Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-07-28
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA.
Decline IN Bre0dStu6$.
NFw YORK. July l7-7 r

NFw YORK. July l7-7 p. NJ.
The steamer Britannia arrived at Boston
this morning, when the following abstract
other news was received by Telegraph:
LIVERPOOL, July 4, 1917.
CoRN MARIETTA signal depression has
taken place i'll the com market since the de-
parture of the last steamer, attributable to
many causes, but particularly TO the preva-
lencc of iiue weather andt growing stead
mess of the money marSet.
Prices have become unprcccdently low.
An unusual gloom is every where felt.
Al the closing of our market yesterday,
p. NJ, the best western canal brands would
not fetch more than 3ls Cd per barrel, and
in some few instances it reached 35s, but
the transactions were generally Of a retail
character, and did not indicate the slightest
specializing disposition.
Large quantities sold for 3ls; but that is
a price which could not be realized for any
considerable quantity to day.
Richmond and Alexandria are quoted 33s
Philadelphia and Baltimore 32s; New Or
leans and Ohio 3ls; and Canadian sour %
apes
Indian corn has likewise suffered a ma
terial depression, and cannot be quoted
higher than 4 is sd i5s per Or SUPERB
orround ranges from BPS upwards. Indian
Meal stands at 20, to 2ls per bbl of 1876
lbs
The rumors of the potato disease are ex-
ccedingly conflicting and not reliable; and
the growing crops are in a state of the ut
most torwarlness.
The weather could scarcely be more ia
yorabIe than it is.
Cotton has advanced Sd per ID since the
last steamer.
PRovIsIoNs.-Priccsg generally have been
steady for the last two weeks,so that scarce
" any important alteration can be named.
Prime mess beet is worth per tjorcc from
90 TO 95s; ordinary So to COS. Mess per
biol 55 to COS. OF old prime mess and
mess prime 10 quotations can be made.
PORK stands al, for prime mess, new, per
bbl. 20 TO los. Old, 10 to 7ds. PRIME So
TO CPS. Hams in pickle sell freely, but
there has been no market for dry.
There is no important change in metals.
Iron continues firm At the prices quoted at
the last steamer.
The money market considerably improv-
ed, and greater confidence has been infused
into all branches of trade.
Not only is growing lHeralitv eyinccd
by the Bank of England. hulshe Proync.al
generally manifest a spirit of enlarged ac-
commodaton.
The paper OF the Bank of England in ac-
tuaI circulation, including seven DAYS and
other post hliis, decreased last week from
Als,SI5,05l 10 4lS,14Li0t, beng a Ur!
ference OF A73.56l while the increase of
bullion was i4eI4.S9S.
Iba royai steamer lIlberuJa arrived OH
the -s,h, Henry Day on the 24lh. Marni-
ca ihe 25.h, 81. George the 25,h. Corneha,
Oxford and the Anne, the 10Th. Adivan-
dack the 2s,h, Enterprise the 30th.
The Washington steamer arrived al Bre-
men on the 18Th. The Sheridan reached
here the 3Oth,,he Su.uand.cA and Sr Isaac
Newton arrived al IIayre on III -Is,.
The Bogue Ports IN the Chinese seas
were captured and completely oesuoyel ~
the British lana ana naval forces on the 10Th
of April. Eight and seventy SIX pieces of
cannon were seized ana spiked IN SO hours. |
Father Mathew has received a pension oil
4300 pounds a year from the Crown
Rumor states that the Pope has declined TO
ma him Bishop of Cork.