New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-11
5aEqt6 Orleans Daily Gresteat,
Ffrn @rleaNs %floneg StLarkst.
CREsrEEr OFFIOE, No, "a OAMr STREET,
ThutslRy EyeninK, May 1O 1865.


4 trbo old market has been moderately active to.
7ay at Yesterdays closing rates. Offerings, though
not heavy, disclosed nevertheless, considerable
increase Of cash Gold, most of which was absorbed
i, tho order annexed, viz; $1,000 at 1898 $4,000
X 1894 $4,000 and $4,000 at 1893 $4,000 at 1885,
And $4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and 900 at 1870.
Nothing beyond drbets has transpired in Silver
and we still quote Gold at 120560l3O, and Silver at
u7ml20 for American coin, and l29@l30 for
Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN ExCHANGE.--The only material altera-
ton to report in foreign bills to-day was an ad-
vance in bank drawing rates of about per cent
The outdoor supply and demand ruled throughout
as for several days past of very limited chara'-
ter, and the total movement, SO far as sales have
been verified will be found depicted in the SUP
ioined statement: f5OWat 137 $4,000 and $4,000 at
1871, G280O at 1889, $4,000 Bank Sterling AT l4o,
$4,000 do. at al, GlOOO at 142, and some small
bills over the counter at 142@l43; also 4llVu sou
by bank for Gold at 109. Sales of Francs 6VoOol
for Gold at 525f Is OOOf and As O00R sold tor cur
rency at 4 OOf, and few other lots at our quota
tons which now rule as follows viz e: Bank Ster
ling l420l4s, Clear Bills l38@l4o, Bill OF Ladlnf
pills 13G65137. Bank Francs 3.95@3.923f. and out
door Francs 4.05@40Of.
Do,,Esrra FxcHANGE-The movement In Domes
4ic Exchange still exhibits an upward tendency
Two Of the banks advanced the rates this morning
To s3 cent. premium for sight checks on thu
Northern cities, while all of the others demanded
40 cent. premium over the counter, although on
or more of them sold round amounts during tn
morning at " cent, premium Offerings Of pr
waite and commercial continued exceedingly re
gtrcted, and the purchases by banks and banker
have been limited to the following amounts, viz
100000 New York sight at / u cent. premium
$4,000 at I@3 % cent. premium, $4,000 an
N s23 000 at al cent. premium, $4,000 and S7j ~
hank checks sold to banks at the same, and $50 OF
NJ do. at 7-lG ~ cent. premium, 100000 three day
Z sight at 1 n cent. premium, and $4,000 nine'
\ days sight Ia new style Of bill just now at %
I cent discount. The closing rates this evening ar
for New York sight t69s q cent. premium at ban
and lG11 GU cent. premium out of doors.
SToCgs AND BoEDs-There is no material vari
ton of any kind to notice in the movement in $
curities. Offerings of most favorite securities a.
still very light and the demand and prices of
few of them show some little abatement, while Il
lower grades, which are rather abundant CO
tnue almost wholly neglected. The following a
the only actual sales Of which particulars ha
hanspired since our last viz. IS shares City Ra
road Stock at 2OO3, Is do at 2Ol and 5, rs, % Al
SO do at prices that have not TRANSFERRED, and
shares Union Bank at Sig. No sales Of Bonds ha
been reported since yesterday, and asking rat
for the latter remain unchanged
h UNcURRENT BANK Notes.-The movement
the issues Of the several banks in liquidation
been almost wholly suspended to-day. Oferir
we're at no time much better than nominal, a
the only sales that transpired were one of sli
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