New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-05
99eu Orleans Daily Grtstfnt,
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE ., 1866.
~ Aew @rIems EfIonep Marhet.


Monday Evening, June T. lst5,
The Gold market opened dull this morning at
Saturdays closing rates llO0l4l5, and a moaer.
ate amount of business only transpired up to me-
ridion mostly at the above limits. Advices from
New York tended to uusette the market during /
the latter part Of the day, however, and at the /
close of business there was no Quotabe rate for
large, small or mixed Gold. As an indication Of
the feverish condition of the New York market, |
we herewith subjoin the ruling rates at various
hours Of the day as forwarded to this city by tel
egraph, viz New York, 1880 A. NJ, Gold opened
at li06 II A. NJ, l4O1; ll:30 A. NJ, l42; Il NJ,
li3ii 1880 P. NJ 1888; 3:45 P. NJ, l435.
The sales in this market previous to the
receipt Of the above dispatches comprised
the following amounts, viz: $3j00 $1,000, 10000
and $4,000 at 1402 $5000 $4,000, $4,000, $4,000,
100000 and 100000 at l4O4 5000 at l4O4. No
sales of any magnitude have been reported in an
authentic form since the receipt of the New York
kilograms, but the following have been given as
: actual transactions which we cannot vouch ior'
viz $4,000 at l4l4 $1,000 at l42!, and $1,000 AZ
l4d Higher offers are said to have been naae'
including one Of lf34 for $1,000 which was relaseu
Under existing circumstances we, of course, can
not furnish reliable quotations, and we theFeIoie
omit our usual scale of rates. Sales OF silver IN
cluded $1,000 American halves, at l29; $-Voo 40
at 1880; $1,000 do in several lots, al I-7,@4' j
1900 and 200 Mexican dollars, at III, and several
small lots of Spanish and Mexican douo!oons al
corresponding figures.
FoREIGx FxruANGE- Rates Of Sterling and
Francs indicated some weakness this morning
but the reaction in Gold las had reassnrng
effect upon the market which closes firm. The
supply and demand were light, however, and sales
were restricted to the following amounts viz;
t70O Bill of Lading at 49, f2800 Clear Bills at lj0
&2GO0 at Isl, t}QOO bank. in three bills at Us,
fGJ00 and LJiOO, the latter in lots, at lj5 and
IS 600 bank Francs at 3,j5f Some other tEihing
lots Of Francs transpred, but they were within
The range Of our quotations, which now rule al
follows, viz Bank Sterling lj5@l56, Clear Bill
1j0Glj3, Bill Of Lading Bills H7ml49, bank
Franks 3jO034jf., and outdoor Francs 3.G9@
2.5jf
Domestic EXCHAEGE-The movement under tlis
head exhibits increasing weakness. Offerings o
private and commercial show no increase what
ever but the demand for remittance discloses
material abatement. Most Of the banks have sup
Piled their regular customers to-day at per cent
premium, for sight checks on the Northern cities
and the purchases by banks and bankers hav
been confined to the following, wiz $4,000 an
SGO,0O0 New York and Boston sight at per cent
premium; 10000 Do. at per cent premium, an
$4,000 at GIG per cent. We still quote Ney
York sight, at s@4 per cent premium at banF
mostly at the inside figure, and outdoor sight, a
809-lG per cent. premium.
BAEK NoTEs AND SECURITIEs-There is nothin
whatever ranspiring in the notes Of the liqudatin
banks, and transactions in Securities are PARTIAL
suspended. Sales Of the latter since our last hag
been restricted to eleven shares Gas Light Con
pany's stock at I63, and to 5000 and $1,000 Louis
ana State Bonds at prices that have not transpire
GOVERNMENT FUNDs.--The following was IL
amount Of funds held by the United States TreJ
surer in the vaults in Washington at the close
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