The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-24

Decline in Cotton--No change IN Wheat or Flour
Adranee in Considerations depressed.
Nav Yoak, April 23-2 p, The steamship Asia ar.
rived al eleven o'clock this morning, having left Liverpool
O'Clock in tho afternoon OF the 18th instant She
brings twelve thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds
sterling on freight
The political news by this arrival possesses very lle
interest
Extensive Preparations making for tie great Worlds
Fair.
Affairs generally tranquil throughout Europe.
The MARKErs-Lverpool, April I2--In the Leading ard
cles Of produce no great change has taken place Trans
actions throughout the week have been fair extent
and prices generally well sustained. Money is plentiful
and, for safe investments, may be obtained very easy
terms
CorroN.--From a document signed by every leading
factor IN New Orleans except the total crop of
is estimated lutte 600 900 bales and recent
s dee wen @ Ias o. os
field in general doing WE'LL though some
planning OF The iewness Of spring orders The manu-
the warehouses have been visited by several large buyers
la Leicester, on the contrary, there is little nothing
doing A great number of operatives ont of employ
ment,
Yarns are dull of SALE and not much confidence in the
price. In Manchester the purchases OF goods hui
scanty, and these only Tor the supply of immediate
As the market is very bare of yarns. with the exception
medium counts, there is much pressure spinners
manufacturers to make sales Influenced by the unsats
factory state OF trade in Manchester, have pur
chased sparn2y ofcoton, whilst the desire
by holders TO sell has been greater than al former pc
Rod this thus impartng gloomy aspect the
market and enabling buyers daily 10 purchase on rnthe
easier terms, resulting in decline Of to- IN the ordinary
and mddling qualities, and fully in the better descrp
lions OF American, IT. in Egyptian, and TT IN Sura and
Brazil.
The sales of week ending Friday re, % bales
OF which Spectators took 500 rican $50 Sura
and xporers 100 American, 100 Bahia, 10 Egyptian and
80 Sa; thus leaving to the trade 2S 100 bales The au-
lhorzed quotations for fair Bow eds I'D Mobile Tad
Orleans. I'D The sales to-day are 600 baes-the maIke
closing weak.
Breadslufs gene rally unchanged In wheat and our
change has taken place. Indian corn, owing the
short supply. has advanced Is per quarter Oher kind
Of grain nominaIiy the same as last week.
Provisions, both American and IIsh been dui du
ring the week. and holders having pressed sales lower
kinds have been submitted to.
Gfoceries.-There has been moderate demand for
gar for refining purposes Moasses, both Barbados
Trinidad has been active.
Iron-The market for iron has been quiet without aera
ton in price the quarterly meetings in Sahordsh,fe
Bar in Wales is selling Fl l5s per Scotch pig
No l, in Glasgow E2 Is. for cash The Liverpool
quotations for bar, 5 IS for hoop, &c los sheet
Ell los. Scotch pig, No. l, 81 S.
Money MaIket-rhe BRUSH funds have been steady
and although not much animation has been exhibited
the operations English securities moderate the
close OF week has been decidedly better
prices have improved per We have change tc
in the bullion market since our last. The demand
for bar silver quiet although still in request East
The market Tor American stocks has been quiet, and prices
unchanged. The present quotations follows United
Sta per bonds, 1852 90 go United States pei
stock 1862 l0S United States 6per bonds 1868
40 l0A United States stock, S66S loo lU7
Boston per bonds, 1885, 92t $50 Pennsy
Sc s2b S3i; Massachusetts per sterling bonds
1868, l05 1866 Maryland IS sterling 50 Canada PEI
cents, oil 1874, l06 a lU7.
Freghts have been a little frmer this week to som,
points, and passengers are more abundant