New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-04
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THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1865.
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CRESCENT OFFICE No. "a CAMP STREET, !
Wednesday Evening, Oct. 3, 1866 :

"wednesday Evening, Oct. 3, 1866.
There has been no marked alteration of any
kind noticeable in the movement in financial
circles to-day. Offerings Of Gold were light
throughout, and operations have been confined to
the following sales, yiz $4,000 mixed Gold at 145,
$4,000 large Gold at l454, 600 and $4,000 at
1855, $6O00 $4,000 and 3d. 900 at l48, $1,000 at
l46@1464, $4,000 and $4,000 at 1464, and $4,000,
$l3 900, $4,000 and $4,000 at 1464. Sales of
Silver comprised only $4,000, American halves, at
1863, and 5000 Mexican dollars at l471. The
quotations this evening are for Gold 1460l463
and for Silver l354@l364 for American coin, and
1463@l472 for Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN ExCHANGE-There has been no varia-
ton of any kind noticeable in the movement of
Sterling or Francs to-day. The market has been
but poorly supplied and sales have been restricted
to $500 sterling clear bills at 1867 84OO do at the
same figures; $4,000 at 1863, and f2O00 at 1853 for
bank. Sales of Francs have been restricted to
so 00Of bank at 355f; OOOf. and As 00Of. and co.
O00f. private do. at 3.60f and 80,000f. commercial
do. at 3673f The quotations this evening are for
Bank Sterling ,l57t@l5s3; Clear Bills l5439i56t;
Bill of Lading Bills 1531l54; Bank Francs 5000
3.55f., and outdoor Francs 362393633t
DOMESTIC MISUNDERSTANDING weakness IS
the leading feature of the Domestic Exchange
market. Offerings indicate material increase
and the demand shows, if anything, further fall
ing off The sales to-day to banks and bankers
comprised $40, 900 New York Sight at GIG u cent
discount, 100000 do. at - cent. discount $4,000
five days at % cent. discount, $4,000 bank Ster
ling at 1 " cent. discount $4,000 private do. at
4 n cent discount and $1,000 twenty days Sight
at Ii g cent discount. There is still no quotable
variation to report in prices, and we therefore re-
peat as follows, viz: New York Sight l03 f3 cent.
discount at bank, and 3Dg % cent discount in the
outdoor market.
JEcuRRENT NOTES AND SECURTTIEs.-The only
operations out Of doors in the former to-day we're
5000 city of New Orleans notes at 99e., and
$4,000 do. at 994c. In the latter there was but
one transaction reported to us, viz 50 shares Bank
of New Orleans at Al.
BOARD OF BRoKERs.-There is still some vitality
in this body, and the operations of the board to-
day included:
80 Shares Crescent City Bank Stock at,..,,.. az
81 900 City Consolidated Bond. ~
5000 Louisiana state
5000 Gold
S5UD Go!d..'.!.r'''..
SPECIAL DISPATCHES subjoined private
kilograms have been Kindly handed to US for pub
LEGATION, viz Liverpool, Oct --Cotton-Demand
active, prices advanced I'D uplands 15d. Sales
to-day 80 900 bales. London, Oct 2.-5-2Os III.
New York, Oct 3.-Gold opened l48b. 1890 A.
M.-Gold 1473. Cotton-Demand fair prices firm,
II A. a.-Gold 474 Exchange easier. L H.-Gold
l47B. Cotton-Demand good, prices tending up
wards, not quotable. lP. M.-Gold 1475. Cotton
quiet but firm.
THE PAYMENT OF THE TAX ON CoTToN.--We
= obI "a ouFio
appeal of our commercial friends in this city,
twho, however, only echo the sentiment Of all
parties interested in the leading staple throughout
the south,) will fail of the desired effect, viz;
the payment of the United States tax at the point
Of export, as leading house in this city yester.
day received the annexed telegram from on1
commissioners, viz: We understand the attor
ney general has decided against the validity Of