The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-07
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Saturday Evening. March 6. 1852.

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Saturday Evening. March 9, 1859. J
The money market has exhibited no alteration
whstever to-day. Gold opened at New York this
morning at 1909, Against 1919. the closing rate
yesterday. AT 1890 A. NJ. 1t stood at 1901 at IL
N. It ruled at 1909, and at p. it closed at the
latter figure. Operations in this market have
been Of moderate extent, and prices have varied
in accordance with the fluctuations of the New
York market. We append particulars of the
principal sales for the day follows, viz: S25 900
and $50 600 at 1901 $780, $500 aud $40 900 at
1871 $4,000 at 1900 to 1919 $1,000 and $1,000 at
sl3lf $1,000. sl0.OOo ana sl2 0u0 at 1919; $500
at 1919 SIS 600 at 1914 to 1919 $1,000 at 1919 !;
closing at l3ls@l3lt. Nothing reported in Sill
yer.
FOREIGN ExCHANGE-Sterling and Francs have
declined to-day. owing to the downward tendency
OF Gold and Foreign Bills at New York. The de-
mand and supply were at DO time better than
moderate, however, and transactions were re-
stricted to the subjoined amounts. viz: $4,000 bill
ling at al $4,000 bankers do. at l42 $4,000 do
at i42f; $4,000 do. at l42@l42a, and SO 000f. pri-
yate bankers Francs at 1864. We quote bank Ster
ling at l42@l423. commercial do. at l4l0l4li
bank Francs at 3.973, and commercial 40. at
4.02sG4.00.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE.-Withs1 rle what increased
offerings of domestic sight and short sight to-day
rates have receded fraction and the market
closed decidedly weaker. The remittance dem and
continued fair however and the purchases by banks
ano Dankers included the annexed amounts viz:
$40 900, sl6 0O0 SIS O0O $50 Co., and $4,000 sight
on New York at premium; SO 900 do at B. Is pre-.
Num- $1,000 and $4,000 do. at 1 premium; 10000
do. at premium; $4,000 10 days sight on New
Y rk at discount; sl4O0 Is days do. at discount:
s22, 500, 80 days do. at u cent discount; $40 900
sight on Boston at par; 81 $40 do. at premium:
$4,000 Is days sight on Philadelphia, at 4 dis
count; $500, 80 days date on st. Louis, at Il dis.
count. We quote bank sight on New York at
4Qs premium and commercial do. at t04 pre-
Ininm.
UNCURRENT NoTEs AND SECURITIES treas
ury notes have been dull and weaker to-day,
while the general run of stocks and bonds has
disclosed less animation than heretofore. Prices
have undergone no marked alteration at any time,
however, and the aggregate sales embraced only
the following amounts. viz: $4,000 city treasury
notes, buyers option twenty days, at 26& discount;
SO 600 State potes at S64: $1,000 convention war.
rants at s43; 5000 and 5000 State warrants at
Sc; $4,000 do. at s64 $1,000 and $4,000 do. at s6A
s4CO0 do. at SCI $40, Gao do. at s64Qs7; $4,000 SIX
cent. levee bonds at 7ls; $1,000 do. ct u; $4,000
eight per cent. do. with July coupons at 8S3;
$40 600 do. do. at SO; 1000 shares OpeIousas
railroad stock at 81 per share; 200 shares jackson
railroad ct So Is per share.
BOARD OF Brownsville following comprise
the sales ct the board tonight, viz: $1,000 city
treasury notes at 273 disc cunt $1,000 do. at 27f