New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-08
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Tueslay Evening, August 7, 1855. 4
Tie Gold market has exhibited greater hrmness
to-day, owing to adviees Of az improvement in the
Eew York market, The demand was very light,
However, and sales nave been restricted to the
following amounts viz: Ss00O So 900 fnd SD 900
at l4al; $4,000 at l44a ss5 900 at l445@l44S;
and 5000 at las. Sales of Silver comprised $1,000
American halves at ls4, and 1000 Mexican dollars
-atlE NJ cent prem. on Gold The closing quota
tens this evening are 14449l444 for Gold lssG9iS4
5Qr American Silver, and l46@l47 for Mexican
Dollars 100000 bought at IA yesterday, LOT
dsliye1y to-day, has not thus far been lor'n'
csmiRg.
oRSEaN EXCHANGE The tendency o. ra.ss %
55.A Sterling and Francs Is still annllstahaoiy y
fvor Of buyers The market u amply sappieo
With outdoor bills, the demand ior Wtllch' hoM-
ever continues exceedingly restricted, as may DC
readily inferred from the following, Wnleh en-
49, ~ totai sales for the day, viz $4,000 and
$4,000 Sterling, sixty day Clear Bliis AZ 100 tzOVo
T2a,l do. at 1904 for Gold, sl000 do. at 1908,
~ fsA d. sight at ITO, 100000. Bank Francs
u s5of., 25O0OE Bankers do at S60f., and
gq5 0oof. Commercial do. at s.6s2f. Quotations
ain rule as follows, viz, Bank Sterling l5s@159,
nntioor Francs 3.70@3.65f.
DOMESTIC ExGHANGE-There is no material al
iteration Of any kind to refer to in the movement
under this heading. Offerings Of Commercial are
moderate, ana the demand for remittance pur
POSES was fairly active to-day. The purchases by
banks and bankers included $4,000, $1,000, s20,
600, SIS 600, $4,000 and $4,000 New York and
Boston sight at / y cent discount; $4,000 ditto
at sab 7B cent discount, and $4,000 Baltimore
sight at3 % cent discount also, $4,000 sixty
days. New York sight at "A q cent. discount. We
now quote at 3Gl4 y cent. discount at bank, and
3a5 y cent discomfort Of doors, for sight checks
on the Northern cities.
UYcuBRENT NoTEs AND SECURITIES. have
been no sales Of the former reported to-day, and
the only operation that TRANSFERRED in the latter was
1l6 shares 0peluusas Railroad stock at 66. Offer
ings of the better classes of both are very light,
and the demand for either cannot be regarded as
much better than nominal
AL the Brokers' Board to-day, the only sales that
transpired were:
$S59o i ia4ss
The New York exports, exclusive Of specie, for
the week ending July sIst. and since the begin
ming Of the year, compare as follows.
fGe tas IS s 8 sssS9
sinse January L. sIi8os2724 so SIS l6 IS
The New York imports compare as follows
81 9:s! ssSs a;fsBssait. $3.50 s ssss ~
Tatsi week. s81ssss ss9oslsg sss29 81
Previously reported. lS6s0Assl s61oAlss sAlAsal
sines January lss sl4oal777s saag06l8 sis7 al I4s
The Bostonimports for the week ending July ~
were Ss03,STT against 1882, 249 for the corr
responding week in 1866. The total amount of
imports from January to July n, 1866, was
$2f, 46S 765.
The business at the Office Of the assistant
treasurer juy3l was as follows Total recepts
@82, ii5,483 81; of which $757 900 we're for GUS
toms gold notes, s34l 900; payments, 81 ,s57 1903
3d.. balance $s0,l31 ,227 or.
The new Internal revenue law goes into effect
to-day, August ], and the tax on brokers' sales Of
stocks and gold il thereby reduced to one Up
cent for every hundred dollars instead Of 100 D
cent. on stocks and lilo on gold as at present
IMPORTANT no BANKS, BANKERs AND BROKERS.
The following are the provisions Of the new inter
ral revenue bill relative to the tax on brokers'
saes. which went into effect on the LIST inst:
That there shall be paid all sales made by
leakers banks OF bankers, whether made for the
saeit Of others Or on their own account, the fol
Lying taxes, that is to say, upon all sales and
a9tfaets.for the sale Of stocks, bonds, gold and
ser bullion on coin promssory notes or other
1,ihdred dollars Of the amount Of such sales or
& attracts.
And On every sale or contract for sale, as afore
said, There shall be made and delivered by the
seller s5sthe buyer bill or memorandum Of such
sale or contract on which there shall be fixed a
lawful stamp or stamps in value equal TO the
amount Of tax on such sale.
And any person or persons liable to pay the tax
as herein provided, or any one who acts as the
agent or broker Of such person or persons, who
shall make any such sale or contract, deliver or
receive any stocks, bonds. bullion coin or promis
sorry notes or other securities, without bill or
memorandum as herein required, or who shall de-
liver or receive such bill OF memorandum, without
having the proper stamps affixed thereto shall
forfeit or pay to the United States penalty Of
$500 for each and every oifense where the tax 80
eyaded or attempted to be evaded, does not ex-
coed 500, and penalty Of $1,000 when such tax
shall exceed 500, ETC.
The San Francisco Price Current Of 9th July
reports the combined exports Of treasure and
merchandise during the past half year, compared
with the same period Of 1864 and 1866 as follows
sss ssgs.s Y s sS5sss 8 IS q q
s25.ssI4 Oi IS ssaS67,Is5 3 ssi4ss,s5l 3
The San Francisco receipts Or treasure from
different sources, during the past half-year, have
been aa follows through public channels:
From california; northern mines u 7st
From lalornia southern mines 298Ss
FIJI. ssse p fiSso III s6gS65S
Imports Foreign, British Columbia etc.,.-..., IaS4O
3l3 745
The following are the exports OF quicksilver
from San Francisco fer the FIRST six months of this
year, as compared with the same period Of 1865
a lsss r hsss
New York. 500 $3.50