New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-10
5N9p Orleans Daily Qtestert.
MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1866.
9leu Orleans ytlonGp 3t(arhet.


from the opening to the close of business. The
sales for the day SO far as they have been verified
10 our satisfaction, were follows viz: $4,000 and
10000 at l44; $4,000 at l4l3; $4,000 at 1443 $500
and $1,000 at l44l; $4,000 at las, and $4,000 and
$4,000 at 14jt. Sales of Silver comprised $3.50
American halves and quarters at 1874; $500 do, all
IS, at 1861, aud co. 900 Mexican dollars at 1443. |
ss.v;;5 4oW quote Gold at 145@l454, and Silver az
l340l345 for American coin and 1453l4G for
Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-There is but little altera-
ton of any kind to report in the movement in |
Sterling and Francs. Offerings are moderate, |
while the demand exhibits no improvement what |
ever, and rates rule precisely at the close of
our previous review of the market. The only
sales thaa transpired to-day were f2000 clear ster
ling bills at l49, $1,000 at 149a, 100000 in three
lots, at l499@l5O3, $4,000 at 1867 10000 at 1909,
and $4,000 bank sterling at 1923. In Francs, the
only sales we have heard of were $4,000 Al pri-
vate at arg, 10000 at 3784, and 10000 at $780,
We now quote Sterling at l52@l54 for bank, and
7494@l5O4 for clear bills; and Francs at 3.70G
3.95 at bank, and at 3.773@3.723 in the outdoor
market.
DOMESTIC .ExcHANGE-Th is no alteration
whatever 10 notice under the above heading.
Offerings of private and commercial are still but
little better than nominal, and the demand at
bank and bank counters fer remittance purposes
though somewhat heavier, is yet by no means ac-
tive or general The outdoor purchases today
have been restricted to $4,000 and $4,000 New
York sight at par, $28 900 at b cent. discount
$4,000 Boston tifteell days sight in 1.-THE morning
at PIG 4 csgat. discounts $4,000 fifteen days
~" AoLN3 .. u i'tS' - ~ * e
ana 'l9'00I Ne" hoFA anu '.ofooo 5a,a
~ cent. discount Also, $4,000 thirty days
+ Nov yorl, sinht at N cent discount
/ ,,.a,,o ~ cnofo New York sight
w S9A1hu' H., j,
at / " cent premium az pApA "nI e
cent premium IN .Le ousuoot na, nv.
slght anu SNORT slgnt are sun wv
10 estaosh fe!iapie Or even 'lo9elJ opp
quotations. ana VIZ LeiolS oliitN 'DS'1' ----r.-
UScUREENT NOTES 4NpSEcURTTTEs.-The move
ment in the former to-day has disclosed no further
variation. The amount of funds reported for the
payment of taxes enables holders of State and
city treasury notes to realize better prices than
heretofore, but there is no speculative demand
noticeable for either at present. The sales to-day
comprised $1,000 Louisiana State notes at 924c.i
$4,000 City of New Orleans notes at 995c., ano
$500 Bank of Louisiana notes at 963c. Sales o.
stocks to-day have been confined to 70 shares CI5
Railroad Company at 20l, and 81 do. Opelousas
Railroad at 81.
Brokers' BoARD-There was no session OF thG
Board of Brokers to-day, and we OF course have NJ
transactions to report for that institution
\ SALES OF INSURANCE SCRIP AT AUCTION
Messrs G. E. Grardy & Co., sold at auction to-day
the following lots of insurance scrip, at the price
annexed, viz:
Merchants Mutual Insurance Co., 1859, 500 q
SIC; Merchants Mutual insurance So Isoo' 81 oec
at $40 Louisiana u R1tuo ~ i8SI
S490 0 az o ogI' Ia5o SSIGa ut 7Ic do 1855
II $960n az 20 do 1870 SI470 at csc. do 1860
S9909 az a. a. 1oei s1q5o at F3c do 1887
III %9Soo a" ~ ot0, IL Goee a E76 az S5c
n s'og ~ ~ N0''-e''' ''s.S.y
I REAL EsrAFE-The movement IN real estate eA
1iIits no marked variation as compared with pre-
- .or,ar,s 3nnts contirne enormous an
I. NIoua iePoi so' ~ -.
i exorbitant, while purchases disclose no sach al
: proportionate advance on the 7atue OF cit
p f'' r. .a,l,, o,nloro+ion sbovover On fl
'spstSi' - .aI7ior "a tho iii,
return OF the Cohieqeta1e soiaets " s!e el',
many of them, who had previously been IN pc
Fectiv indenendent circumstances found then
,,,atia ~ ,o51i7o ,,nr If tI,ai, ,,arsoD
selNes un"''e " ls0''Ao ~ @I9 -
assets OWING 10 Inc ',i''
dition Of the country, and, as a last resort, SO
4 tl,aiP dwellings in order to enable them to aga
4 ontar in+o hrsinass. In ttis case thew had to su
Il ents4 - ia q q
i nit TO the ruhhg prices ot 1le uay' "Ai!e! " u
4 question of rents, they aud all others who mad
enpl shelter or secure a dOnicile were left entire
VI az r,,ooiors 1ordlords who do M
AZ VIZ 5tl o,,o ,,orticl
Il and, as class, never dld possess one patticse
" human feeling or commiseratlon. We suluom
III few Of the public sales at auction to-day as an
.4. ~ ,,,.,-o+ rr,1ir q I,,I,,rh ase rates wi
dleatloIi VI SAS p -' - ,.sll :I.4
the remark, however. that destfaply iocat
dwellings and business houses Will now comma
as high figures al at any previous time, viz: