New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-27
Mew Orleans sMonen MarAet.


The Gold market has been considerably strength
ened to.day by advices of decline of some u
cent. in United States five twenties at London on
the 18th inst, and of heavy advance in the rates
of the precioas metals at New York to-day. The
market was, as for several days past, but moder-
atcly supplied, the offerings of Cash Gold having
become very much reduced while the demand
was of more active character although it did not
become general at any time or disclose much eVi-
dence of speculative feeling. Annexed are the
whole of the actual operations for the day that
have been verified to our satisfaction, viz: $4,000
at 1861 $4,000 and SIG 900 at 1891 $4,000 and SloOoo
at 1877, $500 at 1873 and $4,000, deliverable to-
morrow said to be at l2S. No sales OF any mag
nitude have TRANSFERRED in Silver, and we now quote
Gold at l274@l27l, and Silver at ll'@izl lor
American CON- and l270l2S for Mexican dollars
FOREIGN ExCHANGE-The falling off in the safes
of cotton and the advance in rates of Gold, super
added to private advices Of material improve.
ment in quotations of Sterling and Francs at
New York this morning, have impaired gfeatei
strength to our market, and Foreign Exchange to-
dsv has not only been firm but buoyant 4om the
onenins to the close of the market. Offerings
were at one time heavy, however, ana wme
fayorite drawers refused to sell except at extreme
indispostion to operate in the present excited
state of the market. Sales, therefore, have con
tinued limited and the following statement COM
prises the whole of the actual movement so far as
particulars have been furnished in an authentic
shape, viz: &2O0O and $1,000 at 1874; $1,000 at
1874; sll ,OO0 at 134l0l35t; 10000, bought by
one banker, at 1851; 900, sold by bank in the
morning, at 1876; $4,000 at l34l@l3G!, and $500
G,In I11a
and 100000. at 421lf; $50 600 at i.20f.; 30,O00f
and 5OGCOF. at 4.l8}f., and 60,00Of., bankers, at
4l73fM4123f. We have revised our figures, and
now quote bank sterling at 137Gtl38; clear bills
l345Ml2C; bill Of lading bills l32!@l33l; bank
Francs 4.l50lll24f., and outdoor Francs 4.2l4Nt
41G3f
DOMESTIC EyCUANGE-'rhe tendency OF Domes-
tic Exchange is still rapidly upward As predicted
in our last all of the banks enhanced their check
ing rate this morning to u cent. premium, but
at an early hour one or more of them advanced
their figure to u cent premium and at the close
of business the latter was the ruling quotation at
all but three of the bank counters. The demand
was only moderate all round, however, and, owing
to the limited character of the supply, operations
in private and commercial were exceedingly light,
while the sales Of round amounts from banks to
banks and bankers, constituted rather heaVy ag-
gregate, as will be seen on reference to the 1ol-
lowing: $4,000 Boston and 100000 New York
sight at jl6 I! cent. premium $4,000 at ! SIX
checks sold by one bank of $4,000 each, at 3 and
one of $l00, 900 by the same at the same hgure;
and s45 900 $50 900, $4,000 and $l5OOOO ditto at
the same rate, and 100000 at 9-l6 S20,0OO and
$4,000 at J, and $500 at u cent. premium. The
ruling figures this evening are 5G} u cent. pre-
MUM at bank, and s03 y cent. premium out oil
doors for sight checks on the Northern cities.
The movement in short sight and in time drafts has
been of too insignificant character to establish
quotations, and we therefore omit them.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-TLe movementin all classes
Of securities rules precisely as depicted in several
of our recent articles. Offerings of the better
descriptions are limited and are readily absorbed
at very high prices, while the supply OF the lower
grades, though ample to meet any Legitimate
demand are still almost wholly neglected. Sales
to-day include 5, Is and &c shares City Railroad
stock at prices that have been withheld; 60 shares
Gas Light Company at l6l, and 20 do. on private
terms: so Do Mechanics and Traders Bank at
624; 20 do. Canal Bank at 595, so do at GO, and
100 do at col; 10 do. Bank Of America at l35; q
do. Union Bank at jl5, and so do. at 49, 80 ant
Al do. Bank of New Orleans at iil % do. Mer
chants Bank at 80, and 100 do. Louisiana State
Bank at 22E.
UEcURRENr BANK NoTEs-Operatous in the is
sues of the several banks in liquidation are still
restricted, owing to the recent heavy falling off il
the supply upou the market. The demand eN
libits but little, if any, abatement however, ant
prices uniformly rue in favor of holders. Sale
to-day comprise $500 Bank of Louisiana at &c.
$4,000 do at CSC. and $1,000 do. at eide; $l00
Merchants on private terms; and mixed lot 0
500 Union, Crescent City and Bank of New Or
leans at 9Tc. u dollar.