The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-21

26s ID per barrel wheat, 6s. g. Cd. In bond; In
dian corn 39s. per $50 lbs, duty paid-duty To but
this will soon be free. We have had very mild win
ter and the appearances Of the country is more like
the period of April than March; If We have no Sc
we're weather this month, We shall have AN unusu-
ally forward season, which is all in favor of good
crops; wheat crops never look moro luxurlant.
Tho Patrick Heary has this evening made her sp'
pcarsnce, with dates from your port Of the 9Th ut,
rom which Il would appear that tho American ea-
ecuuve have declined 10 submit the Oregon question
70 sroirauon a. proposed by our government II
war should ensus, tho guilt viii be the heads Of
tho Americans; but have faith in the better sense
Of the Senate They viii never sanction such an out
rage on justice and humanity.
Provisions have been very dull, but the demand
Is improving little Lard l. quoted at SIS AS.
Beef, primo mess, S0+ lbs, 7oa. 75s.; ordinary,
Cos. 65s.; mess per Dbl. 300 h., 4o.. a sos;
pork, primo moss, 200 lbs. 5Ss. Cos; all in bond
al remain, dear sir, yours truly
"March 3.-Sales cotton 5000 bales, 1000 of
them speculation; steady prices"
The following sales were made at auction yester-
day in Boston:
Hemp-Kentueky, dew-rotted, 2O3 bales, s6l a
OIL; hacked, l28 do, $50 per ton, 8 mos.
Corn-feiow and white, $50 sacks; yellow $751;
6oc.j white IS 64lc.; yellow and white, 2, 400
bush, 81 66c. per bushel, cash.
Sugar-New Orleans, SO hhds., Sc so aS6 30;
81 DO. q ~ Is IS per 100 lbs, mos.
The stock market slighdy fell of, on the aver.
age TO Of a cent at least. The news from Europe
has tended 10 unsette this market. All admit that
the increased tghtnsss Of the money market in
England, in consequences Of specustions ia railway
shares, had been greater than was anticipated.
Abanns this circumstance, and the debate on the
con-aws il Is believed that cotton and other markets
would have maintained unusual hrmness, and prob
ably some advance Especially on ootton) above
former quotations. II is believed that from the
mixed or unsatisfactory nature Of tho news, invol-
we'd, II il, with political uncertainties and doubts
on both sides Of the water that IL will leave our mar
kets in rather q feverish and unsettled state until
further adviess received by the Unicorn, which
to have sailed from Liverpool the 18th instant
and may be expected at Boston from the 10, 10 the
9TH Of April next
Only one or two hundred bales cotton sold to-
day, without any decided decline. The brokers
seemed TO think the Liverpool news will within
day or two, carry the article down from TO cent.
This decline, however, II the crop 10 likely to be
larger than the average estimates make IL, can
only be temporary.
The stock Of -four In this market is now light,
estimated at about $4,000 barrels. This circum-
stance has sustained the price here against the
Liverpool news, which has only thrown a dulness
over the market without any decided decline |
heard Of some small sales, in all about 500 barrels
Of Genesee, at IS 56li 1000 do. was offered at
IS 50, mixed with Oswego The quotations at
closo OF 'cnan0s IOf lar dcnesee $1,000 ~ % oU
IS SCI. 2S 900 bushels southern wheat has besn
sold during the week at 81 ii 81 IL per busheI.
Corn was firm to-day, and the asking prices of
yesterday fully maintained. The stock In market
is said to Be very light. No change in rye
oats.
Western provisions are still dull Beef sells N
some extent at 81 for prime, and 81 81 for good
mess. The sales ofpork arc light, and confined To
domestic demand. Lard without change.
Clover seed remains firm. London, March 81,
fair clover seed was worth Cos. 67s--quick sale.
Fine in demand at los 75s. Sale, 500 tercss
old Ohio and Pennsylvania, Co.. 72is. in Live poo
300 tierces old Pennsylvania sold at SIS. and 81.
average. No change worth notice to-day in other
articles, or sales ofgrsat importance TO note.
At this season Of the year. ths uncertainty in
which political affairs have involved trade and COM
msrce generally, both in England and the United
States, produces great deal of difficulty amorg
merchants generally as to the wisdom of future
movements, and must operate unfavorably upon
markets for some time TO Gomez and at time Of
year when business is usually most animated and
active.
The river is open to Albany, and the weather
fine, clear, and balmy.
remain yours, very truly,
p. - s.- MORGAN,