New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-14
TALK ON ,cHANGE.


The sun poured down beautifully on the flags
yesterday. The square block pavements Of the
grand Boulevard Canal and rue Carondelet bore
il well, and reflected so strongly that the gather
ings at the usual corners were non est. 1twas hot
yesterday, and no signs Of change in the weather.
The wind still comes from the same point, say West
to Southwest, and sometimes gets down South
For four weeks have the winds been blowing from
the same quarter, and If they keep on blowing for
four weeks longer, the water in Lakes Pontchar-
train and Borgne will be blown somewhere. This
low water, however, is very favorable for some
mail contractors; they can avoid landing at two
Of three watering places, though if there were an
opposition boat, or rather a boat owned by other
parties, there would be some way found for daily
communication with Bay st. Louis and Pass Chris
tian nevertheless the water in the lakes is low,
has been low, and viii keep low so long as the
wind prevails from, the quarter it does now. II the
Mexican Gulf Railroad was now completed to Nine
Mile Bayou, there would be no want Of commune
cation, not only daily, but twice per day, with Bay
ST. Louis and Pass Christian, and daily with Mis-
sissippi City, Biloxi, Ocean Springs and Pasca-
goula. Complete the Mexican Gulf Railroad to the
point named, and we should not mind months Of
low water in Lakes Borgne and Pontchartrain.
This was the talk on local matters yesterday.
There was talk, however, on cotton, tobacco, bills
of exchange and the stock of cotton in England.
Cotton is decidedly out of favor for the nonce.
Tobacco is dull with steady receipts and favorable
adyices from some sections in regard to the grow
ing crop, which, with the heavy losses on last
years shipments, causes the market to be fiat
Tobacco cannot be talked into notice just at this
moment, though it can be smoked up and put
through at some price or another. The stock on
hand Of the weed is far very far, from being heavy
uncomfortable. There is some talk that tobacco
factors not SO highly favored in certain circles
as are the cotton factors. How this is, we cannot
talk about at this time.
IN our talk some days since we alluded to the
bill before Congress authorizing COL Robert w.
James to clear ont channels and mouths Of rivers.
within the limits Of the State Of Mississippi, which
Congressional act permitted him to exact Csc. per
tun from oil vessels navigating passing through
any channel he might clear or open. The act of
Congress says nothing about any depth Of water.
The privileges granted by the act Of the State of
Mississippi require the grantees to keep chan
mel Of 6 feet at low tides, and all such vessels or
boats as may go in, or out, or over Biloxi bar,
drawing 6A feet at low tide, shall pay l5c per
tnn But the law is silent about what vessels may
draw at high tide. Though this may be under
stood, yet construction of a law is one thing and
intent another. But the act Of Congress authorizes
Col. James to exact 20c- per tun from all vessels
which may nse any channel he may open within
The limits Of the State Of Mississippi The talk is,
there are not many vessels passing over the Biloxi
bar that draw over 81 feet That is neither here
nor there. If the bar at Biloxi be kept open at
lew tides for all steamers and vessels drawing only
to - feet, much will be gained by all travellers
and owners of vessels on the lakes.
The receipts # cotton keep well up for estima
tors OF, say 4.550,000 to 100000 bales. An error
has been discovered in the receipts at Columbus,
Ca, of 5346 bales, which has been deducted from
the stock and reduces it to the figures in the table
below, which includes the receipts at all the sea-
ports OF The overland shipments. it is very doubt
ful whether over 5000 to 10000 bales reach the
seaparts. a.
Bales.
Receipts New Orleans proper last
Mobile 10 June s. IS6 fu2
Texas ports June B.. 23s, 47I
Gharlesion TO Jute ny plands AZ ~ ~ 80 -.
Savannah june Il IN fall. ............. Sill 4sa
a. Apalacheola 70 June l. !. i2a, RI
z ST Marks and Newport 10 April L. 1928
Pensacola 10 Jnne r.. 3,04--l12, 4I3
N N;.ai Garol Gfs pef an to juno l54