New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-01
Talk on Change.

Carondeet street and environs were taken all
aback yesterday morning on finding, as they read
the Crescent at the breakfast table, that the Europa
had popped into Halifax on Monday, after a short
run bringing dates from Liverpool up to the 20th OF
November The purport of the intelligence, cotton
ally (here is new word, and fully and more appro-
pirate than teegram) and financially, was deemed
highly favorable, which was evinced by the activity
in and sales Of cotton the general details of which
will be found under our commercial head 1t appears
that the sales of cotton for the week amounted to
1000 bales. This will bring up lee way, as the sales
for some weeks previous did not in the aggregate,
meet the reported weekly consumption. Holders of
cotton were Offering freely without any great desire
to sell The fact is just this: There is so much cot.
ton going into what are termed weak hands that
many invoices are placed on the market, regardless
Of prospects in future or the interest of shippers 1t
is, we may say slaughtered here and bamboozled
there 1t is, however gratifying that the Europa $
adyices quote an advance as it will save many thou
sands Of bales now en- route from loss.
The weather cleared of yesterday, and we had as
good weather as could be desired It was in reality
real Louisiana day. From all accounts and intelli,
gence we are constrained to believe that the sugar
cane will turn out well that is the crop of l857-
at least. Though there are some old grizzly bears
who are figuring up 375 900 and 400 900 hhds but,
as yet we are not convinced that such results will be
| realized There is great discrepancy in the views
and opinions promulgated from day to day. So that
the safest way to arrive at any approximation of the
crop is to put all the views in a bag, shake them
we'll, and the first drawn may be deemed reliable
There has been great deal said of the Manchester
(England) market Our regular dates, say of the 18th
November have not yet come to hand but our ad
vices OF the 10th give the following of that mar
ket:
The activity and buoyancy which existed in this
market al the beginning OF the month have not been
maintained. There has been gradual falling off in
the demand, and buyers have entered into new opera
tons with more caution than formerly Prices, qOw
| ever, have not yielded much, the position Of sellers
| beng strengthened by the contracts previously en-
tered into. The decline in values from the rates OBJ
tanabe SIX weeks ago may be stated at about 2 tc
per cent There is nothing in the state of the homt
demand nor IN the accounts from foreign markets II
warrant any apprehension to the future course o
business here, and the present lu may be regarded
| as the natural consequence OF the large shipments
| which have been made for some months past and tht
| present position of the cotton market The prUduG
ton, both OF yarns and goods for some time has beer
very large, but the demand has been quite equal Il
the supply, and stocks are still remarkably light.
This reads very well, but there is nothing in tn
intelligence received by the last mail, or by th
Europa, to warrant the belief that cotton will ad
vance Our market is still 4e.to lc. per H. above th
currency of Liverpool. Therefore we cannot couceiy
when and where an advance can be realized. 1t
hoped that planters will not take ofense when W
say that the talk is, that cotton cannot vary muc
from the present prices and to be candid it is foil
to hold for Is cents. We suggest that every pIante
allow his factor to judge when to sell. Now if "
look into tuturity, and should conclude that a wa
might break out in Europe-say between hIessr
Bull and Crapeau--there might be considerable di
turbauce in the commercial world. AS great event
have heretofore occurred suddenly they may oceu
again bat sufficient unto the day is the evil thereo
The Northern mails came through yesterday b
both routes. Papers of tile 18th were received ror
New York. The Africas mails may come throug
to day and may not. 1t will be safe to look for theI
tomorrow
The next regular steamer will be the Africa frol
New York, on this day week the Sth of December.
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COTToN.-The receipts of the grand staple for tn
twenty.four hours ending at o'clock last evenin
were, by the Lucy Holcombe from Shreveport l9S
bales McRae, 34s Indian, 248 Choteau, 473 Ii
tie Rock, aOG Rapides 1912; Fanny Buitt, 800
Hope, from upper Red river, llGs bales. Total G3B
bales. Receipts corresponding day last year, 325
bales. Sales on the lst Of December, 1851, $50
bales, at Ii 3c to l3c. for Middling.
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SALE OF Dry GooDs-We call the attention of til
trade The of dry goods place this day at 10 ococl
Bache eaumOnts rooms No II Gharfres stree