New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-25

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Comparative rates for three years. = $Eg',
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q, p.,,. bills isal9E 1S AZ asSs epren
81: 4 IT. 4: ys
The variaton in sight funds on Northern cities
last year and at the present time very great The above
the bank rate Of last with sight drafts the streets
going say Georgia bank checks and the like at par to Il
per dis The exports of produce from this port since
the 1t October last ten millions Of dosrs above
the same period last year This alone has telling effect
on general Exchange transactions. We undoubtedly
shall have gold coming here for investment The mate
rial making Exchange will begin to accumulate the
first rise of the rivers and the return Of active inter-
course with the great interior.
In the general Stock Market to-day we did not learn OF
any negotiations being the tapis What the result
will be another day will determine In the meantime all
Stocks of the Banks firm. There wss small amount
OF St. Charles Hotel Bonds sold at go.
Among the many complaints wrongfully made against
Banks, there is charging them with want Of
commodaton in not receiving deposits and the money Of
nonresidents for safe keeping AS certain this
charge like many Others made against hem could not be
sustained made inquiry, and find that out Of seven
Banks no refuals have been made deposits of money
when rendered in the usual mode but often depositors
desire to attach conditions wholly rreconciable to the
general rules adopted for the management of moneyed
institutions. The Bank which declined to receive country
deposits furnishes good 1t required to keep
up regular correspondence with depostorsevery few
weeks inquiry would from the country depoaor
desiring to know whether such such checks had been
presented what balance stood to bis credit and many
other inquiries the state the sugar cotton
markets. and what the rate of interest outside Of
Bank. These and many similar questions would require
constant correspondence, attended with expense of
postage wholly at variance with the accustomed duties Of
officers of the Bank Abiding to this circumstance
brings to recollection that years since planter
in West Felciana addressed the cashier of Bank in the
city, where he kept account requesting him
ward "per first boat " one bag coffee, dozen ladies'
stockings and good quality beaver hat according to
the enclosed and desiring the amount Of the bill
be charged to his he depostor the books
OF the bank Whether the cashier agreed to perform
commission merchants duties, well being the custo
dian of the public money our information does
We certain that six banks in city receive the
posts Of every individual poor rich, and daily
receiving deposits from planters the footing that
they do from city depostors, and the Citizens Bank
particular has depositors from among the planters
st. Marys parish we'll from other parts in the State
| and SO with majority of all the Banks.
The sugar interest of Louisiana is of the most
attractive features Of trade and cultivation.
We the following estimates OF receipts foreign
| countries and consumption from New York Circular
1 1sr as1rARY TO