New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-13
Nen 0rleaas laily Crescent.
FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY IS, 1860.
TALK ON CHANGE,


1t was quiet on the flags yesterday. Carondelet
street might al well have been left all alone There
were some transactions in the great staple, but
general operations were in unison with the weather,
dull and heavy. Some desire was eyinced TO await
later advices from Europe, now fully due, before
moving. The receipts Of cotton continue on a free
scale, but the present receipts from the shipping
points cannot continue much longer on the same
scale. There was one cargo of over 1000 bales
posted UP on our bulletin board last evening. We
cannot expect many more Of these large loads,
though on the corresponding day last year the re-
cepts were 1900 bales against 10, 700 yesterday.
The receipts of sugar and molasses are free. 1t
has been tolerably active this week at the sugar
depot The talk is, it is about time If there Is to
be any activity there this season. Alabama Geor-
gia and Florida have to obtain supplies OF the sac
charine here; ut least merchants and traders from
those States find it for their interest to purchase
these, as well all descriptions Of Western pro-
duce, iii our market. The estimates Of the sugar
crop for this still maintained at 200 900
hogsheads, and some Bears in the article hold to
220. 900. Possibly when they have obtained CON
troll of 10000 hogsheads or more, they will shed
their coats Ia cotton, ami become transnogrited
into grinning Bulls.
There was some talk that freiglts were heavy
shipmasters and agents appear to be yielding.
There are loading for Europe 1913 vessels follows:
Ships Ships.
For For liverpool Y For Nortl Of Europe. Il
For The Mediterranean 10 For
Theses~ill carry on an average 5000 bales each,
say in all $4,000 bales There is now for sale
about sO0,0 900 bales cotton and 100000 bales to be
received; consequently, even With the expected
arrivals of vessels there not much probability Of
any great variation from present rates. Shipmas-
ters and owners complain greatly Of the mode Of
transacting business, that Isl the general manage
ment, charges and control conceded and allowed
to tile cotton presses. The remedy is iii their own
hands. There are 10 doubt many Objectionable fea-
lures in the rules adopted by the association of
cotton presses and warehouses. The most iinpor-
tant is the sliding scale or tariff Of rates. This
would not be regarded in 50 serious light if ship
masters and agents had control Of the cotton when
the freight arrangements are made. They com
plain Of the hardship of being forced to take cot
ton from whatever course, or from such press or
presses as it may happen to be stored. The further
talk was, that there is great room for changes
which will lead TO A beneicent Improvement in the
manner of conducting the storing and delivery of
cotton. The further talk was, that the underwrit-
ers are becoming rather shy, somewhat timd at
the large stock on hand, and the large risks under
which they are now running. Several of them
have to adopt the plan of re-insuring, which calls
into action and service the agencies of distant or
foreign companies. es.
The further talk was, that the new towboat com.
pany tthe Eclipse Assocation) was carrying the
war into Africa; that the office is located at No.
25 Carondelet street, that the great feat Of the
season was the taking to sea last week of the shin
Mary Z. Campbell, drawing nineteen and half
feet of water. We congratulate the owners of the
Campbell on a good freight no delay, and that
| they will soon make up for the three months de-
tention of their ship on the bar last season. The
channel Of the mouth Of the river still continues
free, though ship now and then is stuck on the
mud banks.
The talk is, or the inquiry is made ssWhat il get
ting into the lake Mobile mailboats 81 Another
total failure on this route yesterday. There was
no announcement of the of this failure in the
official journal Of the Mail Line Company and Post
Office last evening. 1t is supposed there was not
water enough between the bottom of the boat and
the bottom of the lake, perhaps the craft might
have been overloaded In general view. perhaps.
the delay will not prove serious, as the mails on
board may have been as usual, only from beyond
Augusta. There were nine mails due yesterday at
our Post-ohice via Mobile. and how many due over
the Jackson Railroad could not be ascertained hut
believed to be about parts of twenty mails. with
some full ones. The Department at Washington
had best abolish the entire system, and allow our
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