New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-10
NetD Orleans Jasunep marsst.
CREscENT OFFICE, No. 20 CAMP STREET,
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Saturday Evening, Dec 8, 1866 !
Another week of heavy operations closes this evening
The sales Of cotton sugar and other produce will reach
three MILLIONS and half Of dollars. Sales of coffee salt
rice and foreign products will approximate four hun
bred thousand dollars To arrive any probable exact.
ness amount of sales of dry goods hardware groceries
clothing and all articles of trade would be difficult task
OF Exchange operations they have been heavy and
coed any week Of the season. three millions of doara
will be about the amount Of sales and investments In
sales paper through brokers the amount will reach
hundred thousand dollars OF Discounts in Banks they
reach eighteen hundred thousand dollars Of the
of money-gold, silver and paper-thrown into eircua-
tion It s impossible to arrive at anything like an esti
mate Here much has been paid out for freghts on cot
ton and the other mighty loads of produce which have
been received this week. STILL with all these facts before
u.s. meet with individuals who pirate hour after hour
the decline Of business We almost omitted to notice
the many and stately ships which have been
which substanate the position that New Orleans
yet place. Nevertheless charge our reputed citizens
Of wealth and reel estate proprieors great want
feeling and interest in railroads They may exclam
they already involved tax payers hut thew do not
appear to make the least exeron taxation On
the other hand find in localities corresponding
dyance in rents than equivalent to any enhance
in taxes and when the subject is closely inyesti
gated it will be proven that nine times in ten the tenant
in reality pays them
There was brisk demand for paper to-day and large
sales made of A long from " to O. some favored
names at and good No at per ct The market con-
tnues well supplied with money, and difficulty Is ex.
perenced in placing kind Of securities even Of ordi
nary reputation The deposit line of the Banks will sbo
increase this week The deposits in the Citizens Rank
have averaged for the past four days three millions and
ninety thousand dollars. This with it's other move
ment six millions of dollars capital of 81 100000
hy,ei MI.
Bank has also been large and shows considerable in
overast Isdscounts to-day were se 900
of sIT6500, about 80 per cent of the offerings
This beray ought to be sufficient convince the most
opponent of Banks that they as
| to commerce IS food is to man.
Exchange maintained its general firm aspect today.
with sales in small amounts being made on New York al
dis; With the Banks there was good demand NJ A.
private drawers sold at the same and in large amounts
willing sellers at y per Ct dis though outside
the street. bills could be had at 60 days were
freely taken at 49, though some held at IL Produce
bills ranged from TX to 2 Sterling first class closed at
~ to TX and 73s and even per Ct was asked these
last cannot be termed for actual operations though
some small sums were taken at ~. Unless better sup
ply Of bills appear Monday 1O6 will be current rate
Bills with shipping documents have also partaken of the
general rmness and to 10 current rates Francs
quiet to-day with changes yesterdays rates
5.2s% to 22h.
Part Of the Atantics mails from LIVERPOOL. were re-
csived to-day The contents generally are not of great
Importance All commercial transactions appeared to he
governed by questions which arise out Of futuritv
and financial affairs depending the movement of the
Bank Of England There was influence observable in
our market The steamship Cshawba to leave morrow
morning for New York. takes only moderate amount Of
COIN unless the Express companies have some from the
mint for Philadelphia. Shippers by the cahawbs are H
ATauuat o, ara I,.ll.e.
will find its wey to London.
The Bank of England report for the week ending the
18th November shows decrease in coin of s45eooo.
Some sales Of New Orleans city bonds have been escted at
50, equal to about 90 here.
The Secretary Of the Treasury nited States gives no.
tce under date Of the LIST ns to the holders of Stocks
of the United States that the Department will purchase
to the amount of 100000 at any time before the LIST
June next, on the following terms:
For stock of the loan of 1912 premium of 10 ner cer
For stock Of the loans of s47 and 1S4s premium Of 16
cent For stock issued under the act of 1850 com
monty called Texanindemnity stock, premium of per
cent And for stock Of the loan 1886 redeemaba on
the 18th November if received the Treasury prior
to the LIST day Of January next premium Of u per cent
received between the January and the 3st dsy 81
March next premium OF per cent; received af
ter the 5l March, and prior to said LIST of June next
premium of II per cent.
Interest will allowed on stocks at the
specified in the certificates from the lat July last If as
signed with the principal of the certificates received prior
70 he ISL January next After that date the
Will De allowed in addition to the premium LIST Janu
airy to the date Of their receipt In both cases ou av
interest will be allowed in addition for money to reach
the seler.
The money in the Treasury continues to accumulate
The amount deposit at all the depostares at the last
monthly return, subject to draft s23 0J4 sos
Nett amount subject to draft at the previous
monthly return. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 22o1s719
Increase for the month. ................s 1Oel149
The following are the on deposit at the most i'm
portant depositsries With the Assistant Treasurer Bos
ton, Says68S72; New York s5646446; New Orleans
s32lo44s ST. Louis 81 ,ll9,56l; Assay Office New York
ss,7445oo; Mint at Philadelphia S205S 354 Branch
Mint San Francisco, s968,783; at remaining places
s2elS,504.
transfer Of 81 300 600 in silver is ordered from the
branch mint of this city Philadelphia and transfer Of
$4,000 to the depostary at Mobile transfer ordered
to the Assistant Treasurer Of New Orleans of S54goop
Accounts from Boston very unfayorabls The
Banks there poor in specie rates discount are IL to
10 per cent in the street the Banks discount next to
nothing, and have been doing for many weeks Not
one says the Boston Journa but nearly every Bank in
Boston, has been obliged to borrow specie its neghbors
once twice. several times day by day. The Bos-
ton Banks have evidently been overtrading and
queny have been obliged to send their bills receivable
for discount in Wall street.
Here is the failure of Bank in Western Virginia an
nounced !.
CEcIS.ATI, Nov 80 .-JoHs s DYE: The Bank of Ka
naNha, Va and Wash. Cones Banker, have gone under
W. H. PADDOCK Co.
We have some items of financial matters in Europe but
want Of room compels to defer them till our next
Commercial Intelligence.