New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-07
,Aelu Orleaus Daily Grestent
,Nf,p Orleans Moneg Market.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. "a CANT STREET,

tuesday Evening. March G. TO-,
The leading feature Of the movement In financial ccIes -
dsy has still further reduction In rates of forey h
and decided advance in quotations of domestic exclang
The Gold market opened very heavy under advces from ~
York Of reduction Of Il q in Market from 70
yesterday to the close of business last evening" sal m
Ing the morning effected X u cent under We ,
figures As the day advanced, however, slight re ct;n ,
place. owing to reports Of improvement in ~ N VII
market and to an increased demand pay er, NJ
the Custom House, Which resulted in era,o so,o ut
previous full prices and in some o,, n, hiahr
figures than could have been oh ta,ned vssterdav
The movement for the day, SO far as or .ro,,on. WAN h
Of notice. ranspired in the following ord i az uo
.nd $1,000, at $780, $1,000 $1,000 and $500 at 1907. 5000
~" soo, ssoo'' sio"o slo 90 and sl5OOO at 1904;
5000 and $4,000 at 1891 $500 and $40 COO at 13 s2s o1
at 3l 5000 $4,000 and 81 1000 at lal,< and $1,000 al la2
Sales Of Silver have been re reteG to drbet at l2s2 for
American Silver and so 40 Mexican COIN $780, We now
quote doia ~ loa an and Silver at 12e@l29 for American
coin' ans lOSSiaz ! sr Mexican dollars.
FGREl6N ACH ANGE-We have to report still further
REDUCTION July l2 q of all classes Foreign
bills owing to decline of x p cent in the New York market
yesterday aud to the restricted character of the demand
in ours Offerings as heretofore very heavy but in the
absence OF most OF the leading purchasers who still persist in
remaining out of the market; the few buyers who
forward had little competition that they enabled
dictate their suboned the whole of the
for the day far they have been verified
ton viz f00o s5000 fG000 $1,000 al fz5oo 14o
IA; f0 at llo5l G00O at l4O14 and f0oo EsOOo E25O0
E50 00 f7000 f00D and fl0 600 at 1t0 Transactions
Francs have been confined to 25 000 400E 5OO0 at
40f and 40 000 and 65 090f 05 The ruip figures
close Of business this evening for bank sterling
bills 14o@l bill of ladng bills l3S@l40 francs,
A0of and outdoor francs, 05Sil0f
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-The steady improvement in
Domestic Exchange which noted In last been
manifest to day, and has eliminated in
Of II o cent previous figures All of the banks
commenced checking in the morning yesterdays closing
rate q cent discount but but them advanced
10 Il discount and subsequently par which figure
was hank bal
out during the day at ~ and another supplied its regu.
lar customers the close of business opening
u p cent dis There fair demand for the
counter throughout. the day and with light offerings
and commercial the purchases by banks bankers were
limited to the following which include passed
from bank to another, viz $4,000 100000 bank
sight at Il q cent discount $4,000 and $4,000 private sight
at the same s21OOD at SIG, $4,000 at S@l $4,000
$500 at p, and $1,000 commercial u cent discount
Sl5,JO one days sight at "a, $4,000 do at ~ $4,000
days at 56 $4,000 Eve days $4,000 900 thirty
days att S25 900 do. at a. and 1000 IA p cent dis
The highest in the above paid the
Of the day and the closing quotations follows
viz: Bank sight at par outdoor sight 14 g
count; solo days sight 365G q discount ltoO days
sight H97 cent discount 80 days 19l u discount;
and 60 days "a q discount Several Of the banks an.
teipate premium for New York sight tomorrow
STOCKS AND BoNDSThere is variation of any kind
notice in the movement in securities last.
Offerings Of tavorye descriptions continued light and
In request, while the supply of ether classes was,
usual heavy, with only a nominal demand for any
OF them The sales for the day. far have been
advised restricted 30 Citizens Bank stock at
2l 26 do. at 2I1S 50 Union 4O15 and few City
bonds to railroads at S2}z, May coupons attached.
UNCURRENT BANK NOTES have undergone but little il
any change since last Offerings issues were Of
restricted character and the demand appeared
the notes of the Louisiana State Bank which included
5000 and 10000 at &c., and 5 900 sold by party 7G6
76l4c dollar We continue quote Union Bank Crescent
City Bank and Bank of New Orleans ss@9c Merchants
Bank ct 779s2c Louisiana State Bank 73a76c and AMI
Of Louisiana at 55@60c. o dollar.