The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-13

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SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY Is. 1859
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Friday Evening. Feb. u. 1863. }


Friday Evening Feb. u. ls6s J
Nothing has trsnspired in financial circles since
our last 10 materially alte- the condition OF the
money market. Collections Of maturing oolga-
tons at bank and out of doors have been heavy
throughout, and been met with accustomed
promptitude while the accumulation Of currency
steadily progressed, and the demands lor accom-
mediation disclosed an uniform dlminuuon. Rates
of interest and discount exhibited no alteration.
and Ss1k we sp s % month
doors for short gilt edge paper, ana loC0iz
cent. % annum for long dated lnotes secured by
strictly Al city mortgage.
GoLD AND SILvsR-There is no marked varia.
ton Of any kind to refer 10 In the movement OF
the precious metals during the past week. Gold
has been in moderate supply and demand through
ont at irregular and constantly changing figures,
while Silver has continued scarce and IN good re-
quest at about ll@24 points below Gold rates for
American halves and quarters. and 2503 II cent.
premium on Gold for Mexican dollars. The sales
today have besn $4,000 and SO 900 Gold at 1851,
sos, coo and $50, 900 do. at 1861, $4,000. $1,000,
$4,000 and $4,000 at 1853. $1,000 at l36. and
as ,S pSI one Of . sssk American ss s half
dollars at 1872, $500 do. at 1921. Weqeote Iole
at 1854 American half dollars at lSltglS2, and
FosEIeS ExcHANaECThe market has been
moderately supplied with commercial Sterling
and Francs since our last, but the demand on the
part of remtters has been at no time active or
with the fuctustion of gold and foreign bills at
New York. The total sales for the week nave
fallen short of the previous aggregate average,
but quotations, on the whole, exhoit smaller
decline than was generally anticipated oy buyers;
The principal sales to-day have been IS COG and
"a 900 commercial Sterling, at l46; fl5,0 do:
a. 1460l464 81 900 do. at l465gl463; 20, 600 and
rs, 600 Francs, at 3S5f., and $4,000 do. at 1861;
We quote this evening bank sterling at l41g
1473, commercial do. at l46(Gl464, bank francs
at $3.50, and commercial do. at 1881.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-O Operations under the
above heading have been of q fair extent through
out. The market was generally well supplied
and quotations ruled more uniformly than hereto
fore from the opening to the close OF me wees
| follows, viz: $4,000, $4,000 and s6OOOo sight
on New York at 5-l6. q cent. discount; slO,OvO,
$4,000, SIC, 900, s35 900. $50 600 and s50,000 DO
at $4,000. 6O0O s25 OOO $50 600 and $50 600
do at 7l6; $4,000 and SIS 900 DO. at }; $4,000 do.
at los; 1000 do. at g.; $4,000 three days sight
| on New York at I, and $40, 900 sight on Boston az
Tic discount. We now quote bank sight on New
York at 1, and commercial do. at s9s % cent.
discount
Z UNcuRRKST NorEs AND SECURITIES There has
been very liberal aggregate movement noticeable
under the above heading from the opening TO the
close of the week, ard prices have been generaiiy
well maintained with, however, somewhat more
than the usual fluctuations in Louisiana Levee
skies, Metropolitan warrants and city treasury
notes. The particulars Of the regular daily sales
have been published In our previous reports, now
ever, and IL is now only necessary 10 add state
ment of to-day's operations, which resulted a.
follows, viz: SIS 600 city treasury notes ct 70
$1,000 ard s25, 900 do. at Est; $1,000 do. at zot
$40 GOO and $4,000 do. at 25t $4,000 city ten pei
cents at 94A SO, 600 State warrants at s44 :lo
! 600 and $4,000 metropolitan police warrants a
SAL; $4,000 Bank of Louisiana notes ct 70 $40,
600 do at 253; $50 shares Louisiana State Bsni
stock at $22 50@s22 70 d share 30 do. at sl2 70
$50 do. at $23 100 do. at $23 Is, and loo share
Canal Bank at $4S rs b share.
BOARD OF Brownsville following compris
the sales at the board tonight, viz: 500 STAT
warrants at s4i; As shares Mechanics and Trad
ers' Bank stock at SAG IS % share, and 20 and
shares Bank of New Orleans stock at $40 q share
SPECIAL DIsPAFGHEs.-We are indebted 10 IN
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of tn
following private dispatches received from ina
Neso York, FEB. 12-l0 A. M.-Gold opened q
1854. 1880 A. M-Gold 1854. Cotton dull an
nominal MiddlIng 30ic.; Mobile 3O3c.; Orlean
3olc. Sterling l09s@ll0. HAS A. Mold l35.
Cotton market dull. Prices nominal. Sterling d.
clined, .1O9lGl09k. 3P.M.-Gold closed at lS5
Cotton lc. lower. unsettled. Sales 1000 bales.
LtuepoOl, Feb. l2-ll:l5 A. Motion markt
quiet. Estimated sales 10000 baesi upland
i2l@l21d., Orleans l2sGl2sd. Sales of the wee
SO 900 bales: for exports 1000, to spectators %
oOO Stock on hand 260 600, OF which So 900 al
American. l:20 p M.--Cotton market unchange'
Estimated sales 10 600 bales Stock atioat 2S6, Oo
of which 1850 bales are American. P. NJ
Cotton market easier; not quotably lower. Salt
to-day 5000 bales. u.
London, Feb l2-l:20 P. M.-Consols 92s@s
520s ga.
Haure, FEB. l2-Noon.- Cotton market u
. changed.