The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-03
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 3, 1862
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Tuesday Evening. Feb. 2, 1869.

CREsCENY OrFfCK, No. q SfRRBf,
Tuesday Evening. Feb. 2. 1859.
There is no alteration whatever to refer to in
the general condition of the money market. Cur
rency continues abundant and the demands for
accommodation are still quite restricted Rates of
interest and discount rule as heretofore however,
and We again quote: ~ cent. % annum at
bank and l@l4 u cent y month out of doors
for short giltedged paper, and l01l2 b cent.
y annum for long.dated notes, secured by strictly
AL city mortgage.
cious metals has been of a very restricted char.
acter throughout during the past three days, and
rates have fiuctueted considerably, owing to fire.
quent, and at times violent alterations 10 prices at
New York. Sales Of Silver especially have been
but little better than nominal at about lt02
points below Gold rates for American Halves and
Quarters, and 2@23 % cent. premium on Gold for
Mexican Dollars. The sales to-day we're $1,000
Gold at 1876, SO 900 at 1861, $50 900 at l36b@l364
and $500. $4,000 and $1,000 at 1864, closing at 1876
American Half Dollars at 1872, and would now
quote Gold at l36@l36k, American Silver Coin
l3l3@l32, and Mexican Dollars 1873.
We are requested to state that Messrs, Pike,
Lspeyre Brother are now paying the interest due
on State bonds for the month of February, 1869.
FOREIGN fredericksburg has been dealt IN
TO very heavy extent since our last, owing TO
largely increased purchases of Cotton ior the Lv-
have receded in accordance with the reaction In
Gold and foreign bills at New York. Francs have
been in but limited supply and demand, however,
and quotations have varied bat little from the
opening Of the week. The following comprise
the principal transactions to- day, viz: $4,000 com.
mercsl sterling at HIGHT, 5000 and f2O, 900
Al bill of ladDg Sterling at l474, f250O do. az
at l475, and $4,000 private bankers Francs at
3S73. We quote bank Sterling at 14s4@l4s4,
commercial do. at 1470l473; bank Francs at
1891 las s0f.: compercial do. at 3.s6403.S5f.
DOMESTIC ExoHAsGE-Ihe only alteration that
has transpired under the above heading since our
last was further advance of f8 cent, influenced
by falling off in the supply aud continued
steady demand. The principal transactions to-
day have been $4,000 sight on New York at
5.l6, $40 900, $40 coo, $4,000, SIS, 600 $2l 600
S25 coo, $50 900 and $50 600 do. at g. s4700 sight
on Boston at I, $4,000 do. do. without grace al
ZIG, $4,000 thirty five days, date on St. Louis a.
II, $40 900 thirty days on Providence, payable 10
New York. at sic, and $40, 900 thirty days sight
Oh New York at Il, We still quote bank sight
at b@l % cent discount, and commercial do. al
s@3 u cent. discount.
UNCURRENT NorEs AND SECURITIES
under the above heading have been of barely
moderate extent from the opening Of the week &c
the present writing. City treasury notes. have
fuctusted considerably. Rates of city ten pei
cents and State bonds have been well main aimed
and most classes of favorte stocks and bonds have
been held in limited supply and active demand
Having, in previous articles furnished full partic
uars of the regular movement, however. it is only
nect ssary at this time to give the actual sales fol
TO. day, which we DO as fOllOWs, VIZ: S0UUU CITY
treasury notes at % $4,000 do. at 27l; $40 900 do
at ga: $4,000 state notes at 70@72; $1,000 do. a
IS; 5000, $4,000, $4,000 and sl4 900 metropolitan
police warrants at So, and $40 600 State warrants
at s5i. Nothing reported in bonds or stocks.
SPECIAL DIsPATcHEs.-We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from tina
route to-day. viz:
Nelo York, Feb. 40 A. M.-Gold opened q
1855. 1880 A. M.-God 1855. Cotton quiet ant
steady. Sterling steady. IL M.-Gold 1864. Cot
ton market quiet bnt firm. Sterling steady. 8. P
M.-Gold closed at 1861. Cotton: demand actiy,
at full prices; sales on the spot 1000, in transi
5000 bales; middling 294@29ac., Mobile 299Q
29lc.; Orleans 293@30c, Slering steady.
Liverpool, FEB. 2-ll:l6 A. M.-Cotton marke
firm; estimated sales $4,000 bales; upland
ll5@l15d., Orleans ll5@l2d. LEO P. M.-Cottol
| quotations nominally unchanged; estimated sale
| Is 600 bales. 5 p. Motion market firm; sale
to-day Is. 900 bales; uplands 3d., Orleans I'D.
uplands sfiost l21l2td.
London, FEB. 2-l1:15 A. M.-Consols 93l
620s, 755. l:20 P. M.-Consols 9Ss. 5-20s, 76
Haure, Feb. "a. M.-Cotton: tres ordinair
l35.