New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-17
THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
{Ns{u ORLEANS Mlontg AEarkd.
CREscENr OFFICE, No 70 Camp street,
"wednesday Evening, April l6, 1886.

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. o''Aa Wednesday, Evening April l6 1856. )
r. ~, oora, feature of the Money Market there
change to-day offerings in bank were large in fact they
heavy considering the abundance OF money In
the hands private individuals Inc were
limited, with no change in rates.
There was good demand for Northern cities Checks and
sight drafts freely taken at par with indications Of urt
or advance Three days is held at ten days sight % dis
thirty days sight % dis. sixty days 11l2 for Al drafts,
and and TX good fair commercial blls and sales
Of seventy day drafts New York made at q cent
with drawers dsncined to operate largely a. better
rates In sterling heard Of GALES of al clear bills at CT
nett quote the Of the market from $500 and 9
Sales ladng drafts made There only
small Offering and the rates from 7z@8 and 81,
with favored signatures held 81 This figure would bring
nearly all that will be required be sold this week Francs
scarce about 10000 taken 9TH Paris direct
The range may be placed at 5.23A@5.171a.
In stock to-day there sold 900 consolidated bonds at
1884, shares bank of New Orleans 10J 10 shares Mechan
cs' and Traders Bank no. Yesterday evening 80 shares
Commercial Wateworks dividend ST. 1877 and l3 shares
Canal Bank on P 7. .
The managers the Steam Cotton Press have declared
dividend y The Commercial Waterworks is paying
dividend Of 81 so share Of the profits of the last twelve
months which shows very slim business and though people
complain high prices for the stock of the Companyis
the very poorest the books OF the brokers.
The additional stock Of the Bank of New Orleans is
attracting attention. and the subscription list is filling up
very fast Upto three o'clock to-day $500 been taken
the privileged subscribers and three hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars paid Provisional subscribers have taken
800 shares that nearly oneha half million of the in
creased stock is already covered. =z.
We give below reliable statistics from Custom House
cords regarding the quantity Of and number of
this port for the third quarter Of the fiscal
There shadow Of evidence from these figures that the
the decne in fact everything tends
confirm its steady advance and will continue 70 advance 50
Sugar staple articles OF commerce
the great Mississippi continues the Gulf Of Mexico
Should the other waytowards the Rocky Mountains or
the Woods would be rather dubious case for u.s.
Entrances of vessels New Orleans for the quarter end
Do for the Quarter ending March 81 ls55 So 2ss
Do for the quarter ending March 81 1854 lions
Entrances and the Custom New
Orleans for quarter ending March 81 1856 and
! tive statement for two years previous:
| For the quarter ending 3lst March, 1856:
Entered from foreign countries I Amer yesse9D 81
| Enteredfrom coaswise ports, 800 " tons ITO l65
| Gil . Total tons, a44s s3
Clcarances for same time: f..,'
l69 Foreign foreign countries. e9452
338 Vessesfor coastwse ports tons lo4,5lo
742 Vessels Total clearances, $50, Las
| Entrances for the quarter 1855 ::
1871 American vessels foreign countries tons 70 @
90 Foreign vessels from foreign 1855
352 Vessels coastwise ports tons It's ,66
56s Vessels -u--.. Total, 2s6, lo
Cearances for the quarter 1855
17S foreign countries tons 40 SO
los Foreign foreign countries 5
376 Vessels coastwise. tons 1879 e
662 Vessels. Total, $50 q
Entrances for the quarter 1884,
652 Vessels coastwise and foreign tons 342 %
of which SIG American
Cleared for the quarter 1854:
90 American for foreign countries tons ISL SO
l26 Foreign vessels for foreign countries tons g. Is
1882 Vessels coastsse ll2s
! % $4,000
exports of domestic produce from the port of Mobile
foreign the ending ls March, fo
lows:
In American vessels l2 2s bales valued at $50
In Foreign vessels, 1850 " 5,o925
244 1872 bales Slo,4729
This gives average value Of $40 e. bale The other e.
ports were
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