The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-20
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CRESCENT OFFICE, NO. "a CAN'T srsxz,,
Friday Evening. Feb. 10. le69.

CRESCENT OFFICE No. "a CAN'T Sfsxz1,
Friday Evening. Feb. 10 ls69 J
uninterrupted ease is still the characteristic
feature Of the Money market. Currency con-
tinues very abundant, and the demands for
accommodation disclose no apprecisble increase.
Rates of interest and discount remain nominaly I'M
changed. however, and we would again repeat:
Pcent. e annum at bank and lCl4 q cent. b month
out of doors for short gilt edged paper, and l0Gl2
q cent. q annum for long.dated notes secured by
strictly al city mortgage
GOLD AND SILvER.-There has been marked
let up in sales Of the Gre fapsw The market
Offerings of cash gold were generally quite limited,
and the demand was at no time active or spirited,
while rates exhibited considerable unsteadness,
with uniform tendency, however, 70 still lower
prices. in accordance with the movement of the
New York market. Silver having been scarce
throughout and for the most part in fair request,
has not receded TO any material extent. The sales
to- day have been $4,000 and $40 900 Gold at
1889 $4,000 at 1881 $4,000 at l332@l34; $500,
$4,000 $40 900 and sl5, 900 at 1874 $500, $40 900
and $40 000lat 1884, SIS, 900 at l34l34s $500 at
l3i4, and s4l00 at l343. Nothing has transpired
in Silver to-day. and we now quote Gold at 1870
1884, American Silver coin at l30@l304, and Next
can dollars at l37(0l374.
FOREIGN ExcHANGK-0wing to the very heavy
falling of in purchases of Cotton for the European
markets during the past week offerings of CON-
meTcsl Sterling and Francs have been extremely
light throughout. The demand was Of q proper
tiOnstely restricted character, and rates have re-
ceded, owing to the declining tendency Of Gold
and Foreign Bills at New York. The sales to-day
were f2000 and $1,000 commercial Sterling at l43l;
$1,000 do. at l433; $4,000 do. at l440l44g, and
40, 000f. private bankers Francs st 3.874. We
quote this evening bank Sterling at l450l454;
commercial do. at l440l4l4; bank Francs at
3Se2G3.S74, and commercial do. at 3.9l 4l13.90.
DOMESTIC characterization of Domestic
Exchange have advanced u cent. during the
past week. The market was at no time better than
moderately supplied with commercial sight and
short sight, on account OF the very limited char
acter of sales of produce to the North and East,
while the remittance inquiry was fair throughout
and uniformly in excess OF the offerings.
The following comprise the principal sales to-day,
viz $40 900 sight on New York at 3-l6 discount
$40 600, $4,000 and $4,000 do. at ! discount
5000 and sS5 600 do. at par; sl6,6O0 and $4,000
at lie premium $4,000 do. az 3-l6 premium;
SO 900 one days sight on New York az par sl2,-
OOO fifteen days do. at 1 discount; $1,000 thirty
days do on New York and $40, 900 thirty days do
on Philadelphia at ] discount; sl5,0 900 sight on
Boston at par and $4,000 one days sight on Selma,
Ala at / discount. We quote bank sight this
evening 81 ! q cent. premium and commercial
do. psrGt T. cent discount.
UscURRENT Eo7Es AND SECURITIEs-TheTe has
been very heavy business transacted under the
sboTe heading during the week ending this even
ing. The demand and supply were satisfactory
throughout, and prices of several classes have still
further advanced, while those of other descrip-
lions have been firmly maintained ct previous
figures. The daily sales, up to last evening, hay.
ing been accurately reported in preceding articles,
it Is now only necessary to add the operations for
to-day, which we annex, as follows. viz: $4,000
CITY Treasury Notes at 2S, $45 900 do. at a. S25,
600 DO. buyers option, ten days, at 264, $4,000
do. buyers option, ten days, at &c, 10000 SIX per
cent. Levee Bonds at sc, 200 shares Louisiana
State Bank buyers option. thirty days. al s22 per
share, so shares Union Bank at $40 per share.
PUBLIc SALEs-G. de Feriet sold at auction TO-
day, at the st. Charles Exchange, 1886 city
treasury notes at 72!c. % dollar; $500 State Of