The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-19
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Los, from Lsqpe.---Aruraf " he Steamship taaaat
HAuTAx, Dec. Is The royal mail steamship Canada
arrived here this morning with four days later European
intelligence.
The Atriatc arrived out on the evening OF the Sd inst
Parliament opened the 3d The Queen delivered
her speech la person. She recommended indemnity
bill Tor the relief OF the bank and promises larl,mn
tary reform.
rnE M,RKErs.
LIVERPOOL Friday Cotton sales Of week $4,000
bales. The market opened &C decline OF ID and
closed slightly lower except for niddng QUALITIES bt
prices steady sales OF the week to speento w.
500 bales and TO exporters 1900 Estimated sales ON
Friday 5000, the market dosing With downward Ten
dency
Breadstufs dull.
Provisions very dull
The money market generally unchanged, but ac-
tive Consols closed Friday at slS.
SECOND DEsPAmn
Queen yictoras speech is mostly Of local interest In
the House Of Commons Lord Palmerston gave notice that
the government would introduce bill for the manage
ment of India after the recess.
The launching of the great steamship Lsyiathan was
slowly progressing
Financial accounts are most deporable and there have
been many additional failures among them several inn
portant firms Hermann Cox Co, Liverpool, IN the
cotton trade liabilities $50 900 Bischoh Been. Co,
London In the India trade NJ Joel Dantzo, $500 0O0;
Herself Moses q Co. Stettin, 500 900 thaers ; iioh-
man & Co., London in the Swiss trade Magee, ldy-
erpool, shipowner, Sc. Daeosta & Co. London, 1850,
000 and many others In Hamburg the crisis IL fearful,
and the failures too TO articarize bust
ness Is, in fact suspended The prlssan government
has issued order suspending the usury laws.
The Adriatc arrived off Point Inas ON the evening Of
the 3d. but did not reach Liverpool until the afternoon
Of the 4th, owing 10 the iowness OF the tide.
The Queens speech was very vague She depioreS
the commercial disasters and reoces in the success Of
the army IN India The speech eommends the earnest at
tention Of Parliament to the affairs in India and enter
tains fears Of disturbance Of the present tranquility
in Europe.
The Chancellor OF the Exchequer had introduced bill
into the House OF Commons for indemnity to the Bank
and committee of the whole House had been appointed
on the Bank charter
Spain refuses TO accede to the demand Of Mexico that
her envoy shall be received preliminary to negotiation
Advices from Cuba received at Madrid state that the
Spanish fleet is ready to sail at moments notice against
Mexico. .....a.
The Bank of Prussia is making advances on stocks
Financial matters comparatively quiet at Berlin, but
accounts from Vienna gloomy-numerous additional
failures being reported At Stockholm the crisis is alarm
ing.
IiyKRPooL MARKRTs.--The estimated sales of cotton
Friday the 4th inst, 5000 bales market closing
with declining tendency--fair Orleans being quoted
gid midding 6 9-6d fair Mobile 6kd., middling Mo-
bile Gsd fair uplands cad, middling uplands CID
Stock in port BIT 900 bales including l5l 600 American
Manchester market opened buoyant but closed heavy
The bullion in the Bank Of England had increased
f94 900
tons Richardson, Spence, Co. report -four dull at Is
decline since Tuesday wheat with declining tendency
Tuesday advance being lost The Brokers General Cir
cuar reports flour closing with advancing tendency
and Is dearer the week Wheat advanced 3d. per
bushel. Mcffenrys and other circulars report beef
dnll and Is. lower, Rosn steady common quoted 49,
Sd. Spirits turpentine dull at 80 a 1885,.
London market.-Sngar advanced Cd Is, and closed
steady.
Fire at fredericksburg.
RICHMOND, Dec. l8.--The Exchange Hotel Fredercks-
burg, was burned last night
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.." Markets.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 10 --Cotton * quiet. Flour firm
sales il, 900 bales State quoted 81 IS 81 so Ohio
81 80 s. IS southern, "a IS s. 20. Wheat Is I'M
settled sales II 900 bushels white quoted at 81 42b a
81 As. Corn declined sales IL 900 bushels white 81
"a cents. Mess pork quoted SIS rs SIS 90 prime
SI3 rs SIS S. Chicago beef $40 so sl2 rs. Lard
declined cent. Whiskey 231 "a cents. Spirits tur-
haavr at1 nanfo b.au