Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-11-26
Correspondents of The Patriot.
NEW ozIrAxs. Nox. 2olh. 1859.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20th, 1859.
My Dear Patriotic Friends II am regularly
installed here for the season, and am well
pleased. had a pleasant trip down on the
steamer James johnson, and am indebted to
some very nice young ladies for The pleasure
of their company, which was so agreeable as
10 relieve the voyage of any tedium.
The johnson left for Memphis on Friday
evening with but little freight. She will get
a good cargo of Cotton at good prices. The
Eastport arrived yesterday morning from
Paducah. with good trip, and left for Men,
phis to-day.
The E. HOacord is still here, waiting to
hear of rise in the Cumberland. Captain
FOWLER seems 10 be in a quandary what to
do. The Scoti0nd is all ready for a start
when her engineers and pilots reach here.
The health of the city is remarkably good.
The weather. hear, has been very dry here
! this fall, for two or three months-it rained,
| however, the day of my arrival on the John
son. Since that time it has been very pleas
| ant.
Incendiaries have been at work in the 4th
have occurred. 1t is to be hoped that the
! police will soon put an effectual stop to them.
Nearly every boat which comes into port,
no matter from where she halls, brings more
or less of the great Southern Staple The
planters have raised large crops, and many
have to buy more negroes to help pickit out,
making from twelve to fifteen bales to the
hand, and notwithstanding the large receipts.
good prices have been and are still well
| maintained. The demand for King Cotton
seems TO increase farther than the production.
fine thing for the South. Crops of corn
along the Mississippi are very fine indeed.
From IS to 81 10 is the rate. A great deal
has been sent here too damp. The general
| impression seems to be that these prices will
not be maintained long, but the market will
be a dropping one and come down to low
figure as soon as the rivers rise and the re-
ceipis are increased.
l met French gentleman yesterday who
is in the habit of dealing in Sugar and he
remarkedsthat every hOgshead was in greater
demand than hundred dollar notes. Un-
doubtedly the sugar crop, is very short one.
The cane, although it appeared very promis-
ing during the Summer months and looks
well even now, yields much less juice than
! was anticipated. Some Of the planters say
| that owing TO the very dry weather of this
fall, there is not water enough in the stalks
to hold in solution the saccharine matter
think that the most plausible reason. One
| thing is YerV certain-Sugars will surely rule
| high. and as the Frenchman said, it will take
about hundred dollar note TO cover a good
hogshead.
| Coffee is in request at from ii to 123, good
fair ranging from II! to u cts; strictly
prime l24 to l24.
Salt is selling from second hands at SIIO
and $l.20 for coarse, and Sl.l5 and SI25 for
| fine.
Flour is in demand with but a limited sup
| ply. Good superfine will readily command
$500 per barrel, and extra 1918. Some
choice lots shade higher, say S7.25. The
demand for shipment TO Rio and other ports,
1 think will be good during the season.
In a few days | hope to be better posted.
when | will write to you again. On my ar
rival here, and every day since, have re-
ceived two very welcome visitors from Nash
vile. viz: the PATRIOT and the Gazetts. MANY
friends who desire to glance at a Nashville
paper, know they can always find one at II
Camp street. Ny regards to ROBERTS, jim
BELL and others of the press
Yours truly, H.B.S.