New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-10
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CRESCENT OFFICE, No, % CAMP srpRE7,
Friday Evening, March O. 1856

Friday Evening. March ., 1866. Z
The most prominent feature in tho movement in financial
circles last has been further heavy decline In
rates of Gold and Foreign Exchange influenced
exclusively by the unfayorabIc condition of the
Nov York Market. Gold opened yesterdays closing
figure, l2a9l30 and sales traupired within these
limits and even over these owing the the press
dispatches had reported advance u cent at New York
at the close OF business yesterday noon however we
ceive4 advices of decline of fully D cent this morning.
agreeaby to private dispatches received by
banks which quoted Gold to-day at I30$s the Decline
would have been II u cent The movement for the
day has included the following purchases, viz $1,000
at l2oR 5000 at 1901, S5OOo $1,000 s5Oo $40 ooo sl5o0
$1,000 $4,000 and $4,000 at 100. 5000 l29s $4,000
5000 $1,000 $4,000 10000 and $50 O00 the taken by
banker to I'LL m order at 29 600 at 1874 and $1,000
and SiOD at 1881 Nothing has transpired in silver that
requires special notice. and quote gold at 28929
and silver al2Si26 for American coin and i28929 Tor Mex
can dollars. ...
FOREIGN ExcHAaGE-The doxnward movement
IN Gold has been than anticipated by dealers
ID foreign bills. The supply has been very heavy
since last and.rates have fallen off from to 2, and
in exceptional cases. 2h U from yesterdays closing
quotations which make the actual decline for the week
fully 697 q cent, reduction almost unparalleled in the
movement in market The operations FOR the day have
been restricted f5O00 at 1904 fl6O0 at no. 500 at 1894
f4O00 Iao@l39, $4,000 lssGls9 sooO 1885, $4,000 at
1884 and f2500 f76O3 and f0 at 38 Sales Of Francs
prised oooO and 100000 at 400 100000 and 5o Oof at
40ot07I and 5oD0f 500OOf and 100 00O at L0594 f0f
provemen noticeable in Domestic Exchange during the week
Offerings showed steady and marked falling off and the
and continued active from the opening to the close The
day has disclosed alteration wbateve and the
following the whole the outdoor sales that
brought notics SIS oOO $4,000 s8 $780,
sight par 5000 and $1,000 do at l6 u prem
$200G] at D. cent prern and 100000 taken by bank
par@& q discount $4,000 day Il q
count; $1,000 day at par 5000 and si50o)
days at Vi $4,000 days at the $50 600 Boston
twenty days $50 600 thirty days taken by bank
*, and $4,000 sixty days. taken by another X g
discount
STOCKS AND BONDs.-There has been improved in
suy for favoe securities, at still higher prices
the general heretofore has been almost wholly
elected The actual sales comprise 50 shares Citizens Bank
i2l 100 Bank of America l9 100 do City Railroad Com
pany m s. H. So 100 and 100 do at prices that have
been withheld and Y do. Louisiana State Bank at 49,
UNCURREET BANK NOTES.-The movement in the
of tho banks liquidation has been Of very restricted
character since last The supply the market has been
too small for heavy operations and the demand BY
active general from the opening to the close Tie
only sale worthy Of notice that tsnpired for the day
5000 Louisiana State Bank 7Gc D dollar We still quote
Union Bank Crescent City Bank and sank of New oreaus
sic.. Merchants Bank at 7682c, Louisiana State Bank
TIs78c, and Bank Of Louisiana 55G60c. = dollar.