New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-18
Orleans 9ailp Gtescent,
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY IS, 1866.
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CREsuEHr OFFICE, No. % CAMP sTRRG,
Thursday Evening, May II, 1856

Thursday Evening May il, 1866,
There is no qnotable variation of any kind to
notice in the movement in financial operations
to.dov Gold opened and closed at about yester-
Joy,s figures, and with a limited supply and de-
,,ord sales have been restricted to the following
on,onnts. viz. $4,000 at l294, $4,000 and $4,000 at
1qo $4,000 $4,000 and $40 900 at 1901 $4,000 sold by
q broker at 1871, and $500 Spanish and Mexican
donbloons at l295 the former rated at SIS 49, and
the latter at SIS AZ. No sales of any magnitude
have TRANSFERRED in Silver, except $4,000 American
halves at 100, and we still quote Gold at l30@l305,
and Silver at Il7G9l2O for American coin, and 100
6a131 for Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN ExoHANGE-Ho and drawers of
foreign bills continue very firm, while the demand
is still exceedingly restricted, and most OF the
principal buyers persist in remaining out oil the
market. Transactions to-day have been limited TO
the subjoned amounts, viz: E380O bill OF ladlng
bills at price that has been withheld, and 4l4'oOo
do. bought by one bank at 1879 $1,000 clear ohis
at 1888, G3600, $4,000 and $4,000 at 1873, f60o anu
9l2OO, the latter part DUE at l4l; f5OO Bank oter
ling at I42b, flO00 sold by bank at l44, tlzoV
sold by another at l44@145, lin two bllis,) ana
9lO0O at lO94 for Cold. Sales of Francs included
l5OO0f 80 ,OOOf and 100000. at 3.964f., 6O'VoO1'
and 80 0OOf at 95f rs 000f. at 3934f., loooOf al
3.923f., 2O,0O0f at 3.9l4f. and l2,OOOf. at 3'9Of
Most of the above were Bank Francs. The quo
tations this evening are, for Bank Sterling l43@
IA. clear bills l30@l42, bill Of lading bills 1860
1888, Bank Francs 3.9503,90f., and outdoor Francs
A0504 00f,
DOMESTIC ExcHANdE-The is no alteration Of
any kind to report in the movement in Domestic
Exchange. Offerings of private and Commercial
are still exCeedingI restricted, and the demand fol
checks over the counter disclose, if anything, {
still further abatement. Some Of the banks havt
already commenced the shipment Of currency K
New York as a basis of exchange. The purchases b!
banks and bankers to-day have been limited to thu
following amounts, viz $4,000 New York sigh
at 2 n cent premium; $4,000 and $4,000 do. a
! ID cent. premiums; and 900 New York an
s45 900 Boston do at d3 cent, premium an
$4,000 thirty days sight at " cent. discoun
We continue to quote New York sight at al I
cent. premium at bank mostly at the outside BIG
ure, and LOT % cent premium for private an
commercial sight on the Northern cities
UHCuREENr BANK NoTEs-The movement
the issues of some of the banks in liquidation ha
been larger to-day than for some time past. a
most of the notes of the banks referred to are
the hands Of spectators, however, we do not loo
forheavy daily operations hereafter. Intact, 50 COZ
scous are holders ofobtaning in short time the fu
par value of the notes Of free banks that unle
they are compelled to sell they will not part vii
any of them. Transactions to-day have bee
limited to $1,000 Louisiana State Bank at 85c., Sl3
do. at the same figures, and $4,000 mixed notes
the free Banks, at 973c.
SToCKs AND BoNDs--The demand for the hett
classes of securities continues undated, b
there is no improvement of any kind noticeable
the lower descriptions. Offerings of the forme
however, exhibit very material falling off, a
sales to-day have been confined to the follow
lots viz 20 shares City Railroad stock at TO-
and s. 6, 20, 20, o. %, 80, so, 80 and 2l5 do.
prices that have been withheld 100 do, Uni
Bank at52l, Is do Citizens Bank at al, 1872
Jackson Railroad at Ga, and $4,000 City ConsoIida
| Bonds at 025.