New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-26

October, 1857, ft is given above. We are not
aware that it ought to be deemed criterion at this
! time
Although something Of an improved feeling was
observable to-day in some circles, occasioned by
the dispatches from New York, yet we will be free
and say we have very little faith in the expressions
OF renewed confdence--aH this, that and the other
i they have been SO greatly excited and alarmed
at the preliminary movements in Charleston and
South Carolina, what viii follow when they learn
Of the action of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana? They need not be frightened IA the
heretofore Empire City. The South will pay all
they owe. But we mistake the signs of the tines,
u the South will allow itself to become again in
debted to the North
The telegraph said three days since that tfys
banks Of Baltimore had susnended in coin nav.
ments. Yesterday and TODAY We are Informed
they we're discoEnting liberally. having exnanded
one million Of dollars. Well, il they expand in
this way there is no use of having specie stand
ard, or no necessity Of opening the yaults to re.
deem issues or pay depositors The dispatches or
advces received over the wires are extremely un-
safe to be taken as gB5de.
The Exchange market improved today. Sight
funds on New York particularly felt the downward
morning over the counter at ] Set. prem. The de-
mand was very feeble, and so feebly continued
that toward P. M. the rates fell to s0I Outside,
the rates went down to par0g dis. Five days
sight was taken at dis. As the tide has turned,
as It were, an improved feeling, in some degree,
will ensue. In sixty days sight, the rates were
nominal, though now and then there would be a
buyer who was not alarmed, ready to take some
very strong names at s9@4 Fct. dis. Sterling i'm
proved. Sales Of clear bills were made at 1Ol to
| lo1s@1ol2. Document bills at from SO to 100.
| Offerings rather light than otherwise Francs also
! improved. There were bills on Paris direct taken
at 5.5545.53a, and other sales at $40 up to
We quote the closing rates at from $40 to 5.57s
@5.55.
The Mobile Exchange market appears to move
with more freedom than ours. We note large
sales of sixty days sight there on New York, at 8
get. dis. Sterling is quoted there at s5@1o0, and
Francs 5.65@5e0. New York sixty days, u
| as dis.
| We have nothing to say this evening, and do not
| expect to have much to say next week, about
Stocks, Bonds any kind of securities. They will
feel the effects of the portending gale though hold.
/ ers will not sacrifice.
There is nothing doing in realestate, nor will
| there pc any sales beyond judicial ones for some
| time to come. There are few contracts fol
dwelling-houses made, but general disinclinatior
exists to invest at present. Paper at to .24@s
Yet per month offers greater inducement than va
cant lots of ground or fine, splendid and embel
lished dwelling-houses. Fancy houses can be pur
chased very low here at this time, but they can be
purchased much lower in New York, where 50
much Southern money has been invested in fine
brown fronts which will be selling at great dis
count this coming spring.
Condition of the Banks ofthls city the week eudu
Saturday, November "a, 1850