New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-02
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CRESCENT OFFICE, NO W hAsL.SA' ! !
Sunday Evening. March 81 1870.
The movement financial circles to-day has a'csse1 Ii"
alteration any kind that calls for special notice. noa ~
inactive from the opening to the close of6uslneos az
terday Offerings ere ample throughout, ou' VIZ W
mand was a. no time much better than nominal ana opera
.ions were restricted to the following amounts VIZ
$1,000 at l25; $1,000 and $4,000 at l2'A; 3"V'',
sll,0D0, sll,5D0 aud Sl2 0D Vat l257a SipU anu n |
5000 1855, 5000 and $4,000 az 1884 ana n9o'o
gold checks at 4 u cent premium. The announcement OF an
advance Of a p cent New York last evening impaired
some little strength to the Market but did not lead to any
alteration of q1otaons Sales Of Silver were 70 sVo
American Halves 20 and repeat quotatton as oio"s
viz: Gold at l25l25S and Silver at l2JGlZ2 i@ American
coin, and l259l2tfor Mexican Dollars.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-There is no variation II any kind
to report in the Of foreign bills Offerings are
ample and holders and drawers exhibit some hrness the
principal buyers still stand off, and the sales since our last nave
restricted to the subjoined amounts, W. t'oo M
Ladnz Bills l3l, ESQ and 5000 Clear Bills at 32, ti
and $500 at l32 s2O) and slOOJO 49, si60 at 1875,
$4,000 at sold by broker and e2'oO and o
atl33 9)J and f0O0 1885 and $500 at B5 sales Of
Francs have been confined CG10t and ioeD at 4Zz
100000 at 425@i 27aE and 10 Ooof at 43o9432af We
still quote: Bank Sterling lS5@36; Clear BAt la'9i53A
Bill Lading Bills 139l32; Bank Francs, 29420f, and
| outdoor Francs, 4.35Gi2i1a.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-The movement Domestic
Exchange has Of rather irregular character since our
last Offerings Of private and commercial Indicted some in
but the demand restricted both at bak and upon
the street. The banks generally reported light aes at pre-
quotations. and the purchases by banks aid bankers
comprise the following viz S50) 7l6 u cent discount
$4,000 and $4,000 al q cent. discount $1,000 at ZIG q
cent discount 100000 7i61ac mostly at he latter
$1,000 at H. and $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 dcat 81 2
cent discount, and 100000 sight and three days sg bought
BY one bank 76@ for the former and IS 2 cent discount
for the latter Also 1000 and $4,000 thirty dayssight
at p cent discount and 5000 sixty days at p dig
count The ruling cures disclose quotable changed
kind therefore reproduce yesterday rates, as tows
viz: New York sight 492G q cent. discount at Bank nd
@ 2 cent discount Of doors five to ten days light
}al p cent. discount; fifteen to twenty days. ls9l4
cent discount: thirty days. l3a9la = cent discount an
sixty days, 2@23s q cent. discount.
STOCKS AND BONDS-The movement under this heae
still of very limited character. Offerings Of fayorite clae
are light and ready buyers at advancing prices win
the general run of securities which continue heavy attract
attention appear be almost wholly neglected operauo
to-day have been confined Crescent City Bal
stock at 200 do in two lots 29 % do Citizens Ban
and and 10 do City Railroad Company at prices that ma
been withheld As Southern Bank ut 92a and the folio
Ing at auction by Gardner Smith, Yezer Co. viz % shal
Mechanics Traders Bank stock at 81 and shaes
Railroad stock at the enhanced figure, ls7.
A UNCURRENT BANK NOTES.-There is a very mater
falling OF noticeable in the supply of the issues OF the seve
Banks in Liquidation and the demand has diminished in
eual or uerhaps greater ratio. Sales to-day included O
s2ogO Louisiana State at P. T. 5000 Bank OF Louisiana
GU and $500 Merchants Bank at 65c. As may
l. inferred from the movement, the market is
= unsettled and operations are too restric
to iustfy any attempt furnishing reliable quotations,
:, we therefore omit usual figures sale OF about
mixed Insurance Scrip of 1851 e. 63 and d. was made
auction by Gardner Smith. Ye Co, at lie 2 dollar,
one of $500 Citizens scrip 1851 by Broker at SIC q dol