New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-10-29

The arrivals yesterday Of boats were numerous for
the season of the year Among them were two with
good loads of cotton from Red river one from the
Ouachita and several from the coast and all the way
from St. Louis Much ado has been made about few
days rain in the West, which has caused rise in the
Ohio river, which was supposed by many to be the
prelude to the resumption Of intercourse for the sea-
son. There must be many more days of rain, and of
nany more Geographic dispatches of every rise
of an inch before anything reliable can be received
regarding the resumption of navigation The Ohio
river has been too low, and the banks of the same
have become too dry to receive much benefit from
few days rain, and believe we shall have to wait
some weeks before a good Or medium stage of water
is available .a...
Large additions continue to be made daily to the
shipping in port. Arrivals from almost every port in
Europe and northward are increasing the amount of
tonnage and extending the facilities for shipments of
produce to every part of the world. Our Western
friends as we have before remarked, can send forward
their produce. There means and appliances for
ready saes for shipments for advances and il they
desire to hold for higher prices for the best of ware
houses for storage the most solvent insurance com
panies for protection against all losses (re or wae
to any part of the world, the most accommodating
attentive, responsible and punctua merchants
munes in the habitable globe and if it is not pre-
terabe in this market either for immediate sale ur
awaiting the change of markets, where it can be
more available than to have it icebound, bound
OF froze up for months at the many shipping or for
warding depots in the North or West then we mis-
take the facilities and advantages which nature has
granted our city for commercial purposes.
Later advices from Europe have been due since
Monday by the Collins steamer Atlantic to arrive at
New York. Much anxiety is felt in regard to what
may be the complexion of the alvces now due One
thing is certan-we safe in this community so far
as regards financial and commercial revulsions IF
there are to be any such disasters it is far preferable
that they come at the earliest day possible in advance
of the transfer of the years production from this side
TO the other. If the Bank of France is to susnrud
the sooner the directors carry out the act the better
Anything IS preferable to long state of Suspense and
Vacllatlon Every day convinces us that such ;
movement will have no other effect on this comnluni
ty than temporary nterdict on French exchange
If the manufacturers Of France desire our cotton the,
Will have to provide means for paying for it satsfc
Tory to our planters and factors if they should no.
want it. the loss, in the present reduced production
WILL not be the subject of much regret nor sorrow
and emperor Napoleon can seek the shores of Africa
to supply his subjects and console their feelings
IN our general produce market there is more thar
an, average demand for all kinds of Western produc;
forthe Alabama, Georgia and Florida markets. Tho
packets trading on the lakes and the upper canal al
go fully loaded, and those venerable old ccntleme,
VINO never get above Poydras street more than one,
IN SIX Qpths will do we'll to take an occasional walk
IN the Flelty OF the Upper Basin; then after survey,
ing thegigantc trade there concentrating 20 litt1f
further to the depot of the jackson railroad AM
watch the line of cars arriving with the great ston
ofthe South as well the outward loads of produce
and merchandise. If they are good Americans, the,
HY forget Parisil short time.
The receipts of cotton for the twenty-four hour
ending notwithstanding, were, by the Amand;
from Ouachita, 735 bales; Laurel Hill, Bayou Sara
3l5: Hope Shreveport, $50; W. N. Sherman. Re
river iO36; Pelican, Napoleon, 22lG Magnoli;
YicksbdFg, 303S Mexico, Galveston, 272 Robinson
Memphis, 2G5; Twieslell, l90; Choteau 2G9. Tota
92l9 bales. NIX =# +..