The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-02
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TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY Q. 1859.
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Monday Evening. Feb 1. 1869.

Cxnscxxf Orvrcx No. ~ CArp sYRRsi,
Monday Evening. Feb l. 1853.
There Is no variation TO refer 10 In tue money
market. Gold opened at New York this morning
at 1864 against 1861, the closing rate Saturday
evening. Al 1890 NJ. it was quoted st the lat eF
figure. AT IL N. il ruled al 1856, and a. P. NJ. II
closed at 1855. Operations in this market have
been restricted throughout, and rates have nc
tuated in accordance with the changes at NeE
York. We append particulars OF the actual sales
as follows. viz: $4,000, $4,000 and $50 0o0 ~
and $40 900 at 1863. and $1,000 at 1867, closing at
l36@l36s. NotlinsTeported in 81 YER. We now
quote Gold at l36Ql36t, American Silver com
l3l3@l32, and Mexican dollars l3S@l3S3.
FOREIGN DEMONSTRATING to the inclemency
of the weather and the limited movement in the
leading stsple offerings of commercial Sterling and
Francs have been very light 10 day. The demand
also was of limited character. however, and rates
have receded on account of decline In gold and
foreign bills at New York. The following are the
only sales of which we have had reliable partcu-
lars. viz $4,000 bank Sterling. early 10 the day.
at l49, and 10000 private bankers Francs at
3.773. We quote bank Sterling at l4st0l484,
commercial do. at l47fGl47l; bank Francs at
3.s0@37elf.: commercial do. at 3.S5Gp3.S34f.
DOMESTIC ExCHASGE.-There is no alteration to
| refer to in operations under the above heading.
| The supply and demand rule as for some days
past and rates remain steady at previous figures.
| We subjoin the principal purchases by banks and
BANK on Sew York a. at
$50 600 and 900 do, at 500 .JOO do. at
$40 600, thirty days sight, at H. and $4,000, if
teen days on Philadelphia, at ! discount. We
| quote this evening bank sight on New York ut /!
| al discount, and commercial do. at s93 DIS
| count.
UNcURRENT NorEs AND SEcURIr1Es-The unfa-
| vorable weather has materially impeded nego.
tiations in Uncurrent Notes and Securities to-day.
Holders were not generally anxious to press sales,
| and buyers appeared indisposed to expose them
selves 10 the elements in order to effect pur-
cbases. In fact the annexed are the only transac'
tons Of any kind contaminated so far as we have
been advised, viz: SIS, 900 State warrants at s5t
| @s6!, $4,000 metropolitan police warrants at S24
six per cent levee bonds at S. s45 city
ten per cents at 95l, $3.50 do at $50, and 100
| shares Carrollton Railroad stock at s..
SPECIAL DIsPATCHBs.-We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies Of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz:
Ne,o York, Feb. lilo A. Mold opened Of
| 1861. 1870 A. M.-Goid 1866. Cotton market
unchanged in every respect. Sterling l09}@ll0s.
IL M-Gold 1876. Cotton quiet and steady
middling 29lc.; Mobile 293c.; Orleans 2slc
Sterling steady. Storm on Irish lines; no cable
received yet. 8. P. Mold closed at 1855. Cot
ton quiet and steady; Gales $500 bales; middline
29lc:; Mobile 1880; Orleans 2sic. Sterling
steady.
Llrepool, Feb. ILLS A. M.-Cotton market
active; estimated sales 5000 Daes; uplandI
| ll2d., Orleans 1lgd. Shipments from Bombay
| since last report to the 10th ult. 10 600 bales.
London, FEB. 1-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 934
5.20s, 75s.
Haure, FEB. IA. M.-Cotton-tres ordinart