The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-23
FOREIGN.
From the New York Evening Post.

be transmitted during the month by the Cambria, Sarah
Sands and Caledonia steamers, at little less than
million sterling
The decline in breadstuis was not confined to Grea
Britain and Ireland, but general throughout Europe
Ii appears to have arisen not much from o.
quantity Notwithstanding the large mporations, iron
panic among the SPECTATORS who had become alarmed
at the high prices.
The London money market not easy, the bank had
made change in its minimum rate OF discount but We
ny few of the best bills discounted at the lower
quotation The fall in -four and grain looked upon
as favorable symptom in the money market.
better feeling has shown itself in the manufacturing
districts Cotton is about the when the Hlber-
MIA sailed but business brsker In the time there
have been fluctuations, and the price has been lower
The total sales of the month $50, OF which 9S,
020 were American.
Parliament has been engaged on an Irish poor law and
the government measure has passed the most critical
stage in the House OF Commons, and will probably be-
law making the support OF the Irish poor COM
pulsory upon the Irish landlords
select committee is sitting on the navigation laws,
and there prospect that all restrictions on navigation
will be repealed
Letters from Hamburg that the value of wheat had
undergone rather an important Decline and good heavy
parcels of cd such had week before been worth 1885,
hal been freely offered at 75s per quarter Free on board
Mr. OConnell had just quilted Paris, on his way to
italy He is not so i'll the London papers have repre-
be asle TO appear again in public life.
Mrs Bancroft the lady of the American minister at the
Court OF St James, present at the Queens drawing
ioom
1t is reported that the first steamship conveying the
Irish mail will leave Havre about the first OF next month
for New York
Foop ON THE CoYrINENT.--Wc translate the follow
ing from thc Gazette de Grsone French commercial
journal it presents the result of Investigations made
throughout Europe for that paper respecting The Late har-
vest
Russia--southem provinccs-Grain moderate in guam
tity, good in qualify Northern provinces-Harvest
abundant potatoes diseased in only few districts.
Poland-Gran tolerabe in quantity and quality poa-
toes failed extensively.
Scandnavia-Bad harvest in general
Prussia-n all the provinces there has been an ave-
rage harvest grain and potatoes tolerabe quality
SAKE Holsein-Gran toerable; potatoes attacked with
the disease more or less.
WirtembuIg and Bavara--Grain moderate in quantity,
excellent in quality potatoes have completely failed IN
provinces, and have been abundant and good IN
others
Turkey--NIaize good; rice and wheat tolerabe.
Austria-Gain abundant, but not very good potatoes
diseased in PROVINCES but deficient IN ohersgen-
orally speaking good harvest.
Italy-Maize good rice not very good; the grain
scorched in many districts no return as to potatoes not
being much cultivated in Italy
Swtzerand-Grain moderate in quantity, good in
quality; potatoes tailed.
France-Gran only olerable; potatoes failed In four
Holland and Belgum-Grain tolerable potatoes failed
generally
CoMMERc1AL--The high rates of freight and scarcity
OF tonnage-except for the shipment of breadstnfsn
the United States, the import OF cotton to be limited
From the LIST to the 3lst OF March, inclusive, 1927
bales of all descriptions reached the port of Lvepool
OF this quantity 77,30S bales American. The mar
ke during the greater part of the month very langud,
few sales effected, and prices receded On the ar
oath ut adyces were received from New York to the
9th inclusive, which had the effect OF causing more
buoyancy in the trade This, added to the better and
more encouraging accounts from Manchester, &C., and
the fall in the market has induced both manufacia
rers, SPECTATORS and exporters to operate to greater
extent and enable holders to regain the reduction which
established Prices of American are now very little
different from those current when the Hberna sailed in
fact they may be considered about I'D Tor fair in favor
of the buyer.
According to calculations made on the 3lst ut, we
find that the stock OF breadstus the port of Liverpool
on that day follows: $4,000 quarters of wheat
900 barrels of -four 10000 quarters OF BEANS 10000
quarters of peas 5000 quarters Of barley, 100000 quar-
ters of Indian corn, 10000 barrels of Indian meal.
Our imports during March were, 56,954 quarters of
2,329 quarters of malt l29 quarters of BEANS 2o3s
quarters OF peas 1852 quarters OF Indian corn, 39
l6s barrels Indian meal, l7,426 barrels flour, 74l9
sacks, and 1855 loads Oat meal.
American provisions of all descriptions have been in
good demand during the month"; although there has not
been any great advance in the price of beef Still there
has been free sale and some qualities are quoted at rs
Cd higher than the 4th ut. Pork has been in good
request at rise of 2s Cd per barrel Bacon continues
III dendnu, Cnicly value OF lniS
article is now Is. to 2s. per cw above last quota
tons; of hams, dry SALT there is large quantity now
landing, which will find ready buyers at So to Cos Lard
request kegs must be noted Is dearer but barrels
remain at much the same price on the 4th u There
still far demand for cheese OF prime dares good
keeping order Good qualities would find ready buyers
at improving prices.
From the European, April3.
Flour, like Indian corn, has sustained considerable
fall and the existing depression can hardly fail TO be in
creased by the fine spring weather now enjoying,
which foreshadows an early and prolific harvest.
The prices will be high enough to remunerae import
ers, though probably not SO high as to answer the ex
largely at the turning point of the market The capacity
of America supply the "old country with provisions
only limited by the capacity OF shipping TO convey them
to shores. Russia had also abundance of corn in
her granares, which is finding its way to the Black
Tor transmission 10 western Europe. From the Med
sages, but the supplies have come from countries that
will send owing to the prohibition OF their gov
elnments
The proposition to throw open the coasng trade of
Great Britain to vessels oil all nations continues to be
tcrained and the latest paper says: "The commercial
is now sitting the navigation laws. section OF the
shipowners in favor of these laws but the great body
are either nimca or Indifferent 10 their continuance"
The Sarah Sands to leave Liverpool for New
York the 9th Instant and the Caledonia for Boston on
the 10th.
steam propalsion the result of the discovery of Mr..
Parkhurst which has been secured by letters patent IN
all paris OF the world. The invention, ii is said, has
been tested BY experiment Mr. Parkhurs was to take
passage in the Sarah Sands for the purpose of laying his
discovery before the American government.
Portsnaouth.
Orders arrived this morning at Portsmouth and Wool
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