New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-04-24
gqw Orltaus Daily Grestellt,
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL "a, 1866.
Ne>u 0rleans ylonep gtlarket.
CRRscEEr OFF ICE, No. 94 CAMP STREET
Monday Evening, April %, 1866.


CRESCENT OFF,oE, No. o. CANT STREET,
Monday Evening, April %. 1866. !
The only alteration that has traDspired in fnan-
cial circles to-day was slight decline in rates of
Gold and triaing advance in quotations of
Foreign Exchange. Gold opened at Saturdays
closing figures, l25a@l26; but the demand at
these rates was quite limited, and holders had to
submit to / D cent. decline, in order to effect
sales, and even at this concession the movement
continued restricted, as may be inferred from the
subjoined statement of the total actual operations
for the day. viz: $2500 at 1875 $4,000, $780, $4,000,
$4,000 and $4,000 at 1853; and $4,000 and $4,000 at
1869. Nothing beyond driblets transpired in Sill
ver and we, now quote Gold at 1254@l254, and
Silver at 1lS@l2O for American Coin and 125a6
l26 for Mexican Dollars ,.. .......,
FOREIGN ExcHAHGE-There has been mode
rate inquiry for foreign bills to-day, and sales
have been effected at / 3 cent. advance on satur-
days figures. There is no local cause that we
can see, beyond the falling off in sales OF cotton for
foreignports, toproduce this change, however ana
the very heavy recent operations in the stap'e'
have doubtless left large surplus upon the malAe'
The movement, however, enigmatical II may up
pear, discloses further Improvement neVer'he-
less, and we have revised our figures TO cores
pond with the present ruling rates, viz: BANK
Sterling, l35Ml36; clear bills, l33a0l343 bill OF
lading bills, l3lA@132a; bank Francs, 4.zl4Lt0
4l7af and outdoor Francs 4.27af.ND4.2z5t; !;
The operations for the day comprise fl0oo at l345'
f300O at l34a, El2,000 in several lots at l3244
I34a. fl2OO at l34s, $500 at l33@l344, tl000 at
1876, $4,000 at 134l, E200O at I34, $4,000 at 1889,
sl50O, f20O0 and $4,000 at 133, and e2o00 at 1872.
Also $4,000 sold by bank for gold at lo75. Sales
of Francs included ,000f. at 4.275f, 100,o00f at
426H 15, ,000f. and 36 000f at 4.25f., 20,000f and
6oo, ,O00f. at 4.23ff., and 6o,0O0f at 4224f The
ruling figures this day are for bank Sterling 1850
1856, Clear Bills l335@l3iI Bill of Ladng Bills
13I4@1321; bank Francs 4.2l4f @4.19a, and out
door Francs 4.27If @4.229f. g.
DOMESTIC ExcuANGE-The movement in Domes
tic Exchange has exhibited steadily increasing
frmness from the opening to the close of the mar
ket. The demand at bank was more active than
heretofore, and the aggregate amount checked for
remittance purposes disclosed very heavy in
crease, as compared with previous daily opera
tons Offerings of private and commercial con
tinued very light, however and operations were
confined in the way Of purchases by banks
and bankers, which were mostly sales from one
bank to another. to the following amounts viz
$25 900 and s250,00O bank sight at par, SIS 900
1900 and $40 900 private do. at l16 1 cent. dis
count, $40, 900 at $4,000 Boston and $40, 600 ant
100000 New York at l. and $4,000 New York Al
| u cent. discount. The closing quotations this
evening are, for New York sight, stiff at par q
bank, and firm at q cent. discount out OF doers
five and ten days. sight s@3 . cent. discount tif
teen and twenty days l@a, thirty days s'9l' anf
sixty days l4@l3 . cent discount
STOCKS AND BoNDs-There is no marked altera
ton to refer to under this head. Offerings rul
precisely as for some days past, and transaction
still exhibit heavy domand for all favorite seeuri
ties at steadily advancing prices. Transaction
since our last include 20 and 38 shares City Rail
road Stock, at prices that have been withheld, an
rs do. at 1899, 60 do. Citizens Bank at l50 30 dc
Bank of America at 1888, So do. at 1888, 235 do, i
three lots at 1885, 80 do at 1885, and so do. at l373
90 do. Louisiana State Bank at %, 30 do Bank c
New Orleans at Al, and % do. at 4l3, 25 do. Cre'
cent City at ALI, and 50and5 81 do at Az and $500
jackson Railroad Construction Bonds, with 6 COZ
pons attached, at so.
UNcUREENT BANK NOTES.-THE movement
the issues of the banks in liquidation to-day hf
been exclusively of q speculative character, an
rates been either withheld or so far magnifed tn;
we do not feel justsfed in quoting them. The d.
mand is still active, with an upward tendenc
however, and operations are restricted only t
the limited character of the supply.