The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-28

Cuzsospr OFFICE. No. y oar, s,zzu.
FRIDAY Evening. March q. l663.

FRIDAY Evening. March ~ 1853 B
The only movement Of exciting interest that
has transplred in financial circles since the close
Of our last weekly summary was the abstraction
by some bold thief Of package containing
$50 600 In rreenbacks from the Cashiers desk OF
the Canal Bank, but as the latter institution is as
well fortified ss its best friends could desire, the
loss of the above amount, (which may yet be re-
covered,) cannot in any way affect its credit or
standing. Currency still accumulates at bank and
in the hands OF private parties while heavy fall
ing of in the supply Of Exchange precludeslarge
investments in that direction aud solvent parties
appear to be unusually reluctant to borrow even
upon the most favorable TERMS Rates of interest
and discount are nomi1ally unchanged, however,
and we again repeat as the ruling figures: s y
cent. % annum at bank, and 1Gl4 u cent. y
month out Of doors for short giltedged paper, and
l0@l2 D cent. u annum for long dated paper Be-
cured by strictly AL city mortgage.
GOLD AND STLvER-The daily operations in Gold
have been gegerally heavy during the past week,
and quotations have varied in accordance with the
fluctuations in the New York market, while rates
have uniformly ruled 13023 points. above the
latter. Transactions to-day comprised only the
following amounts, viz: $4,000 at I40, 800 900 at
139l@l40, $4,000, SO 900. SIS 900 aud $40 900 do.
at 1884, s5o, 600 at 1921 si@lssl, and $4,000 and
to-day. The present ruling rates are l39l0l40
for Gold, 134Q1l36 for American Silver coin, and
142@l43 for Mexican dollars.
FOREIGN ExcHASGE-Owing to heavy falling
of In purchases of cotton for foreign account Of
ferings Of commercial Sterling and Francs have
been Of q more limited character throughout
since the close Of our last general summary. The
demand has been ehangeable. however, and rates
have varied as the inquiry increased or decreased.
Today's operations included flO 900 bank Sterling
for Gold. at l09; f2000 do. for currency. at 1921
net; $1,000 and f7000 Al do. commercial at 1911;
f25 900 do at l5lA fl2 900 and $50 900 bills with
documentary evidence attached, at 1914, and
rs ,000f. and 100 000f. commercial Francs 3.734f
a tn "a for hon nl Sfor in
l5lt@l52 for clear bills; l505@l5lA for bill Of
lsdiDg bills. 3.725@3.70f. for bank Francs, and
3.76l@3.73f. for Commercial Francs.
DoNHsTIo ExcHASGE-The supply Of CONNER.
cal sight and short sight on the Northern cities
has been quite limited since our last, owing pre-
csely 10 the same cause which tended 10 restrict
offerings of foreign bills. The demand during the
same time has been active and steady, however,
and rates have uniformly ruled In favor Of draw
ers and sellers. The total movement to day in
cluded only the appended actual sales, viz: sl00O0
$4,000. $4,000 and s27. 900 New York CONNER
cial eight at q cent. premium; $4,000 do. at
516m1 u cent. premium; fl0 600, $4,000. S23 900
and a s4s GOO do. at S,is@5'ls y cent. premium
10000 de. at 5@s y cent. premium. We
continue to quote - cent. premium at bank and
302 per cent. premium out of doors for sight
checks on the Northern cities.
UxcuRRExr NorEs AND DSEcURrrrEs-Operations
in city notes disclose as rapid downward ten
dency es the worst enemies of Louisiana or the
South could desire. The sales to-day embraced
$4500 at 20 y cent discount; $4,000 and $500 at
291 II cent. discount; $4,000 at 29l D cent. dis
count, and S7oco at 80 y cent discount. Nothing
has ranspired In Louisiana State notes or in notes
of the Bank OF Louisiana to-day. and the only OPP
erations reported In Securities was sale Of 64
shares City Railroad Company stock at 1901.
BOARD OF BRoKERs-At last nights session the
sales included $1,000 city notes and $1,000 do at "a
discount; 5000 and 5000 at 274 discount; 1893
shares Jackson railroad at 81.
bFKCIAL DlePAToHzs.-We are indebted co
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
~ Neac York, March 27--10 A. M.-Gold opened at
1881. IL M.-Goh 1884. Cotton-demand
good; prices tending up middlng 255026c.. Nc
bile 26@26ac., Or cans 263c. Sterling steady.
2l5 P. n-Gold 1881. Cotton demand active
at full prices. Gales to-day $500 bales; Mid
ding 253126c., Mobile 26lG26zc., Orleans 262c.
Sterling steady. P. M.-Gold 1891. Cotton
demand active at full prices for export and speeu-
lstion. Quotations unchanged. Sterling steady.
ket frmer. Estimated sales II 900 bales; uplands
1Oid., Orleans 102d. Sales of the week 70 900
bales; for export ii ,0C0 bales; for speculation
10000 bales stock on hand 39l, 600 bales, OF
which 228 COO are American. 1:20 P. Motion
to arrive l04d.; Orleans i0s@l02d. Sales to-day
Is 600 bales. Cotton afoat for Liverpool 3S2 !.
600 bales, of which 10000 are American
.s5 P. M-Cotton market buoysnt Sales to-da
$4,000 bales. Uplands l04@l0sd. Orleans Icy
1Cad. W
London, March 27-l1:l5 A. N.-Consols $50
93k; SOS 72i 1:z0 P. M.-Bonds 72tW724
otherwise UNCHANGED.