The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-25
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: "Wednesday Eyeninc. March "a. l86Q

No. ~ CAM efuHHT,
Wednesday Evening March "a 1865. J
We have no change of any kind to note in the
money market. Gold opened In New York this
morning at 1918, against Isl the closing rate last
evening. At IL NJ. it stood at 1919, and at P. NJ.
it closed at 1919. The sales to-day were $500 at
1915 $500 and SIS 900 at 1872; $4,000 at 1921,
and $4,000 at 1921; closing at l32@lS2t. Nothing
reported in Silver.
FOREIGN ENcHANGE-Hss been steady and
moderately active to-day. We have no change to
report 10 quotations however, as will be seen by
the subjoined statement of actual transactions
that Yesterdays figures were the ruling rates Of
to-day, viz: 100000 commercial Sterling at l4l
@l4i4 fl4Oe0 do. at l4l16l4l4; f2600 do. at
l4l4; f2500 d. at l4ls; $4,000 and $4,000 Al do. at
14la $4,000 dl. at l4lt f20OO and $4,000 bankers
do. at i4l}. tnd $500 bank do. at lOS4 gold;
a. 00Of. 100 0d0f. and us 000f commercial Francs
at 400; 100000. and go 000f. do at $3.50 20,000f.
private bankess' do. lat 1864. We quote bank
sterling at 1i2Ml423 commercial do. at l4l0
l4lA; bank francs at S.9640395; commercial do.
at 400@3.963.
DoMEsrIo BxcHASGE.-The offerings have been
heavier to-day than for some time past and as
natural consequence prices were much easier,
without, howfver, any quotable change in rates.
As far as has, trsnspired the following comprise
the principal sales to-day, viz $4,000. $4,000,
SO 0o0 $40 0 $40 900, $40 900. and s45 600 sight
on New York at premium; $4,000 and
$40 600 do. at sic premium; $4,000 do. at
l6 to preIium; $500, SIS. 900, 100000, $50 900,
$50 600, SIS Ol0, and $3.50 600 do. az premium;
SIS 600 thirty days sight on New York at Ii dis
count; $40 .00r gold check ON New York at dis
count, and $4,000 sight on Mobile at premium.
We quote bsak sight on New York at premium
and commercial do. at 4619 premium.
UNcURRESs NoTEs AND SECURsTIEs.-Tfansac-
tons under tpis heading continue limited. City
treasury notes, as well as most other securities,
are easier, though not quotably changed. How
ever, for better understanding Of the market we
refer to the following list, viz: Sales to-day
$1,000 city treasury notes at 2Ic discount; $4,000
do. at 263c.: $4,000 do. at 264c; $4,000 State
notes ct Ss3h.; $4,000 State warrants at 673c.,
$4,000 do at bs4 to $780,; $1,000 metropolitan police
warrants at $780,: $4,000 do. at S0c.; $4,000 city
bonds in favor of railroads at 704c.; and $1,000
Mississippi Central Railroad first mortgage bonds
at Csc. fID
BOARD OF 8RoKERs-No sales at the board to-
SPECIAL IirsrAroHEs.-we are Indebted TO the
Western UDsan Telegraph Line for copies Of the
following pGvate dispatches received from that
Ne,o York. March ,24-lO A. M-Gold opened
at 1871. 1890 A. M.-Gold 1914. Cotton demand
fair prices firm; middling 2sAc.; Mobile 2sic.;
Orleans 29e Sterling l0S4@lO9. IL M.-Gold
1919. Cotton firm; holders asking higher rates !;
middling held at 2slc. Mobile $780,; Orleans 29lc.
Sterling steady. P. M.-God closed at 1877
Cotton demsn fair prices firm; sales 5000 bales :
middling 28c.; Mobile &c., Orleans 2sic. Ster-
ling 10s4@lb9.
I,Uerpooa March 24-Il:l5 A. M.-Cotton mar
ket active; hstimsted sales $4,000 bales; uplands
12d; OrIears l2td. lao P.x.-I otton active; est-
mated taes 10000 bales; uplands l2td.; Or
leans 12sd. 5P. M.-Cotton active; sales 10000
bales. Upslnds saost l2id.@l2id. Other quota
tons unchanged.
London, March 24-1l:l5 A. M.-Consols $50
93t. 5-20'e s33. P. M.-Consos 93t093l.
5-20s $50.
Hdure. March "a, A. M-Cotton market opens
active tret ordinaire LAS; low middling afoat
l.433. EveRng.-Cotton market closed drm;lprices
shade better; not quotahly higher.