The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-23
Splendid Steamship Promstheus,


The steamship Prometbtus, Captain Miner arrived
lat night from New Orleans after a most extrsor.
dinaTy passage, with Commodore Vanderbilt a. pas.
Eenger. Commodore v. has been absent two mo ntbs
on the Nicaragua route
The p made the run from the Belize distance 800
miles, In Eve days and twenty hours; and fsom
the city of New Orleans in six days and ave ho1rs
She brings New Orleans papers of Sunday, the 10th
inst whieh three days ahead Of tle mad This Is the
lrst time in rsoo .ction that we have received
on Saturday the New Orleans papers OF the previous
Sunday.
The Prometheus must be q fast steamer Sh. mad.
the run from Chagres to the bar at New Orleans, dis
tarce AGO miles In four days and twenty hours
She passed yesterday afternoon, at one o'c,ock q
chip ashore Brigantins Shoals shs passed the
| Cherokee at two O'Clock, OF Bsrnssat
The steamship Falcon, Captain Hartsteio, left Ne.
Orleans, On the lith inst for New York via Havana.
Annexedis n list Of her pamenger,:-
FoR NEw YoRk-Mrs N W Smith A Bussac lady
and servant M.s sandsk and child II Emerson, J
Deacon, Richards, II Quitnan, Capt NJ ellington,
Cbss Mounier W Bird, Ernest YPsllgrin. q
Meyer. Ceots, J Z Vim gulard, q Leavitt aviI
FoE H.v.s. Caroline Lindea A aouaou.qu,
& Boudousque and servant, Miss Guton, Caldwell
hyersop, johnson, J varamenji, Col Winjsr
Judge Guion, Tsrrsdar, Reborn, Mckinaey T.
Hutehings andla1y, l. hrrlet!a, lady and servant
w mepdvsri. Capt Ellington, Brigham, Dir Stuart,
armtntier Price and servant, &rs Roie, Mrs vii.
y
leil A ausales. W Atkins Nielsen, Lieut. EsnshsS
Andlsdy.
mem, child and servant = Oven aud two ladies,
Beam lady and child: Mrs 0Copnor tour children and
servant; Brickell sae two ladies, Ars Iarmer snd
ley aud four children, Mr. sshoneld lady, child aud
servant Brown, NJ piabta, T II usrooey Wv Ksl.
sTs ;d SSsn1 fSss ss. s Ds
0tas Able, JDo ,faire, Elliott, Elliott Black.
well, Mp liarmsn and three children, Irisbs,
Lr .hA ~ hV- 4 Haau NH A Ifuhl
: q hudspetb W Bevsns, W Cock, W Donaldson r
sADdeTsoD. O Gilbert. p Curry A Clemsnts u
White, A Hall Mussck, Mitchell Alexander
Rsdding, J Donfgsn, VI Donssau, Fitzgerald
Q Erook, Cam A wilmoth. A Absny, "A Thompson
y Brower, Mr. Ferris Hyde, Dixon Brown, T A
Brorp, o David Mrs Kelly. J Burton. J Fogan.
John Gregg Brickell, TIA klsy, - !. Trombot,n,
Church, Frisbee L wilcox. Bssttey, W
Dewitt.
We take the fcioeins report OF ne New Orleans
market from the Pi,oyune OF thslsth instant
Nrw osLE.Ss. Feb l5-P. M.-CoTros The heavy
stock and the absence OF later s:counts from Europs
owing 10 there having been no sites OF the Collins
lire on the 25th ult has grsstly depressed
ket, and factoI, TO reduce their stock, have bean
ioI oed 10 submit to the offers mai. BY buyers The
sale of the weak amount In eogssque to 2s0OO
bales, including $500 bales soid 20 day and the mar
kst sho~ing no activity or excitement aud rates de-
cliuipg daily Prices have been veEy regular, psrti
cusy for the lover and stained descriptions 20 which
csss mott Of the offerings BY The factors restrict
III. en- The MARKET Thsse haye Declined Lees but
they also ore lever though the difference in price
them and the lover susiites i much greater
then In any former year The purohasss hav- been
obhny for England the ,outh Of Europe, aud the con-
tnent Northern buyer. having op.ssted sparinsly
1hs msrhet closes lsnguidly at the annexed quota
ton, which still IN measure nominal --raieror
Ssebc.; ordinary, . 10hc middling III l2h o,
good niddling IL ls1ae inidciing ieir, l2t l2Ss
-csleeo -Tbs market 4. nearly At a stand. the sale.
Of The week bSrtly reaching 100 hbds Quotations
wcuir. IN conesquence, be nominal The first rise In
the Western rivers will bring down pply ~ several
thousand hhds. are ready sor shipment .. the ship.
svaaR Owing 10 unfavorable weather and ths
scarcity Of Western boats the transactions have be.a
confined 70 Ct0 hhd,. OF which iCD hhds sois
10 cay Prices have eighty declined, and quote
| Interior, ata = 3hc common, n axe fsir, .
go prime "a $50 choice, g.. sbc, clarified
y, ,,ar- The dsmsrd has been limited, the sale. up
to this ming not exceeding 1900 bbis, at ths fol
lcutrg range of Irices.-Oho ana Indiana, ~ % .
"a qo Illipe. 81 10 "a s5. extra Ohio 81 so extra
1 iuipois end st. Louis, st75 IS To day, loo bbls
ohio sod at 81 L. i0 at 81 10 and ioO unbrsni
coas,-The increased receipts ct the end OF las.
vetk osv,sd prices to ceeine 20 elo GO on Monday
have rallied n zoo sacks having been sold yesterday
from the lev.s at ESQ and 400 sacks from store at
! re TO Gay, eco tacks ere sold at Csc.
1 forp.-ln In the early part Of ihs week the stock
having been very light and dtsers having suffered
sii 60 for mass, ard othsr qualities Ia proportion
since then the opening q the nevgs'lon Of the Ohio
hss caused the transactions TO be eohaned to retail
| st s14 so for mtts and Sl3 for prime.
| Eacor There has been fair dems no fer sides At
| sc Aske aud for shoulders st Che sugar cured
| karps bsve met With stssjy esle st plo. ellh Q.
TO dsy 90 casks tides cold at s. 10 casks shout
dert ~ 6t.c and "a tiercts sugar cured hansN he
| Also III oasks shoulder, et tGi4c
| LspD-The receipts being light, prices have rot
| vsii.s though the demand Il limited We quote NC
2tIs q To- No. J, 7hc siHc prime, 'Ac ass !
| ktCr.s&c. sthe.
| r,st -aO bbis ~sre scld without inspection, at
sil 60 Tor mers, ard IS 20 for prime ~ hsi bhls
mess at So rs We hsve not heard Of a sae OF prime
| mtse, IN titrcss.
| TsIIcw 62 terces good Wetfern vets eold ~ 0se
| and TO tay Ill ca,ks stfNc