The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-30
LATE FOREIGN MARKETS.
Ielegrap1sed to the Daily Caescent"


1elegraphed to the " Daily Crescent"
BY the southern Line.
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FIRST DIsPATCH.
BALrIMoRE, MAY 25.-The steamer Caledonia
arrived at Halifax to-day. The news is coming in.
| l will send it Immediately.
| SECOND DISPATCH.
BALTIMORE, May 25.-This is The first dispatch
| on file. The steamer Caledonia arrived at Halifax
to-day. She brought news week later CONNER
cal matters present no new features. The Money
Market is easy. In consequence of the threatening
aspect Of affairs in France and Italy, public securi-
ties inactive. AT Liverpool, on the 18th, the
Cotton Market had been steady during the prece-
ding week. Immediately after the receipt of the in
| tegence by the American mail steamer Hermann,
holders became frmer, and American descriptions
| advanced eighth, Gd) Surat also advanced,
| increasing quantities offering yesterday. Quota
tons at meeting of Cotton brokers the same as
las, week. Fair Upland and Mobile AZ, Fair Or
| leans 1t. Sales of the week 49, 600 bales. Owing
| to unfavorable winds, Corn in London heavy.
American Flour Dos. Cd; Baltimore % to 23s. Cd
Indian Corn improving in demand, and better prices
were Obtained early last week, but the advance was
IOSl phnL ~ o~S III NuitC3
and 32s and 33s Cd. to 34s. for yellow moderate
demand. Lard has been in fair demand through
out the week, and sales amount to about 100 tons
at 33s. to 34s Bacon slightly depressed on account
of large amounts brought forward-decline Is. per
100 pounds. Hams unsaeable, 28s. per fierce ac
copied for 100 tierces Cheese in good request al
full prices. Beef unchanged. T.. A limited bust
hess is doing in Pork.
THIRD DIsParCH.
BALTIMORE, May 25.--The St. Louis Reveille
says that the entire loss by the recent fire, ill.,
Guiding buildings, steamers cargoes, and the prop
erty ashore, is much less than was at first appre-
hended. 1t is estimated at only one million six
hundred and twenty thousand dollars, ISL ,620,00O.)
All the insurance companies except two will pay
seventy five per cent The loss Of life was not as
great as first supposed"
FOURTH DISPATCH.
BALTIMORE, May 27.-At New York, on Satur-
day evening, Cotton was unchanged; holders firm.
The sales of the week We're 5000 bales. Flour
declined sixpence the sales amounted to 10000
bbls. Corn was at from So TO 63c. Mess Pork
at $40; Lard at 6ac.. Stocks unchanged; money
easy; Sterling at 81. The Falcon took $4,000
Ill Specie. Ht cHOlcTd ThSlIlR dt Oh LOUIS.
-sus-
o. The offices of the Receiver and Register of
the U. S. Land Office at St. Louis were destroyed
by the late fire. Fortunately all the material pa
pers were saved, and most of the books and papers
necessary for resumption of the business.
% The Captain of the ship Tyler, from Bati-
more for California was removed from the COM
mand of that vessel at the request of the passen-
gers, by Mr.. Parks, the American Consul at Rio.
OF Nathaniel Greene, who is soon to be super
seeded as Postmaster at Boston, is about removing
to The city of New York.
OF Samuel W. Inge, member of the last Con-
gress from the 4th district of Alabama, who had
publicly declined reelection, has, nevertheless,
been renominated by convention of the demo-
Gratis of his district.
OF The fifty-nnth annual convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church for the diocese of
Massachusetts met at Trinity Church, Boston, on
the 10Th inst, Bishop Eastman presiding. After
divine service the Bishop gave his charge to the
clergy. In the afternoon he made his report upon
the state Of the diocese. Three hundred and forty
one persons have been confirmed during the past
year. Two persons admitted to the order of priests,
and one To The order of deacon six are now wait
ing to receive holy orders. The diocese consists of
the Bishop, about seventy clergymen and sixty-fve
parishes
The Turf
Shreeepor Jockey Club-Lecomte Course.
FIRST DAY, May 21.-The first race was for an
elegant saddle, manufactured by Messrs. Gordon
d Baird of this place, free for saddle horses only
single dash of a mile. The betting was very brisk,
and " considerably mixed" Most unfortunate for
the interest of the race, false start was made.