New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-11
THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT.
4 Netu ORLEANS Mtontw Narket.
CRESCENT orr1cB, No7o Camp street !, I I


There variation In the general feature OF me oes
Market good still continues for Al paper, ana sooa
second grade duly noticed at low ra'es. IN o W
goiaions to-day there wore $4,000 Al paper pce ny inv
broker at per cent coo by another and some %ooo oy
scvcraI other nnres ranging per cent for A9 Tor high
character of second grade to 10 for fair ae all for pa
per maturing beyond first Of January next Though there
ARE At 10 H. they are toomed for
otabe rates At the time the Banks have calls to the
u extent of their ncone discount all good paper offered
having less 80 days to Outside and 6non'hs date
can be done at 7 to TX per cent I-@r.-E '4 nv
1xcangc on Cities in good demand to-day the
Banks checking u per cent discount their customers, but
declining to sell that Some private bankers
refusing draw from the fact that they are full Of funds and
cannot make We place quotations at II per
cent discount for checks New York. Short sight ~ with
decreasing Offering Ten days sight T discount
Thirty days sight IL to ~ Sixty days. sight Bankers
drafts TX to ~ discount. Good Commercial Bills ~ to 1S
ard "a cent Discount In Sterling the operations we're
limited We only heard Of $4,000 being taken at 8s and an
other 81 For remittance firm Ss and
3d. with drawers talking about the the figure g. In
Francs though much enquiry rates have advanced and our
quotations 526 aud rs to $50 In Bills of Ladng
have heard of transaction for two days. sufficient
give tone to the market the marke closing Tor all hds
in favor of drawers 1'.. rn-. "'l i" 'B."" ~
the up Banks put Its rates to
discount York. making sale at that figure which
confirms the advance.
We the comparative rates Of exchange for two years
past
COMPARATIVE RATES FOR TWO YEARS PAST. p"
.r IN. April a 70 1884, AgEil 70 se 1ss5 nrer
On On London London s a b al1s lad s @ cent prem
S;is 81 ss' a.
In Stocks to-day only heard Of the sales Of sxtywo
shares Canal Bank l241 parcels The asking price
for this stock generally 25 offering
though few shares be picked up here and there at
fraction Also sold twenty shares Bank OF louisiana at
| l551z Holders ask SlW - ..,=lup...l.. .'N.
great attraction at this time in commercial circles Is the
IF no ed in
and 1856 Months ago placed the maximum at 100000
The receipts for the last thirty days indicate we shall
much out of the way yet DESTROYS OF all inor
nation the subject md II Of the numerous operators
buyers Sellers in possession of information which
relieve the public mind the subject and remove
the impression regarding these figures shall be happy &c
| receive their views. HAND.
The bill gradually suppress the circulation of small notes in
Massachusetts, has been rejected by the House Of
tives by n of los to 80.
The of the Bank of France made for the month
ending nt present few changes of Importance Tht
purchases of bullion made in England loss of 900 during
month"; have resulted merely in preventing falling off the
being almost precisely the at the las
The circulation has decreased G30 0O and thu
augmented assistance has been
the Boutse increase being exhibited Of iOO in the ad
government Stocks and Of railway secur
deposits of the public show decrease of 929 000
while credit Of the Treasury there has bee
an improvement Of Gl,G7200O, -,
The report of the Treasurer of the United
Of March the of money subject to draft
the several public repositories Monday, 2h of March
Amount subject draft in February. 2l749
Increase for the month ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sl97 ,3s
The Branch Mint New Orleans, has on hand S. OBS, 602
We published days since full details of the Engs
markets we complete the record Of the other most mpo
. tant markets of Paris and Havrc:
, PARIS March 1.-THE aspect Of commercial affairs h
changed little since last operations remaining limited
Of the still unsettled question Of war beo
Conference the meantime manufactures have
quite idle for extensive orders have been rece
purchases being made at Lyons Tor
same destination The Russian arsocracy making
coronation Of the Gar Alexander French
ID are account brisk demand and Russian shopkeepe
their Of manufacturers 10
on time. One of the serious drawbacks in
generally the of capital the larger proportion
employed in speculation The last steamers have broug
- additional orders from the United States At Lyons and
s course prices manufactured goods materially high
demand for goods Rouen and in the Alsace has consd
fallen speculation being reserved and the ransf
limited the wants consumption The declining
NJ dency prevailed to so large extent, has
NJ sudden stand probable that the Improvement will not
On opportunity dispose Of at least of their stock
u hand.
g. HArRE, March 17.-(weekly Report)-Cotton-The mari
quiet prices show tendency decine but bet
feeling impaired the receipt Of dispatches from Pa
en- speaking Of peace being almost certain The transact
little animated the week closes steady sales
bales against arrived Quotations remain nchang
last reported. Coffee very quiet Rio sold at l3 Su
a. sustained; transactions quite animated We quote Free
ts West indies 605O Havana Is. Hides and Skins
~ only 10 terce at 1850 American Lard i'll dema
70 $50 bblB and GOO irkins sold ct t l4.I7