The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-18
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Saturday Evening, April IL, l06a

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Saturday Evening. April IL. lS6a }
We have no ehange to report in the money
market. Gold opened at New York this morning
at 1885, against 1884, The closing rate last evening.
At 1850 il stood at 1885, a. - N. it relied at 1884,
and closed at 8 P: M. at 1888, The sales today
$1,000 $4,000 and SIS 900 at 1885. closiog at 1870
1884. Nothing reported In Silver.
FOREIGN ExcHANGK-Operation In Sterling and
Francs have shown fair degree OF animation to-
day. Rates of Sterling are frmer, while Francs
remain without quotable change. The sales to-
day have been $4,000 bill sding Sterling at l42l:
$1,000, $4,000, $4,000. $4,000 and $4,000 commercial
do. at l42l; fl5oO AL clear do at 1926 IS COO COM
mercial Francs at S.s7s; $4,000 DO. at ssl, and
$4,000 private bankers do. at 1856. We quote
bank Sterling at l43l0l43l; commercial do. at
142{@l42i; bank Francs at 3.933, and commercial
do. at 3.97a@3.96{.
tive to-day, without, however, having exhibited
any noticeable change in rates. The following
comprise the principal sales to-day, viz: 5000,
$4,000, 5000 and COO sight on New York at
par $40, 1000, $25 600, $50 coo and $50 COO do. at
premium; SIS, eco and $4,000 do. at sic pre-
miI;s. We nnate hank ss :;,as Oh new Tora az
premium, and Commercial do. at parcel pre-
MUM.
UNcuRRENT NoTEs AND SEcuRIrnEs.-Opera-
tons under the above heading disclose moro
activity than for some days past. City treasury
notes are weaker, while notes of other classes
continue without material change. The sales
to-day have been &c., 600 city treasury notes at
2sl discount; $4,000 State notes at s7i; $1,000
State warrants at 81; sl2 900 and SIS 900 do. at
SO; $4,000 past due coupons Of old State bonds at
81; $4,000 old State six per cent. bonds at 73a;
and 1000 shares jackson railroad stock at =.
The sheriff sold at auction to-day seventy seven
first mortgage construction bonds Of the Opelou-
sas Railroad Company with a round amount OF
coupons at 623 and fifteen do. at So.
SPECIAL DIsrAroHKs.-we are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies of the
following private dispatches received from that
route to-day, viz:
NetC York, april ITO A. M-Gold opened
at 1899. 1880 A. M.-Gold 1881. Cotton quiet.
but steady. Net receipts Of cotton for the week
1850 bales. Gross $3.50 bales. Exports TO Great
Britain 1890 bales; to Continent 1885 bales. Sales
OF the week % 6S5 bales. Stock on hand So, 425
bales. Sterling steady. Receipts Of the week at
all U. 8. ports rs, Oil bales net Exports to Great
Britain IS, $50 bales; TO Continent 10 725 bales.
Stock on hand and on shipboard at all u 8. ports
320,3l5 bales. IL Mold 1885,. Cotton dull
and unchanged. Sterling steady. 8 P. M.-Gold
closed at 1888. Cotton quiet aud weak. Sales to-
day 1000 bales. Middling 2S3c.; Mobile 29c.; Or
ans 29lc. Sterling steady.
Llc1Pool, Aprl l7-ll:l5 A. Motion market
quiet Estimated sales 5000 bales. Uplands l24d.,
Orleans l2ad.. April l6, ILLS A. Motion firm.
er. Estimated sales 10 900 bales. Uplands AID,
Orleans l23d. Sales Of the week "a 900 bales:
for export 5000 bales TO spectators ii eco. Stock
on hand 3l4 lo0 Of which l66 900 bales are Ameri-
can: P: Motion quiet, but steady: Sales
P.M.-Cotton closed quiet. Prices nomnally uu-
changed. Sales to-day 5000 bales.
London, April l6-ll:l5 A. M.-Consols 93!0
93l; 5-20's ex.coupons sl3. April IL, 3 P. NJ
Consols 93t@9s4 5-2Os, ex-coupons, sll..
Hdure, Apra Is. P. N.-Cotton closed firm.
April IL, A.M.-Cotton opens quiet. Prices un-
changed.