New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-09-01
DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL ISrEl11eEScR


ST.. JoHN's, N. F., Aug. 31.-The United States
mail steamship Fulton, from Southampton and
Havre August the 22d, passed Cape Race this af-
ternoon bound for New York.
She was boarded by the news boat OF the press
and the following summary OF her news obtained:
The steamship Connaught of the Galway line,
from Boston via St. Johns, N. F., arrived out
at Galway on the 10th inst.
The Cunard Royal mail steamship Canada ar
rived at Liverpool on the 10th, from Boston and
Halifax, with advices thence to the 8th and llth
instants, respectively.
The steamship Bohemian, of the Canadian line,
from Quebec and Farther Point, arrived at Liver
pool on the 2lst inst. 80
Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 22.-The sales of Cotton Mon
day and Tuesday in Liverpool embraced 14,0O0
bales. OF this amount 1000 bales Vert taken by
specula tors and for export.
The market generally closed firm at the quota
tions of last week.
The great advance in Breadstufs has been par
tially owing to the improved condition of the
weather in England.
The market, Notwithstanding this sudden change
in the weather, closed quiet.
The Liverpool market for Provisions tlosed gen
orally dull. but quiet at previous rates.
The advces received from Manchester and the
surrounding manufacturing districts continue to be
favorable.
The market for manufactured goods closed quiet
and steady. Prices for yarns are somewhat iirmer.
| HoSDoN, Aug. 2l.-The funds are shade tirmer
and closed as follows; Consols for money, 92t to
| So; Consols for account, So to 93l.
| HAvRE, Aug. 16.-The sales of eottpn in Havre
Yesterday amounted to $500 bales, willie those OF
to-day are put down at 1000. The market was
| firm at an advance of If. to 2f. Orleans Bas
| closed at Slf.
Circulars by the Steamship Africa.
| NEW York, Aug. 3l.-Messrs. Jamds Hewitt &
! Co.'s Circular by the steamship Africa at this port
| from Liverpool on Saturday. tBe 18th, and Queens
town Sunday evening, the 18th instant, says the
Cotton market is active, and prices had advanced
| d. during the week on middling qualities and i'd
| on lower grades.
The imports of the week amounted to 10000
| bales. 1t quotes Middling Orleans at pa.
| The quantity Of Cotton known to be at sea OF
| Friday was 10000 bales, against $4,000 bales a
the corresponding period last year.
Gen. Holt 4 Co.. say in their circular that al
qualities of Cotton had advanced ID. to Id during
the week. They say that spectators and export
ers are purchasing freely.
Charles Saunders Price Current alsb reports Al
advance of ID. to ID. on all grades, but adds tha
| the market at the close oil the week was les
| buoyant.
James Hewitt 4 Co., write by telegraph I
Queenstown, that tile sales on Saturday amouatc
| to 1000 bales and that the market closed tame
Messrs. Hewitt & Co, say the trade at Manches
ter is generally unchanged though accounts frol
India and China are untavorable.
James Hewitt 4 Go. telegraph byway OF Queens
town, that the Liverpool Breadstuits market wa
excited. The unfavorable weather for harves
operations had stiffened prices. -Four had at
4 yanecd Is, while the prices for Wheat were t
Sd. higher.
Indian Corn had advanced Cd. to Is. All thes
advances took place in the last twenty -four hours
They say that Lard was dull and had declined &C
to Is.