The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-24
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Tuesday Evening. March g. 1863.

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The money market has disclosed no alteration
Of any kind since our last. Currency has con-
tinued abundant, and the demands for accommoda-
ton have been comparatively light. Rates OF
interest and discount remain nominally unchanged,
per snnum at bank, and l@ll D cent. per month
"a, 2. LOT long dated notes
cured by strictly Al city mortgage. IH
GOLD AND sILvER-Operations In the precious
metals have been of very restricted character
during the past three days. Gold was in moderate
supply throughout, with but little more than a
nominal demand at best, and rates Temsined
steady with only trifing variations 10 accordance
with the movement of the New York market,
while Silver, though scarce, has been in less
active request than heretofore, American
halves ana Quarters ruliug at 2a@3 points be-
low Gold. and Mexican dollars. at 2t03 per
cent. premium on Gold Gold , rates; Gold open pen
against 1871, the closing rates last evening; atl2.
noon, it stood at 1917, and at P. NJ. 1t closed at
1914. The sales to-day were 5000. $4,000 and
$1,000 at 1915 $4,000, t5900 $l2, 900 and $4,000 at
1919; $1,000 and $4,000 at 1917 closing ct l3l3g
1877. In Silver we note the sale Of $4,000 Next
can dollars at q per cent. premium In gold.
FoREIGN ExCHANGE.-There has been but
barely moderate daily movement noticeable In
Sterling and Francs since our last and quotations
have ruled with unusual uniformity. Offerings Of
though at no time heavy. and the demand has
been steady without being active or general. The
sales to-day have been flS,000 commercial ster-
ling at l4@l4ls; $4,000 do. at l4l f3, 100 bank
Sterling ct l42; $4,000 A commercial francs at
400. We quote bank sterling at l42@l424; com.
mercial do. at l4l@l4l9; bank francs at S.96l9
1886; commercial do. at 4.0003.9e4. raHlfe 81
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. : Operations under the
above heading have not disclosed even a frac-
tional variation In rates during the past three
and md plu bov haQ INN
what restricted all round, and the market closed
steady this evening. The following comprise the
principal sales to-day. viz: $4,000 end 5000
sight on New York at premium; SIS 600 do. az
sic premium; $3.50, 10000, SIC. 900. $40 900;
$50, 600 do. at premium S25 900 and 10000
bank do. at z IL premium; $24s0 five days sight
on Philadelphia at I discount. We quote bank
/ sight on New York ct premium; Commercial
do. at }@3 premium. 1sl st-o- ~
UScURRENr NoTss AND SEcURITIEs.--0peration
under this heading have been more extended To-
day without, however, any quotsble change IL
figures. The sales to-day were $4,000 City
treasury notes at 26 discount; $4,000 State war
rants at SO $1,000 do. at ss4; $4,000 do. at 30
$1,000 and $4,000 Metropolitan police warrants q
so $4,000 City bonds, in favor Of railroads, at 20
$1,000 old State bonds at 7la 100 shares Bank o
New Orleans ct $40 rs % share.
BOARD OF BRoKERs-The only sales ct the boart
tonight were $1,000 State notes at SO, and $l00'
Metropolitan police warrants at Is.
SPECIAL DIsPArcHEs.-We are indebted TO The
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies Of ths
following private oispatches received from INA
Ne,o York, March $40 A. M.-Gold opene
at Isl. 1920 A. M.--Gold 1914. Cotton deman
moderate; prices firm; middng 2ssc.; Mobil
2S2c; Orleans 29c. Sterling loS4@l09. IL NJ
Gold 1919. Cotton quiet but firm; middlng 2sic.
Mobile 2sic.; Orleans 29c. Sterling steady.
p. M.-Gold closed at 1914. Cotton demand mode
rate; prices firm; sales $500 bales; middling 2Stc.