The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-12
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NEW York, May IL.



Three Days Later from Europe Further De-
cline in Cotton and Breadstu6s--Baltie ar
rired out, dc, &c.
The American steamer Arctic arrived here
this morning. She left Liverpool on the lst
April, bringing London dates to the 29lh, and
fourteen passengers. The steamer Baltic ar
rived at Liverpool on the 2Sth April at o'clock,
p. IN. She encountered severe weather during
the entire route.
CoTToN MARKET, LIVERPOOL, April 3d.
The Cotton market has been very dull during
the past four days On Saturday the sales
reached 5000 bales, including one thousand
American on speculation. On Monday the de-
mand was languid, buyers were DESTROYS Of
learning the advices broughtby the Baltic, which
arrived on the same evening, and the sales were
limited, amounting to 1900 bales only, which
included a few for exports. On Friday the
market opened very dull, and continued 80
throughout the day--the transactions being but
1000 bales at decline Of Id per ID. The
transactions of the three days amount to 10000
bales, which included 500 surat at I'D a sd, also
ITO Egyptian at It'd Sd; 220 Peruvian at lid
aslOd; and about 900 American. The quo
taiions are, fair Orleans II fair Mobile Ga fair
uplands 6! per Id.
The quotations are u. s. red wheat IS sd a
IS Oh, white IS 81 is. Canadian red and
mixed IS Sd IS Sd; white do. IS Sd s. Id.
American Indian corn, yellow 30s 81 n Sis sd;
white do. 34s a BIS Cd.
Fl,ur-Western canal ISs l9s Sd, Ohio 1913
20s, Philadelphia and Baltimore 20s 2Os 3D.
New Orleans l9s l9s I'd.
Provisions Bacon meets with a fair inquiry
but purchasers pay the present high rates with
reluctance hams are Is TO Is per cwt.; lard is in
good demand at full rates. fine cheese would
bring high rates, us there are but ordinary quail
tiles in the market.
Rice is in good demand, and prices rather
higher in consequence of a moderate supply.
POLITICAL.
The Protectionist meeting held 10 London on
Tuesday, was well attended. Three thousand
persons were present at the Drury Lane theatre,
and supple Lentary gathering of those who
could not gain access there, was held at St
Martins Hail. The Duke OF Richmond presided
at the former place, and the Earl of Spencer AT
the latter. The speeches made embodied the
usual doctrine Of the Protectionists.
Every exertion is being made TO open the
great Exhibition with ecat.
The lord chief Justice Of the Queens bench,
however, refused to suspend the sittings of the
court for the purpose of attending the fair on
the first day.
FRANCE.
The news from France is not important.
Gen. D'Hautville has been reprimanded in re-
gard to the capture Of the village of Lelloum in
Africa. The presses approve of the order. 1t
is said this act on the part Of the President, will
initiate greatly against his reelection. The
Hungarian refugees are awaiting at the canton
of Neufchafe, the reply of the French govern
ment relative to their passage through France
for America. The cost Of their transportation
is to be placed at the charge of the canton.
SPAIN.
The Netherlands government, at the request
Of Spain, has undertaken to effect mediation
Of the difficulties existing ever since 1920, rela-
tive TO indemnity money due for Spanish vessels.
ITALY
The Neapolitan government is said to sub
ect all travellers from the north TO quarantine
of 81 days, on account of the plague having APP
peared at Genoa.
GREECE.
Intelligence by the Levant mail states thai,
Greece is greatly infested with robbers.