New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-09
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The feature In financial to-day has
been slight Improvement in rates of Gold and Foreign
Exchange Gold opened yesterdays closing figures ,1s5@
i2 the passage Of the civil rights bill this Prss
used ouch sdvantsge By holders that
up l26 purchasers for delivery
effected igh l26 1851 We confess that
tain very diersn. view Of the ultimate result Of the
passage Of the bill referred TO however regards
Cole and eandidy anticipate heavy reduction in
ds prices Of the precious metals in this country, TIE
supply upon the market IS still much smaller than heretofore
and the actual operations since last incuied In the
suhiolned report 5000 and SO 0oO l sI0Oo $500
$500, sCo o 5000. $1,000 $1,000, s20D0 and SIS 900
ut l25 $500 5000 and $4,000 ct 1865, deliverable Non
day 5 0 deliverable Tuesday at 1855, and $1,000
vFrahe NJ tme curing the ensuing 27 Sales Of
Silver have been restricted S6n American coin at 2l by
bankers and uuoe Gold I25sl2G and Silver Il,
i992i for coin and Sl2 Mexican dollars
FOREIGN EIcHANGE-There has been a better feeling
noticeable in beth Sterling and Francs to-day aud We have
to repeat full average operations a. somewhat enhanced
figures The market fairly supplied offerings a. no
time exhibited large heretofore and tbe n,1r
ebasers included the amounts s at la
s0o at l32S, E2o3 1872, 5000 at 49, si0 at i3a
1885,. 1000 sold in eight lots by broker Mt
mostly however las@lS3s els co. sold BIZ another az
is.5zsls3 s2O9 and $500 ls3< and 1850 bank stsr
ngat 3 Transactions in Francs have been restricted to
3d and 4o0of at 42Ts, and 5o0oo 900 and IL DOOR
at i2s4E The ruling quotations this evening are for
Bank sterling iaa@ls5 clear bills bill of aapg
bills lsl@ia bank francs 2ok outdoor francs
4DGA25.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGING are stil without sny mate
rial alteration in Domestic Exchange The market is yery
poorly supplied with offerings of private aud commercial and
the demand is of restricted character both a. Bank and
upon the street Operations in the way of purchases by
Banks and Bankers since last restricted to the
snboined amounts, viz $1,000 $4,000 $4,000 $4,000
Bank Sigh. ut Il6 Q cent discount S5a00odo $1,000
$4,000 s2eooo $4,000 siDo0 900 Mt y cent discount.
$4,000 $4,000 $4,000 and 500 900 at GIG p cent discount;
and $4,000 New York and $50 000 Boston 81 y cent dis
There have been sales reported in Short Sight
Time Drafts to-day and we still quote New York Sight
cent discount at Bank, with barely moderate demand for
Checks the counter and s q cent discount in the
outdoor market five to days Sight s@ cent discount
fifteen TO twenty days, lS9li q cent discount thirty
DAYS l&E4 q cent discount; and sixty days 2@2 cent
discount. -
STOCKS AND BONDS-The movement in seeuritiss which
reported active yesterday has disclosed still further activity
to-day All Of the better classes unusual renuest owing
TO tue passage Of the Civil Rights Bill by Congress which has
been successfully used by holders depress United States
currency and to ENHANCE local securities euua or
hnp considerably grener ratio Operations as announced
to-day included 53 shares Union Bank by party at
Al lin several nts IS DO Jackson Railroad Company do
Hope nsural Company at 49, 20 UuUn Bank at 20 80 do
at The sane figures % do Bank of New Orleans a. 100 do
Canal Bank at price that has TRANSFERRED do Ne
chanics and Traders Bank 53 by Fafrey Co.
and the following by the party Via 20 do Bank
isiana 9 80 do jackson Railroad Company at and
800 Louisiana State Bank at 75c the dollar. sale
s009 City Bonds to Railroads effected at 49, with the
May coupon included. .-0I. ..,M. o. M.s.a,.
UNCURREST BANK NOTES.-The demand for the better
classes of tire notes Of the banks in liquidation shows steady
improvement and Of fayorte descriptions are
approaching their former vlue offerings of classes
continue quite restricted however they mostly be
found in the hands Of pecnlaor the suoined report con
ains the whole Of the operations that ranspred since
last viz spo Louisiana State Bank and $1,000
s0Ga and $4,000 Union Bank 93sc = dollar sale of
iHnnr
cent premium In the unsettled condition the
market it woald of be useless attempt furnish an
accurate table Of rates Of the the liquidation
and therefore omit statement of quotations