True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1837-03-11

Nv form an idea of the difficulty Of Obtaining mo'
ney for commercial purposes Peninsular securi-
lies are firm, al slight advance. Spanish active
stock is at 81. Portuguese 5 per cents are 81 i-s,
md the per cents at 80 Ia. Money is so scarce
that scarcely any thing has been done in shares.
IIAMBuRGH, D C. 28.-On the coast OF Rpen /
sealed bottle was washed on shore on the 10Th
lust containing the following note =" Sarah, oil
Valparaiso. We are wrecked; crew 81, passengers |
ia. General Phips and family arc already washed |
overheard This, please the Almighty, will be
| the first annSunce OF this wretched shPwreck
and loss of life. When this may oe found let IT
| be noticed. The signature Zone sylable) not
llcgibleI Capt. Sarah"
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JAN. co.
| The business transacted in our cotton market
| during the week has been upon a more limited
scale than for some time previously, and prices
have felt the influence of the diminished demand.
| American descriptions generally l-3d TO lid per
| H. lower, and in Brazils there has been slight
| except at 2 rsoNs= IA Surats purchases
| have been made az l-2d per 10. under our last
quotations. The sales OF the week, including i02
Surat and so Egyptian taken on speculation, and
| 100 Surat for export, amouatto l3,9Oo bags. Inn
port 1893 bags.
STATE OF THE ENGLISH MARKETS.
i From the Leeds Mercury Of Jan ID: .
4 LEEDS MARKET.--l mere mas UccU very iuii hiut-
kels Tor The al our cloth hall this week, al
i prices nuch the same as for sumo weeks past. A
iit,lc imprrveu en in business as also taken place
in the warehouses during the week, and the "pin-
ion is gaining ground, that, as regards our home
trade, there wilt be early and good demand tor
goods for the spring.
| HuppEssFIEhD MARKET.-There has been good
deal OF looking and fair amount OF business
done in The Cloth Hall, notwithstanding the unfa-
i, vorabeness of the weather.
4 BRAproRD MARKET.-Business has not been quite
s., lively to day, in the piece market, compared
with the last lew weeks; yet considerable guam
tity Of four qunrters and other narrow goods have
been sold. Prices remain firm. We can report
no altera ton in the wool market this week.
;RecuDALE FLANNEL MARKET.-Te-day being new
mark Ell, and consequently general holiday, very
little business has been done III fannels. WOOL
continues firm.
WAKEFIELD WooL MARKEr.-Tho discrepancy
no Cd in our last weeks report between the prices
given to the growers of the wool in the country,
and those made here, still continuing, causes the
sucks to be held back, so that not much business
has been done in long wools this week; no;with-
standing which tho inquiry for them is great, anu
, for the lew sales made, rather high prices have
been obtained. There is fair demand Tor all de-
scrip,iohs OF short wool at very firm Prlces
PoRr TRADE OF LoNDoN.-The number OF YES
sells, British and Foreign, which entered the port
laden with merchandise in the past year, exceeds
the arrivals of 1885, by 526 ships, and IN tonnage,
SU9o6 tons. In 1000 the hTTlSHl ny piihisH ehlPo
were 2484, tonnage AL $780, foreign 544, Tonnage,
l0S,658. In the past year 1858 British ships ell
tered, tonnage, 465 ,O99 9OI foreign, tonnage 1856,
500. The principal increase has been in foreign,
| which is 397 against 100 British shi 8.
c BATAVIA MARKETS, Nov 10.
e Our market for produce remains much the same
C as at the date of previous advces No Java col-
fee to be sold, as Government are not disposed to
: SELL Suma,ra coffee is held at $98. No good SUI
gar under go per pcal for some parcels Of fine
= H.,
y Of tin on the 10Th inst averaged S63l for the
c whole 1000 piculs; the government purchased
: about three iourths Of the wholwhole. Rice is
low; good cargo quality is to be had at 20 per pi-
r cul on board. Exchange dull at II l-2
e COTTON MARKET, Oct 49,
: There is some activity of demand for raw cot,
| ton Cotton yarn is dull. The dealers are veil
Il supplied with long cloths. Bengal opium has adj
e vanccd little; Turkey without demand; quick,
silver is saleabe in small quantities only. Sandal
II wood steady. The demand for wouens has Ia
Their subsidized. Raw silk is Nominal. Silk piece
$ goods remain at high prices. Teo--ne arrange
e ment has yet taken place to regulate the market
e but the news from England tends to decline
l. Snuchong, sig 46 picul; Hyson, Canton, 26 81
:. Guupowder 90 SO So; Capcr, % %; NnEk cen
!, none; Rhuharh, None; t.lack camlcts, 10 var 9.
ii ms Ia colnrcd, l6 25; black tvantue hdkis so
s, white pongee do 80 ms 6 IS; white do 80 yds 81
l. ms l2; tlack sains 10 yards % ms 10 50; GRAPE
s. shawls, IA Q 80; do8.4 40; Sugar. raw ) 2a5 :
lie Pingfa, 5; Bills on London Is 81 IA I0l u s
c Bunk, Is 81; Syc silver, 44a prem; Spauisl
,e pillar dollars, par prem Republican do a4 Cis
a. Orrcz of TUE JOURNAL OF CoMMERcE.}
New York, Feb 90, II r Nj.
r, Benefits Report.
~ LATEST FROM CANTON.
d By the ship Monsoon, Captain Rommonds, W
A. ] have Canton papers TO the 18Th October. They
n h 'werer, contain no news OF importance
N A fire occurred at Canton on the 9th of Septcni
Der which destroyed Al houses, and 10 others wer
n torn down.
le The fate of the missing English brig Fairy,
u ascertainrd. She wreck ed near Chiopok wif
On the Canton coast, and her company, in attempt
{, ing to land, were attacked by the natives, an
al about twenty Of them killed. Some of the re:
~, were badly wounded
~ Late reports from Pekiu describe the grer
NJ, drou CHIT during the past summer Sacrifices an
A.. burning. incense by the emperor himself and h
-, uear relations having proved unavailing, order
~ were given Immediately examine into The ease
Il. of all criminals confined in the jails of Pechel
M province for slight offences, and discharge her
~ forthwith: such cemency, il hoped, woul
ra cause the genial showers to descend.
OFFICE OF N. Y. Herald, }
Sc Benefits Report. {
n: WALL STREET, March !
d.; There is another pause in the stock mark CT
N; Some tirmness in ceriun sorts is cyinced, bu,
'r- languor generally prevails. Money is unchanacd
ne and the rates in the street high usual,
M The amountot business Transacted is father IL.
or than that for few days past. 1t is also apr,
,e, ended thar another decline will take place in tn
IT. fancy stocks. These fluctuations are unavoidable
he The general markets are moving onward as us
by al. In the -four market there is no change Yves
he ern bra nds firm at las, quotations The ma
be ket is dull. New York is in fair demand at 81
TX. A sale Of wheat at auction Of $500 bushels, d,
ed mayed, per bark Tasso from Hamburg vert @
- at prices from 81 27a to 80, cash.
1er TIL re still exists great agitation and naui
all in the flour market. The impression gathe
ME strength that the price Of -four will fail-and n
nd thing contributes this ideu than the bell
Is that panic nd speculation the principal Gu us
of the present high prices. We have seen no,hir
nor n We learn any fact capable OF changing II
!. opinion heretofore expressed on this point. la II
early part of the season, f,nr specu!a ors caug
the idea that there was to be y.eat de
- cheney Of crops They purchased up on time, I
j. the wheat they could get, at high prices, unI
that impression. Yet, in spite Of the idta OF IRE
scarcity, there can be no doubt buta create r qua
~ Iiiy of flour down,hc New York Canals
836 than in any previous year. This general ia
cannot be coutradicled-nor can il be doubted IN
the flour inspectors report of this city is GORE,
h These are only isolated iac,s-Lut mity il not
81 presumed that they are sample OF the VIII,
q mn md mar lp,l, II