The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-16

NEW ORLEANS, December6, 1876.
regret to state that Mr. Bravo been compelled to
close his reading room, in the Merchants Exchange In
st. Charles street. for want Of patronage to sustain IT, II
il great pity 1t wss without any exception Tie very
best organized establishment in the country perfect in
all its arrangements and is burning shame that the
mercantile community Of the Second Municipality should
suffer it to stop.
Our city possesses abundant supply of smuse.
ment wherewth to make the evenings pass pleasantly
The Orleans theatre with its excellent opera company
Is well pstronzed by the natives, and those Americans
fond Of excellent music executed and perfect
stage appointments. The ballet company at the Ameri
theatre continues TO attract full houses bnt not
many ladies would, and do attend well conducted
ballet at the North. The of Trabaltoni
and Adelaide Lehmaun, the likes them. Their
dancing is highly finished.
At the st. Charles theatre, Julia Turnbull commenced
engagement last evening and drew the best house Of
the season. the business heretofore having been ra.
Their poor She has improved greatly since she was
here last winter, ard spplauded with warmth 1t
hardly to have been expected that she would have
been successful after everybody had the ballet
several weeks, and is proof of her skill II speaks
well for the taste Of the public too showing that they
foreign artists Mary Ann Lee and Mr. smith, have sr
rived I" Our Mary ANN Her old admirers are impa.
hsy BE-
something peculiarly arch and bewltching about her
dancing. that is quite captivating. Miss Cohen did not
cipated. She at unfortunate period-just after
the ballet company let-and her style is 80 diferen.
were not altogether satisfied with IT, The ballet has
spoiled them.
The southern Ethiopian ssrensders, under the man.
sgement Of MIR. Rainier. have been doing a very good
bushes: here for some time past They take benefit
at the ST Charles this evening" and award silver cup
band il superior to any ever heard except Dumbleton
band, and whole effective. They leave the city to-
morrow, the ship John Harvard. for Liverpool in.
tending follow in the footsteps Of the other band and
give concerts in all the principal cities and towns In
The weather still continues dne but the rivers are rs
Their low, although there has been slight rise.
The cotton market closed rather heavily yesterday,
sl to *, middng o. to on; good mddlpg 81 to az;
mddlng fair to fair Toto lo<; good fair ioi TO
The stock on hand Is about I2s 900 bales.
tobacco the sales OF the week amount to about 25o
$50 hhd mostly refuse and low admitted at from TX to
In sugsr the sales Of the week amount to oiso hhds
The sales ofyesterday hhds at advance of
* to II; common Eve 10 81 fair 81 to s; prime TO-
ga; choice 81 to OK Arrived during the week so07
hhds; exported 32l7 hhds.
week at an advance from All to 24c. 3252 hhds have
been exported during the week.
week, and yesterday. The intelligence from the north
OF the closing Of the canals by ce given more firm
ness TO the market and 800 barrels sold zoo
Of which brought $<,75; 6ss0, $780, 200 at sislSi
choice 81. Louis brands command s. and S5.25 Dunns
the week IS sse barrels have arrived and 1877 been ex
ported
In corn, the sales Of the week have resched 900
sacks ct IRON So TO zoe except Thursdays when there
was slight advance.
In wheat the arst sales OF any magnitude this
have been made; 10 900 bushels prime Illinois have been
disposed OF for shipment land At 81 90 bushsl
In freiehts the report Of pvsteers from tho Isle OF
Cuba has bai the eject to British vessels TO DO
preferred and eI6d has been paid for cotton Amcncsn
vessels are also holding out Tor higher rates.
In exchanges there hes been demsnd during the
week. and large transactions have been made in sterling
Sk per cent prem; France o. AK 10 81 90, New
York 90 days ~ 10 ~ per dis sight u TO dis
Treasury notes, par Q y per cent dis.