New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-20
close of the week,-ral1s on 'change.

We are satisfied with the general improvement in
business for the week which closes to-day, and we
trust that our numerous readers coincide with us.
Another week of good weather can be added to the
time that has passed since the great storm Of the 10th
and 18th Of August enliyenng the hopes Of both the
sugar and cotton cultyator. Though the prospects
for the former gloomy yet they are not 50 gloomy
and uncomfortable as they might be- while the fine
weather for the past four weeks has strengthened the
hopes Of the latter, particularlyon all lands border
ing on the river. We still adhere to the views 50 fire.
quenty expressed Of an average yield for the season.
The receipts Of cotton for the week up to o'clock
last evening have been 1888 bales against 2s,3l0
bales for the corresponding week last year. This is
great falling off though it ought not to have much
influence on the general prospects for the season. as
it universally conceded that the position of the crop
at this moment is month backward of last season.
There is, however, very material difference in the
stock on hand, being this morning 32,750 bales,
against 6S2 bales last year at this time The mar
ket at this moment is ruling at high rates, and it is
presumed that every planter will be satisfied with III
to l3c. for middlng.
In the general aspect for business, everything in
the future looks suspicious. The only untoward
event in prospective will be the low stage of the Mis-
sisspp river interdicting intercourse with the West
to be followed possibly by ice and cold weather. In
case Of such distinctions, the Atlantic cities will be
co-suffelels with our own SO we shall have an equal
advantage with them and in many respects great
advantages which will not be available to them.
I During the week there have arrived at the levee
thirtythree steamboats,, twentyone sailing vessels
from sea, and tthc Basin ofte upper canal eghtyone
coasters besides daily trains on the jackson and Ope
lousas Railroads, which the whole induces us tc
come to the conclusion that doing tolerable vel
for the third week in September We also note among
the arrivals from Liverpool, one ship with l0,78s
sacks salt. We call this tolerable good cargo tc
come to place which has the reputation Of having
grass growing in its Streets Fortunately, for the
credit of State and city, the vessel was suffered te
pass that immaculate station-the quaranfine-sim
ply by paying twenty dollars fee. We also observe
the arrival of the good ship Bennington, forty day.
from Boston, with cargo of ice. We are pleased K
state that no contagious infectious disease was dis
covered on board and that she was permitted t.
come direct to the city, and not like the good shil
Minnesota, compelled to ride quarantine ten days.
The mail failed yesterday from beyond Augusta
Ca 1t was a matter of little concern; so long as
continues to come regular six times per week we shall
not complain. The Cambria's mails from Liverpoo
will be due to-day, though theym not come through
till tomorrow. The next regular steamer from Lly
erpool will be the Canada of the 18th inst to Bos
ton, though one of the Quebec line may arrive in th
meantime. The Washington, from Bremen an
Southampton of the 10th, might slip in with 9 fey
days later advices but it does not occur often to
ceive late advices by the Bremen line, though il
| steamers are safe and sure. uo ae.