New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-16
Hew Orleans Monep Market.
CREsCENT OFFICE, No. "a CAMP STREET,
Saturday EVENING Apri) II 1890

Saturday Evening April il. 1856.
Inc only quotable variation of any kind that has
transpred in financial circles since our last was
further decline in rates Of Foreign Exchange,
which was superinduced by the depression re-
ported in rates of Gold and Exchange at New
York yesterday. The Gold market opened dull
and dropping this morning at yesterdays closing
figures, and it continued langud throughout, UP to
the close of business. The supply upon the market
showed avery marked falling off as compared with
previous offerings, and the demand was spasmodic
and mostly confined to purchases for the payment
OF duties. The whole of the actual sales for the
day are comprised in the subjoined statement, viz:
900 atl254 $40 000at125@@l254 $4,000 and $751;
100 1851, $4,000 and 1000 at 1853 $4,000 at 1856
and $500 and 600 on private terms. Transac-
tons in Silver included $3.50 American halves bought
by banker at llS, and $500 do. sold by another
atll9s. $4,000 Mexican dollars have been received
to-day from Matamoros, but they have not yet
been placed upon the market. We still quote as
follows, viz: Gold at 125@1255, and Silver at
lls@l20 for American halves, and 125@l26 for
Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN ExCHANGE--There has been naoder-
ate movement noticeable in s.-smg ana francs
TODAY. Int at rates sauwing a further slight do
cline on oil tlades of Bills. The market was amply
supplied from the opening to the close OF pus-
ness while the demand was at no time active, ana
operations were restricted to the amounts specl-
fed in the subjoined statement, VIZ: t50oo at
1885,, $1,000 and slO, 900 at 1884 sl5,000 at 1870
1881 $4,000 at 1921, $4,000 at 1928, $4,000, f35o0
and $4,000 at 1872, and $4,000 and $4,000 Bills of
Lading Sterling, at l3l. Sales of Francs included
lOO00f bank, at 4.214f, $4,000 private, at 425f,
40 O0Of and 80 000f at 4.264f 25000f at 427af and
Is O0Of at 430f The highest prices for both sterl-
ing and Francs, were realized early in the day.
We have again revised our figures and now quote
Sterling at l3441l35 at bank, Clear Bills 1910
1884, Bill of Lading Bills i309l3l, Bank Franks
4.225f014.20, and outdoor Francs 4.3l4fC94.264f.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE-The movement in Domes-
tic Exchange since our last has disclosed increas-
ing weakness, which was more manifest in the
transactions of the banks than in outdoor opera
lions however. Offerings of private and CONNER
cal were of an exceedingly restricted character
throughout, while the demand for checks over the
counter was generally fair and in some cases
active. The purchases by banks and bankers have
been confined to the subjoined amounts, viz /:
$500 600, 100000, 100000, 0,O00 and 10000
bank sight sold to banks at y cent. discount !;
$50, 900 private, bought by one bank at O. sl600O
$4,000, $4,000, 100000 and $4,000 at 7l6, and
$40, 900 and $4,000 at y cent. discounts $4,000
one day at J. and $4,000 and $1,000 three days at
4 "a cent. discount. We still quote New York sight
at 3@s % cent. discount at bank, and s@3 J9 cent.
discount; outdoors five to ten days sight s@2, if
teen to twenty days 5@1 thirty days l4@1a and
sixty days sight at l3@2 u cent. discount. The
checking rate over the counter is still % cent.
| discount
| Tbara is no1t hat.
ever to report in the general tenor of the move.
ment in Securities. Offerings of favorite descrip-
lions are still very light, and are held at steadily
if not rapidly, advancing prices, while the gen
eral run continues in ample supply, and still fails
to attract special attention. The movement, since
onr last, comprised 80 shares Citizens Bank Stock
at 131, 10 and 80 do. Gasight Company's at prices
that have been withheld; $4,000 city consolidated
bonds at 90a, and $4,000 do. at 9ls; and SO, 900
Jackson Railroad first mortgage bonds at so
Also, the following shares at auction, by PalfreJ
& Co., viz: so Mechanics and Traders Bank a
554; 10 Crescent City Bank at 359 f; Is Canal Banl
at 575 so City Railroad at 1876; $50 Jackson Rail
road at Al; 100 Opelousas Railroad at At, and 81
Bank of New Orleans at 345
UNoURRESr BANK NorEs-The inquiry for the
issues of the several banks in liquidation con
tinues steady without abatement or diminution
but the general supply is of too restricted char
acter to admit of heavy daily negotiations Mos
of the outstanding notes are now held by specu
lators, who only occasionally throw rount
amounts of them upon the market, as they ma,
find it necessary or convenient to change their in
vestments, as was the case to-day, while thu
anxiety of outside parties to purchase isFslearll
manifested in the readiness with which all lot
offered are absorbed Operations since our las
include 5000 Union Bank at 923c. and $4,000 do a
95c., $4,000 Louisiana State Bank at S49c., ant
$4,000 Bank of Louisiana at 643c. y dollar. 4
sale of $1,000 Jackson Railroad notes was reporte,
at G4c. a dollar, and one of $4,000 City notes a
/ 70 cent discount The market continues too IN
settled and prices too irregular, to obtain re
liable quotations, and we again omit them.