New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-02

4 rhere was but very little activity notice
Z able in the Gold movement on Saturday, and sales
were light throughout at Fridays closing quota
tons, which were 1254@125s.
!. Foreign Erchdnge-There is no alteration oil
: any kind to notice in the movement in Foreign
Bills Offerings continue heavy, but the demand
Is restricted to very few buyers Drawers and
holders manifest considerable frmness under ex.
listing circumstances, however, but operations
still continue light at our last quotations, which
we repeat as follows: Bank Sterling, 1350a196 !;
Clear Bills, l33@13ss; Bill Of Lading Bills, 1910
1872; Bank Francs 4.25@a. 20f., and outdoor
Francs 4s5@127a.
Domestic Exchange Offerings of private and
commercial showed some increase on Saturday
but the demand was of a restricted character
throughout both at bank and on the street. Ratas
i underwent no alteration of any kind, however
! and we continue to quote bank sight at Ans 10
4 cent. discount, with sales of some round amounts
at the latter figures and even fraction under and
outdoor sight Of hos y cent. discount, five to ten
days sight at 2@1 u cent. discount, fifteen 70
twenty days at 13@l3 U cent. discount. thirty
days at ls@l4 y cent. discount, and sixty DAYS,
at 2@2s U cent. discount.
Ssocks and Bonds-The market is still, VOW
fairiy supplied with the better classes of secnr;.
aes, and all that offer find ready BUYERS at steadily
auNVanchg prices. Other classes are quite abun
uanI, however, but they appear to attract no at
senttoh WnateVer, and generally rule at whatever
sney VIII bring. Transactions on Saturday were
e s1rleted to few lots Of Citizens Bank, CITY
g " Company, Southern Bank and Crescent
Uity hank stocks, at private sale, and some Me-
chanies' and Traders Bank and City Railroad
oompany's stock at auction, at the prices fur.
nshed in our financial article.
Gotton-The market on Saturday was quite
unsettled. Buyers contended for heavy concessions
IN view OF the large increase in receipts which :,
according to our published report, ex ceeded 5000
paies FOR the week ending Friday evening. While :
nost factors refused to submit to any reduction of
rates Sales, however, reached 3017 bales at prices
nciln1ng to previous inside figures for the better
grades and at a decline of about one cent ner :
pound, upon the lower classi6cations The ouots =
ions at the close of business were for ordinary :
'o@ssc. ; good ordinary 34@36c low middlng
1885,, and middling 40@4Ic.
Sugar and Moldsses-There is no alteration To | a
lotoe in the movement under this heading. Offar.
9gs OF Louisiana are moderate and meet a linited
eInand at previous prices, while the supply of
le production Of Cuba is rather heavy and =
tracts but little attention, SC
'festea7s Pr'odnce- Sales Of Flour on Saturday u
ere 1000 bbls. at easier prices. Operations IL
Urn were limited to 1000 sacks at previous ipnres
ansactons IN Oats footed up 1000 sacks At fnI1 be
1es ana me movement in most other articles til
IS only Of q retail character. pc
! dttte OF Cod and Sitper Coins-The foov;,,r ne
,ie SHOWS the present value in England Of cola no
sliver coins Of different nationalities. accord de
to the British standard per ounce: w