New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-10
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Thursday Evening. AUGUST 8, 1855.


rates here. The supply, owing to recent heavy
shipments BY steamship and railroad, discloses q
marked abatement, and the sales to-day have bsen
restricted to the subjoined amounts viz. 5000 at
1855, $780, $4,000 and $4,000 at lag, 5000 at 1861
and $1,000 at 146a. Sales Of silver have been re-
atrieted 70 1000 Mexican dollars at u Y O.. pre-
MUM on gold. We now quote gold e. l4SC9l4Ss'
and silver at l33@iS5 for American CON- ana A4t
oils for Mexican dollars.
FoREreN ExeHANeE--T There is no alteration OF
any kind TO notice ia the movement in Sterling
ma Francs. Outdoor offerings, though not as
s,aavv al heretofore, still present considerable
,yrrs,a4s while the demand both at bank and on
s5e str.at Il still restricted to very few buyers
syba oniv actual operations that have come under
a1r potjce to-day were $4,000 and $500
hank sterling at 1856, R4000 private do. at the same
soare. el0O0 bank do. at 1853 and $500 at l54 for
elear sterling Al. Sales of Francs have been
limited to IOO0f. at s57af., and 50,000f at S.el@f
We now quote bank sterling at l56@l57, clear
bills at 1523@l5s1, bank francs 3.60@3.55f. and
outdoor francs 3.70@365f.
UscuRRENT NoTEs AND SECURITIES There is
nothing whatever to report in The former to-day,
but the demand for the better classes Of the latter
has been active and in favor of holders through
out. The sales out-ofdoors have been confined
to the following, and heavier operations might
have been effected but for the paucity Of the sup
ply. VIZ 10 shares Mechanics and Traders Bank
stock 1T 6O; 100 do at co. So Louisiana State Bank
at 274; 200 do at 2Tl; 46 Gas stock at price that
has not transpired 200 Jacksonrailroad at 81; $50
do. ats2, and 20 do. city railroad at price that
has been suppressed.
Domestic ExeHANGE-The tendency in the
movement Of Domestic Exchange Is somewhat in
favor Of drawers. There was less disposition
manifested to-day to sell at our last outside quo
tations and the purchases by Banks and Bankers
have been confined to $I4s 900 New York sight,
ID six lots, at Il 10 cent discount. The closing
quotations remain, however, at b@& p cent. dis
count at Bank, and 2@5 - cent. discount on the
street, for sight checks on the Northern cities.
Board OF BRoKERs, The only operation that
has transpired at the Brokers' Board to-day was
$500 Gold at146
NEW YoRk MARKETS. The Express Of the 4th
inst, says
81 report was current on the street this after
moon that telegram from the cable had been
received, quoting $40 bonds at ~ in London on
the SO inst. II was not generally credited, how
ever. Although considerable purchases of bonds
were made on the strength of it BY foreign houses
The 1862 1Ee-fwentes rose to 10Sd 9l0Sg, and 1865
issue Is 106l@l05s a4 s#
The gold market was not effected by the rumor
and the price n mained steady stl47s&
At the one o'clock Open Board, The stock mar
ket was steady, and better in some respects,
The government securities were in moderate
request, and there was more frmness to the mar
ket. 1881 coupons 1925 91l09b $40 coupons sold
at l08s 0leS& for 1862, and l0689l064 for 1864
and 1866; 1910 coupons 990994; $50 notes l04A
me imports (other fhandry goods and SPECIFY
at the port q New York for the week ending Au-
gust 30, 1866, were 81, 42A,7s4.
me News II the same date has the following;
The impudence Of those importers and specula.
tors who are nov urging the secretary of the
treasury to throw into the market portion of his
limited coin reserve that they may have the hene-
ftof an expected decline in the premium on gold,
is hardly eqaaed by the audaelty Of any stock
iobbing vet accomplished in the exchange of OK
3stng securities with private and favored parties,
We should think that, with the experience OF last
spring clear III every mind, and the evil effects
Of that policy brouRhthome soforcibly, il required
s.Ia extraordinary amount of boldness to urge, at
this early day repetition of that suicidal policy
for we cannot believe that these interested adj
Eisers have received any encouragement for their
action from the treasury department, which is not
likely 10 repeat the error of throwing away the
GOA reserves in the vain attempt TO control the
premium on gold.
The great abundance of money in the market,
which has now been the leading feature on the
street for some weeks, is causing holders to look
large balances may be reduced. The ordinary
rate on call at the banks is per cent. but large
sums are left unemployed, which it is impossible
to place at any rate OF interest.
Foreign exchange is again lower to-day, and
very little business doing. The constant export
Of 5-20's Is steadily bringing down the rates for
bills on London and the continent.
The Chicago Republican Of Wednesday says;
There is no essential feature Of change to note
in the character or condition OF the money mar
Ar,s 44faf
walls in commercial CIRCLES there ia but very
moderate demand for loans, aud the banks readily
accommodate all good paper at the legal rate Of
interest. Eastern exchange is still in very light
supply, and the market is firm at par buying, lilo
of one per cent. premium selling.
IMPoRrANTTo NATIONAL BARKs-- Washington,
Aug. 2.-1he commissioner of internal revenue
yesterday forwarded the following letter, in re-
ply to the inquiries of the cashier of o national
bank asking whether he could send bills of state
banks 10 brokers or private bankers, without LA
hility to the ten per cent. tax prescribed by law
on State bank circulation:
TnSAsuRy DEr,r, oEsIcE o. rsrERy,r. RIs sgs
Washington, y. G., August i 1866
6iii-I reply to your letter on the oath inst.
hat. if you continue to receive the notes of State
banks after august lst and send them to your
Now York correspondent for the purpose Of re-.
dempron only il will not be considered paying
cut Of such notes within the meaning Of section
g, act otsAatch 5d, 1865, amended July 10, 1866,
The notes III question must be forwarded for the
APHGlAl Auu OhAg purpose OF nelnB ren6emeus as
the same rule would not apply where they are sent
to New York, or elsewhere, for the purpose of
being sold, or to make up balances. Very respect.
fully, e. A. RolhTas, COMMISSIONER.
THH P0BLIC DBBr.- Washington, Aug. The
following statement or the public debt of TIE
United eta es on the LIST of August, 1865, is pub
fished Debt bearing compound interest u cent.
bonds Si9S24l 100; 5 % cent. bonds Of 1857
s$I66, 8ia 1928 % cent, bonds Of 1881, $28S, ISL
400; Sa cent. $40 bonds $T42, 1929 900 total
Sl,243 628 AL. Debt bearing currency interest Oh
6 ~ cent. bonds, $6s042,000; temporary loan
$llS 1856, &66; 73 cent. years compound Interest
notes, Sl5G, Ol2 $40; years $50 notes, 81 1888,
$50; total, 81 070,668,959. National debt-pre
scented for payment, s4,670,l60 80; debt bearing
no interest, United States notes, S400, 1851 ,72S
fractional currency, 1854, ISs go; gold eertif-
Gates Of deposits, SIS AOS slSU total $443 449 GAG
92 Total debt, s27,7O450l6,608 80. Amount in
treasuryeop. SCI ,ss2 l26 57j currency, SIS 1885,,
206 o. total, $lS7 ,SI7 1872 6l Amount of debt
less cash in treasury, So ,6sS 089,276 80.
The foregoing IL u correct statement of the pub.
lie debt as II appears from the books and treasury
receipts IN the department on the LIST of August
1866. HUGH a'cULLooH.
TAX REuEIPTs FEoM SoUTHERa STArEs-- Wash
Sgagtois, August 5,The following statement show
the amount o. moneys received on account o.
direct tax ir9m the several States, from January
lst to June a0th, 1866, being payments upon thei
qu0taa ufiheir drecttax 81 twenty millions, Levied
BY act Of Congress, August 9th, 1864 Arkansas
Sif4,624 Isl Georgia $50, 548 vs.; Mississippi
S25 600 North Carolina 1882 $50 co; South Caro-
lima, S66 62T 20; Tennessee. 500 600; Texas
SCI S23.ss; Virginia, s2S7,27O AZ; total 1878