New
York at 8 l6; $4,000, SIC, 600 and $50 900 ten
days sight at !; $4,000 ten days sight at L;
$4,000 sixty days sight at %; 1890 fifteen and
twenty days sight on St: Louis at l@l&; s2so0
sight on Plttsburg, with New York exchange, at
!; $4,000 sixty days sight on Mobile at 59 cent.
discount. We quote bank sight on New York stiff
at ], and commercial do. at s@i Blcent. discount.
UNCURRENT NorEs AND SECURITIES There Is very
general demand noticeable for nearly everything
embraced under the above heading. offerings of
most descriptions are moderate. however, and
prices uniformly tend in favor Of holders. We
annex the principal transactions since our last as
follows, viz: $3.50 City Treasury Notes at 243,
$4,000 do. at 24l, $4,000 and $500 City Ten
Per Cents at 94, t9700 do. at 95 $4,000 Metropoli.
tan Police Warrants at s4i $751; 900 do. at IS, 20
shares Louisiana State Bank Stock at $40 so %
share, and so shares do at s2l so ~ share.
The following Stocks and Insurance Scrip were
sold at auction to-day. viz:
BY Placide j. Spear-$ls00 scrip New Orleans
Mutual Insurance Company, scrip Of 1862, at $50.
~ shares Levee Steam Cotton Press stock, ex-
dividend, at s61 Il share; Is shares New Or.
leans and Csrrollton Railroad Company do, at
S87 IS % share; 3 shares jackson Railroad stock
at Sc S3 share; shares Opelousas Railroad stock
at 50 so y share; 100 shares Opelousas Railroad
ex.dividend, s36 s73 % share; 25 shares Bank Of
New Orleans, $40 u share; shares Union Bank,
with dividend. s37 25 % share; 65 shares Louis.
lana State Bank, 81 Is ~ share; 80 shares Union
City Ten Per Cents at 943 . dollar.
By G. de Feriet-l36 shares 0pelousas Railroad
at 81 S7s % share $50 Sun Mutual Insurance Com
pany scrip of ls60, interest paid, at 67 and $3.50
sun Mutual Insurance, 1861, interest paid, at 60.
BOARD OF BRokERs.-The following comprise
the sales at the bosrd tonight, viz: $1,000 Gold
at 1854, $1,000 State Warrants at 83i, $500 and
sl400 do. at S32. $4,000 do at s44, $1,000 City Ten
Per Cents at 81 $1,000 do. at 81 so shares Bank
New Orleans at s39 so % share, 20 shares Union
Bank at s37 % ~ share, 103 shares Louisiana state
Bank at s22 so % share, and 20 shares Canal Bank
at s47 rs % share. ula lIef
SPECIAL DIsPATCHzs.-We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz
1854. l0:30 A. M.-Gold 1851. Cotton dull more
sellers than buyers. Sterling l09s@ll0. I'm
Gold 1856. Cotton quiet and weak, nominally
Middling 30lc, Mobile 30ac.. Orleans S0}c. Sterl
dull and nominal. Sales 1900 bales on the spot
and 400 bales in transit. Middling 3Olc., Mobile
S03c., Orleans S0lc. Sterling steady.
liverpool, FEB. 1l-ll:l5 A: M.-Cotton quiet
but steady. Estimated sales 10 600 bales uplands
l24@l2ld., Orlesns l2l@l2sd. l:2O P. M.-Cotton
market nominally unchanged; estimated sales
10, 600 Dales. P. M.-Cotton msrketfirmer prices
unchanged. Sales to-day 10000 bales. ~
London, FEB. 11-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 93@93I;
5.20s ~. 5P. M.-Bonds 774.
Hdrre, Fec. I'LL A. M.-Cotton market |
opens nominally unchanged. Tres ordinare l42; |
low middling afost IA. Evening-Cotton market |
closed quiet. Tres ordnaire l42; low middling |
sfioat l44.
BRITISH FNASCEs.-A very intelligent member |
OF the present Congress has written 70 Us for /
some statistics in relation to the current revenue
and expenses of the British treasury. He found, |
as be claims, no very recent dates in the books of
reference at hand. In answering his questions /
at length, it occurred to us that others
might be glad Of the same information; aud as it /
is in our power TO bring most Of the returns down
to the close of the last British fiscal year, the |
may prove of no little interest to the |
general reader. The sources of revenue in Great |
Britain are quite limited In number considering /
the heAggregate receipts and are easily summed in |
q very brief table. The following will show the |
relative totals in the last two fiscal years:
CROSS PUBLIC REVENUES KINGDOM OF GREAT