The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-11

THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY IL, 1859
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Wednesday Evening. Feb. 10, 1853.

CHEsCENY NO ~ OAmp SfHyEf,l
rs Wednesday Evening. Feb. 10, 1853. J
There is nothing new to refer to 10 the move
ment of the money market. Gold opened at New
York this morning al 1875 against 1857. the closing
rate yesterday. At 1870 A. NJ. and IL NJ. II stood
at l34f. and at P. N. it closed at 1861. Opera.
tions here have been very light throughout, and
rates have varied in accordance with the factua'
tons at New York. We append particulars of the
actual sales as follows. viz $40 900 Gold, sellers
option this week at 1855, 81 00O $40 00O $25 900.
l351@l355, $4,000. $4,000, IS 000 $4,000. s29, 900
and $40 900 at 1851, and SIS 900 at 1851 In Silver
we note the sale Of $3.50 American half dol.
lars at 1924. We now quote Gold at l35}0l35I.
American Silver coin at l329l323, and Mexican
dollars at l37iGl3s4. a 100 QniS
FOREIGN ExcHASGE-St has gone still
lower to-day, owing to the declining tendency of
gold and foreign bills at New York. Francs have
undergone but little alteration. however, and
operations all round exhibit considerable falling
of. We annex particulars OF the principal sales
as follows, viz: f2500 bill lading sterling at
145i f2000 and f2500 do. at lag, $4,000 do. at lac
0l461 ell, 600 Al do at l46k, $4,000 do. at 1851,
f2500 Al at l463. f500o do. at l463@l462, f20O0
private bankers at lat, and fl200 bank at l47t.
We now quote bank sterling at l47@l474. COM
mercisl do. at l46@l463, bank francs at 3.s3}@
3.S24, and commercial do. at 3.S73Q3.66&. ~ =
DoMEsrIc fsxcH AEoE-There has boen marked
falling of noticeable in the supply OF commercial
sight and short to day but rates nevertheless con.
remittance demand Is now quite restricted, and
the total purchases by banks and bankers to-day
are set forth in the subjoiDed statement, viz !:
$50 900 sight on New York at 7l6 discount $40 600
and SIS 600 do. at $50, 900 do. at 30e $40 00O
SAL 900 and $4,000 do. at s.l6 $4,000 and
$4,000 do at A. and sec, 900 ten days sight on New
York at 1916 discount. We quote bank sight at
3 discount commercial do. at 7-l6@a y cent
discount. .t % + t--g9a aafaf af-il7es -a
UNoURRENT NorEs AND SECURIrIEs-The move.
ment under the above heading has disclosed no
marked alteration of any kind to-day. Offerings
Of most descriptions were fair. and the demand
for all classes was restricted. Rates continued
steady, however, and the total operations were
confined to the following amounts, viz: $1,000
City treasury notes at 244 per cent. discount; ;
$40 0c0 and $42 900 do at 2 $4,000, $1,000, $40 900
and SIS 900 do at rs. and $40O0 Metropolitan Police
Warrants at S43. In Stocks We note the sale of
so and 100 shares Louisiana State Bank at $40 so
per share. -s-
BOARD OF Brownsville following comprise
the sales at the board tonight viz $l700 and
$4,000 Gold at 1855, $4,000 City Treasury Notes at
rs, $1,000 and $1,000 State Warrants at Sig $500 do
at 81 so shares Louisiana State Bank at $40 rs per
share. ~ -
SPECIAL DIsPATcHEs.-we are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz: $500 40 Z. .E-.s
Neto York, FEB. 1910 A. x.-Gold opened at
1876. 1880 A. M.-God 1345. Cotton demand
moderate; prices firm; middng 3Oac., Mobile
3Olc., Orleans Bic. Sterling lO9l@1l6. II NJ
Gold l345. Cotton market quiet, but steady Ster-
ling steady. 3P.M.-Gold closed at l35t. Cotton
demand moderate; prices firm sales 1000 bales
on the spot and 1000 bales in transit. Middling
303c. Mobile 303c.. Orleans Gle. Sterling steady.
L1Uepo0l, Feb. l0-ll:l6 A. M.-Cotton market
firm; estimated sales Is 900 Dales; uplands l24G
l29d, Orleans l23@l2td. lao P. Motion quo
tations unchanged estimated sales Ii. 900 bales.
P.M.-Cotton market irmer; not quotably high
| er sales to-day is 900 bales. u r.g9 -s.s
| London, Feb. 10-ll:l5 A.M.-Consols 93t@9S4;
| S 20s II. aaCe urI
TEE INTERNAL RBvESUE.-The internal revenue
Of the United states for the year 1868 was s74. I.
739 $40 81 below the corresponding total for 1867.
| To show at glance the particulars Of this de.
| crease we give the following, which we have COM
| niled carefnlv from the official returns: