New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-09
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Tuesday Evening May s, 1866. I
The Gold market has disclosed an advance to-
day of fully ! u cent, owing exclusively to the
upward tendency Of rates at New York; offerings
of cash Gold however have been very light through
out, and the demand has been restricted to some
small amounts for the payment Of duties
The following comprise the whole of the actual
sales that have been satisfactorily verified to us,
viz $4,000 and $4,000 at 1881 $1,000 at 1873, and
$4,000 at 1284@l29i. No sales of any magnitude
have been reported in Silver, and we now quote
Gold at l2s3@l29, and Silver at ll7@l2O for
American coin, and 12s309l29 for Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN ExcHAEdE-The movement in Sterling
and Francs has been partially and almost wholly
suspended for several days past. Offerings OF
commercial have been very much reduced by pre-
Vioua heavy operations while the recent material
reduction in the sales of cotton has considerably
diminished the usual daily augmentation Of
the supply from the latter source, Inc oe'
mand, however, is still but little better than
nominal, as most Of the leading buyers contend
that there is not sufficient margin in rates between
this and the New York market, and sales, since
our last have been restricted to GSOOO, 920OO and
$4,000 Bank Sterling at I39@1394, and to 2OOOOf,
100000 and IS O0O, commercial and private francs
at LOST. We still quote Bank Sterling at l40(Gl4l,
clear hills At l3763l39, bill Of ading bills at 134@
1856. hank Francs at 40O@3.95f. and outdoor
Francs at 4.1O@405f.
Do.rpsTfc ExcHANGE-There is no quotable va
ration of any kind to report in the movements
under this head to-day. Outdoor offerings CON
time hut little better than nominal and the banks
being unable to increase or replensh their supply
from this source, and finding the purchase of ster
ling exchange for a basis a rather improbable
affair at present ruling rates, show an indsposi-
ton to check for round amounts even
at the now high ruling figures. The
only sales of private or commercial that
we have heard of to-day were $4,000 New
York sight at u cent. premium; $4,000 do. at {
70 cent. premium; and $4,000 thirty days do at
/ u cent. discount Rates, however, have under
gone no quotable change since our last, and we,
therefore, repeat 3@3 q cent the ruling figures
for bank, and 4@3 y cent. premium as the rate
for outdoor sight on New York. Philadelphia and
Boston. ..=
STocKs AND BoNDs--We have had some return
to-day of the previous active movement in few
fayorite securities, and prices throughout have
ruled in favor of holders. The lower classes
however, were for the most partwholly neglected
and the total operations will be found depicted in
the subioined statement, viz: rs and "a
shares City Railroad stock at 2O03, Is do at 2Ol
and IS and AS do at prices that have not
TRANSFERRED; 10 ditto Canal Bank on private terms
100 ditto Union Bank at 81; 500 ditto Jackson
Railroad ate; 200 Opeousas ditto at 5] lO3 ditto
at 81 500 ditto at the latter figure, and 81 ditto a
81. Also, ESQ ditto and $50 Jackson Railroad a
prices that have been withheld, and $4,000 City
Bonds to railroads, at 50, and $4,000, anc
$4,000 City Consolidated Bonds at 924.
UEouRRENT BANK NoTEs-There has been Z
fair inquiry noticeable since last for all of thu
issues of the banks in liquidation, and as the sup
ply Of a few Of them was larger than for SOM
time past, few sales TRANSFERRED, despite the strin
gency Of flashing rates. $4,000 Bank of Louisiana
was taken by one party at 685c., $1,000 LouisianI
State Bank changed hands at SO, $4,000 Bank Q
New Orleans were placed at 96c., and roun
amount of Crescent City Bank, was disposed of a
&c W dollar,