New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-27
flar0 ORLEANS 9atlg 5reareylt,
MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST n, 1866.
Iew @rIaans stlonep SELarhet,

cent. in rates Of Foreign Exchange. The Gold
market opened dull and dropping at yesterdays
closing figures, but onreceiptofthe firstdispatches
from New York, announcing the rapiddown-
ward movement in that market, rates Immediately
fell OF, and the fall was soon after considerably
accelerated by a cable telegram, reporting an adj
vance Of 3 per cent. yesterday in United States
hve,twenties in the London market. The demand
on speculation and for the payment of duties, has
Ibcen very light throughout the day, while the Of
Ierings have been by no means heavy, and
sthe sales have been restricted to the subjoned
amounts, viz: $1,000 in the morning at l4j, $4,000
ht LIZ, $1,000 $1,000, $1,000, $4,000, $4,000, 5000,
$4,000, $1,000, SO 600, $4,000 and $1,000 at Ia,
fl90) at ll33 and $1,000 at 1881 Also 2OOO Spanish
loubloons at l4l, on customhouse rate SIS So.
Sales of Silver comprise $500 American halves at
sI33 $500 do. at 1874, 5000 Mexican dollars at ! u
cent. premium in gold and $4,000 do. at 145!.
I We now quote gold at at l43f@ll! and silver at
5133Dl34 for American coin, and lljCl4G for
MeNican dollars.
FOREIGN ExouAEGE-The very heavy decline
Pin rates of Cold, and the downward tendency Of
Foreign Bills at the North, have had crushing
effect upon Sterling and Francs to-day, and we
have to reduce our figures this evening fully u
cent. all round, to correspond with the actual
i"''N5 ~ y P.'et7' "IeI,HS7 y 4'
were at no time heavy, but the demand for them
iIo" '1e 'len'oS TO 'ne Io7' VI '9
~. " r"l.hi.s NJ IT. ~.
the whole of the operations for the day, viz:
5000 Clear Bills, id three lots, at 1j0; $4,000 do.
5lt 1903; E2G10 aBd $4,000 Bank Sterling, sixty
oa@ '-''3 '4-'' e. p.'''
VI FLsa" P1''eS, d. i"-' i'''' S1t'g''5 ~ - ~
vale francs, soLd IN Inc morning. aI COG; anu
,QAO and 5000 commercial do. al 3.15. The
7nlinr arrras M NE cIoge Of business this eye-
,,oro 1ze11155 mammal for Rank S4arlinc,
IT, ~ - - 'ai
lis1loO iof lear blIs; 3.o''0o.'13 lOF DahA
Francs, and 3.7jg37q for outdoor Francs.
il Do,rEsTrg Fyru,yGs $500 There ia no quotable
~ I, - ,tiaolox 4ti- I,ao5i,,,
'''0.'A u alJ ANU ~ 'i''9
3IAe demand Tor remittance purposes was laif al
banks and bankers counters to-day, while the
oenrrcs of ,,r;vata and commercial disclosed if
-; ~, =. -, III, -
ANY Lulhs' " sun iul'noI IeuucIioh' do VIA We
readily inferred from the following statement OF
actual sales, viz: SIS 600 $4,000 and S25 900 New
York sight at 2 n cent. discount. and some in
~, ia,,T,4 ,,,l.,4 IL nl,n4 the ~ oor,o,,,,,,1
inn, fionres Quotations ave- nncbangad and We
therefore. repeat NJ follows viz; I61+ "a cent.
discount a. Rank and Nj q cent discount ant
oi uoofs lof 9lShI Shech9 On lhe Nortnein Clues
| UNCURRENT NOTES AND SECCRIrIEs-Sale OF the
former today included $500 Louisiana State notes
AZ qOc 40 dollar and s19 oOo TT G 59n's ex No
u 0''-'''' 80 ~ -
NeAoer coupons az w. ana operations III 'he ia'-
S1er have been restricted to 10 shares Southern
Bank stock at So
y po,pn ar ppovpps Tbora y-as mn sossion If
-
la 1ouy 'ouay, anu We V,elciofe nave III i'P0i'
NEAL EsIAIE'--Ne nay I Weeh VI uulhcss N
Teal estate 10 REVIEW me only SAFES oI import
lce %ete ~ one sneTt WY solu tne premises
CoInSl u acnouPitouias anu HiaFlei stLeeVs %
feet BY Al feet, with the two story buildings OF
very iluS Ndue' ioL % 1ooO. AIso te u" T,lins
mouse anu grouh4 Oh hal1pIIt sIFeeI ana basiu
| s st oet"eeh Nahal anu NoHAoh sueetS 4oF
%I2,yJV' NM. . , :
!, by Y Def erIe5-Lhe spacious 10y Oh sFounu H
lAe squire Dguuueo ny NdlaI, Ffeur, custom,
mouse ana JoAsoh streets, 92j ieet front on Cahal
street. 9y l2o icy oeep, WIN NY Irale Iouses
SonGtaihs e6od y" IN = ~ @
IloiiIs o'i tteu b. ~ r;;'1 "o t 80
1 sIou4 ALiSwn d. 30 to TrJ 49, IN
7'-og, ''lu 10 u : $50 Z T5+on S5T;ii
81 p Snhonv rces a bv ~ Win breks and
Humber thereon for 1886.
| The New Yorl, Commercial OF Saturday after
-,
num- says
The report circulated yesterday afternoon ina
ttpttNVV VI t-v4i 1d DEEil vi uE Gu 4tV-il i-3i'4
by cable appears to have been got up Tor specu
ElGtTe effect, and as ruse las been successful.
I There is, however very general feeling that
with the present low rates OF exchange, the arFl
val Of gold from abroad is quite probable.
This with the prospect Of an early double ar
rival of treasure from AspinwaIl, has depressing
effect upon the premium.
The total imports at New Ork last week (golC
Yaue} were $7347jI2.
The BOSTON Traveller, of Friday evening. saws
Tber, i. mot sraiciont octivit in ,,aT,nol 1,I,ei
ie much anir1ntio to no ,,7Ia
% 4bSt S5ni+oiistg and ineftntions AMI 4 ratTa
J@i+ III ,a+ Siionat f tIei iIIo Loie1ce
N anrro NJ
Tho rnrSS,nor ra+as of in+aras+ for +ar,r1rar,
klsong NV na+isfoafor cnIiatorsjs arc a ,d 81
4 Ssoa,It itb accosioraI o,-caG+ions botb liIr.
Asrd 6oIoy, tbasa fgnres The bankg are iandn
eLiaH,, on demand M for short nariods Int ind
rii3aIs arc oraTrting mora time -
M di7t iino}g I,+I o,+ D,,ob cti+, rip
~ +;Ioj L. i+ Of 40 ~ lil " 49,
HonS accentanrae for saie Primo naner bovinrt =
f 1nths ~ rI,n ia rna5Iv nagofiafed at siy 5o
rant While fair names are nassed nj seven an
o;abt hnt fhn io,var I1oI+ie5 ara no. in fo,-oT q
iS2Pa,r yate 81 fN"4'i'' az Ivy - -~' u
His 5 t Iates'
Inc ClnenlHau Uazelte Oh 1uesuay REMARKS d
follows:
The government is drawing sharply on nationo
Nbank repositories: country banks are drawing o
the city, the payment of the temporary loan ha
E.,az,on+;In olon2olr ~ l;c.t ~ cSI4al.s4Iso
VlHSACuH1itS St'tAiiNi' u ISL, "Ao aA.vSStiS
IIhese causes nave proved sulnclenG TO tighten u
the money market very materially. Currenc
laIoncas already nrettv low arc Ivnrkinor dor,r