New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-20


evening at III O'Clock. The business to be
transacted is Important, and We presume there
will be full attendance.
WoRK1NsxEsss HEaoeRATIo PARrY.-It will be
seen by notices in our advertising columns that
the Executive Committee Of the Workngmen's
Democratic party are requested to meet at No. %
Commercial Place, at 10 o'clock this morning.
Also, that the adjourned meeting of the conyen-
ton Will Be held this evening, for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for State representative,
alderman, etc.
PELICAN HOOK AND LADDER CoMpiSS.-The
exempts Of Pelican Hook and Ladder Nc. 4, viii
hold meeting at their Truck House, on Saturday
evening, April 2Ist at 4 o'clock, for the purpose
Of organising q z social club
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FINANCIAL AND CoMaEgGIALf SUMMARy.-The
& Gold market disclosed increased firmness yester-
day under the very encouraging adyices received
Y from New York on W ednesday evening. Offerings
were light throughout, and the demand, though
& fair, was at no time active. Sales during the
morning we're 10 q fair extent, at an advance Of
fully y cent. on previous figures, but after the
receipt Of abe neon dispatches, reporting a reac
tion in the New York market, prices fell of, and
the market closed quiet at 1876 Dl263.
Foreign EccAdiJs The advance in rates Of
Gold and foreign bills at New York, reported yes.
terday BY telegraph, impaired increased strength
to our market to-day, and operations exhibit in
creased irnlness in all classes of bills. The supply
upon the market disclosed but little, if any, i'm
4 progement, however. and sales were restricted to
1 about the previous daily average at the prices
affixed, VIZ: Bank sterling, 136@I37 clear bills,
ls4i ls5ass bilI of ladng bills 1l335 Bank
Francs ut A. 8atD4.I5, and outdoor Francs at 4.25
@l.z9
Domestic Exchange The tendency in the move
ment Id Domestic Exchange since our last has been
uniformly in favor Of sellers, The banks checked
throughout the day on the Northern cities at per
cent discount, but they steadily refused to sell
round amounts at this OF any other figures, and the
whole Of them expressed determination last
evening To advance the rates this morning to par
for sight cAsek pn New York y.x.. ss.s n 4
Bark Notes and Secat.it.esOp Operations under
this head disclose no material alteration Of any
kind. The market is amply supplied with, Glasses
that attract no attention Whatever, while offerings
of fayorite descriptions continue Light and rule at
uniformly advancing figures. "a moderate amount
of business hahspired Since our last at still higher
figures as will be seen on reference to our finan-
4 cial article.
Cotton There was q better inquiry yesterday
for Cotton, and sales comprised 1851 bales at en-
HANGED figures. Offerings were Of a very re-
stricted character throughout and the tendency of
the movement was uniformly in favor Of factors.
The revised quotations last evening were so032c.
for ordinary; 3sD3ac. for good ordinary; s6@s7c.
for low middIng, and 400. for middling.
Sugar and Moldsses- There Is no alteration Of
any kind to report under this head. Offerings Of
~ l..sG
tons and there il no Improvement whatever
noticeable in the inquiry for imported Sugar or
Molasses.
Grain shows very heavy falling off and the de-
mand still continues steady for the latter descrip
tons, while tho lower classifcatiohs are almost
wholly neglected. Rates Of all articles confined
under this show no quotable variation, however,
except those FOR Corn, which exhibit a still
farther sdsancega 30 per bushel, asgwill be seen
on reference to particulars in the Commercial
article In another column.
Forgery. On the 18th inst. the Bank of Ameri-
OF this city, paid aconnterfei5 Sleek for 81 4ea
rurporting 70 have been drawn BIZ FoIstall Spear.
The matter was keptvery quiet. however, in antic-
patton cf further developments, and yesterday the
party who had received the funds on the previous
cheek presented anoshe It'll the same signatures
1of some 7oo 0f course. he Ras arrested, and is
now n Limbo The cashier Of the bank is entitled
70 flle utmost credit for his caution in proceeding
u the matter aaa bat for him an explosion would
have taken place In The discovery Of the fraud
and ins euds vt 5pstice;would doubtless have been
defeated, Further ticplars 81 this ne feature
y our movements will be found in our local d.
1umn 49, =
=
II u said that the leas us shipping during t,o
past winter has been greater than that renorted i
any winter Of our history, ana the stormy non,hs
Of March swells the record up TO ii 900 o h aoIa
the value Of the vessels aone exclusive ~ 3ha.
cargoes, which have been wrecked Or are m;ss,,s
in single month Of these. 80 were American
and 8 foreigners, bound to or from TIC unites
States ports, in which American citizens were IL.
terssted steamers, ships, harqnes, brig ana
10 schoonefs comprise the list; and Of these, IL
we're wrecked IS Abandoned 5 burned, 1 foundered
ANA are missing. Their cargoes probably
amounted to 100000, total So 900 ,oooa large
amount To be destroyed n single mouth.
4, Se--
The steamship Isapidan, Capt. Alexander, sailed
last Ayeniilg for New York, with full freight and
rhe following passengers
Ta Geo sna son i pisloii and lady sexel w
saaaes Rolt Lang, n n q EavAros vs.
EdwaEs an sgsis 2 q nsps q 81 w