New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-18
9ew ORLEANS Daily Grestent.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL IS, 1865.
gew Orleans Moneg Warket.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. "a CAMP SrREEr,
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iuesuty Evening" April II, 1860
The only noticeable alterations that have trans
pired in financial movements since our last were g
slight improvement in rates of foreign bills, and
still further decline in the price of Gold. The lat
ter openedheavy and depressed this morning under
yesterdays adyces from New York, and it has
continued dull and dropping throughout up to the
close of business this evening. The market was
only moderately supplied at any time, but offerings
nevertheless, were uniformly in excess of the de-
mand, and the operations for the day have
been restricted to the following amounts
viz: $500 at 1854; $4,000 and $4,000 al
1885, $4,000, $4,000 $4,000 and SIS 900 at 1245 $4,000
and $4,000 at 124}, $1,000 at 1919, $4,000, $1,000
$1,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at 1919, and
$4,000 at 124l In Silver the only ope-
rations that have come to our notice are
$500 small American coin at lis, and some trifng
lots of Mexican dollars at l25. We have revised
our figures and now quote Gold at l24@l243, and
silver at ll7@l19 for American coin, and 1243@
l253 for Mexican dollars. .n.
FOREIGN ExcHAsGE-Tr Transactions in foreign
bills have disclosed slight reaction since our
last, owing to private advices of a steady i'm
proyement in rates at New York, as the result of
falling off in the exports and an increase in the
demand for remittance in the latter city,, Offer.
ings were much smaller to-day than heretofore
and with only very moderate inquiry the move
ment was restricted to the subjoined actual sales
viz f25OO, clear bills at 1919, f350O at 1872, s30eO
1921 fl25O and $4,000 at 1921 $4,000 and f25OO at
1873, $500 at 1929 ,4l33t, $4,000 at 1884,
f15,000 in several lots sold by Banker, at 1890
1889; and fl7,000 sold by another, at l3210 1881.
Sales of Francs included Is ,000f. at 4.26Af, BIS,
000f in three lots at 42T9f, and las OOOf. in two
lots at ASH We quote the ruling figures this
evening as follows: Bank Sterling, l34@l35
Clear Bills, l324@l33a; Bill of Lading Bills, 1900
13l; Bank Francs, 4.22t@L2Of., and outdoor
Francs, 4.30@4.25f.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-There is no material va.
ration of any kind to notice in the operations of
to-day in Domestic Exchange. Offering of private
and commercial continued restricted from the
opening to the close of the market and rates
ruled precisely as for the past two or three days
The demand at bank, which was but moderate at
best, was supplied at previous quotations, and the
purchases by banks and bankers have been confined
to the annexed amounts, viz SIS 900 and sl5 600
New York sight, at TIC q ct. discount; $4,000,
s5ooo sl5, 1000 $40 OOO $50 OOO s25 600 and S2 900
at q ct. discount and $50 900 att 70 Ct discount:
and $4,000 and $50 900 Boston ten days sight, at
y ct. discount. We repeat our previous quota
tons, as follows: New York sight l61l u ct. dis
count at bank, and 314 U ct. discount outdoors
Solo days sight, a@a l5@2O days, 5@1 80 days,
l4Dl5, and so days sight at 1902 f3 ct. discount
STOCKS AND BoNDs-The inquiry for the better
classes of securities shows no abatement what.
ever. and the movement in them is restricted only
by the limited character of the supply, while offer.
ings of the lower descriptions continue heavy,
without, however, attracting any special attention
or disclosing any improvement. Sales since our
last include 376 shares Opelousas Railroad stock
at prices that have been withheld 3, 10 and 6I
shares Gas Light Company at 100; and 5, 20 and
20 City Railroad Company on private terms. Also.
$4,000 City Consolidated Bonds at 81 and s14 600
Louisiana State Bonds at prices that have not
been made public.
tNcURRENr BANK NoTEs-Operations in the
issues of the banks in liquidation have been parti
ally suspended to-day. The demand was only
moderate at best, and the supply was of too re-
stricted character to admit of heavy negotiations
The only sale that transpired during the day was
$1,000 Louisiana State Bank at S24c. "a dollar In
the present condition of the market, we Of course
cannot furnish reliable quotations. ayt, ,