New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-06
SIeD Orleans Tally Qreatent,
MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST 6, 1866.
New Orleans 0lonep IFlarIttt.

telegraph, have been SO limited that they have had
but little if any effect here, while the alterations
in the demand during the day caused some trifing
alterations in rates. suboined are the particulars
of actual sales since our last, viz: $1,000 at li4
$4,000 at l44|, $l1 600 at 1443, 900 at l44l,
$4,000 and $2l 900 at LAG, $4,000, $4,000, $500O
$4,000, S3OOO SIS 900 at 49, $4,000 at l4430
l454, 600 at l45!, $4,000 bought yesterday,
deliverable to-day at 145I $4,000 at l445, $4,000,
$4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at 1444 $4,000
at l45, $4,000 at l444@l45, $4,000, $4,000 and
$25 900 at l44,. Sales of Silver included $1,000
American coin in two lots at l34@l3j, and $4,000
do. at 7 u cent discount for Gold. We still quote
Gold at l44ml444 and Silver at l340l35 for Amer
lean coin, and lI7Ggl4s for Mexican Dollars.
FOREIGN ExcHAEGE-The tendency of rates of
Sterling and Francs is still downward, and opera
tions disclose further abatement in the demand
for all classes of bills. The market continues am.
ply supplied, owing to the increased direct ship
ments of cotton, while the demand is but little bet.
ter than nominal, owing to the declining tendency
of the New York market and the unsettled cond
ton of European affairs. The only actual sales
that have transpired since our last were 4ZO9o
bank Sterling, sixty days, at 1904 600 dt0' past
due, at l57, $1,000 bank sold for Cold at IO0#,
800 clear Sterling at ljj, and E230O ditto at lj4
Sales of Francs have considerably diminished, and
the only operations that have come to our know
ledge to-day We're 70,50O and 30 900 at 3G2!f. The
closing quotations this evening were lj9@lGO for
bank sterling, 154@l543 for clear bills, 3.55Gq35Of.
at bank, and 3.G5G13GOf in the outdoor market for
Francs,
Domestic ETCHANGE-The demand at bank for
remittance purposes was active and steady to-day,
and the total sales exceeded threefourths Of
million Of dollars. Tile rate uniform at u
cent discount, throughout, with the exception Of
one bank which sold TO customers and to other
banks at h cent. discount The total outdoor
purchases included $S0,O00 $4,000 and 100000
bank sight bought by banks at 4 u cent. discount;
$4,000 private ditto at the fgnre $40 600
Commercial ditto at d cent. discount, and $2O
900 and $40 OGO ditto at u cent discount. The
quotations at the close Of business this evening
were fg3 b cent. discount at bank, and lC0s q
cent discount out Of doors, for sight checks on
the Northern cities.
UNCURRENT NOTES AED SEoURITIEs.-The out
door sales of uncurrent notes to-day have been
limited to $4,000 City Of New Orleans notes at
99I. sale of $3.50 Merchants Insurance scrip of
1866 was also reported at Csc. and one of 81 600
Louisiana State Insurance do at 81 Sales of Sc
curites on the street included 6S shares Louisiana
State Bank stock at "a, 40 do Gas stock at a
price that has not TRANSFERRED; 10 do. First Nation
al Bank at .l25, and $4,000 Opelousas Railroad
first mortgage construction bonds, sold at auction
by McCerren d Co., at 49,
BROKERS BoARD.-The only operation reported
at the morning session to-day was 5000 Opelou-
sas Railroad first mortgage construction bonds
with 6 past due coupons attached at "A. There
was no evening session held to-day.
SHIPMENT OF SPEcIE.-The shipments of specie
by express to New York yesterday, amounted We