New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-21
New ORLEANS Dailg Grestent
1ew ORLEANS Munap Market.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No "a CAMP STREET,

CRESCENT OFFICE No. "a CAMP STREET, i,
Friday Evening, April 90 1856 {
The movement in financial circles to-day has
disclosed decline of u cent. in Gold, and of
fully u cent in rates of foreign exchange, with
out any apparent cause, except rumors of private
advices of an unfavorable character from New
York, and apprehensions of a reaction in that mar
ket as the result of the heavy advance in United
States Gve-twentes in Europe, which was reported
by the Persia.
GOLD opened at yesterdays closing figures,
l264@l264, and after having sold as low as rs, it
partially recovered and closed this evening at 1853
@l2C. The supply and demand continued re-
strcted from the opening to the close Of business,
and the whole movement was confined to the sub
Joined sales, viz: $1,000 $500 and $4,000 at 1868
$1,000 $4,000, $4,000 $4,000, $4,000 and $1,000 at l26
$1,000 at l254@l2G; $4,000 at 1861; $4,000 and
$l2 600 at 1856! $4,000 at 1854; and $4,000 at l25.
Sales of Silver have been limited to $1,000 Ameri'
can Halves at 119; and we now quote Gold at
12540l26, and Silver at I1s@12O for American
Coin and l25a@l264 for Mexican Dollars
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-The demand for Foreign
Bills has exhibited further abatement since our
last while the supply was ample and rates fell OIL
about l ~ cent. all round. The following COM
prise the principal operations for the day, the
$4,000 at 1919. elOOO and $4,000 at l34l 10000 at
133J1l344 e26OO at 1874, $500 at 1888 $1,000
and $4,000 at 1873, Gl7OO Bill Of Ladng Bills at a
price to be affixed on delivery, and 9l5OO ten days
sight at 1876. Transactions in Francs have been
confined to 40 OOOf. at 4.234f, 6O,00Of. at 4.2jf,
and 10 0OOf at 4.273f The ruling figures this
evening are, for Bank Sterling l35@136 Clear
Bills 133t@13ll, Bill of Lading Bills l3l3@l324
Bank Francs 4.2Of.@4l74f. and out door Francs
4.2s4G6it23g.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE-The movement in Domes.
tic Exchange to-day has exhibited increasing firm
ness Most Of the banks advanced their checking
rate at the opening Of business this morning to ]
discouutGlpar, at which figures they, however,
had only moderate demand throughout. One
bank suppliedits customers all day at the previous
quotations, / i! cent. discount, but nevertheless,
reported very small sales,I while the purchases
by banks and bankers owing to the very limited
character OF outdoor offerings, were confined to
the annexed amounts, viz $4,000 and Sl2j 900
New York sight at 3-l6 y cent. discount; 100000
at 3-l694 u cent. discount, 900, $50 900, $jo
900 aud 100000, the latter taken by banker at
y cent. discount and Sl2 900 and $50, 600 at u
cent. discount, SIS 900 three days sight at u
cent. discount, and 100000. thirty days sight at
lD u cent. discount The quotations this even
ing are, for New York sight, par@s discount at
bank, and 3lGG5l6 p cent discount out of doors,
five and ten days sight 4@3 u cent. discount, ff-
teen and twenty days 4tG5, thirty days lola and
sixty days sight l4t9l} u cent. discount.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-The movement in securities
rules precisely as for several days past. Offerings
of favorite classes are light and ia request at
rapidly advancing prices while the supply of the
ia attracts dtteI-
ton. The movement since our last included sales