New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-02
TALK ON CHANGE.

The weather is becoming rather too warm for the
usual gatherings on the different They who
seem esirous of little talk seek the shady corners,
where to argue and contend the present attitude
of affairs in Europe-politca, commercial and fnan.
| cial
| The English mails by the Asia came through yes
terday. The private correspondence was not of q
very encouraging nature-in fact, it was depressing.
The imports of cotton into Liverpool for the week
ending 18th May, 245 ,4j0 bales, against II IG5
bales for the week ending the 9Th It is difficult to
say what the stock will be in Liverpool on the 10Th
| Of this month, but it will not be far from $50 600
bales We learn that ordinary cotton, which cost
| here 10 cents, has been sold at 41d G15d. This is
rather alarming. This may, however, be an eXcep-
ona case, and possibly be trash leaves and sand,
| instead of cotton However, the adyices by the Asia
anything but encouraging, and though there was
considerable passing to and fro the streets yester.
day the transactions in all things crcunserbed
Even tobacco parakes of the general dullness though
the talk is ii holders would reduce their priees buy
ers would appear and the weed would move. Low
rates Of freghts and high exchange favor the
general tobacco market but foreign markets are tCo
well supplied for shippers, spectators operators to
advance SO, they insist decline and holders
resist the tobacco trade is limited scale, with
| large and accumulatiug receipts
There was some disappointment in the pon-receipt
of the Americas advces. 1t must not be forgotten
| that Mr.. Cunard takes his own time now having no
real competition the Atlantic ocean between Eng
land, New York and Boston. True, there are two
very good in fact rstcass steamers (the Arago and
| Fhlton) running between New York, southampton
| and Havre, which allowed TO take good many
passengers. Then, Mr.. Vanderbilt has four snowy
and dandy steamers, forming something OF an apology
for line, which run in summer, taking passengers at
reduced Rates but our Baronet, Sir Samuel Cunard,
snaps his fingers at Mr. Vanderbilt and his irail boats
obtaining as many passengers as his steamers can
carry at an advance of twenty-five per cent. over Mr.
Nanderbilts line. In fact, the Atlantic trade, pas
seageis, freight and carrying the mails entirely
under the contsol of the English and German steam.
ship owners.
Generay, yesterday passed Off very quietly though
there was some talk of two or three suspensions
brought about by ovcr.aeceptng and advancing. The
| chief theme OF comment, locally is the Tehuantepec
Company. There is convention of the stockholders
called for the l6!h inst to take steps in regard
to it. Nothing of satisfactory nature has yet been
received from the holders of the bills now running
maturity to NewYork. 1t is talked ofthat the charter
and privileges will go out of the hands Of the present
Company, and our good city be deprived Of the
advantages and gains to be realized, Quien sabe
Can we obtain any light or the subject? One of the
steamers is i'll dulance here, aud the otter presumed
to be in The same position in New York. and the in
terrupton of the steamships is bad feature in tht
case, but the hopes are for the best We should no
be surprised that a new Company started up undo
the ownership and control of English capitalists, ant
the question arises, where will lie Louisiana
Tehuantepec Company iana?H