New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-19

Financial operations have exhibited no material
variation of any kind since our last Gold was
weak and inactive on Saturday, with very Light
sales at 1859 0I36d, and transactions in silver
restricted to few thousand dollars, all American
halves, at 13O@1s2. Mexican dollars are scarce
and in request at gold rates, with one or two buy
ers offering y cent. premium.
Foreign Exchange continues in ample supply,
but the demand is still of very restricted char
acter as most of the principal buyers keep out Of
the market on account of the low prices ruling at
New York. An advance Of " cent in the latter
market was announced on Saturday morning, how
ever without having any very favorable effect upon
ours which was dull throughout at 147a for bank
sterling, 45@14s for clear bills l44@l444 for doc
ument bills. 3.sOf. .@3.s5f. for bank francs, and
3.sTaa @s3s2Af for outdoor francs
Domestic Exchange was steady on Saturday at
Friday's quotations. offerings Of private and
commercial exhibited but little, If any, increase,
and the demand for both was at no time better
than moderate. The inquiry at bank for sight
checks on the. North was active throughout how
ever, and the amount taken for remittance pnr-
poses must have aggregated from half million
| to one million Of dollars. The closing rate was /
to D. ap cent discount at bank, and to 3 39 cent.
discount ON the street. M
Bank Notes and Securities rule as for several
| days past The inquiry IS confined to few
classes, of which the offerings have been very
much reduced by recent heavy operations, whilst
most other descriptions appear to be wholly neg
lected. Operations on Saturday comprised no
heavy amount in any Of the issues of the banks in
liquidation and transactions in securities were re-
stricted to some sales of Union Insurance Co.'s
stock, City Railroad stock, Gas Light Co., Union
Crescent and Mechanics and Traders Bank stocks
and jackson Railroad Co.'s stock, and one bond of
the Opelousas Railroad Co., (mostly at auctionA
for which very full prices were paid, as will be
seen on referring to particulars in our financial
article.
n Cotton has exhibited no quotable variation in
lFprices since our last Offerings were light on
Saturday and factors uniformly refused to make
concessions, which buyers generally demanded at
the opening of business. Transactions to the ex-
tent of 2562 bales, Were effected nevertheless at
somewhat irregular figures, but without any actual
advance or decline, despite the unfayorable char.
acter of the New York adyiees received during the
early part Of the day and the ambiguous and con.
ficting news from Europe, which came to hand
in the afternoon. The latter tended to unsettle
the market, ,but no sales of any Importance tran
spired after its receipt. Quotations continue a
S6@3Sc. for ordinary, 4084lc. for good ordinary
43c. for low middling and 45c. for middling.
,Si.gar and Molassesa are still very inactive OWNS
Ito othecontinued limited character Of the supply .
the production of this State, and to the very re
stricted demand thatrues for imported productions
Sales on Saturday were, if anything, under tn,
previous daily average for the week, and wer,
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