The New Orleans crescent., 1869-03-11
gem Orleans yttansp Market.
Opvscxsf OFFICE, No. ~ OAnp sfRxzr,
Wednesday Evening. March 10, 1859.

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Wednesday Evening. March 10. 1853 J
The Money Market moves along very satisfac-
torily. Currency is still abundant, and the de-
maDds for accommodation are only moderate at
best Gold opened at New York this morning at
1914 against ISL the closing rate yesterday. At
1880 A. M. it ruled at 13ls and at P. it closed
at the latter figure. Operations in this market
continue restricted, and quotations vary in accord
snce with the changes OF the New York market.
The following statement embraces the principal
sales since our last. viz: $40 900 and SIS 900 at
1917; $1,000 and SIS 900 at 1872 $4,000 and $4,000
al 1921; $1,000 and $4,000 at 1924. closing at
l32@l324. Sales of Silver included $4,000 Amer
icaD half dollars at l30, and $4,000 do. at 1904.
FOREIGN EXcHANGE.-The movement in sterling
and francs has disclosed no marked variation
to-day, although the tendency of rates Is still up
wards. Offerings of commercial bills exhibited
but little if any increase and the remittance
demand is still of barely moderate character.
We append particulars of the actual sales since
our last, viz: $4,000 bill ading sterling at 1871;
$4,000 Al clear at l4230l43; 10 900 private ban
ks.s frsncs sight a. 800 and loo 600 Son%ss
sterling at l43l@l43a commercial do. at l424@
1929 bank francs at 3.92A@3 9l4 and CONNER.
cisl do. at 397A613964.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-There Is still a fair ave-
rage inquiry noticeable on the part of remitters
for sight checks the Northern cities, but as
the supply of commercial sight and short sight
shows no material increase, rates are very firm
with an evident upward tendency. The principal
to-day set forth in the subjOined statement.
viz: Higher offerings light, demand good. $25 .0a0
sight on New York at par to premium; $4,000,
sl5, Geo and $50 000 do. at premium; $50 900 and
$40 000 do. at 5-l6 premium; $4,000, $40 900 and
$50, COO do at premium $50 900 sixty days sight
Boston at II discount. We quote bank sight
on New York at aper cent. premium; commercial
do. at l@s per cent.
ONCuRRENT NoTEs AND SECURITIES City treas
ury notes are languid and dropping. Louisiana
State notes and Bank of Louisiana notes are ct
staDd.still and the general run Of stocks and
bonds exhibit less animation than for some time
past. The latter however, is attributed TO the In
activity of the Cotton market, as large amounts
OF previous floating capital are supposed to be at
present locked up in the leading staple. The
total transactions to day will be found depicted In
the following report viz $4,000 city treasury
notes at 273c. discounts $4,000 do. at &c.; $4,000
do, buyers option, fifteen days, at 262c.; s240O
Bank OF Louisiana notes at 204c. q dollar; $4,000
State warrants at S6lc.; sic, 900 do. at 87c.;
500, 900 do. at s73@ssc.; $1,000 six 5B cent levee
bonds at 7lsc. $4,000 do: at 7lsc.; so and 100
shares Louisiana State Bank at S2l so " shares 800
shares do. at s22 f share; 100 and 500 shares do.
PuBLIo SALEs-Messrs. C. E. Girardsy & Co.
sold at auction to-day 200 shares New Orleans
Gssght Company stock at sl5l % share; 200
shares do. at $l6l so ~ share; 800 shares do. at
sl51 IS u share, and l32 shares do. at 1852 ~
share.
BOARD OF BRoKERs.-The following comprise
the sales at the Board to night, viz: $1,000 city
treasury notes az 2Sc. discount; $40 900 Bank OF
Louisiana notes. sellers option, sixty days at %
cents per dollar $500 and 5000 State warrants at
s74 $4,000 do. at s74; $4,000 do. at 81; % shares
jackson Railroad stock at Sc rs per share.
SPECIAL DIsPATcHEs.-We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz: =.
Neao York, March l0--l0 A. M.-Gold opened at
1914. 1890 A. M.-Gold 1919. Cotton inactive
prices dropping; nominsiy, middling 29c., Mobile
294c.. Orleans 293c. Sterling l0sE@l09l. P.
M.-Gold closed at 1915. Sales 600 bales cotton.
Middng 2sc., Mobile 294c., Orleans 294c. Ster.
ling lO9@lO9A.
Liverpool, March 10, ILLS A. M.-Cotton market
quiet. EstiiDated sales 10000 bales. Uplands
i2td., Orleans l2sd. Shipments from Bombay
zee last report the 9Th inst 60 900. l:2o
Cotton market qniet. Prices unchanged. E'ti
mated sales 5000 bales. 5 P. Motion market
dull. Sales 5000 bales. Uplands 12Gl2td., Or
leans l24@l2ld.
London, March l0-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 9230
92I. 5.2O's s23. l:20 P. M.--5-20s S2S. P. NJ
5-20's 50.
Haure. March 10, A. M.-Cotton market opens
quiet Tres Ordinaire l.42, low middng aaoat
LA. Evening. closed firm. Prices
shade better not quotsbly higher.