New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-24
Neb 0rleans 1aiIp Crescent.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
Asbp @rIsans Hloasu alarAst.
CasscExr orrIcz, No. 70 Camp street.

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Wednesday, Evening May 2s 1899
was dull, decidediy dull to-day IN hnanciai
circles the poslnon Of anairs had more the resem
biance OF August than May. money was IN ifee
supply, without any real change 10 rates peins r.
cognized- Some small amounts OF Al paper were
paced NJ the rate OF " per ahnum. Gaptaiists
ana lenders 40 not appear 70 pc VIKING 70 supns
~ io"cr, VI whas may oe ca'leu CHEAP lases' ~
oanks .nat are perm.ted Dy .ner cnar.efS 70 eAac.
we hafe iles ohefihes u ions -ua'eu Paper, aiaa
, M a. heeS 10 she speeis isseises WIN any"
al nay ~ 9n.'l Dam lo-uay ,'a. osel ~
s,,,,, - .las NJ
IA ota..aas - -. 80 ~ 80
hants o,so sr.ra :, 80
.oito,ors a,,r,a,st. - '...''
ca, a,,rt ~, a. .,a M. 80,
hitch u. n mr., -
f,n.nc;o, mn sida do,zr MI, -,
The Rears ana croaLera -, &,
tho next steamer or tale tho 9.cs.a,, pa;,ro,a
c.rs 81 ~ r,ost !, .,a-
,,ro,,ens;.;as and HAIR ba.,,t Thar. 60 49,,
n -. -
a., aor,,,,,ar,;a, ona sna,.,o, ;~o,aa - 49, "a.
There may be several more, but they are OF the
small bear class and to notice them would only be
bringing them into position which they covet.
The Exchange market moved along $3.50 to-day.
The bank rate for checks was steady and uniform
at yet. on New York. Outside there were sew
eral sales or transactions at 1@7-16 premium. The
buying rates at the banks were 4@s prem, accord
ing to sums offered and the character of the paper.
Time bills were weaker. We note sales of round
sums on New York and Boston at Ii discount, and
other bills at get discount. The general range
Of sixty days on Boston and New York was from
oil and ii dis, though some bills of old fogy
drawers were taken at from T@l Oct. discount,
with some narties holding at soaa dis. Tbouph
these figures were asked, we did not learn Of any
operations to Justify us to say they are quotabe.
There were some few transactions in sterling clear
bills at lo9a0los1, dealers buying rates. There
were sales for remittance at 1904. The banks
asked ll0i6aIl0B for ordinary sums. In document
bills there were sales or purchases at I0sz-ex-
treme rates ruling from lossMl0s. There was
nothing doing n francs bevond the retail demand.
At the banks the rates were ruling at s. l0505 ON
Paris direct. NJ
In stocks and bonds WE did mt ,eorn 90 /. franc.
act;on ,wners ~ stoe,.s ~ ~ a,;r,,, ~, ,,oa.
- AS'-es
deo;ra tn aalJ Tho d;vdand saoso,, 10 ,i,,
nesiis = 'S AS oetaoii y uiy q iilohsil
off, and parties owning bank shares aDuear very
- -.7El'-ssr
unwilling TO sell az or meet the views OF would be
hurars Thara ,yara soma ,et;. - Il.
'uJsAs' Aio wow ooiiio iiAo asef so-uAJ
in the shares of the old Pontchartrair Railroad
-s'-- 's- 3-74f1'- - ~-"@s-' 't- = -,
Some parties are not aware that the stock ct thi'
ola company pays dividend eqasalens 70 ~ s,ct
iot eho ias' eiA nioneis oA .sio p1esehe Hai NC
yaIue We should he gIad tn obserye more runc
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tuRiity the hours OF departure, that the time
tah,a :. ,,,,.,;,,,as a,,an,, /. 80 ...;..,..
taDIe, as pupiisneu, sn0uiu ne more strlctly al
hered H.
AisA W. w.
Messrs. Palfrey & Co. will hold n sale of stocks
I.a = - =
bonds and scrip at the st. Charles Hotel on Satur
| dow naxt oeeord;no 20 ,,ot;ca q, aro,har o,,,,,,
uay heAt, 8UcoIuihS W houce III anoiher coiunh'
There has been as we noted A few DAYS since
W De, .s NJ iaoessA . 80" 10Y S STAY
| an immeusity of talk about the Bank of England
- = $500
and the old banking and discount house Of Over
| end Cprnev g. "a We baya ayar,, ,oa.o, "a no
4 Have that tha syraat raaolpt;ora ~ tha Ranl II