The New Orleans crescent., 1869-02-25
gem Orleans Nluneu @arket.

CREscExr OFFICE No "a CAnT srRHxf,
Wednesday Evening. Feb. q. 1868. J
Nothing has transpired in financial circles to-day
to alter the condition of the money market. Gold
opened at New York this morning at 1924, against
1921 the closing rate yesterday. At l0:3O A. N. 1t
ruled at 1925. At ll:45 it stood at 1929 and at
P. NJ. il closed at 1929. Operations here have
been restricted throughout, and quotations varied
in accordance with the fluctuations at New York.
We append particulars Of the principal sales as
follows, viz: $4,000 and $40 600 at l32B@l3S9,
$1,000 and $40 600 at lS3, $4,000 at 1881 $1,000 at
1891 ss00O SIS 900 aud $4,000 at 1888, closing at
l325@l92l. Nothing reported in silver. and rates
are nominal.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-The movement in Sterling
and Francs has disclosed no marked increase
since our last. Offerings of commercial were
somewhat freer, but the demand continued re-
stricted ard quotations irregular, with further
downward tendency. We subjoin the principal
operations, as follows. viz: $4,000 bill lading
Sterling at 1428; 10000 commercial Sterling at
l43i: f20OO do. at ia; f2O00 aud $4,000 bank
Sterling at l4l4, and 40 coo bank Francs at 1924.
We quote bank Sterling at l440l44l commercial
do at l4250l43A; bank Francs at 3.92303.9l4,
and commercial do. at 3.96493.95.
DOMESTIC ExcHANoB-The supply OF and de-
uaud for commercial sight and short sight have
exhibited but little alteration since our last
while rates of all descriptions appeared 10 be
nominally unchanged, as will be seen by the an
Bexed report of the total operations for the day,
viz: $40 0OO $40 600 $50 600 and $50 900 sight on
New York at par; $4,000 do. at par to dis
count; $4,000 do. at premium; $45, GOO fifteen
dsysi eight on New York at Z discount; $1,000
thirty dsys' do. at Discount; $1,000 fifteen days
sight on Boston at discount; $40, 900 thirty days
sight on ST. Louis at discount, and $50 600 sight
on Mobile at discount. We quote bank sight on
New York at par TO ] premium, and commercial
do. discount to par
UScURRENT NoTEs AND SEcURITIEs-Transac-
tions under the above heading have exhibited
q very steady and general demand Tor most
classes at full and enhancing prices. The market
has been fairly supplied and the inquiry has
reached come securities heretofore neglected.
We Join particulars OF the principal sales as
follows viz: $4,000 City Treasury notes at "a
SIS GOO Bank of Louisiana notes at 3Oc per dollar;
$1,000 and SO 600 State notes at o63 $1,000 DO. at
ST1: $500 do. IS; $40 coo do. at SS!; $1,000 and
$1,000 State warrants at 50; $4,000 do. at oa4
$1,000 do at 81; $1,000 six per cent levee bonds at
6s; $1,000 do. at 704; 10000 do. IOi; slOOOO DO:
sellers option ten days. st 20; $4,000 do. buyers
option ten days, at 702; 100000 eight per cent.
do. at 9O1; 800 900 do. az 81; $1,000 Metropolitan
Police warrants at Sc: 5000 coupons OF old state
bonds at s75; 1920 and $4,000 do. at Ss3; 60
shares Louisiana State Bank at $22 per share, and
20 shares Crescent City Bank at $28 % per share
Ro1Rp OF BRoKERs-The following comprise
the sales at the board tonight, viz: $1,000 S3OUO
and $1,000 Gold at 1921. $500 Mexican dollars az
q premium for Gold, $1,000 State warrants at 81,
$40 900 six per cent. Leyee bonds. sellers optlon;
| len DAYS, fat at 69s, Is and so shares Bank OF
New Orleans at al rs per share, 100 shares
| Crescent City Bank at s2S, Is shares Union Bank
at $40. 40 shares Louisiana State Bank at s22 per
| share.
SPECIAL DIsPATcHEs.-We are indebted TO the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies OF the
following private dispatches received from thai
| route to-day, viz:
| Ne,c York. FEB. 24-l0 A. M.-Gold opened al
| 1924. 1890 A. M.-Gold 1929. Cotton msrke
| dull, prices unchanged. Sterling l094gl094
| ll:45--Gold 1921. Cotton market dull, declining
Mddling 29ac., Mobile 293c., Orleans 100 sterlinl
steady. P. M.-GOld closed at 1921: Cottor
| market dull. prices nominal. Sales 400 bales
Middng 29lc., Mobile 294c., Orleans 293'. Sterl
ing steady
Ltuepool, Feb 24-ll:l5 A. M.-Cotton marke
Quiet. Estimated sales 10000 bales. Upland
| i20l2{d., Orleans l2lGl2ld. 1:20P. H.-Cotto
| marketfat Estimated sales 1000 bales. Upland
l2d., Orleans 12@. x.-Cotton market .declIn
ing. Quotations not given. "a,
London, FEB. A-ll:l5 A. H.-Cons0ls 9St
s 2os, 70.