Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-21
v EoREHFN NEWS.
ARKlv!11. OF THE STEAMER PERSIA.

ARRIVAL. OF THE STEAMER PERSIA.
New YOsk. March 2o::545The steamship Persia,
Ff.oni liverpool, Hithdates to Saturday the sttl
inst, arrived this morning at % o'clock.
i She brings no tilings OF the steamship Paci!-
ic.
Prospects of peacc conference unchanged
| Liverpool sth.-Cotton market steady and
prices unchadgcd. Sales of the week 1000
lbalcs. BreadstufTs have considerably declined,
market closed steady. Provision market gcner-
rally unchanged and quiet.
/ Consuls quoted at 901-9.
The Broker circular reports sales OF the week
at 81 900 bales Ofcotton, market closing steady,
| prices SITTER, butnotquotably higher, fair quail
iticS had slightly improved, but lower grades cas-
lsier, though not quotahly lower. Orleans mid
dlings 5 15-16a6d, Orleans Fair 9 81, Uplands
iAIiddling 7sSd, Uplands Fair s IL Sales to
icxportcrs $500 bales, spectators $500 bales; es-
! timatcd sales Saturday $500 bales and market
j unchangcd; whole stock was 3,679,s 59 bales.
1 The accounts from Manchester represent the
market firm The Brokers's circular quotes
breadstutEs as having considerably declined
Flour declined Is I'D; white wheat has decliRcd
| Cd; white corn Is.
opened dull but improved at close; also, wheat
and corn Western canal flour 31a32S; Phila
and Bait. ,34a35s; OhioSBs. Wheat 9s3da9s9d;
white 10sGda11s.
The circular of Richardson, Spence & Co.
quotes provisions as unchanged Beef and pork
quiet Eastern bacon was in improved demand
and scarce, the first arrivals were worth 50a52S
Lard quiet at 52a5Gs
The Brokers circular quotes naval stores I'M
changed Spts turpcntinc andtar also quiet
Resin unchanged, sales common ut 4s5da4sGd,
and fine at Sass. Tallow dull at 53sGd. Lin
seed oil quiet at 34a35s Coffee steady, prices
unchanged Sugar has advanced Cd. Pearl
ocha- uIinkn1 at & 10 T1Ot al af9 and
dull.
London. March Iron q,iicta prices triflc
lower. Welsh bar aud rails e3 and eS IS.
White wheat 65a70s; red GSa6Ss. Flour 32a
SIS. Sugar opened active but closed dull.
Money more stringent Bullion in Bank of
England increased $4,000 American stocks
steady and prices unchanged The rate of dis
counts 6af per cent. -
Hlxcrs .Warkct-Sa1es of cotton for the week
5000 bales, marlIetclosing steady; whole stock
is 20, 900 bales. Orleans Ifrs Ordinaire 92E
BrcadStuttS have considerably declined Phiia.
and Baltimore flour a IL francs.
1t had been reported that the representatives
at the Conference were signing preliminaries of
peace, but it was really the appcnding of their
signatures to the preliminary fosnaties. 49,.
Louis Napoleon had recently made speech,
in which he said lie that chopped for peace, but
that France must be fully prepared for peace Or
war"
The Persia brings nothing additional, except
the general rumor that negotiations arc progress
| ing steadily.
The fifth meeting of the Congress was held
on Thursday, the 9Th instant but was secret as
! usual.
Lonelon, Sat. morning, March sth.-Thc Paris
'Monitcur' Of yesterday contains an Imperial de-
cree, calling into service 10000 young soldiers
OF the class CT 1870.
| BsrIin. Sunday.-Two couricrs passed thro
the city, enroutc for Paris, with instructions to
| the Russian PlcniPotcntiaries.
/ Hamburg, March 6-Admilal Watson sailed
| from KcE. He has ordered the fleet to assemble
off Moor Island to commence the blockade of
the Russian ports,
| LoNdon Fritlay.-Funds were heavy to-day,
owing to the continued pressure for money
! .idvanccs OH govt SECURITIES were in active de
mand at q per Ct, the settlement and tranSac-
! lions i'll scrip of the new loan having increased
the wants OF dealers
Continental advices denote favorable appear
anccs Of exchanges.
The Persia brought out about 100 passengers
She spoke, on the 9TH, off Cape Clear, the Cana
da from Boston.
The ship James Baines arrived at Liverpool,
from Melbourne, with $4,000 ounces OF gold on
/ board.
| Flunce-Grders have been aeccived at Mar
settles for the conveyance of 10000 troops of in
tanlry and battery artillery to the Crinlca, to
replace the troops that have returned home.
! Tile Itattic-The Russians are sending troops
in considerable numbers to Finland. Also con-
lccnrating large force around St. Petersburg
aud are Strengthening barriers near Cronstadt.
Additional insurance has been effected Oh the
4! Pacific at Liverpool at SO per ct.
Convent Garden Theatre was burned on the
morning of the 9TH at an early hour, and just Mt
the close ola ball masque, under the manage
incnt of Prof: Anderson. The wizard and near
~ all the party had left, and but few persons
were slightly injured. Destruction of building
and properties complete.