New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-10
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THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1866.
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The leading feature of the movement in finan
cial circles to-day has been a general advance in
rates Of Gold and Foreign Exchange, The Gold
market opened firm under yesterdays advance at
New York, and on receipt of the regular noon dis
patches, which announced still further improve
ment to-day some holders put up their rates fully
2per cent. The demand exhibited more general
inquiry than has been recently noticeable, and was
mostly for the purpose of meeting payments for
duties and for Coffee while offerings disclosed but
little, if any, increase. At the same time buyers
appeared to be unwilling to submit to higher
advance than 59 cent. on yesterdays quotations,
and we have not heard of any authenticated opera
tons above that figure. The following comprise
the whole of the sales that have been brought to
our notice. viz: $4,000 and $4,000 at 1873, $4,000 at
1891 $4,000 at l293 $4,000 at 1893, and $1,000, S15oo
and $4,000 at 1870. Sales of Silver included SzOOO,
American halves at l19. We now quote Gold at
l30@l305, and Silver at ll7@l2O for American
coin and l29ml30 for Mexican dollars.
FoREIGN EyCHANGE-The movement in foreign
bills continues restricted but rates have advanced
since our last fully l, and some cases I5 81 cent,
owing almost exclusively, however, to the steady
inward tendency of the New York markets. OF
ferinps of outdoor bills have exhibited no increase
whatever. and the movement has been restricted
to few favorte signatures. We annex partiCu-
lars of the days operations, so far as they have
been reported, viz: $4,000 bill of ading bills at
1856; G250O private at 1885, E33OO do. at 1891; $1,000
and $4,000 bank at lao; and $4,000 do at 142 Sales
of francs included 76,O00f. at Ape 1876 ,0O0f at
4O5: $50 00Of at 4.023; and several trhng amounts
at corresponding figures. The quotations this
evening" are, for Bank Sterling l4lG1l42
clear bills l3s014O bill Of lading bills 135G9l37
bank francs 3973@3.92lf, and outdoor francs
4O74@t025f.
DOMESTIC ExoHANGE-The only variation notice
able in Domestic Exchange, to-day, was a slight
strengthening OF rates which, however, did not
amount to any quotable advance. Offerings of
private and commercial were at no time better
than nominal. and the demand at bank was of a
limited character from the opening to the close.
The following comprise the only actual sales to
banks and bankers that we have heard Of viz
$4,000 New York sight, at per cent. premium
100000 de- at5-l6 per cent premium, and $4,000,
three days do. at par. We repeat quotations as
follows, viz New York sight 8@8 at bank. with
only one bank checking at the inside figure, and
@a per cent premium out of doors.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-The movement in securi.
ties has been of more restricted character since
our last, but no change of any kind has occurred
in quotations. Offerings of the better classes con
tinue light and in good request while the lower
descriptions are in ample supply, but are wholly
neglected, Sales to-day, and 10 shares Gas
stock at prices that have not TRANSFERRED Is do
City Railroad at 2OO4; 50 do. at 2Ol3; Is do. Mer
chants Bank at 30, and ia do. 0pelousas Railroad
stock at ST.
UNoUUREET BANK NoTEs-Offerings of all tbs
issues Of the Banks in liquidation have been very
light to-day, and the only sale that transpired wa
$1,000 Louisiana State Bank at s8e, There is NJ
marked abatement noticeable in the demand, bu
the supply is too light to admit of heavy or ever
moderate operat0ns.