Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-06


ND sseamsiip Aa.eriea nom Liverpool on
ia lSgk ult., arsived ibis =.
The liverpool Cotton Market showed slight
decline IN MI gu.lisies, bas stesdy
ertheiess. =.
Nessrs. Spence Co. report Is follows: The
tendency OF the corn trade is towards recovery
and during the week most Of the coanfry mar
kets showed Improvement on the market OF
Tuesday.
Flour slow sales. s9l g q 4as 75ea 4
Indian Corn freely offered in warehouse at
30s., sold a, 29s Cd to sos per quarter. M
To day there is good demand for Wheat
quotations have advanced I'd per 70 lbs on all
classes of rates. RsRczgs3 rssd ~
All classes Of red and the best white -four
more saleable and I'D dearer in retail.
Indian corn moro firmly held, and all the
mixed offered at sos found buyers Wheat red
is Sd to Sc cd, white SIS I'D TO 9s for 10 pounds.
| Flour aSs TO 2as Cd Super and extra 21sa2ss-
Western Indian corn mixed sos Cd. Beef now
commands extreme prices; old IS also readily
| sold, if sweet. Pork old been rather more ac-
tive, new in small demand. Bacon arrivals, large
/ but with steady demand for country dealers;
prices, and for choice lots; further advance has
| been paid in retail-Lard dull. offered red Of I
| a2s talow in large supply, demand fair-Lon-
don money market more strength-consos CSC.
LATEsr.-Lis erpooi, Saturday p. m.-Bread-
stuffs firm, Wheat in good demand fully at yes.
| terdays prices paid for prime red, also enquired
for at previous rates. Indian corn six pence to
one shilling dearer. Provisions steady = al
The only Two items Of English news by this
arrival are the birth of e'another princess" ma.
king the 9th royal infant and the ceremonies OF
laying the foundation of free library and muse
| um presented to the citizens OF Liverpool by VIM
Brown, N. 2. There was quite lnll in politics
waiting the re-assembling of Parliament.
/ From France the intelligence is that the En-
peror proposed to visit Algeria after the visit to
Paris of the Grand Duke Constantine, so that
! the French Republicans intend to put up Carnot
Cavagance, and others for the Legislative Cham
Der. Reports eontinne to circulate of conspira.
ces against the Emperors life, but they are
most extravaganza. .. --,
1t is reported from Brussels that the four
powers being wearied with the delay in the
i Neufchatel affair about to draw up terms OF
their own, and cali on Prussia and Switzerland
| to assent at once.
From Madrid we have reformation of the
statement that England and France are actually
meditatng between Spain aud Mexico O.. I'll
Prussia is mediating between the Western
Powers and Naples. Sardinia has proposed to
the Pope to resume negotiations with Rome on
the terms of a Cardinals Hat for Europe, Bish
| op of Frangani, and a Concordat for Sardinia
! generally. Wurtemburg has signed Concor
dat with Rome. The claim Of Turkey for resti
tuition of Persian territory is to be submitted by
Persia to the arbitration of France and England
The treaty between England and Persia had ar
rived from Tehcran, but five or six weeks viii
elapse before terminated.
Private letters from Madrid of the 10th
state that Lord Howden and the Marquis d.
Turgot ere doing every thing in their power t.
I prevent the breaking out of hostilities between
Spain and Mexico, as from latest and surest in
formation it is apprehended there is a plan o
the q. S. to make Il diversion on Cuba and thu
event Of war;
The Spanish Minister Of Foreign Affair
evinces great anxiety to come to all arrange
ment and is moderate in his views, but the diff
ference is that Senior La Fraqua the Mexican
convey, who is now at Paris will not 60 to Ma
drid without being received officially and pre-
sented TO the Queen as fQsmal representative o
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