Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-30

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Nsss Orleans Gsieties IN Wsster- Cotton Crop Of
l840-U. s Bank and other Banks buying Cotton
Lou Pricss-Neso Orleans Banks to ResSme IN
January.
DEAR BENNETT = Having once more arrived in
this great metropolis Of the south take my pen in
hand for the purpose Of renewing my correspondence
and t. give you a general view Of the .tate Of
things here.
New Orleans 10 certainly the most singular city in
the world and At this Of the year presents to
the eye of the stranger scene where else to be
found. But few weeks ago, death was stalking
fsaray through her Streets cutting down the young
and the healthy, dsregarding or condition; all
was gloom, all desolation; but now, what
trast' Her streets crowded with strangers-her
Levec presents solid mountain Of cotton, sugar,
molassss, and the productions of the mighty west;
hundred Steamboats, are blowing off their steam at
her wharves--a thousand ships busy in carrying
to the far borders Of the earth her mighty staples
all is Ire all 10 activity all is confusion; and, when
night shuts out the hum Of business, may be heard,
from every quarter ofthe city, the soft swell of music
inviting the lovers Of pleasure to jon in the various
amutements which the carnival presents In these
promiscuous scenes, Creole and American Quartroon
and Egyptian, African and Spanole, Dutch, German
and Portuguese, mingle in beautiful confssion be-
sides this,we have the amuscments Of four theatres
tive English ,one French and one German-open every
night; and, last Of all, to f up the sketch and until
the poe ket, come the gaming houses, where. as the
fellow saIs, 'the more you put down, the less you
take up.'
Such, dear sir, is slight view Of winter in New
Orleans, strongly in contrast with her summer. Can
not ysu be spared from New York long enough 10
pay oar city visitl II will afford wide fefI for
your PEN By.the-by the erald is the most popular
northern paper we have here; every body speaks
we'll Of it. heard Ju &c Of one OF our courts at
table lew days since, speaking OF weekly number
Of the Herald which he had been reading, say that
it contained more taleut than was to be found in our
IN. o. papers in year.
Our crops are very large this year. 1t is supposed
that the cotton crops will exceed $40 900 bales. Cot
ton is now very low, and the market still has ten
dency downward Good cottons have been sold as
low A. cts Sugar crop very large; fair sugars have
been sold as low rs 81 cts. the Levee. The Bank
Of the United States is making large purchases Of
cotton Their agent has already, il is said, purchas
upwards Of 30 600 bales. tits also reported that
one Of your large institutions upon the free banking
principle, Is in the market making heavy purchasts
There are ups ards Of 100 hips nearly loaded
Tor Liverpool and Havre. Freights from I'd to
l6d andwill probably go to penny, for Liverpool;
cts. t. Havre. Vessels from the north will do we'll
this winter.
Our Banks will resume about the lst of January:
they have specie in their vaults than they have
circulation. Their suspension was perfectly unne-
ccssary, and 10 universally condemned Exchange
on New York is at par. We have been eight days
without a northerp mail Amos will never get the
southern vote for President, unless he looks TO
their interests.
shall write again soon. S.H.