New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-09

naent with the Opelousas Railroad Company to put
on steamer to run between Galveston and Berwicks
Bay making weekly trips from each place, and that
this steamer is nearly ready to be put upon the
route. IN ls5 s55 ~ $Ss
We also learn that these gentlemen have purchased
The steamship Calhoun, with the intention Of putting
her iii the Vera Cruz trade, in the place of the Texas,
andSthat she is expected to be here in couple Of
weeks. 54.
IT Is also stated that essrs. Harris Morgan s Co.
have purchased steamer take the place Of the
Inflated Nautilus in the Brazos trade, and that it is
their intention to build another vessel to run in
necton with her. The steamer which they have pur-
chased is expected to be here in week or ten days
This information gives great pleasure, as it Is an
evidence Of the growing Importance Of trade with
those ports and also il eynces the continued pros
perity and enterprise of to which our city
owes 80 much. IN .
TALK ON CHANGE, GoTToN, ETC. The fine weather
to-day impaired a good feeling in all circles. Many
of our citizens who have been absent are returning,
particularly from the sea shore suburbs. Some few
have returned from the North and they seem to think
they have gone far for d shadow, while the substance
was within the confines Of our good city.
There have been several arrival from coastwise and
full csFgoes of almost every variety Of merchandise
The most important arrival Of the season was the
Vicksburg packet Princess, Capt. Holmes, bringing
in 2I53 bales Of cotton. The coast packet Capitol
also arrived with q few hundred bales. The great
Eclipse will be in this evening or tomorrow with q
good supply Of the staple, and we shall have large
quantity to foot up at the close of the week. In the
meantime there is not bale being taken for the Eng
lish market in fact, we have not known buyer for
that market condegcending TO look at q bale of
cotton at present prices. The orders on the
market for Spain will undoubtedly be filled at an
early day, Those for the North Of Europe are very
small, and can be picked up in day or two. For
the French market buyers are hesitating Dealers in
exchange have more OF less influence in the cotton
market at high prices than meets the observation of
those who do not understand the preponderating con-
troll OF exchange operations in all sales Of cotton. The
present high prices do not correspond with the ideas
OF those whose business in exchange, and they are
extremely sensitive Of the general position Of prices
\ The orders from Northern manufacturers are in
most cases discretionary, sometimes founded on the
extent OF the crop and others the rate of freight
the condition Of the exchange market with last but
not least, current prices. Another important item
with regard to orders for Northern factories is the
dul state offdomestc cotton goods in Northern mar
kets The cotton manufacturing interests of New
england are laboring under much embarrassment.
Several sales OF goods havetaken place in New York
lately az decline OF ten to fifteen per cent This
will prevent orders for cotton for Northern account
from being precpitately filed and it is reasonable to
infer II will be November before heavy transactions
in cotton will transpire in our market.
@ La western products there is a good demand,
though not bnss, yet everything brings good prices
The low stage of the river may prove an interruntion
before long, However,, n good number of light
draught boats are Running, and produce will he
brought to market under the present enliyenins
prices. with low rates of freight and the pronpt man
ner in which sales and returns are made in our CITY,
The Persa's mails will be due tomorrow I; in the
meantime the accounts by the Hayre steamer Fulton
ought to be at hand The next steamer from Liver.
pool was to have been the Arabia, on tile soth but
the accident which befe herwill cause some other
vessel to be dispatched instead. S
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RECEIPTS OF COTTON AT SHREVEPORT re-
ceipts Of cotton at this port says the Southwestern
of the 9th from the LIST of September 1856 to date,
were
A. the warehousess per wagons 90 52 bales
Per- boats s Gppsr Red River and issbppe at 1900
this place l2e00 :
Shipped, Y -. .G6l4S
Fifteen bales Of Tie Of have been
unable ascertain the number of bales received
by Nj Nat Moore previous e retiring from business and they
Of course not enumerated in the above statement He did
receive less than a00 bales which would make the re-
ceipts 79l65 bales. 53E%stz St j
Shreveport is a place, and no mistake But shreye,
port is bound to be a greater place, at no distant
period. The completion of the Yicksburg, Shreye-
port and Texas Railroad will add vastly to the com
meIcial importance of the town. while twill confer
immense benefits upon the country through which it