New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-17

taes seaports, $50
III the Texas receipts hold on, it is reasonable to
conclude that the figures of 100000 bales may be
reached We give the figures at this time to settle
many conflicting opinions in regard to 100000
bales 89ze EyGz 5 @m@.5
Under our financial head this morning will be
found correspondence on the Stamp Act and de-
livery Of cotton in Liverpool 1t will be perused
with interest, as regards the manner in which cot
ton is stored, sampled and delivered. From the
very hard pressing which bales of cotton undergo
when passing through the steam presses of New
Orleans, it would be very difficult to draw a fair
sample from bale Of hard compressed cotton.
However, the correspondence alluded to embraces
some new views regarding the delivery of cotton
beyond the Stamp duty, which covers something
than is fully expressed by the correspondence
though the parties were not inclined to aeknowl-
edgeit 1t will also be perceived that the charges
or storage cotton is ruled at SO much per week,
say 13c., or about &c. per month. This is rather
lower than the cotton-presses of New Orleans work
for. However, an account of sales of cotton in
England generally covers long line of charges.
The Europa, from Liverpool, with dates to the
5th inst, was announced as having arrived at Hall
fax at an carly honr yesterday. Her adyices, COM
mercial and financial, were regarded as favorable.
There are not many tens of thousands bales of cot
ton unsold in market at this time to create any
great reaction, either one way or the other.
The weather is rather too dry for the growing
erops--that is for cotton. The accounts from the
sugar region are generally favorable, particularly
from the rich and fourishing Attakapas parishes,
as we learn by an old citizen, who returned from
there last evening. Rain and moisture are wanted
on the upands for cotton in the interior of Missis
sippi. 1t is hoped the New York spectators and
jockeys will forbear in their circulars for few
weeks any allusion to the growing crop, or the
crop that is expected to grow.
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A HARD LEMoN.--One of the party was speaking
of four-legged chicken he had seen, when Lemon
Immediately averred that that chicken was not
near so peculiar as duck he had seen in his youth,
of whom certain Captain Morgan was the fortu-
nate possessor for it not only had two pair of legs
but that one pair growed from his back. 1t would
be impossible for US to repeat his own words but
his story was that the duck chasing grasshoppers
after getting tired with running ON one pair Of
legs, would turn over and continue his feeding.
This story rather nonplussed one of the party,
who suggested that it was impossible for the duck
to feed with his bill pointing upward.
OH says Lemon, 81 his neck turned on a
swivel''
" But how about the wings, Lemon2
"Well, to tell you the truth, them shifted!h
In speaking of mosquitoes of a large size, seen
| by one of party in a Southern lake, Lemon twho
was a sea-faring man many years. remarked
| WELL there! Snrinam is the darndest place for
| mosquitoes ever seed. Last time went for
| load of merasses my cousin driV me about to a
! plantation, and 'mong other things on the farm
seed one of the prettiest yoke Of cattle ever laid
| my eyes on. Meow, d'm ten' the truth you
needn't laugh) when came back where them cat
| tie was fust one OK was missin, or there was
nothln' of him left but skin aud bone, any way
and, # you'll believe me, squnted up to a tree,
and there was the cussedest big skeeter ever
seed, pickin his teeth with one OF the horns.''
/ legal gentleman in New York, who is unfortu-
| nately afflicted with an mpediment in his speech,
few days since had his attention attracted by the
4 the sidewalk in Nassau street.
| "Do-dodoes tha-that p-p -parparrot talk n
{ Talk Y was the indignant rejoinder if he
eould'nt talk better than you, I'D wiring Ills neck
/ for him,n
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