New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-19
Aew Orleans Sflonep Stlarhet.

CRnsogHr OFFICE, No. "a ClMp srtEE., /
saturday Evening, March H. 1866,
Inactivity has seen tho most promnen. feature Of tho
mont in anansa circles to-day Gold opened hnguid aner
advces of q decline in rates New York yesterday
after having soJ l27A which showed reduction
Of non cent 1t ralod when the dispatches came &c
hand flgh: reaction New York this morning,
and at leeose OF business ii disclosed recovery Of fully
thereby reducing the nctul decline the day to
cent The movement however has bseu of very
character all ronnd aud oper for tho day
ed to the following amounts viz $Sj0l0 tho morning.
in several lots lzH slO0l $500 and 5000 at 1921 5000
and $1,000 l23M 1900 $500 at I2sI No sses Of
any amount transpred in Silver, aud quote Gold
l2 and Silver at 12i@i2S for American CON- and 1896
100 for Mexican dollars
FOREIGN EXOHAEGE-The demand for foreign bills has
been Of very restricted character last AGyices
from New York exhibited oay downward tendency in rates
and most Of the principal buyers market have stood OF
to-day, awaiting further developments Offering continued
heavy aud prices disclosed Increased weakness but the
Of too restricted character justify any alteration
OF quotations. and re therefore retain previous fgures The
following comprise tho whole of sales for the day far
the particulars have been made public viz f0o0 bill Of lad
ing 1851 50 and sl7oo clear bills 1885, 1900 do 1851
El000 and oo at 1877; s5o0 and G2oD0 at 1874; fG0 e20
and a at 1873; $4,000 l37l@l3 and G70O sold by bank
4o In francs the sales have been restricted to G0OE at
4l2 and l0000E 100 o0O and 80000 at4 H. Some small
lots by banks sod at quotations. The ruling hgures this
evening show variation whatever and therefore repeat
bank sterling lS9@l3e clear bills 6@l2S; bill of ladng
1l2Nf @4l7Hf
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-There is still considerable de
precision noticeable domestic exchange and the tendency OF
market Enthusiastically in favor Of buyers and remittes
Offerings Of prg and commercial show aera! increase
however tho demand continues restricted both at bank
and on the street checking rate to-day heretofore
~ q discount with evident tendency to tile outside
feuro The by banks aud bankers have been
fined TO the subjoned amounts VIZ 5000 New York sight at
x u cent discount s51Oo $1,000 Saoo Co., $4,000 s25ooo
acd S39OJ do at @ cent discount Ohio latter taken
by banker, and $4,000 $4,000 and $5oOD do at 4 y
cent discount S?j 900 day and $4,000 three days at
cent discount and $40 900 day at DIG p cent discount
still quote sight M q cent discount and out
door sight %s3 cent discount and days eight Z9
n discount fifteen to twenty days .&M 9 cent
discount thirty days lM@lAS per cent dscoun aud sixty
days 1892 p cent discount
STOCKS AND BoNDS-rhere general alteration TO
the in securities, bat the tendency OF
prices Of the better classes still favor Of holders Cr
ngs Of these light however and the cup
ply general of secures which continues heavy is
heretofore very much neglected Operations since oar last
include 10 shares Louisiana State Bank at l and 10 de-
Commercial Water Works Company at 3d. at private sale, and
the following sales auction by the respective parties named
BY e. Gtrsrdey Co. Is shares Citiaen8' Bank stock
at I2l SG)Dj Boidased bonds o By Palirey
Co., Y and 81 shares opeousss Railroad Company 70
and 50 do Jackson RAILROAD Company at G. and 5000 City
Bonds the jackson Railroad Company at \ In the pres
condition Of the rnarke: it would be useless effort TO
tempt give reliable quoatio any class OF securities and
we thorefore omit the whole LIST.
UNCURREHT BANK NOTES.-The movement in the is
Of the several banks in liquidation has undergone
marked alteration since last. Offerings Of descrp
tions very light and the sa confined to $40 Louis
lana State Bank at &c. and 5000 do at &c. private sale
the follow ing lots auction. viz: By c. E Grardey
Co. s07 Bank of Louisiana at 69c $40 Louisiana State
Bank 500 and Sl6o Union Bank 93c The party
sold small Merchants Insurance scrip of 1855 at DC
and Paey T. Co sold Merchan9 Of the year
9 It hardly necessary that the rates Of uncuren:
bank unsettled and that is impossible in she prsent
condition Of market to present reliable quotations