New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-29

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LBY sArIosAL AMERICAN uyEs
q HALIFAX, May 2s.-The mail steamship Arabia,
j. Stone, commander, of the British and North
American Line arrived at this point this afternoon
on her way to Boston.
The Arabia, in consequence of the late accident
which happened the Niagara, has, for the present.
taken her place in the line. She left Liverpool on
Saturday, the 18th inst, touched at Queenstown
Sunday, and consequently brings three days later
news than was received at Farther Point by the
Palestine.
The trip from Liverpool to Halifax was accom-
plished in the short space of nine days, and is one
of the quickest passages made this year between
these two points.
The following steamships arrived at their re-
spectve ports previous to the sailing Of the Arabia
The Cunard steamship America, which sailed
from Boston on the I'd inst and touched at Halifax,
arrived at Liverpool.
The Australian of the Canadian line, from Que
bee for Liverpool via Queenstown, reached Liver
pool. saa a aeg-g
The U. S. Mail steamship Vanderbilt, from New
York for Southampton and Havre, had arrived at
Southampton. '8,,.so
The steamship Eigo, of tile New York, Liverpool
aud Philadelphia line, which left New York on the
2sth of April, reached Liverpool on the 14th inst
On the 10th inst, the steamship Glasgow left the
port Of Liverpool, in company with the Palestine,
for New York, at which port she is now due.
Commercial Intelligence
LIVERPOOL, May l9.-The sales for the week end
ing Friday evening, March 49, in the Liverpool
Cotton market add up AS 900 bales; Of this amount
250O bales we're taken on speculation and 10 500
bales for export The market closed generally
uujet the prices throughout the week were easier,
mi Tie quotations by the last steamer remained
| unchanged,
Tba sair ona,itiaa " (,otton were armly held for
extreme prices. ana ths lower grades we're difficult
II ala,
/ The sales On Friday amounted to 5000 bales, oi
which speculators and exporters each took 1000
bales.
| The market closed rather quiet at the following
quotations Of the Brokers' circular;
Fair Orleans. ........s Middling Orleans %
Fair Mobile Miaaiins Mopic;..''e o-is y
falr uplaios' '''...'4 t''"uAfl' NJ
The amount Of cotton now IN the port o1 Liver
pool adds up ILL ,ooo oaies. ~ .he quah.l'J "
4 cotton 9o5.ooo bales are saiu y 'e u ahiefi'an
productoh' =.
h,V h"iooI, "a1 o,,., ..o,d,, Moss,, p;cbara
market closed genefaiiy stenuy Aivsss
SUn' si;ctt advance dining III.
,rao11 indian Gown closed dnll. and with deelin
;,er tendency. Yellow mixed and the other quail
ties baa al SLIGHTLY declined since the departure
the Persia. Provisions of various descriptions
ole,aa aana,olv du,l Init ouiet. at previous quo
tat;ons
The latest accounts received from Manchester
and the surrounding districts were of an unfavor
ahle ra.pre owing in a great measure to the vast
quantity of cotton in Liverpool and the poor con
dition Of the market.
The demand for manufactured goods and yarn
closed generally dull and in some cases the quo
tations were barely maintained, but some authorl
ties saw that the market closed firm.
LONDON, May 19.-The London Money marke
remained generally unchanged. The deman
throughout the week was less active.
The Enolsb funds continue to vary considerably
, but vasterdav closed steady,
Consols for money closed at Dig to 94s.
Consols for account closed at 944 to 945.
Tho bn,l;on in the Bank of England had in
creased Elsa 900 during the week.
H.ypp Nav l9.-The quantity of Cotton q
nresept IN tbe mort Of Hayre adds up 800 90
f bales. "T:..- u0s.-
Mar, or,oons Tras ordinaire closed at los fl
Bas III % r..
I,rrppoo, WA C,,,rrNsTowN, May 20-The sale
) sGs4.a nastaraov o. Amounted to 1000 bales,
1, ,:I ,4or, on5 nxnorters each took 100
t ~ 49, speo''a
4 pss M. o,osoa ranerav dull. ana the price
I'LL, .a,,,,,,,o.d top5ancv.
i - -, ., Mav oo-Tbe Breadstuhs mark,
5 ,-n., ILL, o. S.o.,,,1, stoaar
oioseu s9nea snance S "a. II their rep
a hess,s. Aa.ai -, .,a+ +ho weather. in IN
9 ~ weeAiy - noul1l ss~ah,a ~ a. crons
e -" ~, 80 80 .,asoa 6rm American ana
o lhey ,epof. riou. S.s 80 cIosed a. oes "a
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