New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-20
Ue@ Orleans gully Crestent.
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1856.
Business.

Business was greatly interrupted yesterday by the
rain, which commenced to fall about midday, and
rather cooled the disposition for active operations
yet, there was good feeling eTinced in regard to
cotton and the movements were very brisk, or rather
in some quarters they might only be called fair. The
arrivals yesterday considered large but we find
that the 10Th of December last year there arrived
HIST bales on the 18th of December q ,2iO, and
on the 18th 49, making in the three days 40, ,4G7
bales The long crop believers however, must take
into consideration that the Yazoo river is in good
navgable condition at this time-that Red river is in
much better boating order than was at this time last
yearthe Arkansas river has also been in better con-
diton, enabling the small steamers on that river to
make their regular trips from the interior to Napo-
leon, and bring down cotton and re-shp it for New
Orleans So it is reasonable to figure out that the ex-
pected crop of Arkansas has been coming to market
all the season without being noticed only in the general
cargoes of boats from Memphis and other shipping
points. The Tazoo river is reported to be in fine
boating ORDER and cotton will be forwarded as fast as
their boats take it, and it will be reasonable to
expect heavy receipts for some time in fact, it has
got to come to market tolerabIe fast for the next
three months to make the receipts approach 500 900
bales at this port by the 1st of June next Our fac.
Bull! nor his stocks his spnners nor their yarns,
be they long or short In fact the town of Liverpool
has been considered something of place in the an!
nas OF trade, but its influence is dWindling down to
about fair class village, notwithstanding the old
bank in Threadneedle street exercises so much con.
troll over its financial and commercial interests.
While the spinners in England have been talking so
much about cotton and its prices the dealers on the
continent of Europe have been quietly securing all
the choicest and best of the crop, and Mr. John Bull
towards the close of the season. will have to take the
last pckings, Dirt trash and ALL provided he wants
any supply at about such prices the factors of New
| Orleans may demand though really we should not
desire to see ordinary cotton go up higher than II
cents. As with the bad weather of November the
bales are likely to weigh something more than an
| average. 1t would be stimulating the production
next season to an undue extent.
| The weeks business is closing very satisfactorily
The arrivals have been large, including steamboats,
via the river vessels from sea and coasters at the new
| basin, being $50 in number. There is no way to
ascertain how many passengers were brought by these
arrivals, to which may be added the daily arrivals OF
the maiboats at Port Pontchar:rain the vessels and
steamers at the Jefferson railroad depot at the lake
the vessels in the old BASIN Carondeet and the daily
arrivals Of the Jackson and the Opeousas railroad
cars and in the face Of all these various and promisc
ous arrivals. cooy asked to believe that New
orleans Is retrog1dlng because few swamp lots
and few brick stores held at thirty-thrce and
third per cent. more than they worth, ever were
worth, or ever will be worth under sound andhealthy
position OF trade, commerce and finance. We have nc
fears Of our good city for the present.