New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-17
VOLUME XIII.
Wetu Orleans 4ailg Crescent.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH II. 1860.
TALK ON ,cHANGE.

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was something Of an impediment to the usual
gatherings on the flags Of Garondelet and environs
yesterday. The European adyices of the Sd inst,
brought by the Galway steamer, were commented
ON. The general transactions for the day were
somewhat in unison with the weather, dull and
listess. OF course, there were some remarks about
cotton, and estimates above four and half mil
lions. The receipts proper at this port are expect
ed to reach by meridian to-day, Ninteen Hundred
and Ten Thousand bales.
II was rather on the immovable order on the
leyec and landings The sugar depot was rather
wishy-washy-thc gimlet rangers were, however,
on hand and prepared for action at prices within
their own range There was some talk of the great
increase In nolasses compared and relatively with
the product OF sugar this season and the last. The
quantity of noasses produced in 1858 was equal to
622 l94 barrels of 40 gallons each, with 362,296
hogsheads of sugar, against 446, ,452 barrels and
221 SAG hogshcads sugar for the last season, 1859.
We note the arrival Of 100 hogsheads of sugar and
| 100 barrels molasses landing at the Upper Basin
from near Tampa Bay Fla. from the plantation Of
one of our leading finapciers We should much pre-
fer a cotton plantation in Arkansas. Florida, or
some parts of il, can be made to produce very good
sugar. We trust that none of our country friends
| will be CRYING WOLF, when we all,,de to mporta
tons Of sugar and mclasses from Southern Florida
| Talking Of sugar brings up some figures of the re-
atiye growth of the largest parishes in our State
There are tsyenty-tbree marshes in Louisiana pro.
| duoing suear The largest Weld is credited to the
| Parish Of ST. Mary on the Teche which was %, 500
4 hogsheads The next largest was IbervilIe say
4 10 1856 hogsheads; then follows Assumption, yield
| ing II ,00e Zhogshcads; Ascension ,49g hogs.
| heads st. James, I5 400 hogsheads. The Parish
of Rapides gave 49, ,s78 hogsheads against II, 1873
4 hogsheads last year. This Ia the most northerly
parish where the saccharnc ID raised in our State
4 The further talk was that the business of the
1 week has been good-that there has been more
! dry-goods sold than for any previous week this
| season. The sidewalks have been crowded with
4 boxes and packages marked for most every town
4 in Northwest Louisiana ana Eastern Texas The
trade of Texas Is increasing RAPIDLY II the border
troubles on the Rio Grande were settled, a large
| demand would follow for merchandise. Not only
| has the Queen Of trade been active this week Init
| there has been good business going on in proce
| ries hardware, shoes and clothing. Drues and
medicines are eschewed. The country connected
| with New Orleans is too healthy to require laree
| supplies.
In the meantime the inquiry is made what of the
| border troubles in Texas? The Government is
| moving very dilatorily in sending reinforcements
| there; and the 500 troops going from New York
are chiefly raw recruits A regiment of mounted
Texans will do more service than one-haf of the
regular army. The further talk is that Governor
/ Houston will not be trifled with in the matter Of
| protection. He intimates, in his correspondence
with the Secretary of War, he can bring into the
field ten Thousand men, He can raise five thousand
| in Louisiana in . few days. So, Governor. act,
4 and annex the rich. region of Tamaulipas to the
United States, III not for account of Uncle inst