Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-05-10

- ~ From the Baltimore Sun. stlh inst.
Seven Days Later from Eatrope-Arrfval OF TIE
Steamer Niagara.
FURTHER ADVANCE IN CoTToE-BREADgftrrs I'M
PROVING. &c.-The following dispatch reached US
from Halifax at o'clock this morning
HALIFAX, Tuesday, May Z.
The royal mail steamer Niagara has arrived with
dates from Liverpool to the 9th ult
Inc Europa had not arrived when the Niagara
lett Liverpool, but her news was anxiously looked
Tor: and 1t was anticipated would have q material
enect on the cotton market, and consequently In
trade IN the manufacturing districts.
Inc proceedings in Parliament possess very little
interest
Advices from the manufacturing districts are es-
sentiaily the same as by the Canada.
American securities demand undated; Massa-
chusetts and Maryland State bonds, U. s. SIS and
Pa 5's have advanced about per cent.
Political affairs all quiet.
The approaching election appears to be the only
subject of interest.
No arrangement is known to have been effected
between the Greek and English governments
The Markets.
LIVERPOOL, April 26-Brown and Shipeys circular says
we have to report large weeks business in cotton,
great for the trade Notwithstanding the
demand prices have been merely advanced i'd h. and
even that more particularly applies mfdng qualities fair
ana upland being quoted the last week with the
exception OF fair uplands which have advanced id per h.
quotations of this description having been
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ports and the steadne in this market has enabled
ners and manufacturers obtain better prices
of American cotton has coused them again
ieE attention to o saa and suas The sales Of these
bales Of which spectators took IL 500 bales and
become very lively the receipt of the Niagar
Sales for the week about ID 600 bales an
For Indian there been better demand for Eng
the past days at an advance of shilling
haiup a,A
white and mixed 2ss per quarter -
Flour continues in limited demand without change in
prices, viz: Philadelphia and Baltimore 22s Sd 23s
tern canal Is Els; Canadian Els and old els. h.
market having been cleared of inferior qualities white
the present quotations are Is per 20 lbs
: Indian meal, Us Cd per Dbl. .-t.4# ~
Corn has advanced one shilling, with lively demand
Frovsons-Beef, fine brands, shilling to two shilling
Pork--Eascrn is supported, and Western declined Is
Bacon hams are in good demand at previous rates.
sugar sead ials % e. easier F f Gemand
i Coffee is extremely dull.
Rice,lss Sd for good Carolina and les Cd for fine.
Naval Stores 900 bb rosn at Is l0d; turpentine
The money market easy the of discount un
changed
Consols have uctuated very little, and closed on Frda
Freights remain without change
i NEw-ORLEANs, May S.
The Steamer Alabama arrived here to-day from
Chagres. She brings one hundred passengers ant
two hundred and seventyfve thousand dollars wortl
of gold dust. Her news is superseded by the arr
walls at New York.
! The steamer Falcon has sailed for Chagres Sh
| left on Tuesday, via Havana taking two hundre
and forty passengers.-Ertract Geographic Corn
Bait Sun.
The nomination of GEORGE LITTLE, Esq, as U. S
Marshall for the District of North Carolina has bee
r confirmed by the Senate.
= A BEAUTIFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, the poe
2 when speaking of the Spring, says:
The Queen of the Spring, she passed down the vale,
Left her robe ON the trees, and her breath the ga
NEwsPAPERs.-In Maine there are So newspaper
New Hampshire 35; Vermont, 80; Massachusett
; 1T Rhode Island, 81 Connecticut, 46-total
New England, 81. The number in the State of
: York is 400.
D
d An Irish newspaper came out one morning wit
: this statement " A man was found dead, in -
D. Street this morning. with long word sticking In