The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-21
NEW YoHK, August 20, 1916.

WAsMTorOs, August l6, 1876.
|
| NEW YoEK, August 20, 1916.
To The Editor Of the Union;
| The Great Western sailed to-day, at 3, p. M,
with Is passengers, among whom were M. Mon
tholon, French consul resident at Richmond, Vr-
ginia, and Mr.. Winthrop, American consul at NAL
Ia. She also carried out large mail of papers and
letters, with fair amount Of freight
II will be seen. from the annexed letter from my
Liverpool friend that owing to the injury she re-
ceiyed when aground near Halifax, the Britannia,
on her outward voyage, made IA foot of water per
houT!" Had II not been for the use Of steam pumps,
she must have gone to the bottom.
All the accidents which have ever happened TO
the steamers of the Cunard line have occurred on
the rocky, DOGGY coast between Boston and Hall
fax, with one exception, the Hlbernia, which
scraped the bottom off Newfoundland.
As soon the ST. Lawrence and Atlantic railroad
is completed, Portland will be a better point for
steamers to land than either at Halifax or Boston,
SO far as Canada is concerned; but New York Is
| the point above all others on this continent, at
which steamers should land. Here the harbor is
unobstructed by Toe the winter through. They can
proceed directly TO sea- without the fear of rocks in
| d fog, or ice in cold weather
As soon as the railroad is completed from Port
land to Montreal, there will be three direct and
speedy routes from New York to Canada-one via
Buffalo; another via Albany, Champlan, and St.
Johns; and the Sd via Boston and Portland to Mon
trealal travelled by steamboats, and railroads with
comfort ard rrpidity. Halifax should be supplied
| with news by way steamer running 10 II from
Boston, the arrival Of each steamer at this port
by route from Portland across the Bay of Fundy,
and thence overland the remainder of the way.
| Avoiding New York for the benefit of Boston and
Halifax, s like giving up large FISH and chasing min
| notos (or small herrngs) into shoal water where
you may be frozen up in winter, or wrecked in fogs
| in summer.
| Natural advantages, combined with great and
growing commercial interests, have marked out Liv-
erpool and New York the two great Atlantic
ocean steam ship landings, and no decision of man
| can reverse what Providence has decreed.
have derived, from highly respectable source
some very important and interesting information
| speeding the Mosquito coast Its position, under
the guardianship of England, its soil, climate, pro-
ducts, inhabitants, trade commerce, &c, with the
prospects of American trade in that quarter-which
am compelled to defer for the present-as well
some facts showing the amount of incidental protec-
ton afforded by the revenue bill to the leading
branches of manufactures in the United States,
The Geological Association meets in this city on
the Cd day ofSeptember. This institution originated
with Professor Sillman and other scientific gentle
men, 1t is intended to Partake something of the
character of the British Association, the abors Of
| which have been distinguished and useful in pro-
noting scientific knowledge.
| This association embraces naturalist as we'll as
geologst, and cannot see why it should not en-
| brace chemists, astronomers natural philosophers,
| mathematcians, and men of all scientific pursuits
| 1t met last year in New Haven, and the year be.
fore in Philadelphia 1t has published a volume of
transactions.
The stock market was heavy to-day with limited
sales.
Only 400 to 500 barrels Genesee -four sold at "A
06!; 200 do Georgetown, at "a l83 cts; and cargo
of Genesee white wheat on terms not made public;
1000 bushels western mixed corn sold at SO osnts,
and a lot Of New Jersey yellow at 5Sc. 1000 b6sh-
els barley sold at 40 cents.
400 barrels rosn sold at 60 c. and 1000 lbs bees
wax at 27c.
No change in provisions.
| 1000 bales cotton sold, prices very firm.
Sterling bills for the Great Western, sold to fair
extent at st a 81.
No change in freghts.
The packet-ship Sheridan is in from Liverpool
Yours &c. C.
"LIvERrooL, August 3, 1886
"DEAR SIR: On the lst instant received your in
| teresting communication of the 18th utmo, per
Britannia; she arrived the evening before, being two
days out Of time in consequence of having got
aground near Halifax and she made IL inches wa
| ter per hour on her voyage.
"The state Of business here presents nothing new;
last week there was almost an entire suspension OF
business after Wednesday, the 29th ut, during the
festivities consequent the visit of Prince Albert
! ton stone of the sailors home. The annexed circu-
lar will show you the business of four days of last
week, during which $500 bales Of cotton were
sold at very full prices, though without any posi-
tive advance in quotations. To-day Monday
there is a fair extent Of business doing in cotton;
and as the supplies for the remainder of the year
are expected be very moderate and the prospects
of the growing crop by no means favorable, we may
possibly experience some advance in prices, partic-
ularly if trade improves in the manufacturing dis
tricts, Of which there are some symptoms, though
| the spinners and manufacturers are full of com.
plants and perhaps with reason. trust
your expectations that the tariff will pass the Senate
will be realized; It would do us good here, and
would be of great benefit to the United States gen.
orally. You will see from the newspapers that the
sugar duties bill is going on favorably, there hav-
| ing been q majority in the House of Commons for
going into committee of l50T-being much greater
! Than was anticipated. Peel supports the measure,
! as does also our tory member, Lord Sandon. The
measure will tend TO benefit your sugar planters.
| There is nothing else of much political interest.
"Corn market.-There is not much change of inn
porance to notice since last wrote to you; prices
of wheat and -four are somewhat lower; the duty
on wheat is Ga. per quarter; the best American flour
is quoted at 25 shilings per BARREL duty paid. Our
harvest is progressing favorably and promises
abundance. A good deal of grain in the south has
already been housed The weather has been in
tensely hot, and within the last AZ hours we have
had several severe thunder storms, accompanied by
| hail. which, in London, has done immense damage
to the glass, many houses being almost without a
pane left. The standing grain will no doubt have
| suffered much injury in some parts.
| "Propisions--There is but a moderate inquiry
| for provisions, and prices are by no remu-
| nerating at your quotations.
Tobacco market is very inactive, and with such
large stocks we cannot look for any improvement.
i Nothing but considerable reduction Of duty would
do us any good, and of that we see no present
prospect. About 800 hhds have been sold during
The month, Of which 1893 Virginia leaf, and 2l5