Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-25
A WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

Boston on Sunday morning. we have dates from LII
verpool to the 4th instant.
Cotton had declined in price. The quotations
on most descriptions, except islands, had reced
ed an eighth of penny per pound, and the marke
was heavy, with downward tendency The Iii
verpool Times says
"The absorbing feeling in railway shares may
have partially contributed to this, and the risn.
price of provisions, with the approach of winter
is also to be taken into account. The COMMITTEE
Of Brokers have declared the price for the presen
week to beloved, AID; Mobile, 4sd.; ant
: Orleans, sd.
| The same paper informs us that the corn marke
continued firm; and that the fine weather which
prevailed at the time the Great Britain sailed, 4
II adds:
" Large quantities of flour daily arriving from the Uni
ted States and Canada and from the of the advice
recently sent the Atlantic, the supply from those quar-
tes there every to believe will ncreas From tn,
cause at which glanced in last publication the i'm
port wheat has advanced sste result of the
feror qualities thrown the market The import duty
flour los. l0d per barrel In instances recent
Irish flour has receded Is per SACK and Canadian Cd per
BARREL influenced by the large arrivals from the West which
amount since Monday to nearly 5000 barrels.
'The produce markets active they have been
Rice in less demand Sugar has receded liIe with
| inquiry.
"The home demand for iron is daily the ncrease--he
manufacturers working hardprces well supported,
and the trade brisk well be- The export trade,
on the contrary, is dull
"The wool trade is bsk-a proof of the healthy state
of the Yorkshire districts The introduction of the woods of
the United States into England feature of this branch
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speculation must lead extensive import from the
other side of the Atlantic.
"The commercial from the East by the last
land mail are, upon the whole, favorable fair demand
experienced for cotton manufactures and yarns shade
higher than the previous month. Wooens dull Of sale
and in the metal market especially in copper, good
deal of business had been done better prices The trade
with China is stated to be going avoaby and the nego
aons for the final possession of Chusan progressing
well as could be expected.
The rate Of interest in England rising, in consequence
of the scarcity of money, supenduced by railway speculation
Some of the large discount houses decline take any
bills at an interest of less than three per cent"
PROSPECTS OF THE HARVEST.
The reports which have reached last respecting
the progress made with the harvest in the north, not OF
character aay the excitement previously felt the subject
Sharp oss experienced the of the 22d and 23d
umo. 1t is feared and not without eason that the
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south and the reports of the yield from the forward dis
cs do not by any improve thrashng proceeded
WITH the estimates of the results of the harvest become daily
/ more discouraging.
which had been interrupted by heavy rain. had again been
actively resumed it WILL nevertheless require some weeks Of
dry weather to get in what is still abroad The lively reports
from the south had caused sellers OF wheat TO demand mate
rally enhanced terms AT Edinburgh the article S. per
Or, and Glasgow the amounted to 2s Cd per bo be-
ing equal to 5s per Or Much anxiety felt there to as
certain in how far the potato crop had been injured by the
disease prevalent in England We incline TO think the
mischief is not great in that part of the kingdom.
From Ireland the complaints in regard to this matter
however becoming general In the southern parts of the
island the bulk Of the grain had informed been got in
and in the north the fields fast being cleared On
the whole disposed to think that the harvest will turn
out better in Ireland than this side of the channel The
rise in the English markets had had the effect Of causing
| advance in the value Of both wheat and oats.
Earl SPENCER, better known here as Lord AL
THoRP, died on the LIST instant. He filled the post
of Chancellor of the Exchequer, and leader of the
House of Commons, during the administrations of
Lords Grey and Melbourn. In the public events
of the last dozen years he has taken little share.
The auxiliary screw steamer Massachusetts,
which sailed from New York on the 9Th of Sep
TENDER, reached Liverpool on the Sd instant after
| a voyage of seventeen days and half allowing for
| the difference of longitude between Liverpool and
New York. The following remarks upon her voy-
/ age are from passenger:
owe have had succession of variable winds, short in
teas Of cams and great deal Of cloudy rainy, and oggy
weather We also had considerable proportion Of head
winds, very esh and have fured topgalan
sails but Of the strength Of the windwe
have reccd topsas The motive power Of the ship
has been in alone aided by the canvass days and
twenty hours and has performed its duty excelenty well
The rig works n charm; and all who have witnessed
the combined efforts Of the steam md sails perfectly salts
fed Of the value Of the former auxiliary TO good mo-
deled sailing packet"
| RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.
The improvement in the incomes of existing railways still
continues and during the last months amount upwards
of g200 900 comparison with the corresponding months OF
1874. The lines which have reduced their fares most be
rally the greatest gamers At this Of increase OF
come the value of the railway property Of the country be-
coming greater by upwards Of e. 000 900 sterling MONTH
The railroad mania increases Il is a national cpl
demc and threatens TO enguf every other species Of BUSH
Attention is directed TO the arrangement Of the
monetary system of the country contingent upon this absurd
system of speculation The Accountant General has eck
onng in store for these spectators moonshne capital he
will shortly require depose of per cent to be paid
the amount Of each SHARE and thirty forty millions
must be taken out of circulation comply, in this respect
with the requirements of the law.
The Regents Canal, London, has been purchased by
new railway company for upwards Of E00,O 600 The new
railway will through the heart Of London and connect
the Great Western, London and Birmingham, and Eastern
Counties Railways.
ed by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company by
their superintendent engineer Mr. Duance. The improve
mens consist in having double rebox, the combustblc
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