New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-12
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
poNnsr1c AND coaNnEcrAL IsrELnoEN'
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FATHER PoIST, June l1.-The screw steamship
North Briton, Capt. R. Borland, of the Montreal
Ocean Company's Line passed this point at an
early hour this morning. on her way up the st.
Lawrence river to Quebec.
The North Briton left the port Of Liverpool Wed.
nesday morning, the 30th nit, passed through the
North channel and called at Londonderry, the new
Irish port Of call of the Canadian line of steamers
the following evening, to receive and land the
mails and passengers.
The European advices by the steamship North
Briton are four days later than those received at
st. Johns BY the Prince Albert and New York by
the Africa.
What follows Is a summary Of news prepared BY
the Liverpool agent Of the Associated Press for
transmission via this point.
Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL, May 3O.-The sales for the past three
days, ending Tuesday, May 10th in the Liverpool
Cotton market, added up $1,000 bales. OF this
amount spectators and exporters each took $500
bales, leaving $500 bales to the trade.
The market closed generally very dull, and
prices for the inferior qualities Of Cotton were very
irregular and difficult to quote.
The adyices received from Manchester and other
manufacturing districts in England continue to be
of favorable character.
The demand for manufactured goods and yarns
closed generally active, and prices were firmly
held.
Owing to holidays, the usual amount of business
could not be transacted.
The Liverpool Breadstufs market closed gener-
ally dull but quiet at the quotations by the Prince
Albert.
The market for Provisions closed generally quiet
at previous quotations. @
LoSDos, May 3O.-The London Breadstuffs mar
ket closed generally firm and steady. Messrs
Barring, Bros. & Co. report Sugar closed quiet at
firm prices Coffee closed steady at the quotations
by the last steamer. They quote Polar Whalebones
at 2ss. 4d to 2ss Sd.
The English funds since the departure Of the
Africa have been generally well maintained, and
closed at the following quotations: Consols for
money closed at 95t. Consols for account closed
at 95s.
LIVERPOOL, (via Londonderry May 81. I'M The
sales Of Cotton Wednesday and Thursday, amount
ed to 10000 bales, of which 1000 bales were taken
by spectators for export.
All qualities were slow of sale, but prices gener-
ally remained unchanged. IN
LIVERPOOL, (via Londonderry May 81. All
qualities of breadsus in Liverpool closed quiet at
previous rates,
The Liverpool Provisions market closed dull.
Messrs. Richardson, Spence & Co. report that
prices for provisions of all descriptions were un-
| changed.
LONDON, (via Londonderry May S1.-The Lon
don money market closed dull with a declining
| tendency.
| Consols for money closed at 9fB. =
Political Intelligence. =.
| The news received by the North Briton is gene
rally interesting, and contains further details Of
the revolutionary movements on the Island of
Sicily.
The dispatches from Italy reassert that Carl
bald had entered Palermo and defeated the royal
troops.
Some European journals say that these dis
4 patches untrue.
The insurrectonists are still occupying the nights
| of Palermo.