New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-08
THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT.
glttp Orleairs Mtputv DarAet.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No 70 Camp street,
SSan,iay Eyeninp ApriI T, 1856.

.EN CRESCENT OFFICE, No 70 Camp street,
Monday Evening, April Z, 1856
The week with the most favorable weather for
business There is no falling off in activity on teleyee me
arrivals past forty eight hours have added ag 70 e
Of produce but very moderate snare Oh the
products from the Upper Mississippi been fecelVea as
tion Is not yet resumed above Alton. .....
In the general Money to-day there was no change per
cevabe in the general rates of interest Al paper continues to
be placed at There was however more paper in me
hands of Brokers' good portion of it WIS medium grade
vet under the present plethora Of the Market the general stan
dard Of paper Is greatly enhanced. ~ "a! 5rl il
Exchange on Northern Cities freely offered and pretty
freely bought goo of Havana 60 day drafts New
York were In several sales
made at TX and ~ and ~ with city endorsement
There was little variation in rates outside from those ruling
at the close Saturday The banks checking the
per cent discount private bankers selling at
the same and at x. Other good sight bills and n; both
and buyers willingly taking the rates Of the day. Short
sight ruled say three five days sight, Il for AL drafts Is
days sight per cent 30 days sight IL III discount and
GO day at all sorts of prices from ~ III, to ~ and ~
discount. +
There change in Sterling, there any large
amount in the market Good to AL bills ruled FROM 81 to
and 81 Bank drafts at 81. Bills Of Ladng without change
Francs growing under the diminished purchases Of
duce for France First class bills held at 52 to 52l and
for small go asked the range of the market may be
considered from 5.2614 to $50.
The operations to-day 100 shares of Canal Bank
in two parcels 12 and few shares Of Union Bank at
105 .-.,..... .st.. gI..
The steamship CahaWDa from New brought
being from the Mexican indemnity which here is be-
eved for parties to whom is due. further amount is
pected by thenext steamer.
learn that Judge George Eusts has rendered the
office of President of the Board Of Currency under the law
recognizing Board The judge memory
very active in the memorable Of 1872 in the
ments whereby Banks Of that time compelled to
specie into liquidation The appointment
meets with general satisfaction among those conyersant with
finance and trade.
The by the Canada from Liverpool through to-
day. They read favorable for low qualities of cotton,
us every Of their fate, should
peace prevail. 49,. 49,, Ne.
Our dates from New York to the 3st from which wehrye
the following Of Money and Exchange: y
We quote demand loans per cent? short paper to
go days six months first class bills, per cent?
Railroad 9o 10 The Foreign E
changes Il to cent lower London and qne dull
France and the North Of Europe preference being shown
in Of that point advised by the last steamer The regular
Bankers the Orleans Mobile
mances, understood to be amply supplied with Foreign
Exchange and disposed to be free sellers 109 10
significant The Persia, sailing direct Wednesday, will
probably take large mail and few hundred thousand dollars
in Gold of which the supply the Market from the
California receipts is only about half million Of dollars. There
is Gold coming in from the West though not equal the
ougo the South and East The Bills Receivable Of the New
England manufacturers falling due in this city through the
month"; have thrown the exchange in favor of Boston
and the Banks there have just established Clearing House
the strict operation OF which will require larger Specie
than they have been the practice of carrying the balances
the Government having accumuaionin Boston wanted
| at that point.