New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-04
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FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 18o6.
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CREsoEvT OFFICE, No. g4 CAsP STREET,
Thursday Evening. NAV Igg6

IhufsiG Evening, May 3, 1865.
The gold market opened buoyant this morning,
under last nights New York advices, and rates
were well maintained, at rapid advance during
the forenoon, till holders had realized an improve
ment of fully 2025 " cent. Transactions at ex-
IRENE figures were very light, however, and after
the publication Of the evening papers, announcing
falling off in rates at New York to-day, an imme
date reaction commenced which resulted in a loss
of about lGgl5 q cent. of the previous advance
The supply upon the market, though not heavy,
was somewhat arger than heretofore, and the total
movement for the day is embraced in the subjoined
statement viz $4,000 and SIG, 900 at 1877, in the
morning $500 at 1873, $4,000 at 49, $4,000 at 1881
$500 and $4,000 at 1881, $4,000 at 49, and
600 at 1924 Sales in the latter part of the day
comprised $1,000 and $4,000 at 1888, $4,000, $4,000,
$4,000, SIS 900 and $780, 900 at 1873, $500 at 1919,
and 1900 at Sl273 Operations in Silver have been
restricted to $4,000 American halves in several lots,
by one broker, at ll73@l2O; and we now quote
Gold at l274@12S, and Silver at 1l7@l20 for
American coin, and 127!@l284 for Mexican dol
lars
FOREIGN ExcHAvaE-The demand for both
Sterling and Francs has been of very restricted
character to-day, and almost exclusively confined
to unexceptionable signatures, which of course,
materially advanced while most commercial and
not q few private bills were wholly neglected. Of
ferings were of too limited a character however,
to establish any very marked decline in the latter,
but brokers generally reported that it would be
useless to attempt to place them at anything like
satisfactory rates The following are the only ac-
tuaI sales for the day, Of which we have been en-
abed to obtain reliable particulars viz Gl500 bill
OF ading, in the morning, at 1874; 10000 at 1853,
f75OO at l353G6l3G5, and &l2O0 at 1881 There have
been no sales of any magnitude reported in Francs,
and the closing rates this evening rules follows,
yiz; Bank Sterling l390l40; clear bills l350l35
Bill of lading bills nominal at 1338l34 bank
Francs 4O5E@l00f., and outdoor Francs nominal.
Domestic ExcHANGE.-We have to report
slight improvement in Domestic Exchange to-day.
Offerings of commercial and private were very
Bght throughout, and the demand at bank, though
not uniformly heavy, showed an increase at some
counters on the average daily inquiry for some
Gays past. The purchases by banks and bankers
have ben confined to $50, 900 New York bank sight
at / u cent. premium, $4,000 private do. at par
and 100000 sixty days sight at II u cent. dis
count.
SrocKs AND BoNDs-There is no change of any
kind to refer to in the movement in securities. Of
ferngs of the latter classes are and only in
moderate request, while the supply of the lower
grades is heavy, and they continue almost wholly
neglected. Operations to-day have been restricted
to 10 shares of Mechanics and Traders Bank
stock at 60, and shares Gas stock on private
FERNS IS City Railroad at 200, and so do at price
that has been withheld, and $1,000 0pelousas Rail
road bonds with seven coupons attached at rate
that has not TRANSFERRED.
UNcURRENT BANK NoTEs-The movement in the
issues Of the several banks in liquidation appears
to be wholly suspended. All classes are in mod
crate request but the supply is too small to admit
Of heavy or even average operations, and rates of
most classes are so near their par value that there
is but little inducement offered to invest in them
10 sales of any magnitude have been reported
since our last and we do not look for any heavy
operations in them hereafter.