New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-25
VOLUME XII.
Neh Orleans 1ailp Crescent.
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY Is, 1860.
TALK ON CHANGE

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SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25. 1860.
TALK ON CHANGE.
Yesterday opened with weather of the Lapland
order. It was cloudy, raw, and like weather
following a snow-storm. 1t was well towards
meridian before folks got to work, and when BUSH
ness did commence, it was attended with a passage
of firearms that is, there was shooting transac
ton lie rue Carondelet, as well as the selling of
cotton. 1t was suggested that parties desirous of
settling business transactions, or brokers having
brokerage questions to discuss will step farther
out than the flags of Carondeet to settle them.
Where six-shooters are applied, the Metarie Ridge
or the Oaks is much more appropriate place.
For real knock-up or knock-down argument the
new square block stone pavement offers toerable
fair advantages for the settlement of yexed ques
tions, particularly as one Of the most distinguished
wealthy and prominent bankers of the age, was a
party to fistcnIf on Canal street many years ago
There was talk yesterday on Carondelet flags about
the sales Of ten twelve thousand bales Of cotton
but it was interlarded with the fracas, which will
be found detailed in full in another column.
After midday the weather was clear and rather
too cool for general comfort yet the great press of
business on the levee and landings served to keep
all warm and comfortable. Our marine list denotes
numerous arrivals Of steamboats,. They are coming
from almost every port on the Mississippi river
and tributaries. Tchoupitoulas, Poydras and New
Leyee streets are active, that is produce, with
trade in general, moves on lively An immense
business is going on with Alabama. The Carroll
ton Railroad depot IS blocked up with freight, and
SO is the old Pontchartrain road in fact, it is
lively times with these roads, so it is at the Upper
Canal and Basin, and the Old Canal Carondelet
the old Bayou st. John, is well encouraged; in
fact the Old Basin and Canal Carondelet reminded
the old residents and we old fogies" of times of
yore. 1t is one of the most encouraging prospects
Of the times that all the various outlets in the rear
OF the city are so much encouraged; that the in
crease Of business augments so rapidly as to give
full employment to the four outlets or modes Of
communication via the lakes. In the meantime
there is some inquiry about the Grand junction
Canal Company, that is, the canal from the Missis
sippi river to Lake Borgne also the progress made
in the Mexican Gulf Railroad towards Cat and Ship
Island larbors If all these various and intended
communications on the east side of the Island of
Orleans were opened and completed, a brief period
of time would only intervene before there would
be ample business for all, say the Mexican Gulf
Railroad the Grand junction Canal. the old and
revered pontchartrain Railroad. the resnee4ed old
Orleans Navigation Company. the present Garon.
delet Company, the New Canal or Upper Basin of
tile Canal Banks ana the Jefferson and Carrollton
Railroad
In our talk yesterday the types committed great
error. The adyices by the Europa are made to
read 81 900 bales for rs o00 and speeulators took
So 600 bales Of cotton, when we wrote spinners.
It should be spnners in place of spectators.
There is great difference on the Liverpool faes
between a spinner and specuIator.
There was some talk on Carondelet street vaster
day about the King. The King, in fact, has many
subject. Some Of them are paying their respects,
their deyoirs at 100000 bales; others are figuring
sibly it will be well to put the King up at auction,
or rather in the way of sweepstakes. Nothing has
yet transpired to induce us to change our maximum
figures for four millions five hundred thousand
bales.
The receipts proper at this port up to last even.
ing, foot up ,72l 1856 bales. The receipts at all
the ports, according to the official figures, with
some unofficial, but in the main correct foot up to
3,49G, ,st2 bales. There is some difference in the
stock at Memphis. The commercial article of the
Memphis Bulletin Of the 18th inst made it 30 900
bales. A price current from Messrs Gnnnis & Co..
of the 10th inst. makes the stock there 4s 1870 bales
It would be well that these differences should be
rectified. We in our table few days since as
snmed 10000 bales as the stock, If the figures
10 100 -.