New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-21
Nen Orleans 9ailp Crestent.
THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT.
Nsh ORLEANS 1tlontu Markst.

CRKscEsr OYylcE. No. 10 Camp street, I
Thursday Evening August ~, 1857.
Everything in finance and to-day was dull in fact
has the dules day the receipt of the Euro
pean the Canada served our mercantile com,
muuy to while away two or three hours
general ago we had occasion
to write follows
The the Canada from Liverpool of the 3D. we're re
Sesr in gand s ane % nss e
harvest which would be Of great
So appears the English mails by Canada arrived at our
Post. Office the same day this year they did
There little ranspired in paper day The offer
ngs yesterday and to-day large and half was re-
ected There fair supply of the 10d2
per cent and six months securities and some few
operations going at ll4@la Though money has
been reported rather tight in Philadelphia bringing a0
Der cent three and four months paper yet
marke, continues be well supplied rates,
of the city discounng literally their OF
all time exchange drawn by good parties in this city
New York can be readily cashed at Bank
The Exchange market to-day very quiet. The
the have quoted every day this week. say q
prem private bankers sell they
figure Some transactions outside realized fraction
Less Sixty days sight 14a2s discount choice ~ Ia
ak discount good fair bills Nothing done Sterling
other the sales Of Bank drafts 10 prem Francs
without change tending in favor of buyers.
Bank sells sixty days sight Paris direct 51335 l21s
Outside hold at 52l564 other points, payable
| in Paris.
The steamship Philadelphia, for New York this morning.
| specie on board as follows:
Shipped by H. B. Merre Co., for New York silver. ON
Shipped Banks. Mexican dollars, for do no IN
Shipped by sundries for Havana gold S0U
Total .s272Oc
| very good kind of merchandise is gold silver tt
deal in.
There was nothing Stocks to-day. The 50 shares
nal sold yesterday sIe There is enqu
for Mechanics Traders Bank Sl0 and Bank of New
Orleans at $780,
The Cashier of the Crescent City Bank has taken charge
the contemplated Banking House, and the building is now
dergoing alterations The Cashier of the Ban
of America has also assumed charge Of the building for hi
Banking Peter and Old
institutions will be ready for business October.
Liverpool Times Of the LIST inst says under its
head:
The from India per the Overland Mail is looked upo
unsatisfactory and is Of serious character than
paed The muiny extending and be feared that til
Government have All arduos proacted and expensive dut
before them .. .
of the montthe engagements of which understood to
largeaud the railway settlement No alteration has take
place the min Of the Banksof
reduction be anticipated for some time at estte drain
the state the India Exchanges the present.
counts reporting urhs Good bills D M now don
checked BY atgs @ an advance sStea Of
and from the ned rhs sue
market extremely active and bar silver has to
Extract from the circular Of Messrs Maxim Bancroft
ceived by the Canada and dated Liverpool 3lst July 1851
work proceeding in the south und
rapidly advancing maturity At the country markets he
during week. the trade ruled
of Is. in the value of Wheat has been
although generally limited supplies enabled holle
fully maintain the rmness noted the close of
vices. The Gazette for the ending 18th
qs SlO4 qrs. the week preceding. The
Wheat and Flour has been
" holders generally demanding very full prices.
H nd @ Gs y1y
II posed give bshel the
limited this decline Flour participated in the outlines
sales difficult quotations. Indian Co
1T little inquired for, and the tendency lower
PRovsIoss tar demand continues for Beet, the
tons being the 100 tierces without
chang in prices The Indian received this week
untavOrable expected by parties; but it is
that 10 more troops are to be despatched which i corree
1900 barrels have changed hands
slight advance lae For Bacon there mprov
and it is expected that If concession
sales advertised for tuesday considerable will
consumption Our stock of Cheese will offered by
Tuesday. Lard during the past few
Cd per reported.
NAVAL SToREs-Ihe demand for Rosin has be
steady though less active, Id. ID per nediu
off n 5s0tSs and fine which is still wanted, sold
Spirits Turpenne the stock being principally in the hands
party, held at 4U per cwt which small sales ha
been for arrival few hundred barrels have been tax
SIS Cd closing sellers hereat Tar American
slow sale decline of barrel 5000 barrels
90 reported sold Is 3d. for los Cd Oils
and 9s for good sized barrels