The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-22
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Thursday Evening. Jan. 81. 1863.

CRxscEEf OFFICE, No ~ CAN'T sfREHf,
Thursday Evening. Jan. 81. 1853.
There is nothing new to notice in the money
market. Gold opened at New York this morning
at 1851, against 1854. the closing rate yesterday.
At3l0:30 A. NJ. It stood Ct 1851 At IL NJ. 1t ruled
at 1855, and at P. NJ. 1t closed at 1864. Opera
tons In this market have been Of q restrfnted
character throughout, and rates have fuctuated in
accordance with the variations of the New York
market. We append particulars Of the actual
sales as follows, viz: $4,000 and $4,000 at
1861, SIS, 500 at l36t@l36f and $500 and 5000
at 1864. Sales of silver included $500 American
halves at 1917, and we now quote gold at 1870
! st, American silver halves at lSl4Gl5a and
mexican dollars at lS7l@l3s3.
FOREIGN EXCHANGES = The movement III pier
ling and Francs has been very light to-day.
offerings Of foreign bills we're moderate, bat the
remittsnce demand was at no time active or gen.
eral: Rates were unsteady, but they show no
marked change this evening. We append the
leading sales as follows. viz $500 bill of ladng
Sterling at l463 $1,000 and fl200 do ct l47;
$1,000 and $4,000 bank do. at l4s, and % ,000f.
bank Francs at 3.77s: The closing rates this even
ing were l4sl@14sA for bank Sterling; l474@l47i
for CONNIE rcial do; $50 for bank Francs, and
3.s3213 S24 for Commercial do.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-There is no marked al
iteration of any kind to report in the movement
under the above heading. The supply OF com.
mercal sight and short sight continues limited
and the remittance demand indicates steady i'm
provement We subjoin particulars OF the princi-
pal purchases by banks and bankers to-day as fol-
lows, viz: $1,000 and s25 GOO New York sight at
$4,000, s35 900, $40 900. $50 0OO $50 900 and s70
200 do. at D; SIS, 900 do. at 4 $4,000 at 4;
$4,000 one days sight at 1 I: $4,000 one days
do. at $40 600 fifteen days do. at l. and $4,000
Boston and $40, coo Philadelphia sight at cent.
discount. We still quote at bank and 2D3 u
cent. discount out of doors for sight checks on
the Northern cities.
UNcuRREsr NOTES AND SECURITIES pnfa-
vorable condition of the weather to-day had but
little if any effect in retarding operations in some
classes of securities. The market was moderately
supplied throughout and full prices were exacted
for all favorite descriptions. The following state
ment embraces most of the principal purchases,
viz: $4,000 city treasury notes at 331; $40 900
at 80; $40 900 at 32l; s23, $50 at 324 500 900 at
80 to 30 $40 900 at 81 $50 900 at 81 10 3O so 900
at &c., and $4,000 at 293 1920 city ten per cents at
ISL; $500. $4,000 and SIT 200 at co. and $50, 900
at 90; $4,000 six per cent. levee bonds at 7Oa;
$40 900 and SIS 600 do. at II; 5000 dc. at III;
SIS 600 eight per cent. do, with January coupons,
at SCI net; $40 900 State warrants at SO; SIS 900
do. at $50; $1,000 and $1,000 small do. at 9p $500
past due coupons, old State bonds at s5i9S6A;
$4,000 six per cent. State bonds (red backs) at
704; $4,000 metropolitan police warrants at 67;
$1,000 do. at 70; $1,000 city bond in favor of rail-
roads at 6S.
BOARD OF BRoKERs-The following comprise
the sales az the Board tonight, viz: $4,000 City
Treasury Notes at 303, $1,000 do. at 303 $1,000 do.
at BIG, 10 shares Gas Company stock at sl52 y
share.
SPECIAL DIsPATCHES.-We are lnoeDted 10 tno
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz:
Neto York, Jan. 2l-l0 A. M.-Gold opsnsd at
1851. 1890 A. Mold 1853. Cotton-de.nand
good prices advanced; midding 293c., Mobile
29}c. Orleans 500. Sterling l09s@ll0S. IL NJ
Gold 1856. Cotton-demsnd iaic. prices drm;
middling 299c Mobile 29lc., Orleans SOC. Sterling
steady. .M.-Gold closed at 1853. Cotton
demand moderate, prices firm; sales to-day 1000
bales; middlng 29tc., Mobile 29lc., Orleana SOC.
Sterling steady. .l--..
active. Estimated sales 1900 bales. Uplands
l12d., Orleans 1lsd. l:20 P. M.-Cotton market
active. Estimated sales $1,000 bales. pplands
ll3d., Orleans III ID. P.M.-Cotton-prices n0mi-
nally unchanged. Sales to-day Is 900 bales.
London. Jan. 2l-ll:l5 A. M.--Consols p3t@
934. 5-20's, 753.
Hare, Jan. 81 = Evening.-Cotton ffmer.
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