New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-04

REroRT OF rHE GRAND JuRY.--We publish to
day, h fnli, the report made by the grand jury Ii
the First District Court. The report is full AMI
comprehensive, and discusses subjects Of genera
interest and importance to the whole community
GES, HARRY z. HAYs.-Dispatches have beer
received here from Washington, among others
one from distinguished Louisianian now Id tina
city, announcing that there will be no executiv,
opposition to the holding Of any public office b,
Gen. Hays to which he may elected by the people
List Of dispatches remaining at telegraph ofic
forgwant Of proper address: Col. j. Bealt, Mrs
Catherihe Commons, q. G. Forley, Capt. Thos II
Goldmg, NJ B. Jerache, Jas. Z. Lobdell, ]. Morriel
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CoanERCIAL AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY Tod
There is no quotable alterationto report in yester
days Gold operations. offerings were ample, bui
the demand continued restricted, and rates ruled
~ heretofore at 1864 0l25a from the opening to
the close Of the market.
Foreign Erchange-The feeling disclosed since
our last, was increased Ianguor in foreign bills,
but without any actual or quotable decline in
prices. The market was fairly supplied through
ont and, WITH only q limited inquiry, sales were
light at I35@I355 for bank sterling, l33@13sa for
clear bills, 13I@I514 for bill Of lading bills, 4.22
@z.20f, for bank francs, and 4.3004.2 5f for out
door francs. hssss stss sssaFAa
Roaaestic Erchange Operations in Domestic
Exchange show but little If any alteration. Offer
ings Of private and commercial continue very light,
and the demand is Of restricted character both at
bank and on the street. The ruling quotations are,
for bank sight IDs U cent discount, outdoor sight
3@s ~ cent. discount, five and ten days sight la
!, ffteen and twenty days. sight la@14, thirty
days sight la@la, and sixty days sight 2@2s y
cent. discount
The subjoined statement exhibits the quotations
Of Gold, Foreign Exchange and Cotton in our mar
ket on the ID ult., and I'd inst. Also the actual
decline in rates for the past month:
March 2 1856 April 2. 1866 Decline
s ss's slls ss lsssslss $40 / cen
III. ia Isans Ss lssiis sI llz@1ss
fs sss ss aaa Com ~ ssss9
oraiassy Gofton.... sfsso soess 7esc. n is.
s fs lisa'ias 4ssa SM s &
The above discloses an unusually heavy falling
OF in rates for single month, and the fact that
our commercial Community have withstood the
shock without any reported failures is the strong
est evidence that could be adduced that there is life
and yigor in the Crescent City yet The Gold ma
npulating tendency Of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury has IN the Same time, caused ruin and bank
ruptcy at the North, East and West But thus far
thesSonth has stood firm, and her prospects are
daily becoming brighter 8laA
Bank Notes and Securities The movement
since bur last has been Of more liberal charac-
tel, so far as it appertains to transactions under
the above head. Offerings Of favorite descriptions
continue limited, while the demand for all other
classes cannot be reported as much better than
nominal Operations yesterday included some
5000 Bank Of New Orleans notes at e2@92ac. 70
dollar, and considerable amount Of City Railroad
and Opelousas Railroad companies stocks, to-
gstAsr with moderate movement in Merchants
Bank and Gas Light companies stock, at the prices
furnished in our financial article.
Cotton The market has been exceedingly nm
settled since our last and transactions yesterday
which we're limited to ls4s bales, were effected at
such gnar rates, that it was impossible to OBJ
tain reliable Or even approximating quotations.
Sugar and M0ldsses There is no alteration to
notice in the production Of Louisiana. Sales yes
terday, 81 hhds Of the former and $50 bbls of the
latter, Of previous prices. Cuba Sugar and Mo.
lasses are held at higher figures, without meeting
more than nominal demand.
Western Produce Sales Of Flour yesterday in
cludsd $500 bbls at previous rates. Operations in
Corn comprised $500 sacks at advanced figures.
Operations in Oats were limited to 1000 sacks, and
those in Bran to 1000, at the prices furnished in
our commercial article.
Confederate Currency - The annexed COM
mendable and judicious act, which has been re.
Gently passed by the legislature Of the State of
North Carolina, is exceedingly oppertune, and can
hardly fail to have happy effect in the adjustment
of obligations incurred during the late unhappy
war. There are, doubtless, thousands Of cases in
the various States of the South that, unless com.
promised upon the following or some other equally
just basis, must lead to expensive and almost in
terminable law suits, and the old North State is
entitled TO the credit Of having been the first to
recommend and enforce the compromise principle
in cases where all rules of law and equity can
have no special application. h.
An act entitled an act for the liquidation of
claims incurred during the late war:
Be- itenacted by the General Assembly of the
State Of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted
BY the authority Of the same, That the following
adopted and established as the measure of value
81 one gold dollar in Confederate currency, for
oscn month, and the fractional parts of the month
q December, 1864, from the 1st day of Novem-
ner, is6l ,to the lst day Of May, 1866, to-wit:
AA g " coWdeute causesr the gold dollar
~ sae asa gsa measure NJ ral from Norcabe, Isl 1861
ssss M lssl Issa 1858. 1854. 1865.
Ts sbqns5ss s.s... si@ $500 ssloo $50 90