New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-08
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Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL, April 25-Our Cotton market closed
dull prices being irregular. Lower qualities have
declined /, Ordinary and Middling 16. Better
grades are slow of sale at unaltered prices
The sales of the week foot up 900 bales of which
spectators took 800 and exporters 1000 bales
The sales yesterday amounted to 1000 bales
Orleans fair 81, Orleans middling l1-1e, Uplands |
fair u, Upland middng H.
The whole stock in port amounts to SIS 900 bales
of which AL GOO bales are American.
HAvRE, April 2l.--New Orleans tres ordinate is |
quoted at ll2 francs. The sales of the week amount
to $500 bales The market closed steady. The stock
in port is III 800 bales
Breadstuffs.
LIVERPOOL. April 2O.-The breadstuffmark closed |
steady.
LIVERPOOL, April 24.-Baltimore Flour 2ss to 29s.;
Ohio 3Os. to 3ls. Red Wheat 7s lOd to S. 4d. Corn
3Os to 32s 3d. for Mixed 33s for yellow, and 35s to
36s. for white.
Corn has generally advanced Cd. Wheat is I'd.
higher.
Provisions.
Bacon and Beef are steady; New Mess Pork 92s.
3d.; Lard 66s; Tallow 55s. to 55s I'D.
Groceries
Sugar is firm-some qualities have advanced 3d.:
Coffee is steady; Rice is dull and has declined 3d.;
Teas are steady Virginia Leaf Tobacco Id. higher.
Iron Market ..
Railroad Iron is steady.
Money Market.
Consols for money are quoted at 93b. The bullion
in the Bank of England has increased upwards of
100000. American securities are generally un-
changed
England.
Lord Egin has departed for China.
The Bishop of Exeter has been taken alarmngly ILL.,
The merchants and manufacturers of Manchester
propose forming an association for promoting the
growth of cotton all the world and particularly
in the British Colonies 1t is to be called the Cotton
Supply Association.
The London Times says that Lord Egin's negotia.
tons in China must be delayed until the sterner tasks
of the military and naval chiefs have been effectuay
completed.
Neufchatel Question
The protocol Of the Four Powers has been accepted
by the Swiss and Prussan ENJOYS for the approval of
their respective Governments.
Denmark.
The Danish Ministerial crisis still continues
Our advices are to the 10Th. The king was still in
difficulty in regard to the formation of his Cabinet
He had asked delay in his answer to the Austrio
Russian proposal, and it was thought his request
would be acceded.
The Chinese had risen at Sarawaka and massacred
several Europeans Thisact was avenged by the kill.
ing of 1000 Chinese.
All the Europeans on the steamer Queen had been
massacred by the Chinese on board and the steamer
and cargo carried off.
The Kabylia Expedition.
A dispatch from Paris by the kangaroo, dated Paris
2lst states that the expedition against Kabylia Al
geria is about being undertaken. A regiment of
Zouaves has just taken its ground for camp at siez
zeorizzian, the very entrance of Kabya.
Spain
Advices from Madrid of the 18th, speak of new
Carist conspracies, outbreaks and arrests. rebel
lion had broken out at Bury, but was speedily put
down.
The conspirators are accused of endeavoring to
raise the Count Monteman to the throne and re-
establish the Inquisition.
Marshall Serrano had left Paris for Madrid for the
purpose Of smoothing the way for the Mexican Envoy
France.
review of $4,000 troops will take place at Paris
about the 9th of May, in honor of the visit of the
Grand Duke Constantine, of Russia.
The Moniteur publishes convention between
France and the Duchy of Baden, relative to strength
ening the banks of the Rhine.
Persia.
The Persian accounts of the late battle near Bushre
say that it lasted four days. They acknowledge the
loss of 1000 men, and put the British loss down at
1000 men.
shipping Intelligence.
Arrived out from New Orleans--at Barcelona, the
Salud at Liverpool, Thomas Allibone and W Rogers;
at Bremen, the Athens.
Great Freshet in Virginia.
RICHMOND VA, May 6.-The greatest freshet has
taken place in James river we have had to chronicle
since lS47.
The low portions of the city are all overfown Great
damage to crops on the river is apprehended.
The water at Lynchburg has risen II feet. Per-
civals Island is completely overilown.
The restle work of the South Side Railway is swept
away, impeding the drains
Burdens Mechanical Bakery was burned this morn.
ing. Loss $1,000.
Departure of the America.
BOSTON, May G.--The America sailed to-day at noon
for Liverpool, taking over $500 900 in specie.
American Medical Association.
NASHVILLE, May G.-The American Medical As
sociation met yesterday in the Capitol Twenty States
were represented, by two hundred members.
Orzina Pitcher, of Detroit presided and delivered
the annual address.
Dr. Paul T. Eve, of Nashville, was elected P.esdent
OF the Association for the ensuing year.
New York Markets.
New YORK, May Cotton is depressed Flour is
firm Wheat is selling at 81 6S4. Mixed Corn s3c
Linseed Oil Sic. Pork and Beef are firm. Hemp is
quiet.
Cincinnati Markets.
CINCINNATI, May 6.-Flour Sc % for Superfine,
Whisky very firm at 22c. Mess Pork S22 25 to So
so. Bacon Shoulders Sc; Sides llc Groceries are
very firm. Rye 81 Is to 81 Is.
ARRAY at Washington
WASHINGTON, May 6.-An atfray occurred to day
between J. Mcleod Murphy and Daniel E. Sckles.
The former charged Sckles with vifying him for the
purpose OF efecting his removal from the office of
Chlet Engineer of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Murphy
attempted to cowhde Sckles while the latter was in
bed, but did not succeed
The Baltic on Fire.
NEW YORK, May THE Collins steamship Baltic
took fire this morning. The flames were, however,
eNtlnguished without material damage.
Quarantine Buildings Burned.
New YORK, May THE Quarantine Commission
ers buildings at Segun Point, Staten Island was set
on fire at midnight and totally destroyed.