The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-22
Especial Correspondence Of the Picayune.l
LATER FROM MEXICO AND CUBA.
HAVANA, August 8, Is;

HAVANA, August s. 1859.
The health of Vera Cruz is not good.
The political news is that Miramon intends taking
the field again, and report adds that Zuloaga will
be left acting President Of the Republic the
capital. The party of Miramon to be in
OF dissolution, from the vital want of ''dinero-
Everywhere, his troops, without any thing else to
do are betaking themselves to the highway
The troops of Zuazua, the other hand, are in a
worse plight ii possible, without efficient leaders,
munitions OF war, food or pluck. They are like
less people under contribution, wherever oppor-
tunity offers.
Among the political documents, brought BY the
Conway, is a protest from Miramon against the de-
cree OF Juarez, condscating the Church property.
In note to the French Minister also, declaring the
decree null and void, he gives formal notice to for
egners resident in the country that, giving faith
it or any way politically recognizing it, they will
be considered as violating their neutrality and for
teiting their right to protection. The President
adds that the nation will give its adhesion to
the decree, or recognize sales contracts made
der it.
Our first intelligence of an armistice and peace
was received through your columns, brought to us
by the sailing vessels on the I'd and Sd inst 1t
caused most intense surprise in this community;
and, outside of official circles, there seemed to be
none who were satisfied with the thirty-fve days
of Punic warfare. The armistice had the effect to
give impetus of few hours to our produce
market and prepar ations were in progress for
speculative operations in sugars; but the news of
peace killed hope, the market became fat and the
week closed without transactions
The health of our city is not good when |
last wrote you. In the last two weeks have lost
many valuable lives
Our sugar market closed, without transac-
tions of Importance the past week. and there was
no busdess done yesterday showing revival in our
trade. Numbers IL are offered for, when required
~ rials and planters and holders insist upon ~
rails, which is decline from previous pretensions.
The quotations of previous weeks are continued
nominal. Stocks ON hand 100000 boxes against
100, 900 boxes last year at equal date. Molasses-
remote outports at 2s4 riasper keg of So gallons;
quotations for our city trade and the ports for
claved 8 to 81 rails; for muscovado to AZ do
In other island produce very little done, and
change in values to notice. Sales of lard $l71a to
SlS@l9 large and smallpackages. Stock 1857 bar
rels and ierces, and TAT kegs. Hams SIS to SIS.
Yellow corn wanted at S234 to So per 100 pounds.
Clear pork Sl515. Mess do. S23. Prime SITS do.
Pitch pine boards in demand at S32 per 600 feet
Our freight market has not advanced, as there
have been no sugar operations for shipment to
make demand for carriers; but rates last advised
have been well sustained for European ports, 200
to 2 200 boxes vessels have been taken for direct
business and for cleared ports and orders at f2 l5s
to f3; molasses vessel to load at Cardenass for
New Orleans, at S3ss per ITO gallons, gross gauge,
OF casks delivered. Exchanges have been irregular
and paper is closely scrutinized; sterling, sixty
Northern, 2 to do; New Orleans short sight, to
do; Q. S. gold coin, to do; Mexican dollars,
on shipboard, 81 to do; $4,000 on board the
British steamer Conway
Consul General Helm left on visit to the United
States, by the Quaker City, yesterday. A cargo
OF coolies, 325 in number, has just arrived.
WV.