New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-30
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r AnpfpuAy evening, Nov. 49, 1855.
We have no change to note In the general feature Of
money affairs today Business continues to improve and
with considerable satisfaction do we observe that our dry
goods hardware and All other trades are making
sales to considerable extsnt above last month The
evee fully occupied with The dischargne and receiving
Of cargcs and from the upper lower limits 10 one scene
Of activity and Mvelness.
The calls the Banks to-day were to the extent of
their income and something over though not beyoud
their ability and all good paper was passed There were
some movements in Stocks SO of Canal Bank bsipr
sold at and some shares Of Union Bank at 1ol This
advance. The stocks Of the old Banks are adyspc
ing beyond the views of buyers The free Banks at par
consider good Investments good as anything In the
market. We do not observe any rhyme or reason yby
there should be 80 great difference in stocks as there is
now actually on the market Neither the old banks nor
the free banks will pay i've per cent dividend the
coming six months and whether FIVE per cent. Ia not
just good stock another for the present is
question for those more deeply interested than ourselves
to enswer.
There was fair demand for sight exchange on New
York to-day Our rates below embrace sales There was
report that one of the Banks had taken all the French
Exchange the market but 1t proved TO have no fouu
dation. %
Some first class Sterling was taken at Io7 and small
amount the street sold at i07H There Is yery
great deficiency In the amount Of Sterling Exchange ut
hiB time compared to former years Francs had decid
eddy better appearance to-day Bills with shipping docu-
rents placed at 53sx Bills direct on Paris 80 to
5.25. Tho general range place from .36k to q.
Northern funds without change Sight on New York
ranges from to per ct dis the former the bank rate
Short Sight from 4 to per OF dis sixty days bankers,
drafts from " TO produce and other bills to ~ and
AZ per ct. dis +
We received nothing later to-day from New York.
Telegraph dispatches quote Sterling bankers bills for tho
to leave yesterday for Europe at and other
grades at io1 II 70 1905 and bills with bills adng at lo6
Fre'ghts continue rather depressed in New York We
snat TWO ships were chartered in NewYork to load
IN this port for Havre at c and one to Liverpool at
d what vessels are 80 fortunate OF this time to control
suoh good pckings I'd to Liverpool is the highest rate
now asked and we learn that shipments of Cotton have
been made Tor less Some Of our shipping agents and
merchants have Lost heavily on reighing transactions
sne last month, 57g& 4s5 a4s54 ~
The following Is from Boston letter ~ ths .,
Business since our last has been rather ap;st To,,,
and Corn are rmer and selling at better prices and ia
~ doing to arrive but
but moderate business has ha @ my hotice ana
market continues tight and the rates for rst caas
ness paper range rom ~ TO ct Exchange Lon
WI M assh y oasrate request and prices easing
day bills and to 10 per at shorr s;eht ~ ps ~ "
rates are f51o to rs 20 short sight -
We alluded to the Grocers Bank Of Boston In or lac.
by mail to-day we gather the following vera The a.
kers Of Boston restricted in ther movanent. =. A.
Banks Of New Orleans that is being compelled IN
hand at all times speoe To third :, .t -. ~
their actual cash liabilities. there eon,d NJ - -. :,
these apparent dslinauencies The crocers ~
ought to have showed more bride and nj \.
avowed representative tn hsva .a -, sA -
Our accounts from Boston saws :, II has hsa
to all acquainted with financial affairs. that sudasr
unexpected pressure has eom. ,non tta
within ths ,ast thraa vasE h,.,s - sA0tAs'