The New York herald., 1845-12-02
MOBILE, Nov. %, lS45.

MOBILE, Nov. %, lS45.
arrival of Mr.. Calhoun-Interesting Commercial
and Financial Intelligence Politics Iheat,l-
Gals, &c.
The Hon John C.. Calhoun arrived here on
Thursday and left on yesterday, for Marengo, In
this States his son, A. p. Calhoun accompanied him.
Hon. Spencer Jarnigan, Senator from Tennessee,
passed through this city yesterday, on his way to
Washington city.
BUSINESS of ull kinds has been dull for the last few
weeks owing to the continued 10 stage of water in the
Bigbee, Warrior and Alabama rivers,
The stock Of cotton hand and on shipboard not
cleared amounted up to to- night, to 81 22 bales The
sales of the past week have been extremely dull in com
parson with transactions of former years The business
OF Monday small, sumng up 800 bales On Tuesday
there was much more animation in the market-prces
frm. The ightness of the stock on sale mace
holders stiff were about aeoo ran
up to 200 bales On Thursday and Friday market dun
appearances in favor of buyers but not enough 70 note
decline The sales amounted to 300 bales Today
there has been decline Of from 70 in all grades
excepting good fair, and good and fine The stock on
up Even at tie decline noticed the sales have only
amounted to 500 bales The day c.csed with unsettled
rate In fact the rates compelled to 60 down shade
lower yet for you will by New Orleans quotations
that market quotations are above them which has
been caused n amongst seroa ho IN c
the greater number of transactions have been on English
account during the past we week I Or two dana w.
notice sight checks New York at Ial per cent dist
Liverpool, so days. 6ia7 per cent per premium n
notes-Bank of Mobile par; Planters Merchants Bank
par. mention the Merchants Planters particularly
as your Bank Note Circulars and Reporters published
New York place she bills at 20a25 per cent discount
II the bank is in liquidation but the specie is paid
every dollar presented the counter OF til"
bank. | shall say more about il anon.
Our freights dull during the first OF the week
shipmasters holding out for higher rates, which they
have since realized. We had one engagement for cot
ton to Havre at ltc. it being advance OF l16 over
former On Thursday the ships Arabea, Waver-
ments to Liverpool 9l6i being improvement OF
lie The bark Empire to Boston, at &C., and the Jo
sephne for Cardenas with lumber at $l2 per m which
closed the transactions of the week
By the bye the demand Tor lumber both for Cuba and
Texas immense but we have few vessels OF the pro
per size for that trade We have the lumber to supply
the demand, but Cuba and Texas merchants have
great difficulty in procuring vessels.
Our produce market is generally well supplied, with
exception of potatoes which scarce and also III
demand We notice sales have been freely made OF 81
81 IS during the past week. No. mackerel scarce
and in demand at $ll lat per bb So also OF choice
article of Goshen butter which is scarce and will go on
freely at IL 20. SO of choice article of Goshen
cheese at 10 lie The market is overstocked with an
ordinary article of each. Hay-an over large supply
dull at IS 81 O5 beef and prime scarce, though
but little inquiry lard good supply but no demand
quote 81 81 believe the above embraces all, OF
nearly ALL the articles that your merchants are interest
ed in for this market.
give the following quotations (or this day. Of cot
Ordinary Ssa6l middling 6sa6a; middng fair TIA
u; fair 7sas; good fair siasi; good and fine 9a9t
CorroH STATEMENr-PoRT OF NOBLE, Nov. %, l845.