The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-18

No new features as to the killing Mr. Backhouse have
been brought to Light and certainty that any of the
lite am informed that, after consultation with the
neral of Marine the Captain General authorizes steam
to be despatched for His exSerene Highness, &C.
The health OF Havana has little improved from the
last week as am informed by physicians in the ordinary
practice OF the city inthe San Francisco Hospital there
were 115 few days since. The number has not
increased Our reports continue very favorable from the
country as to health and crops through the island
By the steamer Pelayo, arrived this morning from
Nueyias, friend advises that Santa Anna came
down from Puerto Principe Saturday last to that port
where he is waiting the arrival Of steamer which lie
expecting that General Concha had placed at his dis
position The Generals at his hotel in Puerto
Principe amounted to $40 per diem, not including
twenty game stock purchased at five to eight ounces
head, and sundry other exterior items of Amusement
necessity
/ find 15s shares more of the Spanish bank stock
taken, divided among twenythree persons, making to
date aggregate Of OH shares $500 each 500 900
capital stock subscrbed-one-sixth of the quantity re-
quired.
The steamer Guerrero is reported unseaworthy, AMI
VIII remain for the present at Nuevitas D.
MARKETS.
HAVANA, Sept. II, 1856
Since the 22d ult ate of last report) but small
amount of business has been done usual at this Pc
Rod Of the year.
been less animated than previously noted
owing to the limited quantity offered for sale deficiency
OF assortments and high pretensons Of holders. Sales
have been made at last prices, which will doubt
experience improvement since the advces recently
received from Europe and the United States very
favorable The stock is estimated to be about
100 coo boxes against 1906 900 in 1884, 1870 900 in 1853
llOUOU 1907, same periods. Muscovad0es nave
been without transactions of stock We retain
our last quotatons:-Whes, common to aoretes, 81.
rls TO lo,s rs 27s 99ad to sos 29sd ysows, do, Do
IL to II, rls to ~ rls BIS 10d. to 2s id.
chos, No. to TO- az rs., 2ls. 2d-sterng per cwt.,
MoIssHs has further improved in value We note sales
at ga rs 5a rs for cayed in the early part Of the
month; subsequently about GOO hhds were bought
rs deliverable at Iardenas, and about an equal guam
tity at rls keg, deliverable at Camito ION the south
side) The quantity now left In possession Of dealers is
and hal IN mn thp
demand for dislling purposes. There have not been
any transactions OF note in muscovado for want ofstock
quote $50 to 2 per pipe Exports since LIST of January
amount to 1913 pipes to Span 3072 Great Britain 1G7
France, and o5O TO other parts in all Is e62 pipes
HoNEY.-We are without sales to report--he stock be-
ing completely exhausted here at Maanms and at Car
denas. Exported since LIST January 773 terces princ
pally for Hamburg, Bremen and Holland.
SEGARs unchanged in value. Exported since
last report 6167 mile to the United States 4o02 France
249 Great Britain and 4SS other parts in all IS lOo
mile
Toncco is less animated, although full rates paid
for superior qualities Exported since last report
13 lbs to the United States 16d $40 Spain 1874 202
Hamburg and o. 95s to other parts in all 500 4la lbs
EXCHANGES have been in moderate demand, without
Tx per cent premium, Paris "a to per cent discount
New York and Boston u to per cent discount, and New
Orleans short to per cent premium. Bills of Ilding
for 600 Mexican dollars board of the British steamer
"Derwent, arrived Sth inst from Vera Cruz and Tam
pco sold ut IA per cent premium; TO- 900 dollars
remaining on board unsold.
moderate amount Of business has been done
beef which has consequently advanced in value, and i
retailing now at 20 to y s arr Stock in second hands
about IS 600 qtls Rice has improved in price for the
given above note sales Of sos bags at from
II to l6s r and 163 casks at from IL to 161 rs arr,
leaving hardly any stock in first hands undiposed Of
The supplies of fish have been ample consisting of about
100 otis per schooner ''Hummng Bird 5;h inst, sold
at S5l6 qtl, but not yet settled; schooner "Veocty"
about 1850 otis. sth ns sold at s44 qtl schooner
''JasIer 9Th inst about 200 qtls. sold at S. cod
and S41a hake and haddock, and brig Adya-
loren eth inst about ], 400 qts all from HALIFAX
Lard is retailing at from $17a to $685. qt. Stock
1850 barrels and 700 kegs. butter Is kegs at SIS
qtl. and 100 at S24 Hams 81 barr at SIS qtl.,
20 and 20 casks ut S15a qtl. Cheese $50 boxes and
1?9O latagras Per Active" at s252l qtl. Potatoes
1CS0 barrels at S54 Onions-12 0C0 lunches at 79
100 and CO barr at 3si locincta-200 boxes at
Sl4 9tl. Cdcr-50 boxes at 80 rls. and SO at 81 Tai
low-15 barr at s15 40 at 1875, and 1876 boxes at SIG
qtl. salt400 bags at 27 rls 40 at .sl and 1000
at 20 rls. Composition Candes50 boxes from New Or
leans at $50 qt and 200 from France at $0la. Tobac
co.'s boxes at SIT qtl. Spirits OF 1urpentine12 bar
Stock150 COO feet pitch pine per Woodbne' at $241a,
H. 900 hoops, short and long mixed, at Si5 mile, 779
sugar hid hooks at % rls and zoo at u \ rls Box
shocks dull, and occasionally selling at to 6a rls.
FRECHTs.-OWirg to scarcity OF vessels, rates to the
United States have improved. We note the following
engagemcnts:-For Liverpool for Rum ut 81 ~ for
Hamburg one at e. for Antwerp at 81 los, and
Of eco boxes Sugar for ESQ for Manzanio New
York Boston 200 boxes for 81 700, Baltimore
Boston rls. box and 50 hid sugar two for Boston at
and rls. box for Marel and Boston 81 z hid
asses for New York, 900 boxes at 81 and Or
tgosa and Portland at So hid. molasses