The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-23
FOREIGN.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.


Republication IN France Tyf,nnph NJ Laznoyf,a, AL
an The price Of ootca- Define IN brsadstyfs
We received last evening Says the SUM from our New
York correspondent the following teegraphc despatch
OF a portion OF the by the steamer Caledonia which
arrived Boston yesterday morning. The telegraph be-
tween Boston and New York, however, broke in the
middle OF despatch, preventing us from receiving
usually copous telegraphic details;
New YORK May 2l-o D. m
The steamer Caledonia arrived Boston this morning
and portion Of the news was received when the line
was interrupted and nothing further could be had this
evening She sailed from Liverpool on the 9th instant
and consequently brings days later intelligence.
Wilmer x Smiths European Times gives the following
account of the condition OF the markets;
LIVERPOOL, May 5.-TEere has been marked I'M
proyement in cotton since the last week, principally
low and mddng qualities being in request, eaused BY
increased demand Tor manufacturers and speculators
The sales for the week comprise 30 200 bales at the
following rates Upland ordinary 38d to SD; mdding
3ad; mddng fair I'd; good sd. New Orleans ordinary
3bd TO 3ad mdding 3ad to Id; middlng far I'd; far
4Id good fair sid; good Sad to Cd; choice marks Sid
I'D Mobile ordinary, 3td. to sd; midding i'd; md
ding fair lad; fair 4sd good far Id; good AID Sea
Island ordinary TO middng I'd. to 3D. air TO good l0d
to Id; good 20 fine I'D to l7d stained id. TO I'd.
The imports OF cotton for the week 1916 bales
The stock in port $500 bales; against 10000 last
wear Prices well sustained at an advance of ad.
BREApsTuFYs-Best canal -four, 26s. cd. to 29s cd
Richmond aad Alexandra, Dos 27s Philadelphia and
Baltimore, 26s to 27s. Orleans and Ohio, 25s. Sd to
26s. sd.
Wheat, mixed, Is I'd to S. i'd per 10 lbs red, 6s sd
to Is 3d. Corn, 26s to 2ss. per quarter. Meal, lis Cd
to lis per barrel Rye, IS. 10 3s sd. per 60 pounds
All the above quotations with the duty paid.
Under the influence of fine weather, the Liverpool
market declined from the rates OF last week, with gene
raj inactivity in trade There also corresponding
depression in London on Monday, which has not yet
been retrieved.
AT Liverpool on the ih instant the market closed
sluggishly The chief alteration was IN corn meal, and
the demand extremely dull Business yesterday was
regarded as decidedly unfavorable to holders.
PRovIsoNs.-Beef duty free, prime mess SOS to 92s.
Cd per terce; prime 3os to 36s Prime mess pork Tree
of duty new 55s to 70s per barrel; old AS. to $685.
AS to sos; prime 35s. to ass Bacon, duty free,
DID, dried 15s 30s; cut, long and short mlddles free
OF bone sailed and ribbed, eastern sos TO 54s western
37s 52s 3D.; smoked canvassed hams pos TO sos per
cwt duny paid not smoked, 25s. to 43s., duty free.
LARD-Fine leaf 42s to ASS. per cwt; do in kegs 39s.
to 42s; in bbs, ordinary mddlng, 36s to 3os. Rice,
Carolina dressed first quality duty Isl us to ISIS 3D.
I'd quality l5s. TO lis
RosN free Of duty amber and yellow, 2s Id to 2s Cd
TALLow, duty paid, Sos to 6os per cwl; duty free,
46s. to sos per cwt
TURpENrINE rough free, Is to SIS per cwt; spirits Of
turpentne 32s $685. duty paid pitch, free, lis to Us
DEw-RoTTED HEMP, 23s. to 25s per ton hacked 26s
to Dos.
Virginia leaf tobacco, faded, bonded 2Ad TO 2id;
binary, sound, BID mdting 4d. good I'D. to 3D. hne
SD stemmed, sound, 3D. to 3D. kentucky leaf 2id 70
i'd. semmed Sd. to 5td; manufactured I'D. to cd,
LONDON MONEY MARKET, May 5.--The funds opened
with the appearance of much hnness, but owing to an
apprehension of French interference against Austria,
closed at per cent decline-consols closing at s3i
Messrs. Legs Mason Il Co., flax spnners, and Alex.
Hadder & Sons, woollen spinners have failed Their
mills are at Aberdeen.
Wilmer & Smiths European Times, of the 5h INST
saws 1.-The returns of the French election
peted and notwithstanding the utmost eyertons OF the
French republicans and communists who left neither fan
nor foul untried effect their purpose the lists
exhibit triumphant testimony 10 the popularity OF the
principles propounded and acted upon by Lamartne and
the moderate party.
Indeed so clearly and prominently has the expression
OF popular feeling been manifested that fears
entertained of the minority resorng uerlor measures
order render the past proceeding Of the provisional
government nugatory, and --[Here the Boston teie
graph got out of order and nothng further could be OBJ
tanned.