New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-04-28
.Hew Orleans Monep Market.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. "a CAMP STREET,

Friday Evening April 81 1856
The leading feature Of the movement in financial
circles to-day was an almost unprecedented ad-
vance in rates of Gold and Foreign Exchange.
Gold opened at yesterdays closing fgures-l274
@l274-but it soon improved under private advices
from New York, while the market was consider.
ably strengthened by an unexpected heavy up
ward movement in Foreign Exchange at the
same time the demand was rendered especially
active by an apparently concerted movement on
the part Of short buyers to enforce immediate set
Elements Operations were of heavier and more
general character than for some time past,
and, at the close of business this evening,
prices, though somewhat irregular, disclosed
uniform advance on the actual sales for
the day of fully 44@4} U cent. The subjoined
statement shows the various transactions and the
tendency of rates throughout the day, viz: $500
at 1873, $1,000, $780, $4,000 and $4,000 at l2s,
$4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at 1881 $4,000 and $4,000 at
129 1000 at 1291, $1,000 and $4,000 at sl29t,
$1,000, $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at 1870, $4,000 at
1909, $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at l3l, $4,000 and
$1,000 at 1919, and $4,000 at 1872. No sales OF
American Silver beyond driblets have transpired,
and operations in Mexican Dollars have been
within the range of quotations which rule as fol-
lows viz: Gold at l3l4@l32B and Silver at l24@
l25 for American con and l320l33 for Mexican
Dollars.
FOREIGN ExcHANGE-The movement in Sterling
and Francs to-day has disclosed an advance all
round of about 34041 u cent, influenced by the
upward tendency Of rates Of exchange at New
York, and by the very heavy advance in rates of
Gold in this market. Offerings were, as hereto
fore, quite limited throughout and the demand
was at no time active, as asking rates were ami
buyers The following comprise the whole of
the actual sales that have been brought to
our notice, viz: Gl400 in the morning, at
1856, for clear bills, $4,000 at 1879, 1880 at
137@l38, $4,000 and $4,000 at 139, and the
following sold by one bank, at different hours Of
the day viz: $4,000 in the morning at 1888, $4,000 at
noon at l40, and $4,000 towards the close of bus
ness at l4ll. Sales of Francs have been confined
to 3o000f. at 4l7f, 3o000f at 4l0f and 80 0OOf at
4.74 We now quote sterling at l4l5@l423, clear
bills at l39@l4o, bill of lading bills at l36@l37
bank Francs at 3.9Of@4.O0f, and outdoor Francs
4.lOfQI4.5f.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-The tendency of the
movement to-day in Domestic Exchange has been
somewhat in favor of buyers, but no quotable de-
cline occurred at any time in rates of either sight
OF time drafts on the Northern cities. Outdoor
chellnBs were az 10 Lnle Hlucn DeLIef IHdn nOlnl-
nal, and the principal movement was at bank,
where rates ruled at 3G1s and u ct. premium for
sight checks over the counter. Two banks having
drawn throughout at J, two at and the balance at
! u ct. premium. The purchases by banks and
Bankers have been restricted to SO 600 and S30,
600 New York sight at :; 100000 and 100000 do
at 7-l6; $500 thirty days at / $4,000 FIVE days
az ! 100000 sixty days at l5l6 and $4,000 do
at " cent. discount. The ruling quotations at
the close of business were for New York sight a@4
u cent. prem. at bank, and E@l u cent prem.
out of doors. The movement in short sight and in
time drafts of too irregular character to es-
tabGsh quotations, and we, therefore, omit them.
SToCKs AND BoNDs-We have not been advised
of any material alteration in the demand or price
Of any of the leading securities since our last and
the movement to-day included the following actual
sales, viz: Il and Is shares City Railroad Company
On private terms; 80 shares Bank Of America at
138j l5 shares Gas Light Company at 1909; %
shares City Railroad Company at 200; 20 do, 20
do. and lj3 do. Bank Of New Orleans at Al, and
50 do. at 4l9: 100 do Louisiana State Bank at 25;
60 do. Commercial Water Works at 53;l0 do. Cres
cent City Bank stock All, and "a do. Merchants
Bank stock at IA.
UNcuRRENT BANK NOTES.-The movement in
the notes of the several banks in liquidation rules
precisely as for several days past. Offerings of
favorite descriptions are very light aud the de-
mand for the latter classes still continues active
and steady. Transactions to-day have been con-
fined to $1,000, Bank of Louisiana, at 68c; and
$500 do. at 69lc., and $1,000 and S860O Louisiana
State Bank at SOC. u dollar