The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-04


Saturday Kvsnins. April J. 1893.
We have no quotabe change to note 10 the
money market Maturing obligations have been
promptly met at the banks today by all RESPONSE
market to be In healthy state. Gold opened in
New York this A. N. at l3l against 1914. the clos
ing rate last evening. At 1880 and at I'm 1t stood
at the same figure, and closed at P. NJ. at 1914.
The sales to-day were SIC, 900 at 1917 132; $1i00,
$4,000, $4,000, $1,000 and 10000 at l32; closing at
132@l32i. Nothing reported Ia Silver.
FOREIGN ExcHAsGE.-0 wing to the limited Of
feriDgs Of Sterling and Francs and 0 fair demand.
rates have advanced to-day, and the market
closed firm ct the aforementioned figures. The
sales to-day have been $4,000 and 900 bill lad
ing Sterling at l40; fl500 and $4,000 Al clear
Sterling at 14of; $4,000 do. 140i $500 and 1900
Francs at 4.o5lL We quote bank Sterling at 14l4
@14ll; commercial do. ct l4040ll02 bank
Francs at 400 and commercial do. at A.
DoxEsrIc ExcHANGE-Has been very active to-
day. The demand for commercial sight and short
sight has been very good. while the offerings have
beed restricted, In consequence of which mater
ial advance has taken place. However, for q
better understanding Of the market, We would re-
viz: $4,000 sight on New York at par; $4,000.
So, 900 and $4,000 do. at % cent. premium
$4,000, $25 600, $25 900, $4,000, $4,000 and
100000 do. at s-l6 premium; $40 900 and s25 900
do. at premium; $4,000 Eve days sight on New
York al par $500 ten days. do. ct discount
1000 and $50, 900 twenty days do. at discount;
$4,000 twenty days sight on st. Louis at discount;
$7lO0 sixyfve days. date st. Louis at % cent.
discount; $4,000 sight on Boston without grace,
OF premium, and $500 and SIS 900 sight on Bos-
ton with grace, at par. We quote bank sight on
New York at premium, and Commercial do. t0i
premium
UscURRESr NorKs AND SECURITIES Operations
under this beading continue very limited, and
without noticeable change in rates. City treasury
notes are inaftiv at previous figures. Operations
in other securities are reported as follows. viz
$500 State warrants at s6l. $4,000 do. at SGT,
$40 900 do at sst1ss; Sill 900 city bonds In favor
of Railroads at q, and rs shares Canal and Clai-
borne Street Rs4iroad at $50 per share.
SPECIAL DlsIxroH1s.-We are indebted 20 the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following privete dispatches received from that
route to-day. Wis:
Netc York. lAprz $40 A. M.-Gold opened
at 1871. 1880 A. M.-Gold 1919. Cotton-hoders
ask advance buyers operate with caution. Ster-
ling steady. IL M.-Gold 1919. Cotton holdera
ssk advance; buyers operate with caution; mid
ding, 2s2c.; Mobile 2sc.; Orleans 29lc. Sterling
l07lQl0e4. 3P.M .-God closed at 1919. Cotton
demand fair; prices firm sales $500 bales; mid
ding 2sic.; Mobile 2sc.; Orleans 29lc. Sterling
l0s6l0s3.
LioaPool, Apra Stills A. Motion mar.
ket firm prices shade better; not quotably high
err Estimated sales 10 900 bales. Uplands 12f
@l2id.; Orleans l230l2ld. P. M.-Cotton
market firm prices shade better-not quotably
higher. Sales 10 900 bales.
London, April 3-3 P. M.-Consols s2I093.
520's $50.
Harre, April 3-A. M-Cotton opens dull.
Tres ordinaife l.47 Low Mddling afoat LAS.