New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-03
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEpARTMEN1
gsm Orlealrs Hloneu HlarAtt.
carscESr oryIcE, No. 70 Camp stree

| Friday Evening March 4 is50 !
| Under apprehension that the payments and en-
| gagements for tomorrow sd and 4th march, are
| heavy, there has been an active inquiry--a good
demand for discounts and facilities to-day. The
calls on the banks were as they have been all the
week, large, with good many reflections to-day in
the bank parlors. Outside and through note brok-
ers, though the demand for money was not on the
pressing order, nevertheless the brokers had more
paper on hand than they could readily place. The
increase and payments into the several banks have
been large. The entire amount paid in is being
absorbed or distributed to applicants, as soon as
available, or in other words, the payments into
bank on one side have been drawn out Or called
for the other side. The general position Of the
banks has not therefore been changed. We cannot
say that the week closes on an abundant and flush
money market. Calling figures into requsition,
we have to quote:
Gi sss q CT a Ten 10 twelve months
Four and ave months very lille oheringj
n. ' NJ i s'z 81 g.
seeondcss 1aogssss ala T se,
We have to add that the tonsors have as much
paper offering as they desire, at from l5dD1s and
"a Get, according to time and although there
may be some transactions made at the rate of S6l
81 Oct, they not quotable figures and it is
useless to give them as quotations applying to the
general money market at this moment.
The Exchange market was operated on by the
general heavy posture of affairs. The rate of
checks on New York at the banks though ruling at
an prem, was supported only that decline to
par might raise stir Outside there were sales Of
A Lot nd i;
day sight at 3l6 discount; ten days sight at \
discount; thirty days sight at B@l get. discount;
sixty days sight at ls@la and Il dis. Good bills
were to be had at the latter figure, and fair at 1a@
II dis with AL names being held at 1AG1I3 dis.
Sterling opened languidly and moved along the
same. Large buyers were paying l0Ss@IOs4.
Large sums were closed at these figures Remit
lance rates ranged from 10sa@l0s3 but it requires
something very nice even for remittance to COM
mand over a0ss@1O8A. In document bills there
were several transactions, in lots of 200, 300 and
700 bales, at l074@l07a up to 1919 which may be
considered extreme rates. In francs we did not
learn Of sale, and continue quotations at from
5.2505.2O and 5.173. Some folks do not like the
political appearances Of the Empire of the Nephew
of my Uncle, and seem to think their funds are as
safe in the vaults of the banks of the Crescent CITY
Undoubtedly they have reasons for their conclu-
sions.
Another dangerous counterfeit was discovered
to-day. 1t is fully equal to the bogus double
eagles. Some few 500 bills, purporting to be Of
the Louisiana State Bank, were detected in Calves
ton on the Goth ult., and information transmitted
forthwith to the bank here, which was received
early this morning. Three or four notes have been
received at two Of the banks. This is one of the
best devised counterfeits that has yet appeared
particularly as regardsthe engraving. The sigma.
ture Of the President can be readily detected BY
those versed in handling bank notes, with some
little variation in the name Of the payee. Take the
entire appearance of the note, the imitation NAV
be deemed perfect. There is some little difference
in the size of the counterfeit when compared with
the genuine. The notes are dated January 1857,
All of this issue will, of course, be Immediately
withdrawn by the bank.
Earnings of the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad
lit is useless to add Great Northern as that is un
dersood) for the first five months of the commercial