New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-21
COTTON MARKET STEADY
Breadatufs Improved.

Breadatuffs Improved.
New York, Oct. 20.-The Cunard steame
Africa has arrived here, bringing dates froi
Liverpool to the 7th inst, three days later tina
the accounts brought by the Baltic. She bring
the extraordinary intelligence that the news (
the fall Of Sebastopol as received in London an
Liverpool, and transmitted to the United State
by the Baltic, proved to have been false, an
had evidently been gotten up for frauduler
purposes. The reports that Fort Constantin
had been blown up--that large portion Of th
Russian fleet had been destroyed-that 1900
Russians had been killed, and $4,000 taken pris
oners, that large portion Of the feet had bee
destroyed Sebastopol was in flames tina
Mensehikoff had surrendered, etc., were o.
fabrications, and that the dispatch purportin
to come from Omer Pacha, announcing the in
telligence, was q forgery. The discovery 9
this fraud has produced sensation throughou
Europe, equaled only by that created by til
false dispatch itself
The latest authentic accounts from the Cri
mea state that the fighting continued, and tina
sebastopol was formally invested.
Liverpool Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Dot. There has been gooi
demand in the Cotton market here since th
departure Of the Europa, on the 30th ult
though within the last day or two it has beel
less active The sales of the week embrac
10000 bales, Of which 1000 have been taken Oh
speculation, and 5000 for export Prices i'm
proved early in the week, and have remainet
without any material change since the depar
ture Of the Baltic, on the 4th inst. A. s. J
Dennistoun s. Co. quote as follows Fair Or
leans SD Middling Orleans gid Fair Up
lands 3d., and Middling Uplands sgd. per pound
The market for Breadstufs has generally
been firm. Flour has advanced for the better
qualities, and closes at as per Dbl. for West
ern Canal, and $685. (nominally1 for good brand
of Ohio. Wheat has been frmer, and Is quoted
at 9s. Cd. for Red, and los. 3d. per 10 lbs. fol-
White. The demand for Corn has been limited
but the closing rates are 40s. per quarter fol
Yellow and White alike.
The Provision market has been quiet. Bee
and Pork are dull at previous rates, and Bacor
has been in moderate request at unchanged
prices
Money and Trade.
The Money market has been easy generally
and Consols closed at the advanced rates ant
are quoted at $50. Trade in the manufacturing
districts has slightly improved during the week
New York Cotton Market.
New YonK, Oct. 19.-There is a good demand
for Cotton here, and prices are firm. Middlinf
Orleans is quoted at 10c. per lib.
Br the NafianaI LINE. ~
Defa1cation In New York.
New YORK. Oct 19.-It has been discovered
that one Of the tellers Of the Ocean Bank, il
this city, is defaulter to the extent of $4,000
The defalcation has been caused by certifying
checks drawn on the bank by some of his friends
New York Markets.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 10 THE Flour market here
is firm, with sales Of good Ohio at SO 37a tt
$8 IS per Dbl. Corn has been in moderate re.
quest to-day at 70 to 300. per bushe1 Pork has
advanced 12ac., and Mess has sold at ssl2 so PEI
Dbl. Lard has been in moderate request at Il
to 10bc. per lb. in barrels. Sales Of Rio Coffes
at 10ac. per ID.
s,lats 25 Duel at Hoboken.
NEW YORK, Oct. ia duel was fought to.
day at Hoboken by Peter Thompson, Of South
Carolina, and Mr.. Norton, of this city
Thompson was wounded in an arm. Nobody
killed.
Bank Failure---Run on Cincinnati Banks
! CINCINNATI. Oct. 19.--The Banking House O
Messrs. Oubcault & Co. ~ failed to-day, and
quite an excitement has prevailed in conse.
quence in the city. The depositors in Smead't
Citizens Bank and in the Banking House Of
Ellis Sturgess are making run upon thoss
establishments, There is very little doubt that
both banks viii be able to sustain the run, and
it is believed that the excitement will be over
to-day.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 10, P. M.-The Bankers here
have met the run to-day without much diff.
Guilty, and no more failures have occurred.
Ohio River-Markets.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 10. - The river here has
risen fourteen inches during the last twenty.
four hours, but is now stationary. Flour has
been in fair request to-day at 81 to ~ 10
per Dbl. Provisions are quiet and prices un-
changed. 2'es'
LouIsvmLE, Oct. 90 THE river here is now
falling slowly, with twenty five inches of water
in the canal. "a 8f# FG sfta .4S0
CINCINNATI, Oct. 20.--The river here rose ten
inches during the last twenty -four hours, and is
still rising
PrTsRuReH, Oct. 20.-The river here is now
falling, with thirty lone incheso Of water in the
channel.
9Fes4a Cincinnati Markets. 4 d
CINCINNATI, Oct. 20.-The Flour market here
is active, and prices are tending upward, with
sales to-day Of W to 81 % per Dbl Whisky
is lower, and is selling at 27e. per gallon.
The Bank Excitement.
CINCINNATI. Oct. 20.-The excitement Acre
with regard to the Banks has pretty much sub
sided. ~ 81 s5is, ~
8 r Steamboat Sunk.
Sr. Louis, Octs 20.--The steamboat Nominee
sank at Warren's Landing on Wednesday, in II
feet water, Most of her cargo has been saved
BY barges alongside. No insurance on the boat.
Steamboats, Passing.
VIcKsBuRa, Cot 20.--The steamboat Grand
Tower passed here this morning at G, and the
Z, +. Kimball this afternoon at 2 o'clock, both
bound for New Orleans. 9s