New Orleans daily crescent., 1856-07-24
THE COMMERCIAL DEPAR TNEN'f.
SY1leu Orleans Aleneg zglatAet.

Il CsEscEHT OFFICE No. 10 Camp street,
"Wednesday Evening Jul y 81, 1856.

'Nssh Wsdneslay iI Eveijag, @ i July a8 issss
We had another beautiful day for outdoor business today
We however, do not aude being extraordinary
caeuce for we have been highly favored In regard 70
weather and changes mat We pegn o
OF uhexampled character higher degree Of
health for lie scaso Of the year experienced before
whit same number Of unaccIimaed citizens With ts ayo
rabe addenda to tue close seasons bsnas cannot
have other than the encouraging remarRs 70 make on the
general position the financial and commercial arke
There have been small sales of Stocks within the past
Two dayssay Bank Stock Of New Orleans at and
Citizens Bank at 1885, and few shares o Bank Of Louisiana at
an ad yaced price higher than before made but which are
not permitted to Disclose and 50 shares Union Bank at
Exchange was very firm to-day, particularly New York,
though some of tie Banks sold their customers Three
Of the Banks held Il premium There was nothing Of
moment Offering and both sight and time drafts were very
Private do evnce any ncn alton to draw
for large amounts even discount for sixty days sight
Sterling without change Our quotations of last evening Will
apply today's operations Some sales Of Francs at 5la
and from the ackened demand the canbe placed to-day
at 5l3I to $40.
The TREASURER Of the mint in this city, hes for sale drafts
the Assistant Treasurer New York, to the amount of S2a0Oo
the Assistant Treasurer Boston, 10 the amount Of
the Assistant Treasurer, St. Louis for which are Tor
sale rates. provided those rates not under par
AS all transactions with required to be made in
gold 1t will be observed that any deous OF purchasing
present the gold in payment Checks on Banks though
they be drawn by the very best men In the world cannot
be received The law and rules imperative on that point 50
government does not receive its own coinage OF silver
The sale by the Treasurer lis in sums of S50
S2 and the Secretary Of the Treasury who ap-
pretty sagacious in financial matters expects
If Northern PREMIUM the Treasury drafts Will
also command The So this is all we say on the
Exchange market this evening" only will be scarcity
next month. 66 }p Me- dr. fHs.itg rylgL2 s.
There time to time in this city many financial
operations Of similar character to the following which we
take money article of New York paper Of the 10th
| inst: & 49,. -l5 -
We have just heard Of swindle which viii prove o.
particular all dealers in Foreign Exchange
game has been carried by Of calling himse
Lewis with dozen more aliases in this country and a
accompce West Indies. The latter, located himself
vicinity Of well known and highly respectable house a1t
from thence addressed letters in the OF that house
various in Charleston, Savannah, New York. and ote
markets. enclosing forged bills Of ladlng on yh n
structos the proceeds in cotton subject TO the ofde
Of sour travelling agent a is to to the order Of y.
rogue with tile many mentioned. In due time Mr.
Lewis his alias made his gave an order or n
shipped sold IT. pockeed the proceeds and allogethe
did swimming business The forgery has recently been de-
teeted learn that arrest has been made
loss is distributed among large of houses who feel t
modification of being taken in and done for more than tn
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