Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

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From tie Burlington Daily Telegraph
ARRIVAL OF TIE
AMERICA ANDCANADA.
Uars. and Rumo,s of Wars Report.
ed Battles the Turks jic,o ~ious.-
The people demonstrating against
the Nebraska BiH-Ihe Ma rke.S,
$e.
.. New YosK, Feb. l6.
FLoCR-Our -four market, for Yves
tern and State -four. steady and quiet
The ncle mency of the weather and the
arrival of America, checks business
Her advices are commercially unimpor
,ant, she having lief, Ola Monday. Cana
dian quiet. 8 62aS Ga. Sales, w. Ca.
nal, 1000 bbls alas Sl-for common
TO strait State 9a9 SO. for mixed TO fancy
Michigan and common to good. Ohio
and Erie flour quiet.
GRAIN-Holders of wheat are asked
higher price, advanced pretentions re-
strict transactions. and we have only TO
note the sale of 1000 bushels red Long
Island, 80 90.
RyE-Sales 5000 bushels a. 81 20.
held on short time.
OATs-Plen,y and very dull a. 53a56,
for State and Western.
CoRN-f'irm. but Indictment weather
and firmness of holders check business
sales $500 bushels 81 90, Tor damp
Jersey, ST. 03al o. for Western mixed;
81 O5al 06, for Southern white and yell
low.
PoRK-Sl5 rs for mess-$l3 5Oal3-
62 for prime mess.
Accom- Is from Port au Prince report
yellow fever raging there as tadIy as ev.
er.
BosToN, Feb 10.
The America arrived this morning
from Liverpool, Jan. 3lst. She go, a.
shore on Bird Island coming up, and will
get off at high tide.
At Liverpool breads,uffs quiet and un-
changed, new undecided. Grea, Battle
undoubtedly fought a. Kalafa,. on 2ls.
Turks reported victorious. Steamer
Charity from Liverpool for Halifax. had
put back to Glide with decks swep,-no
lives lost.
LONDON, Jan. 80.
The reported great battle at Kaafat,
reported in some papers to have been
fought Jan. 2lss-details wanting, ex-
cept that il is reported that the Turks
have been victorious. Whether such
battles has taken place was doubtful
several small engagements had taken
place along the Danube. The Turks
generally successful.
Count O,lof was at Berlin. The
Russian Cabinet had been summo ned TO
meet him. terms of mission not known;
from Berlin he proceeded to Vienna--af
fairs in meantime remained undecided.
ENGLAND Documents of Eastern
question were to be called for in Parlia.
nent a. frs, days session.
FRANcE.-Financial statement of the
Ministry favorable, 1t is confirmed that
Persia is again friendly with foreigners.
LATER BY TELEGRAPH.
No doubt. the reply of the French e.
English Governments TO the Cars first
note is firm and decided.
Osteins Saikins' advanced guards ar.
- sha III
body on The ll,h. Mortality among his
troops had been enormous, notwithsIand.
ing they are 10 continue on their rout 10
Kalafa,. Fresh Instructions were tax.
ing place among the population. Let
ters from st. Petersburgh TO Jan. 10th,
are of warlike harac,er--extreme meas
ures are resolved upon--explana,ions
from Western Powers are not sa,isfacto-
ry.
BUCHARD ST, 24TH.-45.000 Russians
are concentrated around Kalafat-grea,
battles expected soon.
New York. Feb. 9Th, 81 A. M.
Per Canada al Halifax.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. Sd.
Observation-Disclosures dull, the frsl
three cavs of the week decline to ex,en,
of Cd Sd on wheat--ls Is on flour
lis on corn. Since then. Richardson
& Bros. quote fine U. s. white whea
lbs Sd a les Sd l3s-secondary ditto
Lbs Cd a lbs Sd. Canadian l2s Sd
Western Canal foua 42s To AS 3d.
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