The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-12
One Hfiu 0rleans Grestrm.
TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY II, 1869.
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4 Cnsczn OFFICE No. q Cixr srRxrr
4 Monday Evening Jan. II. 1860.
There Is no new feature to notice in the condi
/ uon and movement Of the money market Col,
/ opened al New York this morning at 1881 apains
/ lS5t, the closing rate Saturday evening Al O:3l
A. NJ. 1t was quoted at the former figure. Atl2M
It stood at 1914. and at P. NJ. it closed at 1854
| Inc movement IN this market has been Of a re
stricted character throughout, as will be seen by
the appended statement of actual sales viz: $500
at 1856, $1,000 at 1857, $1,000, $4,000. $40 600 and
$50 600 at 1853, and $4,000 and $35 900 at 1884
sales OF Silver included $1,000 American halves al
IoZ4; Inc latter trade effected late Saturday
evening. we now quote Gold at l357Al35l
American Silver coin at l320l321, and Mexican
dollars at l374@l3s.
FOREIGN ExcHASGE-There has been but a
moderate movement in Sterling and Francs to
day, but quotations disclose a trjflinp advance
The market was fairly supplied with Commercial
plls throughout, and the demand was Inactive
from the opening to the close of business We
subJoin particulars Of the principal operations as
ionoWs' VIZ; tlOOO commercial Sterling at l46,
$4,000 Al do. at l46s, and $4,000 bankers do at
l47. In Francs we have to report sales of 100 900
commercial at prices that have not Transmitted
The ruling rates this evening were l47l0I478 for
bank Sterling, l463Ql46l for commercial do.
% oo5cgS.;Szss ior bank Francs, and commercial
Domestic ExcHANGE-There is no material al.
teration OF any kind TO refer TO in the movement
under the above heading. The market is amply
moderate. We annex particulars OF the PRINCIPAL
purchases by banks and bankers, as follows. viz
20 GOO New York sight at lll6 % cent discount
s4OOO $40 600 $4,000, s35 600, $50, 900, $50 500,
goo 100 $40 600 and 500 900 do. at I, sic 900 do
at 1915, $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 do. AT =
slO, COO and $4,000 thirty days do. at a cent
$40 OOO and $50 600 Boston sight at l. 500 900 and
$50 900 sixty days do. do at o. and $40 600 Gold
check che, on New York at y cent. discount. We
still quote 3@t ~ cent. discount at bank and ;6S
1916 cent. discount ont for iObk
on the Northern Cities
UNCURRENT NoTEs AND SEcUR1TIEs-There ia
still fair demand for all classes of securities
Dut the most faVorlte descriptions are held at
prices above the views Of buyers. The actual
sales to-day comprised only the appended
amounts, viz: SIS 900 City Ten Per Cents at 7gl
$500 and $500 do. at so, S75 900 Leyee Six Per
Gents at 634; 81 900. s2S OOO $50 900 and s27 600
Levee Bonds at 654 $1,000 do. at &c $4,000
Eight Per Cent. at rs, and $50, 900 on private
623. "'i anus a.
SPECIAL DIsPATCHEs.-We are indebted IN tbe
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
i I private dispatches received from that
Neto York, Jan. lilo A. M-Gold opened7a.
1857. 1880 A. M-Gold 1851 Cotton verv firm
holders asking higher rates. MiddIing 2slc.; Mo,
bile &c; Orleans 294c; sterling lO9j@IIOi II
middling 2S2c.; Mobile 29c.; Orleans 29lc.; ster
ling steady. P. M.-Gold closed at 1854. Cot.
ton demand fair, prices firm. Sales $500 bales in
GLIDING $500 in transit. Middling 2slc.; Mobile
&c.; Orleans 294c. Sterling steady.
liverpool, Jan. 11-1l:l5 A. M.-Cotton market
hrmer estimated sales 10 600 bales uplands III
Gll{d.; Orleans lls@ll3d. l:2OP .M-Cotton
market nominally unchanged. Estimated sales
10 ,OOO bales. ?. M.-Cotton market active.
Ta iS To-Day iS9OO bales uplands llId; Orleans
HARE, Jan. l1-Noon.-Cotton market excit- |
"a. Tres ordinaire Isl afoat l.321.