New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-11
Nem Orleans 4aiIp Grestent.
TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER IL, 1859.
TALK ON CHANGE.

Canal to Julia street. There was something over 90
600 bales of cotton, which had arrived within the
preceding twenty-four hours, being discharged There
were ago cargoes Of Western product The arrivals
of boats free, and all come loaded therefore, IN
the center Of the Western trade, say on Tchoupltou
las Poydras New Leyee and Fulton streets, there is
a fair sembIauce of business. The grain crops in
many parishes of State and in some sections OF
Mississippi are represented being very deficient
and resort to our market will be necessary for sup
plies not only for these Districts but onth Alabama
and Florida will require large supplies which must
be obtained in our market. Our Western merchants
need not look to European demand for breadstuff,
as the home demand will absorb all that will be
offered. The dealers in grain heretofore who have
their locality Carondeet street and enyrons have
all gone into the cotton trade, and of dealings
in grain and other truck have become obsolete.
Though there were the usual gatherings on Cotton
Row, yet nothing beyond common talk transpired-
most parties were waiting for later intelligence from
Europe, now due by the steamers Indian for Quebec,
and the City of Washington Of the 28h instant for
New York. There was also some talk Of the number
OF vessels loading for Europe with coton-that is,
there were yesterday q ships for Liverpool Of the
capacity of 10000 bales cotton and ships fer Havre
Turning 1900 tuns 25 900 bales cotton 1t is sup
posed from this talk that there are 100 900 bales
of cotton being shipped or engaged to be shipped by
these vessels. Whether the cotton is purchased to
fill them not we could not ascertain in talk If
these vessels under contract to be provided for or
loaded at certain time, then the cotton if not pur
chased, will have to be purchased The further talk
was il these vessels are loaded in due season there
will be no lack Of the staple the other side of the
Atlantic; go the Bears and Bulls can figure out how
Itufa CF oott
route and to arrive in Liverpool and Havre, with
loads for other ports, before the 3lst of December
There was also some talk of purchase Of cotton
for Mexico, and on opening the bales or rather cut
ting them into halves for the Mexican market, the in.
sides of most of the bales were found to be sand,
leaves and gin waste The cotton the bales rather
was returned at once
There was also some talk about the large receipts
Of cotton. However, as heavy quantities are expect
ed day after day, we must expect to have to talk
every day of an increasing stock. Our insurance
offices will, of course consider the enhancing risks
from day to day.
Towards 2 o'clock it was announced that the town
Of Brownsville, on the Rio Grande, had been (not
exactly assaulted, but might well have been CON
sdered such) by Mexican flibusters, and that
Fort Brown was in their possession. This is real
and pitatica commentary on the Administration of
Mr. Secretary Floyd in removing the garrison and u
S. troops from this point Fortunately the quarter
million Of dollars in coin not stolen or captured
being shipped on board the steamer Arizona, and is
now safe in the vaults of banks The talk is that
the detachment of U. S. troops that performed such
prodgies of vaor at the Southwest Pass last week
had better been continued on the Rio Grande. What
has now occurred at Brownsville was predicted at the
time the garrison removed from that point.
lasting disgrace attaches to Mr.. Secretary Floyd and
bis management of the War Department.
The entire particulars cannot be embraced in our
talk therefore, we refer to our other columns for
full details. The further talk was that it would be
about credtabe to Government to protect itself
from frontier libustering to be enactng SO many
farces about few dozen of individuals who desire to
go on voyage of discovery.
The mails failed again on Sunday and yesterday
The fishermen appear to be the only objects of attrac
tion to the powers that be at Washington. True,
it is, that the mails are not received with SO
much regularity as they were forty years ago, when
brought on horseback through the Indian Nation
three times every week. Then there were no failures,
only in excessive rains. Later advices were expected
yesterday from Liverpool by the Indian at Quebec,
and the City of Washington at New York-both
due. The Cunard steamer Africa of the lst inst will
be due at New York on Thursday night. If inter.
cepted off Cape Race, ought to have her accounts
this morning.