New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-01-31
cNew Orleans 4ailp Grestent.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 81, 1866

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SUMMARy.-G0M
opened stiff yesterday, under advance at
New York on Monday Of fully y cent. Holders
put up their rates to liGNl4l but the demand was
Of a very restricted character throughout, and
transactions were very light at a merely nominal
improvement, the market closing fiat at l5o!
Clio, against l394@l393 on the previous evening.
Foreign EJchange has been very much ne
elected since our last The market was fairly sup
piled. but the inquiry was of more restricted
character than heretofore, most of the leading
buyers tbscnting themselves from the market, and
sales were considerably under the previous aver
age, at l50@l5l for bank sterling, l48@gl493 for
| clear bills l4Gb09l474 for bill of ladng bills,
3,724 .733f. for bank francs, and 3.75f G3.8O
| for outdoor francs.
| Domestic Exchange is weaker than at the close
| of Mondays report. Offerings of private or com
mercia have exhibited no variation whatever, eX.
| cept perhaps, slight falling off as the day ad-
vanccd, but the demand was much more restricted
yesterday than heretofore, both at bank and on
the street, and the movement was very light at %
r cent discount at the former and sCG5 T. cent.
discount at the latter for New York sight, which
shows triding reduction in rates.
| Securities have been almost wholly neglected
| since our last, without any actual sales that call
for special notice.
| L5lc1nrput Bank Notes were al stand still
yesterday. The market was but poorly supplied
| at best and the demand was Of merely nominal
character, from the opening to the close. No sales
! were effected in any cla9a that require unusual
| prominence There is, however, but little varia-
ton in rates and that tends to still higher figures.
| CotOu-1he market opened yesterday with
| fair demand, at previous prices. Factors. how
ever, soon advanced their asking rates, in vie" of
the cuatiHued trnucEs in rates Of exchange and a
-ligAt Improvement in prices Of the staple at New
| York; a. announced by telegraph; but as most
buyers refused to operate, except at previous fig
urc4 the movement was restricted for o time, and
| afterwards became more general when factors
malife-t"l disposition to operate at Monday :
quotations. IN some cases higher figures were
paid but the principal NOV emcnt, which included
1859 bale for tie day, was effected within the
range ot the following quotations, VIZ: Ordinary
40 to t4r,: good ordinary II to 4Jc.: low middliHg
A to l7c., and mid Hing, ~ to 4gc,
StYtu' 0ud N0!0&seS were in active demand
yesterday at full previous prices. The markc; was
but moderately supplied, and the sales were re
-tu'tcI to 80 LLIs. Of the former AID 500 bales u
tie batter. 4. the Quotations in our commercial
column.
Fi,aJ o5.A train continue ii fair request, wit1
only mod ritc offerings and no variation in rate:
-iucc our last. An increase of receipts woold
however, non alter the present stringent asking
figures The lower grades Of -four especially are
very scarce and in good requcst at steadily i'm
pro5in@ prizes.
Jrrj4}'s have undergone no change since on
} last. Steamship offerings are more than ample
and the few sailing vessels in port do MT appea