New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-21

NEW York, March 2O.-The Royal mail steamship
Persia Capt. ,Judkns, from Liverpool on the after
noon ofsaturday, the sth ins has arrived off Sandy
Hook. st5t s-7. e ,s
NJ En- Markets.
Our circulars quote the Liverpool Cotton market
as steady at unchanged prices.
The sales of the week amounted to Ga 900 bales OF
which $500 bales were taken by spectators and $500
fol expectation. = IA
The Brokers' Circular quotes prices sitter but not
quotabIy higher while other circulars quote prices
easier but not quotlbly lower. .-r....
The market closed steady at the following quota
tions Orleans Fair c., Middling 5 l5l6a6, Uplands
Fair Ct, and NEddling sd: o...-
The estimated sales on Saturday were 5000 bales.
The whole stock Of cotton in port is 800 900 bales,
OF which only 10000 bales are American.
Breadstufts.
The Brokers' Circular quotes breadsufts as having
declined considerably. +.
Flour has declined IS. Wheat Cd. Z ayst s s
Other circulars quote the market on Friday, as
having opened heavy, and improved toward the close.
The following are our quotations: Western Canal
Flour 81 to 32s; Philadelphia and Baltimore "a to
35s; Ohio 36s; White Wheat 10 to lis.
Provisions. q
Richardson, Spence Co. quote provisions as gen
orally unchanged Beef and Pork reported quiet.
In Bacon there is an improved demand.
The Money Market.
Consols for money are quoted at 9l5. The bullion
in the Bank of England has increased f24000.
American stocks are unchanged. Rates Of dis
count 6 to 7.
The Peace Conference
The prospects for peace are unchanged
The Quaker City, which sailed on the 5th, took the
reported signing of preliminary peace treaty, but
the rumors arose from the appending of the sigma
turessof the members to the preliminary formates
Napoleon had made speech, hoping that the con-
ferences would terminate with the establishment OF
peace but added that France must be prepared fol
either peace or war.
The general rumor is that negotiations are progress
sing steadily
/ Ameeting was held on the 9th, but, as usual, was
secret and nothing concerning it had yet trans
piEed. . ..o .-
The Pacific,
We have no tidngs Of the missing steamer Pacific
ADDITIONAL BY THE PERSIA.
Havre Cotton Market,
HAvRE, March 4, 1856.-Sales Of the week, 5000
bales stock en- hand rs goo bales; Orleans tres Or
dinaire, 90.
Sugars have advanced Cd at Liverpool.
The Emperor of France has called into active SER
vice one hundred and fifty thousand new soldiers.
Couriers had passed through Berlin, with fresh in
structions for the Russian Envoy at the Paris Con-
ference.
The Blockade of the Baltic ports is to be renewed
Russia is sending large forces to Finland
Louisiana Legislature.
BATON RoUGE, March 20, lS5G.-The Legislature
adjourns sine die. at six o'clock this evening.
Both Houses will he engaged in considering the
messages from three until six.
A motion to suspend the rules to pass the Peniten
tiary BILL failed this morning, and consequently The
! bill failsto become a law.
The Senate refused to comply with the Hous'
amendments to the Diamond Island Levee Bill, ant
the House retracted the amendments and concWTet
in the bill as originally reported.
No appropriation has been made for the admins
tration of the Penitentiary.
A joint resolution adopted, authorizing thu
Governor to negotiate loan Of 100000, for the re
| lief of the State Treasurer.
Also, joint resolution granting the State -iudito
leave of absence during the coming summer.
The Senate is in executive session at this time.
Congressional.
HASHlNGToN MtIcli ~, Iooo'-foeiiatol ot'llfea IL
ported bill drawn up by the Secretary of the Treas
ury to prevent frauds in the revenue and remodel til
tariff laws The bill reduces the revenue, as is est
mated ten millions All raw materials for manufac
turers and mechanics to be admitted free. The dut
on wool to be abolished, etc.
yer Intelligence.
V1cKsBuRG, March 20, lS5G.-The Yorktown an
the Howard passed down at 5 o'clock, P. N. tn
Nebraska passed down at P NJ.