The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-09
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Thursday Evening. April 8. 1868

Thursday Kvsnine April 8. 1904
We have no alterations to report in the money
market. Gold opened in New York this morning
at 1871 against 1914 the closing rate last evening.
At IL il ruled at 1871 and ct p N. II closed at
ls2 The sslss here today were 5000 and 1900
Silver.
FoRKrox EXCHANGE Offerings of sterling and
francs continue limited and In accordance with the
Improvement in gold and bills at New York rates
been fair 90 win be seen By the following list Of
actual transactions, viz: $4,000 commercial
sterling at l4l@l4ll; fl500 AL clear do. at
l4f; 100000 commercial francs ct 400, and
225 600 do. Of 1884, We quote bank sterling az
1424@l42l. commercial do. at l4l39i42, bank
francs at S.s6l@3.s5, and commercial do. ct 400
Q39s2.
Domestic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS under the
above heading exhibit no material variation In
rates. The remittance demand Is only moderate,
while the offering supply cannot be called better
ing Of the Market we would refer to the sub.
joined list OF actual purchases by bankers and
bankers during the day, viz: $4,000 and $4,000
sns O. nsc snd aO slIp1 prsnu%
$4,000, s25 600 and $40 900 DO. at s. Is premium;
$4,000 thirty days sight on New York ct dis
count So goo thirty days date on Pstsburg pay
$4,000 sight on Chicago at par. We quote bank
sight on New York at ipremium. and Commercial
do. at premium. .t--
UNcURRESr NofEs AND SECURITIES Both sup
ply and demand continue limited, without any no.
ticeable variation In rates. The sales to-day we're
$1,000 city ten per cent. bonds at 95{; $3.50 do.
at SO $3.50 Slate warrants at s6a; SO 900 do. at
s6@ss; $4,000 do. at s7@S73.
SPECIAL DIsPATcHIs.-we are Indebted 70 the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies OF tho
following. private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz:
Ne.e York, April $40 4, x..aoId opened
1851. IL M.-Gold 1915. Cotton quiet and weak
nominally; mddling Is 02s3c.. Mobile 2s1023lc.,
Orleans 2sl@29c. Sterling steady. P.-M.--
Gold closed at 1921. Cotton weak. but demand
fair. Sales 5000 bales middling rs &0283c., Mo-
bile 2si@2slc., Orleans 2sl@ Sterling steady.
Liverpool, April s-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton mar.
ket quiet; estimated sales 5000 bales; uplands
| l2t@l2ld., Orleans l2l@l23d.;. l:2o P. M:-Cot.
sales 5000 bales: P. n..Cotton market dull;
sales to-day 5000 bales; Uplsads --.iOrleans -.
London, Aprl 8-1l:l5 A. M.-Consols 93l0
sSl; 52O's $50. 6P.x.-Conois ssi0935; SECS
HARE. April s.-Cotton opens unchanged;
| tres ordinaire l.l63; low middling ahoat Las.
| Evening" Cotton market closed unchanged.
GOVERNMENT CODA pamphlet has just been
| issued In accordance with vote OF the House OF
Representatives. showing the aggregate amount
/ of gold and silver coin cold BY the government
| officials between January 1. 1868, and January ii,
| 1869, with the date and amount OF each sale, the
| rate and amount Of premium realized, and the att
iendant commissions and a0 ex *, PAD Inc
total amount SOLO wss Szsc,o4i,sso o., on when
there was pad n revenue taxes 20 NE
amount Oh sd4o'Soy A. ana commissions 70 Tue
amount OF s.eS,V Sao 20, Inc premiums 60
W s.vo ,o- no ~ 'no NOV Plo'oeos
were consequently s'4o'4oA''o' W.
| TIE DRAIN OF Goblin most OF the theories
| advanced touching upon the payment OF the ma
| tionsl debt and the resumption OF specie pay
mente, one or two leading facts are enurely lost
sight of-the acts Of nations being but the acts Of
individuals, person cannot pay his debts until
bis income be larger tnsn ms expenses: nor can
he, while IN tnis connuon, pay ms aeos IN more
valuable COMMONLY IMAM 'nat iof "nien tney
were contracted.
These being accepted iacts' me only next point
should De now 70 increase tne income ana re-
oncs ue eSpenses' Lbs isss msy ne s,ey
coDnoeo 70 'ne msn =. .tes sn. uaan' sei9c
uons whoH 'os''s oA'S ''' Ai'' 'f'A 'o' e'