New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-13
Nfw Orleans 4ailp (restent,
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1866.
1aw Orleans Nlonep Market.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. 81 CAMP STREET,
Thursday Evening. ADril IL l3tG


The leading of the in Financial circles to-
day a moderate improvement in Of Gold and
unprecedented advance in quotations of Foreign Ex
change Gold opened at 1850 25l against l21a25, which
ruling figures last evening" and despite the fact that
demand of restricted character throughout the
day advanced fully u cent owing to the
heavy upward in Foreign Exchange than to any
other whatever The following comprise the whole Of
tue operations for the day viz 5000 at l2 $4,000 l25
$ $1,000 and 1000 at l26; ST. QUO at l2bt6 and some
tring by Bankers l26i Sales of Silver have
been confined $1,000 American Halves sold by Bsnk at
100 We quote Gold at l25S9l26 and Silver at ls9l2O
FOR American Coin, and 25lal26z for Mexican Dolinrs
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-The movement in Sterling and
Francs since our has activity and rates
greater extend than during the operations
Of previous day from the opening OF the season. mar
fairly supplied throughout and the upward
in rates exclusively to the reaction in the new
market as advised by telegraph to-day included foI
bill of fading sterling l30 and f6oo do at price 70 M
affixed on delivery of the bills; e2a0 clear piis al ''.
at ls2i4 siO0 at 1925; $4,000 at 1874 tiUt' ny ~
.at 1898 6l3s; Gl5O00 by another, at l5aiaoii I
laa,x. fho00 at 1884; EiO0D 1885,; EI5D at azS
.cslsss1, E8ooo and f3ooo at ia 4soo az r roa,s
and f0OO by banks for gold at lol SAFES Oh ffah
ine,nded lsO1f and sOOO0f 42Ss4G 25OH at A2fat
on Ooo sold by broker, 22l5 40oof ut i254t
o9of as 25f DOOR and 2ooo0f at 2Sf and 5000
and 100000 4s2Ilf We quote Sterling at l359lS5
bank; clear bills 33la@l3lai bills of adng bills l3gi2
hank Francs l5f, and outdoor Frhnesi 259i20E
* DOMESTIC EXUHANGE--The tendency OF rates OF Do
nestle Exchange to-day has been somewhat in favor buyers
Most of the commenced checking this morning at par
,ut owing to the absence Of demand of them fell off tC
~ IA cent discount finally The inquiry the
whole rather light however and opeatiensin the Of
chas by and bankers restricted to the following
viz $4,000 bank sight to bank at Il q cent discount
$4,000 ST0G0 Sl25 900 private do at 56 and $1,000
$4,000 G01 SJ10O 100000 and $4,000 at II = cent dis
count also s35GOO sixty days sight at ~ q cent discount
We continue to quote New York sigtt at par9a per ceEt
discount at bank 87l6 u discount of doors
dive days sight }4sa II cent discount fifteen and
twenty days 2{97S, thirty days I@1'i and sixty dals
lAG2 2 cent. discount
STOCKS AND B JNDS-The demand for the better casse
OF securities active, with steady upward tendency
in prices While the lower grades still exceedingly neglected
Operations included 100 shares Canal Bank Stock
Go Meebancs and Traders do at 55 50 Crescent City
do AZ 35 100 Louisiana State Bank 90 100 CANT Bank
on private terms i50 Gas Light Coapany at 1885, q
do al 59 80 prices that have not trans
red $1,000 Cpelousa Railroad First Mortgage CONSTRUCTION
Bond With eight coupons attached, at 80 and Sl5pN d.
Louisiana Bonds with coupons detached at 10.
UNCURRENT BANK NoTES-We have not been appriset
of any issues Of the Banks in qu datioI
since our demand for them has shown ahaenen
whatever offerings have been Of too restricted eharae
to than nominal negotiations of course prices ar
too unsettled give reliable apprOSimans quotations
sale ST10 Citizens scrip Of 1855 has been ell
fected at