New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-04-25
ssSItlp ORLEANS 9ailg GrestelH.
WEDNESDAY MORNING APRIL rs. 1866.
ntGt Orleans >Moneu sMarket.
ChEscEsr OFFICE, No, "a EAAp STREET,
Tuesday Eyeniup Aryf{ o. 1850

ChEsoEsr OFFICE No. "a CAAs STREET., /
iuesday Evening, April q. 1866 {
The movement in Gold has disclosed a slight i'm
provement to-day and rates at the close of bust
ness were about T3 cent higher than the quota
TORS of yesterday. Offerings Of Gold con.
tinued very light, however, and the demand
throughout was of the same restricted character
as for several days past, as may be inferred from
whole of the actual operations of the day, viz !:
$4,000, $1,000 and $4,000 at 1854 $500, $250O
$4,000, 5000. $4,000, $500, $500, $4,000 and
$4,000 at i252; and $1,000 at 1885, There have
been no sales worthy of special notice reported in
Silver; and we now quote Gold at 1255@l26, and
Silver at lls@l20 for American coin, and l251M
1876! for Mexican dollars
FOREIGN ExcHANaE-The tendency in the move
ment in foreign bills all day, has been to higher
figures, but no quotabe advance tra1 spired, and
the principal operations were effected within the
range OF Yesterdays quotations. The market was
fairly supplied throughout, and with moderate
lowing sales were effected at4the rates affixed viz
f2500 and $4,000 at l34a, 100000 at 133@134s,
$500 at l333@l344, flO6O at l34s 10000 at 1881,
fl5oo at 1884, $4,000 at 1885, 9lO0o at 1929 fl40o0,
bought BY one bank, at the same figure; tZzoO;
bill Of lading sterling at price to be determined
on the delivery of the bills and fl000 for gold at
10Y Sales Of Francs included 40 000f and loOoo
a. a22 and at 42o ghs nps 9aGss
Clear Bills l34a@l35a Bill Of Lading Bills Isiseg
1929. Bank Francs 4.2l5@4ls3f., and outdoor
Francs 4.274@4 22af.
DOMESTIC ExcHANaE-The feature in Domestic
Exchange is steady tendency to still higher fg
ures Offerings of private and commercial are of
too insignificant character 10 aomt OF heaVy
operations. and the demand at bank shows a
marked improvement IN the inquiry Tor remittance
PURPOSES, fair if not heavy business transpred
4 today in checks over the counter. and the pur-
| ohases by banks and bankers included ihe follow
ing ameu ITS, viz: $ll 900, $40, 900, $4,000 and
$l25, 900 sight at par, $4,000 SIS 900 and $4,000
OF | ia kan tu mn
bank at par q y cent premium, and 100000.
$50 900 and s75 900 at percent premium $50 900
sixty days sight at II 100000 do. at ZIG, and
5000 do. at u 59 cent. discount We now quote
New York sight at j % cent. premium at bank
and par "a T3 cent. premium out Of doors, five to
ten days. sight lDl " cent. discount, fifteen to
twenty days F@5, thirty days 4@5, and sixty
days sight AT 309l4 q cent. discount.
STOCKS AND BONDs--There il still noticeable a
very active demand for all of the latter classes of
securities, which are in only limited supply, while
the lower grades, which are freely offered, attract
no special attention Sales since our last have
been rather heavy and disclose still further i'm
provement in most Of the descriptions, which have
been transferred, as will be seen on reference to
the annexed particulars Of the movement for the
day. viz: 65 and 1872 shares Bank of New Orleans
at 40l; 100 do. at Al; 100 and 1876 at l4l4, and
100 do. at 40; Is do. City Railroad at 200;
90 do. Crescent City Bank at AZ, 80 Union do. at
81, 40 do. Citizens Bank at l49, SO do. at $50, Is
Merchants Bank at 80 and 81 do. at the same
figure SO do Bank of New Orleans at 4l3, 10 do.
Bank of America at 1856 and 100 do. at l3S, 40 do.
Louisiana State Bank at 223 25 do. Crescent City
Bank at 4l3. sl5, 900 City Bonds to the Opelousas
Railroad Company, in three lots, at 49, 78a and 80.
and $40 900 OPelouaas Railroad Construction Bonds
at 804, Seven Coupons included.
UHCURRENr BANK NorEs-The tendency Of the
movement in the issues of the banks in liquidation
is still rapidly upward, and operations in them are
restricted only by the limited character of the
supply. Sales to-day included $1,000, $4,000 and
$4B00, Louisiana State Bank at &c., and $40, 900
Bank of Louisiana at 671c. 78 dollar.