New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-06
@qw 0rle2as 4ailg Grestert,
gep 0rleans Woneg Market.


Monday Evening. March g. 1856
most astounding decline in rates Of Gold and Foreign Ex
change was nauguraed this morning. and has
actually verified by the subsequent movement day
Gold opened heavy at Saturdays closing quotations. 13@
1884, but under untavorable adyces from the North
laped the ior the day very restricted
character at revised quotations. which show average
decline Of fully 393h y cent The decline in rate'
st tho North heavy and unexpected as tt
completely parties here and the movement in
market after the receipt of the Northern intelligence
be reported much better than nominal subened the
only actual operations for the day have reported to
in authentic shape, viz $1,000 at 1924 $1,000 $500
5000 S50 $4,000 5000 and $4,000 at 1872 SO0 5000 and
$4,000 at 3 5000 and So 30 at 49, S2OOO $500 and
S600 at 1904 In silver tho has been restricted
to drble at prices corresponding the decline in gold
We quote gold Mt l3D0l3 and silver at l2s@29 for
American coin and 1907 z3l3h for Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN EXCH ANGE-The movement in Foreign bills
to-day has wholly suspended have ever
it, Offerings heavy throughout but the demand was
at time uh better than nominal and the movement Tor
the has been restricted the following rng operations
f00 clear sterling gbought the I'd inst and delivered to-
day. at 49, which showed very handsome movement; fo
bank at H fl5OO marginal credits at li2A; t27eo
bill of ladingsat ; GOO at 140; and f25OO and f3OOo
slesr bills l9l42 In Francs the movement showed If
anything greater lauguor and the sales were confined
80 0DOC 53Of for Gold-60000f at 392r and 81 0f In
two lots at 395f We have revised our quotations to cores
pond heavy decline that has transped since last
and only refer to the annexed figures az approxmang
bill of IadnR bills o@4l Francs closed at 385f 3 90 for
bank and 3 e5t @ai OF fo' outdoor francs
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE has been very firm troughout
last with steady tendency to higher quotations
Outdoor offerings exceedingly restricted throughout and
the demand for remttances active and general The only
saes Of kind that transpred outdoors $4,000 New
York sight at NJ $50 Oo S50O0 $4,000 and bank
sight at 4, and $4,000 Boston sight at y n cent
discount $1,000 day at u; $4,000 Ave
days at n $4,000 one day at H; $4,000 ten days at
IL and $1,000 ten days nj q discount. The closing
quotations this evening for bank sight p discount
for small checks with general indisposton sell round
amounts to regular customers this figure and for
outdoor sight @h D. cent discount five days. sight
As1s p cent discount; fteen to twenty days lh9I4 u
cent discount thirty days, ~ u discount and sixty
days, 2 q cent discount
STOCKS AND BONDS have undergone no material varia
ton of any kind since last Offerings better
were restricted throughout and the demand general
run Of securities which abundant throughout at
time much better than nominal The following comprise the
whole OF the operations for the day particulars
peen brought to notice, viz l20 shares Canal
stock at ShS 20 and As do Gas Light Company 40 do
Opelousas Railroad Company al 5 do at the same and
few city bonds to railroads. with May coupons attached
By.
uNCuRRENT BANK NOTES.-The movement in the issues
oil the banks in quidaton has been quiet since
OUT one or two heavy amounts changed hands
Still hgherhgures Offerings of most descriptions light
and he following the only actual sales that have
our notice. viz $4,000 Bank of Louisiana in lot 5
ana SlSo Louisiana State Bank, at 7G per dollar We still
quote Crescent City Bank Union Bank and Bank of New Or
leans at SS94c Merchants Bank 7782c Louisiana State
baak at 1896 and Bank 0! Louisiana at 556o q dollar