The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-09-27
N 6.

oOUR SUPPLY OF BREADsTUFFs. The prices
of flour have steadily advanced for some weeks
past, and the upward tendency bids fair TO con-
tnue tor some time, or at least untI the ncw
crop begins to come in freely which, from pres
! ent appearances will not be much before Oct9-
: ber The stock OF state and western hour, i'm
! this market is now lessthan at anv correspond
ing period for many years, and the upward In-
cllAatlon OF prices is owing to tha diminished
J supply, which is altogether made saate 10 the
requirements of the home trade The1aiIvre-
ceipts comprise but little more than half the
sales, and to meet the existing inquiry afttr
these are exhausted, liberal draughts are made
upon the limited supplies in store. Tie ware
houses have been nearly drained OF westerns
brands, and orders for more than or oI Two hun
dred barrels of Ohio or Michigau at a time
could scarcely be executed. PEices ii tlese
therefore, bear a higher selatiyo value than
those of state, of which the bulk O. the receipts
consist. New flour comes forward verf spar
ingy as yet, farmers generally being disposed
! to hold back their stock to the latest 1noncnt.
in the hope Of obtaining still high prices il
the offers now making for fature delivery BE-
taken as guide, then will prices continue high
! for some two months hence, for S. q has been
! paid for common state deliverable IN all Sen
temher. The late advices from Europe have
! added somewhat to the buoyancy. although We
have no surplus stock to spare, eyon If ehcra
were fair margin for a profit to the shipper.
which there is not just now, notwithstanding tha
low rates OF freight. Oar market, Of late has
been remarkably sensitive to advances in Eu~
rope, though little slow to feel Declines
! The drought throughout this an The western
states has had the effect to limit milling opera-o
tionsa hence the supplies are likely 10 come In
much later than usual. The wheaC crop THIS
year is generally believed to be th?large&t ever
ga,nered, and taking into conside saJiUn the re-
cprocty treaty, which will bring Canada flour
into our markets free of duty We look for tho
prices down to IS before the clos Of autumn
! Present prices are within fraetion Of being aa
high as they were during the past winter, when
the export demand was so active and still high
er prices are highly probable.
From all parts of Europe NC fs eeirc intelIi-
gence that crops are unusually al apda0t ST.
they are in allaparts of America, with the cx-
ccption of here and there locality whore
drought has pinched OF where some ether local
cause has operated unfavorably. California
which, for the last FIVE years has furnished such
demand for bread and for provisions of ali
kinds, is now producing to the falI enncaspre Of
her own necessities, and is beginning to have
an overplus to spare. The islands Of the oceans
continually produce more and moge .'~ =
come more popuous, and their demand for sup
plies of provisions cannot augmentin a greater
ratio than the supply augments by coutirua}
bringing in of uncuItivated lands, and by tI1o
better cultivation of those alreaGT improved
The high prices of agricultural produce which
have prevailed for the last five years. have
turned the attention of many thousands from
other pursuits to that of farming, and this j.
constantly contributingt to swell the supply Sitl
owe arc compelled pay from ten to twelve dol
lars a barrel for flour, and prices in proportion
for all ether articles of subsistence And what
is Singular about it, is the astonishing fact that
-four, to-day, is higher here, by ore dolIHr per
barrel, at least, than it is in Liyerooo.
e New -ls E&presa,
SMUGGLING JEwELRY.--C Considerable oxtito-
ment was created yesterday Afternoon in tho Vi
cinity Of the customhouse, in consequence ol
the arrest Of two German dealers IN jewels, de
tected by captain Rynders, deputy sury c6or Of
tbe7port, and customhousc officer I. s. Brown.
in the act of attempting to smuggle some $i5,
600 worth Of diamonds ashore, from the steam
ship Washington, which arrived at O'clock
from Bremen and Southampton. guc oficars
boarded the steamer Oft quarantine and ~usHi
cions resting against the accused, ttey imme1t-
ate1y searched his person He at first Gjscov
cred in the vest pocket of one OF them four
costly gold watches and number OF diamonds.
which the smuggler represented to him IT, b"
merely common e lass stones. Undeg hlSc9thea
was a belt made of cotton cloth, very similar
in form to life -preserver, which wa filed w-A
all descriptions of the most valuab qoa3uhn~,.
emerald andSruby rings, and about
800 carats weight of unset diamonds. On
bis companion, large amount oS
iewelry was taken from the legs Of LIS boots
Yesterday the three passengers wera arrested
by deputy marshal de Angels, ehal4z #i'h p
violation of the revenue laws, but the au,ho,S
les desire not to give publicity to the uannso"
he parties implicated at present. TNoof thrmo
were admitted to bail in $4,000 each. and 1hc
hird in $1,000 before United Statos eon1m3s-
oner StiIwcll. The government oHiyaI% ale
low engaged in ferrcting, out numery other
lealers in jewelry, who It is alleged have been
Engaged in detraudng the customhou>v ~
means OF smuggling articles from on hoard rss.-
Jus steamers during the past years: e
CHOLERA IN CAnp.-Thc london Times OK
imates the number of troops dead and d2eol'l
" cholera in the camps at 1000 to 5000 u-
o the latest dates. That journal DIV els "n IT,:
and inglorious loss Of lie and te
xtreme Encouragement in the ranks. Ita-a~.
What are we gaining by delay, whcI3 i s.'..
eadlyothan battle? The result is ~ars, gi.@
we had lost 10, 600 men in capturing ~r5o~'"
ol month ago, when our arrangenrtI-
,cor1 lpto Jblla the unfortunate Il 4ro 7t
'ithout the glory which they nigh, h"s. a.
uircd
The allied armies might have caE,ult"
astopol month ago-that is-ias 6 sP9Tt " "a
ithin the compass Of possibility. Futu S.n
ould have been done with the loss Of merely
0, COO men. AS matters stand at p"~sl.. =.
wing the combined force Of the allie Preach,
nglish and Turks, to be eighty thous-rI relu.
,e Russians have in Sebastopol and il jo5@Hy
sufficient number of troops to fight the nl.f.a
the open field. But the Russians AR nj