The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-18
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Wednesday Evening. March IL, 1859.

Wednesday Evening. March IL 1850.
There is no alteration of any kind to refer to 10
opened at New York this morning 1917 against
1911 the closing rates yesterday. At 1870 A. NJ.
il stood at 1919. At IL NJ. IL ruled at 1914. and at
3P. NJ. II closed at the latter figure. Transac-
tons in this market continue light and prices
almost wholly controlled by those OF the New
York market. We append particulars of actual
sales as follows, viz $500 at 1872; $4,000 and
$4,000 at 1921 $40 900 at 1924 to 1924; 5000
and SO, 600 at 1924; $4,000 at 1929; $4,000 and
$4,000 at 1924; closing at lS2Gl324. Nothing
reported in silver. ..a4
FOREIGN ExCHANGE-SterIing and Francs have
advanced to-day under an increased demand and
continued irmness at New York. The market
was fairly supplied throughout. however, and the
actual movement included the following purcha-
SEES, VIZ: 10000 bill lading Sterling and Al clear
at l42@l425; 10000 do. at l42i; fl5.00O do. at
l42s01l423; $4,000 Al clear at l423; $4,000 private
bankers Sterling at l4St; $4,000 and 100000
commercial Francs ct 3.971f.; and 100000
private bankers do. at 3.95f. We now quote bank
sterling at l43l@l45s; commercial do. at 142@
l423; Bank Francs at 3.934@S.923; and commercial
do. at 3. 974@3.964.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-We have again 20 report q
good demand for sight checks the Northern cities
accompanied with an advance of fully / & cent.
in quotations since our last. offerings OF COM
mercal sight and short sight continue fair, but
il appears that they do not come up to the gen.
eIal inquiry. The following statement embraces
day viz: $4,000 sight on New York at pre-
MUM; SIS, 900 and $4,000 do. at l premium;
800 900 do. at 4Q5 premium; $4,000. $4,000
and SIS 900 do. at premium; $4,000 do. at l6
premium $4,000 sight on st. Louis at discount.
We quote bank sight on New York at premium;
commercial do. at 4@s premium.
UScuRRENr NoTEs AND SEcURTIEs.-Operation
in city treasury notes are partially suspended, as
buyers and sellers cannot agree upon prices;
while the movement in most classes of securities
is still of very limited character, at about pre-
yious quotations. We subjon particulars OF the
total sales for the day as follows, viz: $4,000
State warrants at SO; $4,000 do at s93 $4,000 do,
in small sums, at 80; $4,000 six per cent levee
bonds at 70; $4,000 do. at 7Ot; $4,000 Jackson
railroad bonds at S04 80 shares city rairaad stock
at sl66 per share; 80 shares do. at sl66 so per
share. We hear of small sales Of Ship Island yes
terday, on the street. at45.
BOARD OF BRoKERs-The following comprise
the sales at the board to night viz: $500 gold at
1917 $1,000 past due coupons Of old State bonds
atSs3. ta. i.....-
SPECIAL DrsrArcHxs.-we are Indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz:
Ne.o York, March ITO A. M.-Gold opened at
1917. 1890 A. M.-Gold 1917. Cotton dull
and nominal. Sterling lOsg@lO9s. IL NJ
Cotton market steady; demand fair. Sterling
steady. 3 P. M.--Gold closed at 1914. Cotton
demand fair prices firm. Sales $500 bales I;
middng 2s3. Mobile 2sl. Orleans zoe. Sterling
steady.
liverpool, March IL. Ills A. M-Cotton market
quiet; estim ated sales 5000 bales; uplands 40
lid, Orleans IL 41l21d. l:20 P. Motion I'm
changed estimated sales 5000 bales. P.M.-Cot-
ton market closed nominally UNCHANGED. Sales
to-day 5000 bales.
London, March 17-1l:l5 A. M.-Consos 92E0
93. 5.20s S34. P. M.-Consols 80. 5.20s 83s.
HdUre, March IL, A. M.-Cotton market opens
quiet; tres ordinaire LAB, low mddling alost
dull l434. Evening Cotton market closed easier
but not quotably lower.