The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-18
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Wednesday Evening. Feb. IL. 1859.

CRESCENT OFFICE NO "a OAxr SrRvEr, /
Wednesday Evening Feb. IL. 1859. J |
There ia no movement of interest to report 10 |
the money market Gold opened at New YORK |
this morning at 1854 against 1856, the closing rate
yesterday. At 1880 A. NJ. and IL NJ. II stood az
1856 and at P. NJ. II closed at l35. Operations IN
this market are still light and quotations vary 10
accordance with the fluctuations at New ork:
The following statement comprises the principal
sales for the day, VIZ: sl7 900 at 1853; $1,000,
SIC, 600 and 500 900 at 1853; $40 600 at l353g
1854 $500 at 1856. and $40 coo deliverable Sat.
urosy at 1861 In silver We note the sale OF $1,000
American half dollars at 1924, and $4,000 delivera
BILE Saturday at the same rate. We quote Goid
this evening at 1856 40l35a; American silver halt
dollars at l32@l323, and Mexican dollars al 1850
1854.
FOREIGN Misunderstanding and Francs still
continue in limited supply and demand, with an
evident tendency of rates IN favor oil buyers sna
remitters. The total sales for to-day will oe found
in the annexed report, viz: $1,000 bill OF lading
Sterling at l45k; $4,000 bill ladiog Sterling at
l453; $4,000 commercial Sterling At l453; fl5oO
do. at l45s fl0.000 do. at 1853; flO0o bank
Sterling at I474; f2S, 600 bank Francs at So. We
quote bank Sterling at l46t0l47; commercial do,
i45l0l45l; bank Francs at 3.S593.s32; and
commercial do. at 3sSs13 S73.
Domestic ExcBASGE-Ihe demand Tor signt
checks on the North continues steady. while the
supply is still limited and rates rule 10 favor oil
drawers and sellers. We append particulars
of the purchases by banks and bankers
since our last, viz: SIS 600 sight on New
5000 $4,000 and $4,000 at 4; $4,000 ti'-
teen days sight on New York at SIS 600 thirty
days do at Il $4,000 thirty days do. az IL dis
count. We quote bank sight on New York at
par, and commercial do. TO discount.
UNCURRENT NoTEs AND SECURITIEs-There has
| been lair amount of business transacted IN Un-
current Notes and Securities to day, bat without
exhibiting any material alteration IN prices. AL
| OF the better classes still tend upward, however,
as will be seen by the suhjoned return of the
actual sales for the day, viz $4,000 city treasury
notes at 2S2 discount, $500 and $4,000 city zen
per cents az 95S. $4,000 do. al 1854, $4,000 state
| notes at sli, SIC 900 State warrants at 81 39s5,
$500 do. at s54 $4,000 six per cent levee bonds
| at, so shares Mechanics and Traders Bank at
$50 Is u share, 100 and $50 shares Canal BANK AZ
s4s rs q share, 1872 do. at s49 b share, 70 and 81
shares Louisiana State Bank at -.
| BOARD OF BRoKERs-The following comprise
the sales at the bosrd tonight, viz: 5000 city
| treasury notes at % discount, 1000 do, at
ga $500 city certificates at 903 cents per delsr,
so shares Bank of Louisiana at 81 so per share Is
shares Leyee Steam Cotton Press at $40 per share.
SPECIAL DrsrArcHEs.-we are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies OF the
following private dispatches received fro" tnA'
f'ST eao YORK. FEB. ITO A. M.-Gold opened at
1851. 1890 a. M.-Gold 1854. Cotton market mac
tive; prices dropping. nominslly unchanged.
Sterling lOs5 @l09s. 12M.-Gold l35. Cotton mar
ket dull and lower, nominally. middlng 294c.;
Mobile 293c.; Orleans 2s5c. Sterling steady. P.
N-Gold closed at l35. Sterling steady.
| LtueTpOol, Feb l7-ll:l5 A. A.-Cotton market
quiet. Estimated sales 5000 bales; uplsnds l2G
i2Id., Orleans l2l@l2ld. shipments from BON
bay since last report to the 18th inst, 81 ,0OC
bales. l:2O P. M-Cotton market dull. Estima
ted sales 1000 bales. Uplsuds I'D; Orleans l2ld
5P. M-Cotton market fat. Sales to-day ZOO
bales; uplands 1lE@lzd; Orleans l2s9l2ld.
| HdUre FEB. IA. M.-Cotton opens nat; tres
ordinsire 1873; low middling unchanged.
EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD TaH
TREAsuRY.-Wa ASKING ton, Feb. 3.--Some time since
a letter was received by the treasurer OF .ne
United States from the receiver OF the land ON ,e
| at Bayfield,, Wisconsin, announcing that IN &C
cordance with instructions he had mailed to Rich
ard V. Clinton, banker. at Washington, sl,075 %
and inclosing q certificate of the register, testify
ing TO the came. AS no such instructions had beer
| sent from the department, those received at Bay
field were at once regarded as forgeries. pack
age containing checks amounting TO over s0,OOJ
which had not been called for, and addressed a.
stated in the registers letter, was found at tbs
letter was received from the same otcialiuclosinl
the registers certificate that over $500 had beer
mailed to Richard V. Clinton. The amounts named
in both letters were duly received at the postof
fee here, and although they we're not immedl
ately delivered to the treasury authorities, mean:
were taken 10 prevent any loss whatever to ta'
government. An agent Of the government wa
dispatched TO Bayfield,, and obtained from the re
ceiver the pretended instructions alluded TO
These were inclOsed in q white envelope address
ed 10 the register and receiver at Bayfield,, on TIL
right hand of which was printed " controller
| Office official business" and ranked with sig
nature purportipg TO be that Of r. w. Taylor. tn
first controller. The forged instructions wer'
written in a strsggling hand on sheet OF fool
soap, and says:
'aWith view 10 reducing the expense Of depos
itipg the public moneys it has been ordered D.
) | the honorable secretary of this department tbs
receivers Of public moneys remotely situate
from the repositories be instructed to forward tn
funds by mail. Therefore. 1t is directed that tn
register and receiver will, from time 70 time
count the funds in the latter's possession an
when the same shall amount to 81 900 and up
words, they shall immediately be placed 10
strong paper wrapper and mailed to ths sddres
: Of Richard v. Clinton, banker, Washington. tn
receiver will pay the postage on escn package
and in bis account disbursing agent. charge 70
United States the same. The register VIII 3
= present when the package 10 mailed. and give u
regular certificates in triplicate, as per form herr
IN with inclosed, on similar paper and In the san
L. in