New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-11-07
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 1866
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The Gold market has been very quiet to- day.
Offerings were but barely moderate throughout,
and the demand was Of restricted character
from the opening to the close of business. We
annex the principal saes as follows, viz $2O0O
$3OOO $4,000 and $4,000 at 149; $4,000 and
$25 900 at 149B; 1880 and $4,000 at l494; and
$50 900, in several lot at 1893. Sales of Silver
comprised $3.50 and $1,000 American halves at
142; $1,000 do at 1921; GOO Mexican dollars at
$50; $40 900 do at III !; and $27 900 do. at 1917
We now quote Gold at l49@l493; American 5ll-
yer coin at l4O0l42, and Mexican dollars at
1501l52.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-The demand for Sterling
and Francs, has been of very restricted charac-
ter throughout the day, while the supply mas con
tinued limited, and sales have been conhneq 10 the
annexed amounts, viz: &l30OO BIZ Of LaGing'
contracted for some time past anu IE7I eieoo
choice do at 1884, $4,000 private at l59, ana E49OO
bankers at 100. Sales of Francs included fZO o0o,
bank at 70 so; $4,000 bankers at f3.55 i400O0 40.
at f3533 and fl4,000, f25 00O f45,oOo, and f50oo0
COMMERCIAL at f3 575. Rates are unchanged, and
we therefore repeat as follows, viz: Bank Sterl.
ing l6O3lG03 Clear Bills l578l59: Bill Of
Iadine Bills l5436D15G. Bank Francs 1882 @f3.5O
and outdoor Francs f3.623Di3.573.,
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE--Ihe very heavy sales OF
Cotton Yesterday, which included some 1000
bales for New York and Boston, have materially
augmented the supply Of Exchange to-day and
rates have declined fully u cent. both at bank
and upon the street, Offerings, though larger
than heretofore, were at no time excessive, how
ever, and the demand has been for the most par
restricted to regular daily operations, viz: $4,000
and $50 900 New York sight at / W cent dis.
$4O9 900 do at 0lt h cent. dis, and $50 900 do. at
48 cent discount; $4,000, five days New lorE
sight, at p cent. discount; S8iO 900, providence
do, payable at New York, at " cent. discount
$1,000 fifteen days, at q cent. discount S300oO
ten days, at III cent. discount; FLDoOJ, lhrL.
days. at / d cent. discount, and ~ O0O an'
100000 do, sixty days New York, az i u cent
discount. We now quote New York sight at pare
4 IA cent discount at bank, and at it0l e. cent
discount out OF doors. Sales OF short slgh5 ah
time drafts are still Of too restricted Ghafacte
to establish quotations, and we therefore oml
them. -,
UNcUERENT NoTEs AND SEcURIT1Es-Ihe on
operation in the former of which we nave bee
advised to-day, was $1,000 City Of New Orlean
notes at 992 per dollar, which is q decided ad
vance The movement in stocks still continue
in favor Of holders, and rates appear to be stead
ly advancing. The outdoor sales to-day embrace
II shares of City Railroad Company at 222 81 dc
First National Bank at l29, 10 and 80 do. at l3t
100 do. Union Bank at So, % and 81 do. at 81
lOOdo. at 571, 80 do. Commercial Waterworks a
5G5 aud 100 First National at brokers option u
after dividend at 1928.
BOARD OF BROKERs-There has been less az
tiyity noticeable at the Brokers' Board today
and the gales have been limited to the subJoine
amounts, viz: