New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-03
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The feature of the financial movement to-day
has been afurther advance in rates of Gold and
Foreign Exchange. The Gold market opened at
yesterdays closing figures but with early adyices
of an upward movement at New York rates were
soon enhanced, and holders realized an improve
ment of fully 14@2 u cent. on aha operations of
the day. The supply also was heavier than
heretofore, and the sales show an increased
aggregate as may be inferred from the subioined
report of authentic sales, viz: In the morning
$4,000 at 1454 $4,000 at 1454 $4,000 at 1454, $4,000
at I45H, $4,000 and $4,000 at LAG; $4,000, $4,000,
$4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at l464; $500, $4,000,
$4,000, $40 900, $4,000, s50O0 Sl0000 $500 and
$4,000 at 1463 also, $4,000 at l46f. Sales of Sill
yer comprised 5000 Mexican dollars at 1859, and
$4,000, Americaa halves, at 1861. We now quote
Gold at l46@l465; American Silver at 135@l36,
and Mexican dollars at l46@l47.
FOREIGN ExCHANGE-The market has been very
stiff to-day, owing to advices from New York, and
to the improved tendency of Gold. The market
has been but poorly supplied, and the demand has
been at no time active, but, nevertheless, fair
amount of business has been effected, as will be
more clearly seen on reference to the snbjoined
statement of actual sales viz: $1,000 sterling clear
bills at 1922 $4,000 and f2500 at l52 Gl7O0 and $4,000
at 1888, El600 at l54 9l00O at l544; $4,000
bank at l554; $4,000 do. at 1863 and
&2OOG at 1853. Sales of Francs comprise 8000f.
100000 and so OOOf private at 3.60f. and 15,0O0f.
and OOOf sixty days at 355f and 100 OOOf, three
days do. OF the same figures. We now quote Bank
Sterling at 1575@l58b Clear Bills l544@l569; Bill
Of Lading Bills 1530l54; Bank Francs 3.G00355f.
and outdoor Francs 3.7O@3.65f.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE.-There is no marked
increase Of any kind noticeable in the offerings
Under this heading, and the demand for remit
1ance purposes, which was active on Saturday,
has very materially abated. THE purchases by
banks and bankers to-day have been restricted to
100000 and $4,000 bank sight at /; $4,000 do.
at $40 600 $25 900, $25,OO0, 100000, $4,000
and $1,000 at J; 100000 Boston at 9:l6 and $l0,-
900 New York sight at % cent discount; Sl5, 600
ten days at 3-lG; $4,000 thirty days at II !;
and $4,000 sixty days. at q % cent. discount.
There is no quotabe variation in rates, and we,
therefore, repeat as follows, viz: New York sight
u cent. discount at bank and 8@3 % cent.
discount out Of doors. Short sight and time drafts
are still of too restricted character to establish
reliable quotations and we therefore omit them.
UNcuRRENT NOTES AND SECURITIES. is no
material alteration of any kind to refer to under
this heading. Offerings are very light, and the
demand Is butIittle better than nominal. The sales
to-day were limited to $4,000 city of New Orleans
notes in equal halves, at 994@99t $1,000 do. at
80, and $4,000 Louisiana State notes at 945 In
stock the only operations that transpred were 100
shares Bank of New Orleans at 4l3, and 100 do.
Carrolton railroad at l9A, which exhibits very
marked increase in the price of the latter.
BOARD OF BRoKERs.-There was good attend
ance at the Brokers' Board to-day, which resulted
in the following sales, viz: