New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-29
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
EeS Orleans saonep 5aarsst.
Crescent OFFICE, No, 70 CANT srRrE1
Friday Evening, Dec. %, 1855.

s.. ..5-, f. Friday Evening, Dec. %, 1855. ) |
II Is not out OF place to say something regarding the
weather particularly when it operates to the prejudice
Of business and trade. In its effects every branch of
feels It, The cold blast which us on
Christmas night has given way to mild foggy, drzzlipg
nondescrp kind Of atmosphere which does not partake
of the general cline Of this latitude The interruption
the removing Of the vast quantities Of produce which
piled up the levee is seriously felt by the consgnees
yet sales in -four and grain hourly made and cotton
is also moving again more brsky. The packets from
vicksburg to-day bring greatly reduced loads; the
Natchsz, instead of its usual load of 1000 bales, only
brought in 1885, the Trabue instead Of $780, only 2s4
This failing of is only conformabls to our expectations
and for three weeks shall have greatly dmin
sbed receipts Of the staple unless there should STAN
peds in the Red River section of the country.
There mails received to-day from beyond Mo-
bile and community again deprived of its foreign
correspondence. 1t may come tomorowtoo late to be
of any service till next Monday 30 it goes injury
injury and negligence athessness the part Of the
authorities. While the mails should like
to know why the contractor for the California mails is
not required convey them direct between this city and
Aspinwa instead of the round about way via Havana
and then in old steam vessels totally unfit for the
as witness the the Crescent City There is
line Of steamers established between this city and Mic
aragua which makes the trip in several days less time
but the good city of New Orleans is not Of sufficient i'm
pertance with Northern contractors and Mr. Franklin
Pierce's Administration to have regular sei-month
y, monthly mail, with the Pacific eide Of the
continent Verify begin to think the entire mail
vice of the country unadulterated humbug and the
present Administration of the government not much
better. ...H=
There rather more paper Offering through note
brokers to-day. Good all readily taken at
the rates of per cent for and twelve months and
10 to IL for good second grade with Of less known
reputation going at IL to ID and Is per cent Some few
favorite yet be negotiated below g. say from
81 to 81 but the amount is diminished that it cannot
be called quotable rate The calls the Banks
well up their ability yet they do all satisfactory
coming within their short time ruls, say ninety days
About $4,000 of long date placed outside to-day at
and another parcel of twelve and month"; factors
acceptances, say $4,000 placed at per cent In
high up the ladder of fame 10 to IL per
| cent was exscted.
The Exchange market closed to-day with free offerings
of Sterling, with symptoms of further decline be-
yond the rates which quote below. Bills with ship
| ping documents were passed at 6la, and of the
strongest buyers of Sterling only oerng for good
clear bills 6A to T. though no sales have taken place at
those yet these figures confirm the downward
dency In Francs did not hear of any sales other than
small sums for traders remttances In domestic or
Northern funds the supply is largely beyond the demand
Another fall in sight New York say for bank checks
for Investment The Banks to-day reduced their selling
u per cent. dis for checks excepting
which held at X, without making any sales Sixty day
bills have not varied from yesterday Three of the Banks
were taking from their customers at ~ and 2 with
outsider coming in at az per cent. dis We quote this
evening
SHY days London with Bills Ladlng, prem
sy G Gys on New York saaser.' bills & eSs
general grades .s.4s ii
Fifteen days stghton YAK, good
n ~ ::. Il
The Banks have heavy balances of Exchanges large
amount than before and there is nothing to
any advance.
The movements in Stocks to-day comprise the sales 0
shares Bank of Louisiana 15o 20 shares of Louis
lana State 1871 shares st. Charles Hote
| at liz nett
With the exception of the sales Of Canal Bank stoe
and Bank Of New Orleans with few shares of Citizens
Bank, the general Stock market has been very quiet
We append usual weekly quotations, which approx
mate to asking rates at this time:
Bank Of Louisiana .loo paid .iso@is
Canal deud II
S Msehan Ss and Traders aaf loo
soethsTn Bank 500. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS @ls
eon@sfa @a,el works
aTtssSa Esro:5 a
3psOasas Ralread sh@
Company. sse
q Odd Falows' Hail. TO-.
Peicsn Dry Dock. 400.
New orle.nsIns Company
Consolidated Bonds.
City Bonds for Railroads.
State bonds
Levee Steam Cotton Press.
There has been an improvement of "a per cent in Me,
lean dollars, with corresponding advance in America
silver Of the coinage prior to 1853 The S25o00O Mexca
silver received by the last steamer has all been take
tvuitt rofa5 Tn Tn.
doing, particularly in Georgia and South Caroiu
though they not plenty at last season at tn
time. In Western Banks the usual quantity find the
way here, but not to any Ali Uncurrent Bar
Notes of reputation purchased reasonable rates
by quotations below, which those of H. B MERE
y Co. who also continue to buy Uncurrent Coin an
u | Bullion of all kinds.
SILVER.
Ansr Z Dol to pr Ct. prem 10 Gailier s
Five Franc ss9sa (spspish ID99b0ons rs sels
"a California Coins. i@ X p Ct dis - p'
j. uNcuRRENr NOTES
Iadiana PSI ~, by H B. Mis
Rsn Georgia and South CAROL
~ rest Fsliciana Railroad North Carolina 9x
y. company redeemsble Mt Virginia.
Of Bank oNaw Orleans. par Alabama
le lDInos to q dis Texas NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Land WarrAn. so cts scre Tennessee
Missspp Muusl Insurance Com MoUiie 10 x
~ pany Certificates Of Absrdeen rel
Il REVIEW OF TIE MARKETS.