Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-24
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fARrrikR foISr, Oct 2S.-rhe Aurlo-Saxon pnssed
this point this morning, with Liverpool dates Of the isth.
The sales Of cotton for the three day. preceding her
departure were rs. 900 bales, including y BOO ON specn.
laton and 5000 for export The market closed firm.
with an improved demand hut no actual advance. some
authorities say fair and middling qualities have advan-
Breadstuf. firm and slightly higher. In consequence Of
news by the Nova Scotian, which arrived out ON the isth.
Provisions quiet. Consols s4fa 90.
The Great Eastern had reached uoiyhead. Her per.
Torrance was successful but only moderate. Doubts
are expressed as to her leavieg for the United States
this season.
Peace negotiations at Zurich have made bu, little pro-
grcss.
Flour advanced edais per sack and barrel. Whoa,
advanced I'd per GENITAL. Corn advanced 6dais per
quarter. No quotations given. Beef steady. Pork
dull Bacon dull. Lard quiet aud steady. Sugar
steady. Coffee quiet Rice firm. Rosin steady ut q
I'd. Turpentinc dull.
ed Is per quarter. American securities unchanged.
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The prolongation of the Conference L. sut;cipated =
The difficulties are unsjnsted and Ills considered doubtful
when the treaty viii be signed. The three Pienipoten-
uar'es held n meeting ON the 9th. Couriers were deal ateh-
ed TO Vienna and Turin. The Paris correspondent saws
met were doing all they could TO win France TO their
views, while at the same time they were preparing for a
coalition With Germany against France.
The Great Eastern LEFT Portland at 4 in the afternoon
of the Sth, aud anchored at IIolyhcad at 4 In the amer
noon OF Monday. The distance run in forty-eirht hours
was computed at something over $50 miles-and the av-
81 SPeeu "'s rouetnlnH over Ia Knots an hour. Du-
ring the greater part of the time the engines were not
working over ~halfspeed. The paddles averaged over ten
revolutions To the minute and the screw rs. Working
al a pressure of twenty pounds greater, the speed
was fourteen and a half knots TO the hour, or nearly
seventeen miles, accomplished without special exor,ioo
to the engines, but considerable canvass was sprcad-
The weather was squally. and at times heavy. the great
sweis causing. according to some authorities, c~ousidera.
bic pitching; according to others, the motion was at all
times slight and the ship under the most perfect control
IL IL reported that she win remain at Holyhcad ten or
twelve days, then proceed to Southampton TO have her
boilers thoroughly examined, in conformity with the re.
quiremcnts of the Board of Trade.
II ARREST AT CARLISLE.
CARLISLE, Pa, Oct 2S.-The man arrested YESTERDAY
supposed tn be Cooke, gives his name as William Harri.
son. He IS still in prison, hut, Il ia supposed. will be
brought before the Court tomorrow, on an application
TO he discharged under n writ of ha5edS corpus.
MARKETS.
NJ iosk, Oct s2-Flour has advanced Sc: state SlINR4 n.
ONO S"shDao; Southern IS wheat h. advanced
.nss; Corn l. hrmL Jersey yeno~ l0c. Pork l. outlet ms
shSo p5ims siOsNoloSa Lard Il heavy at ii6ui.e. Whisky
- FiNAScIAL-
e,NNA~ nosh, oci; S.-stoeh are lower-chicaeo and Rock Island
Do. bonds ~ Michigan Southern 49,; New YORK Central "a
peunsyivania Coal company -; Reading 8sL; NuiuaukI. and
Mls.ippio .; virginia Skies 90 Missouri Skies Si',. sterling ~.
change Is steady.
BALrISoHE, Oct. ea-Four closed Arm with recsip,s Of I so b,l.
howard street sAls; City Mills 81 Wheat closed buoyant, with
Ar adNanee OF to Gems White i2sIliSc. Corn closed ae,iyr
Mhte 0tyl; yellow ast9d Provisions eio,ed aulet and nm.
changed Whisky closed steady at soc.