New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-14
Potatoes, and Small Ones at Th.t.

The steamer from Boston for Liverpool, on the 9Th
inst, carried out another of those interesting crcu-
lars regarding cotton, which have been freely in
dited for the English market. In the episte below
European merchants are informed that several hun.
dred barrels Of new potatoes have been shipped to
New York. (or fear the circular should not be under
Stood the words this season are added) which speaks
strongly in favor of warm ground and against serious
injury to the cotton crop, The circular however,
omts to state these potatoes raised in the sugar
region. So much for the verify of its contents.
1t would be charity to suppose that the writer of
this circular or nonsense is demented and it is almost
unnecessary for us to expose and date on its many
errors and inaccuracies. To cap the climax he comes
to the conclusion that many failures will most likely
be the consequence of certain operations. Is it
unreasonable to suppose he will not be involved in
any sad results from the want of patronage?
We consider it would be waste Of time to expose
at length the alIaces and Misrepresentation of these
circulars and only notice them to impress on the
minds of parties, spinners traders and all in Europe
to disregard them toto The receipts of cotton are
now about half million of bales less than last year,
and stand obtained as yet for the present crop,
and yet the writer of the annexed attempts to mis-
lead the trade in Europe by representing the mer-
chants and factors of the Southwest as not worthy of
belief. We leave him to the care of the small po-
tatoes" and insert his last euson by request of
| numerous readers, as follows: @
.s5 1.srt, .s. .... NEW YoRK, May 6, 1885,
The fact the Arago her last outward voyage carried
adyices Of frost at the South which, the eegaphic
sop which appears have without any influence
@ Of 5 s aa 5 Ga en-
markets al the Atlantic cities has caused an almost entire
OF EXTENT and liberal
cline will have be submitted to- The frost accounts it
certainly thought would stimulate the trade in England coming
they did decrease receipts present
and emphasized they by the positive statements in
the circulars that serious injury had been susained
1appears however that English buyers Ikea wekn
in scripture will be convinced of what in the
trade this side regard of such vital Importance them
alone every city even Apaach
icoa sending the great bulk Of its cotton Liverpool and
money matters there strr all the good advice that
portion the trade here anxious give will
redy be thrown The position of the liverpool market
peated the tht the abroad would not
6ympahize with the speculative here and although
almost alone as It in this position the foreign market for
the six weeks has been full confirmation of predc
tons
This paragraph those kind
iDmated TO several occasions thnt my views
They will observe how time sets all
things rightly
their having had injury upon youne cotton
and remarks the subject by the last cir
Co. If further information wanted
that there has been this within few days from
sons grow which facts speaks in favor of
ground and against serious injury crops than the
tiers that have been written on the subject.
believe that there any doubt of
market during the balance the condition
will be Of entire dependence Liverpool The great
bulk of the stock will that market for sale, the
Of cotton will have be with prices
will bring Should these unfortunately be forced to low
point heavy failures will most likely be the The
nominal figures for cotton