New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-24
Mem OrIeans AIonep Market.
CRESCENT OrFlcE, No. 10 Camp street !
Thursday EYenipg, August %, 1855.

CRESCENT orrIcE, No. 10 Camp street
Thursday Evening" August %, 1855 }
It is not to be expected that in the month Of August
with less sickness in city, that can have
any important transactions on which to dilate.
Arrivals of Cotton and Western produce every
day occurrence. Sales making; and were not the
Of transportation coaswse and to foreign countries
very deficient, might at this time the most dull
Of the year. have to sales and negotiations of
magnitude.
Money matters are without change. The banks gene
rally are in good position The offerings to-day though
not large in Of the income Of those banks
which discount Thursdays. Nevertheless we learn
that the Citizens Bank this morning had quarter of
million Of dollars over, and possibly tomorrow the
amount will be accessible Short dated paper is scarce,
and not sufaciency which viii pass the ordeal OF the
bank parlor il on hand with the community.
Exchange was heavy to-day, though the banks were
selling over the counter at 4 per cent premium round
sums could be purchased at less Good sight drafts
sold outside at par 1t is not every buyer of exchange
who believes that piece of paper with fine engravngs
and pretty signatures headed with the apparent tails
manic words Bank this bank that, will be paid with
any more promptness than though the simple words John
Smith Thos Brown attached toit Consequently
there is less competition at this time in the
Exchange Market and associated capital is undoubtedly
destined to have increased opposition well powerful
competition In all the varied exchange dealings the
resumption of active business the coming FALL Sixty
day bills ON New York offering u to X per cent
discount In foreign exchange did not learn Of SALE
| We annex:
Comparative rates for t,co years.
August %, 1853. August %, 1854.
Sterling. .i0s8@ll0A per ci prem
On Paris S 5s0G6 10
sighion ..A@a i Il. SQsi Per e. prem
We notice with much pleasure Improvement in the
prospects Of the great shipping interests Freghts have
now reached point which will refund toerable interest
and leave something at the close of voyage than
new dollar for old Ship building at some of the
Eastern ports is resumed and undoubtedly we shall have
the pleasure of seeing evee lined with the usual mum
ber Of fine and splendid vessels this Fall Freights I'd
stg per b Liverpool will with medium return freghts
and passengers be fair compensation The sickness will
prevent the arrival of vessels at an early period
and such do arrive will have good field of operations
We notice engagements at the North for the ruI
out to this por-say the Barque Grower of 5000 barrels
taken up $4,000 and the Ship John Cottle this port
of IVA TONS at $1,000 There will be something hand
some made by the charterers at the present rates
| freight hither.
We have but little to add to stock of financa
affairs We present below the annual report of the Bank
Of the State Of New York. which embraces 281 Banks
does not show very strong state Of affairs With capita
reaching $s50Oo000 there appears to be only speei
basis of SIS s 67 The Banks of Louisiana, with cap
ital Of $14 100000, seldom have less than $60O00oo