The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-03-24
dispatches, from Tuesday Mornings Daily] !.
FOREIGN and Domestic Markets.

New York, March 2o.-The course of the money
market quite irregular and Gtfu today. Morning
demand very pressing; Fct. currency was the MINI
mum rate while gold was freely paid There is still
very great uneasiness in regtri the future and
already many country banks in the market endeay
oring increase their Ii e of currency to bridge over
the first of April, Which is general settling day among
farmers City banks inclined to be conservative So
as to be prepared for any call from the Controller of
Currency. Country banks Offering commerco,
paper which they have discounted for manufacturing
companies in their locality, and prime New York mer
chants notes offering the streets at 9. There
are all sorts OF ugly rnmOrs about lock up whicl,
only adds to the general uneasiness in financial circles
The ell ct OF all this is beginning TO he felt stock
exchange, where the great bni ealers Indifferent
spectators Of passing events and rather inclined to
help the downward movement in values than to check
the natural of affairs on stringent money mar
kct The system of bidding up prices tight money
! market, which inaaglratel last year, seems TO
have been abandoned in tie present campaign, and
everything IS left to find its proper level. The bank
statement was regarded very fasorable much more
so than was generally expected. The announcements
Of changes temporarily caused Il better feeling on the
street. but did not last long, and soon depression was
the marked feature. Once more the long room was
the scene Of great animation and excitement through
out the afternoon with wide fluctuations and heavy
dealing in miscellaneous and railway shares. There
sudden and sharp pressare to sell the entire list
especially Pacific Mail and New York Central, which
resulted in decline of les }:s. Pacific Nail fell to
S71 and finally rallied to 81 5QS5 Rev York Central
the great feature, and there perfect food Of
sales chiefly long stock which carried the price down
to 1863, but the bank statement causeda rally 10 IL
Afterward there another break 1862 and finally
recovered to 1879 The speculative interest conferred
in these two stocks, ard they formed the great attrAc
ton Of the market. Foreign exchange market dull to-
day, usual, after the closing of the MAIL leading
prime bankers asking 81 for sixty days; sales from
second hands reported at Sc. Bond bills remain dull;
+.Is of hoc hoo,
dull and steady at 15G5@l31 throughout the after
noon, without any srccial feature
LIVERPOOL, March %, noon.-Cotton quiet; uplands
70 and Orleans 125d Estimated sales S0aO bales.
LIVERPOOL, March o. Thought sales
will reach 10000 bales.
New York, March %, noon.-Money offered freely
at 7f2ct. Exchange s.. Gold 1919. Cotton steady
at 2S5c.
NEW ORLEANS March, 2.-Cotton-mldling o74G
2Sc sales 310o receipts since Saturday 1890 and cx-
ports GS95 bales Gold 1919. Sterling 424; CONNER
cial 41@4l4; New York sight Pet. premium. Flour
declined; superfne 50 t. double Sc and treble
extra S. %. Corn firm, 7S0l19c. Oats dull 6S@69c
Bran 81 Is Hay easier; prime s26. Pork dull, $33 90
ass so. Bacon-only retail trade; shoulders 14a,
clear rib III and clear sides 1sc. Lard firm; ierce
lS4@lal and keg 2O4@21! c. Sugar better; common
1ll@12l and prime l41c Molassts better; prime
75(07SIc. Whisky nactivc Western reetifed 92g(0
974c Coffee dull; fair l5@l54 and prime Tie
New IoRK March 90, eycling.-Money sharp at
7f2ct. Sterling dull, S. Gold 81. Cotton steady,
with moderate demand only 2200 bales sold at 25}c.
LIVERPOOL, March %, evening. Cotton rather more
active; uplands II and Orleans 124d; sales 1000