New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-20

VI the SIZE Oh Biackwood, is about to be started i
Charlotte, North Carolina, devoted to literature
agriculture and general intelligence, and compris
ng reports Of battles, incidents and anecdotes (
tae late war, never before published. The mara
zane viii be edited By Gen. D. H. Hill, late Of Il
oouthern army, whose achievements not only VII
the sword but with the pen are So fresh II Il
memory OF the people North and South.
Ihe frst number will appear on the first Of NAV
See advertisement -
~ private dispatch to friend, We understar,
.nat me commissioners appointed by our leeisla
sute % represent the position Of Louisiana II
resident johnson, may BIO expected here tn
morrow morning.
y AsofAL AND CoMMERcIAL Summarize Cold
ne declined fully l@Ia y cent. since our last.
owing 70 unfavorable advices from the New YORK
MslAes ah0 % me announcement brought BIZ the
Germania Of further advance in q. 8. securities
q London, which always presages i decline 4 NJ
precious metals this side. offerings YESTERDAY
continued heavy, but the demand was 1t M lime
4 much better than nominal, and sales were very
light at l2F@l27ss, against I2s@12s1 ON satnrf Az
evening.
Foresg, Exchange declined yesterday IGar, 10
cent, N sympathy with the gold movement and
/ Tor the same causes which created he rearct;n,
IN gold. superadded to which private dispatches
received during the day quoted a still further d..
cline at New York in rates of sterling and francs
even beyond the proportionate falling off IN tba
specie market, The movement for the dav was of
very restricted character throughout, and tbe
market closed fiat at I37a@l3s5 for bank sterI;nr
for clear bills, l351 for bill Of lanp
Dlls ALOE. 04.l2s for bank francs, and 4l5at 2of
for outdoor francs
s-00neestsc ETchdnge- There has been no i'm
portans variation noticeable under this head since
yesterday. Offerings Of private and Commercial,
ccntnued limited, and the demand was of a still
iaItner restricted character from the opening n
sne close, Doth at bank and on the street The
raing quotations as heretofore are for bank siubt
HOS pct. discount, with only two banks holding
~ tne former, and all Of the Others checking II
tae laIter rate Outdoor sight a1a 5set. discount.
otolo days sight, 4@l discount Is to 20 DAVIS,
lsegl4 discount; 80 days, s016 ctdscount
and ~ days at la@2 59ct. discount,
bdnE Notes and charlottesville onerat;o,s |
under me above head since our last have dis. I
close1 increasing frmness in faYorite cIasses AMI |
sreater weakness IN all other descriptions. Oaer.
ngs @ the former, however, are too restricted "a
saAie oI neaVy negotiations, and the actual salaa
q yesterday were confined to some lots HMM
SANK and city railroad stock, and to few trans.
Y Bank Of Louisiana, Louisiana State
'ank and Crescent City Bank notes. Il IA nr;oas
pecifed in our financial article. f'.s's
( sugar and M0lasses-The movement 4 T.on;,;
aa yesterday was confined to few hbds. ~ |
agar AZ full prices, and we could discover no /
clvlty whatever In the production ~ cnho {
rices Of the latter are somewhat unsettIed a,d t
he demand discloses but little if any mpro yement
4 hesse's Produce The movements under the t
boye heading show no marked alteration since 9
u last Sales Of flour reached $500 bbIs. At I'M s
reyious prices. Transactions ID corn incInding p
90 sacks. at Saturdays rates. Operations IL b
y COMPRISED 1000 sacks at advanced figures. Il
nd aales Of bran have been limited to 500 sacks
somewhat lower prices. q
4 frssgsts- The only new feature to notice IN b,
eights u for Il, 200 sacks Of corn b
x 81 steamship 70 New York at 2oc. per sack, al
aIes q cotton by sail and steam, both FOREIGN &c
y coastwise will be found in another column N &c
revious figures. - en-
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