The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-14

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There has been no alteration in the money mar
ket to-day that calls for special notice. Gold
opened at New York this morning at l35 against
1851, the closing rate yesterday. AT 1880 A.
il stood ct 1875. til N. IL was quoted ct 1857,
and ct p. N. it closed at the latter figure. OPP.
erations in this market have been OF restricted
character throughout, and prices were wholly In
fuenced by the fluctuations of the New York mar
ket. We append particulars of the actual sales as
follows, viz: $4,000 Gold ct 1855; $4,000. $1,000,
$4,000 at 1861 $4,000 at 1884, closing at 1870
1854. In Silver We note the sale Of $1,000 and
$500 American half dollars at 1924. and $1,000 and
$4,000 do. at 1924. We now quote Gold:at 1850
1861, American half dollars atl32@lS23, and Mex
lean dollars at l3S0lSst.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-There is no quotable va
ration to refer to in Sterling Francs. Offerings
are still fair, and the demand is moderate ct pre-
vious figures. We append particulars OF the
Sterling at l46 f25OO and f45O0 Al clear do. at
l463; $500 do. at l46s; fl200 and $4,000 do. at
1861 and 30 000f private bankers Francs at 1886.
We quote this evening bank Sterling at 1870
lat. commercial do. ct l453@l46{, bank Francs
at 3.e5613S3a and commercial do. at $685. 03.664.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-Thet tendency Of rates OF
Domestic Exchange is still steadily upward. The
market IL but moderately supplied with CONNER
cial sight and short sight, while the remittance
demand discloses material improvement. Inc
following statement includes purchases BY banks
and bankers since our last, viz: $4,000 sight on
New York at discount; $4,000 and. SIS 600 do:
ssdo ss1 Z s 1 81 Geo. Is Co., SIS .S
$4,000, O,OOO, $50 600 and $50, 200 at SOC
and $50, 600, ten days sight on New York, at y;
sl4, 600, sixty days sight on Mobile, at f8 cent
discount. We quote bank sight on New York
this evening at par; and commercial do. ct 40s
% cent. discount.
\ UNCuRRENr NoTEs AND SEcuRrTIEs-Operation
under the above heading exhibit very heavy
general increase to-day: The market was fairly
supplied and the demand was active and general
throughout, at full previous prices for most de-
scriptions and decided advance in rates Of others,
as will be seen by the following statement Of &C.
tual sales, viz $4,000 city treasury notes at 25s,
s25 900 do at 253, $40 600 do. at 254, 900 do.
5000 $50 S %. at si 5000 and $4,000 metropolitan
police warrants at s43, $4,000 State warrants at
S31ls43, $1,000 Bank of Louisiana notes at 263c.
u dollar $4,000 do. at ~ So GOO and $40 600 do at
"a, 1000 shares stock Bank OF Louisians at " u
share, 200 shares do. at 81 so, 500 shares do. at
So, loo shares Louisiana State Bank at $22 70 "
share 100 shares do at $23 124, $40 shares do. at
$23 5 100 and $50 shares do. at s23 90 100 shares
Union Bank at $37 Is % share, 100 and 2l0 shares
Bank of New Orleans at $40 rs % share. 100 shares
Carrollton Railroad Company at sss so q share
and 20 shares City National Bank at $50 u share.
| Messrs G. E. Girardey * Co. sold at auction to.
day $4,000 Bank of Louisiana notes at 274 cents
% dollar, and S03 shares Bank of Louisiana stock
| at 81 05 70 share.
| We would suggest to auctioneers having Stocks
| Bonds, etc., for sale to send q copy of their no
tees to the secretary of the Board Of Brokers, tc
| be placad in their room for the benefit OF the
l. members.
| BOARD OF Brownsville following comprise
the sales at the board tonight. viz: 500 and
$4,000 city treasury notes at 25a; $4,000, $50,
600 and sl00,O00 do. at &c; $4,000 city ten pei
| cents at 944; $1,000 State warrants at S43; 500
| coupons Of old State bonds ut 81; 80 and l4(
shares Bank of New Orleans at $40 Is IL share
| 80 shares Crescent City Bank at s2S; lao shares
| Union Bank at $37 so; so shares do. at s37 rs
500 shares Bank of Louisiana at 50 so u share.
SPECIAL DIsPATcHEs.-We are indebted to thu
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies OF thu
following private dispatches received from tina
| route to-day, viz:
Neso York, Feb. 1910 A. M.-Gold opened q
1856. 1880 A. M.-Gold 1875. Cotton market quie
aud weak-nominally- Middlmg 30c.; Mobil
36lc.; Orleans 304c. Sterling l09t@l092 Re
ceipts of cotton for the week 1886 net; Is, go
gross. Exports TO Great Britain 5525, to Cont
nent ASS. Sales of the weeks23 400 bales. 6toc
on hand $4,000. Receipts Of the week ct 9
United States ports 81, 900 bales. IL M.-Gol
1851. Cotton dull and nominal. Middling 70
sterling steady. 8 P. M.-Gold closed 81 l35
| Cotton quiet and week. Midding 29}c.; Mobi
&c.,; Orleans 304c. Sales to-day $500 bale
Sterling lO94@l09l.
| Liverpool, Feb. l3-11:l5 A. M.-Cotton marki
dull Estimated sales 5000 bales; upands La
| l21d., Orleans l2t@12sd. 1:S0 P. Motion ma
| ket heavy. Sales to-day 1000 bales. Uplands Il
@l24d.; Orleans l2a@l2ad.; uplands afost l2tC
12ld.
| 6.20s rs.