New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-19
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TlFEsrA 4 II MoRSiNs FEBRUARY ID, 1861.
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ar.e fteqnenters (or soffs of them9 ef The flags
wsro somewhat exerciaed yesterday under the ad-
vees received by ths Afriaas witch we Laid before
oir readers in yesterday morning's issue, though |
about meridian II Has brnted about that the 1aras
or steamer cgsthe 5tii, lid arrived This report
ygas not confirmed when we left the flags. The
movements iii cotton were extensive e-4factors met
dc demand freely. While the active transactions
lneotton we're going on, ,freghts took a stitlenlng
tnrn, brought about BY the nonarfiyao of freight
a ints ships for two days past. There appears to ne
u surplus of tonnage iii the port Of Mobile at this
lnoinenf freiglits for Liverpool IN American yes
ses rtiDg at 8ds and iii l3titishat ad, There have
been several Thousands Of bales Of cotton, for
Warded ffom Mobile 10 this portto ship for Havre.
Whctherit isaYs or not, we cannot say. freights
III Mobile ruling at &C., and the same figure here.
Cotton, AoSeyeF, going from here Will have the
privilege of being citssed as Orleans, and be sus-
captibis of tlIe advantages of such classification.
the isiropeaninails w tile Canada have been
coming 10 hand for TN days past. The private
Observation-Disclosures Aot read anconragfngly, par
ticularig from Manchester. short time il talked of
among tha flaauiaefnrers, which, oT course, will
be followed iii tic spinners. This is not owing to
my deficiency IN the supply Of catton, but from
great failing o III tile demand for goods and yarns.
Tic oyaers from ths side for the spring trade are
oa n yefs diminished scale. Areduetion in wages
sat Blaakbnrn has already been carried out, which
may bid followed wv q similar movement in other
places. BrtatFnce 10 the talk of what is going on
over The water. Thers IL m abundance Of material
for talk oli 0tr grcht landing and leVce. We refer
10 oar tllaFine list for specifications Of talk on
she large ecAipta of produce from the great and
proiae Vest, VIZ: n,fionr, pork and potatoes.
1 ItsnpeaFs MD have fully q nix months supply at
hand yef psiees ara well sustained. Corn is selling
81 e0Gb85 and m cts per bushei, payable as soon
al weighed tnd delivered ia gold The same article
worth and selling up on the Western preries and
ii tsts sFooaai al sFom 92oc. per buslle.
The Hiack Republican papers Of the North, par
4 tioplGfiy such leaaHg sheets as the Kew York
Evening Post, i;re enlaaFefing to make cut that
/ tile Sbnsh d Starving when there never was SO
gfaat aa abpadapee of breadstuhs available as at
Y Skis tiase Fnf shesinore, the ability of the South
to Aess parelasea leyer was greater. For the
Information 81 so5ne of the Northern writer's, we
haze IL atAte tlas the ground is now being plowed
@ fand prepared f1r planting that before the ak
A pifatiofef the neSf month hundreds Of thousands
81 acres Of ground #i Al planted over with corn ;
fhat8e expect III haye potatoes Of tie growth Of
the yeaf lsdl ii market by tlle time sixty day
mote faasursAs witt StIar vegetables next month
The fact r. araieffty Of the Northern journalists
knoss nnsiiag AZ a of THE resources Of the great
sontl
IS There hAa been a good deal Of talk about the re-
y peSlof the dulles onsugar tappears the govern
lnent cannot get along without the $7i5G0, 600
revenle reeefged as duties onsugar and moasses,
The faFiif bill Row before Congress increases the
present inty, particularly on sugar costing below
4c. M Ib. Ihe bill, ,as passed by the Lower House,
elaess duty Of Ie. III u onfugar and &c, U gallon
nn iiolRsaess Tlse bill will, ot course pass the
senate
There was some talk Of the freight market yester-
day Having stifIeHed. Tile discrimination Of an ID
in tbe rates of freights between British and Amer
ican vssses stl continues. There no good
reasoAs foT the difference but orders having come
from fheothcr Adeinr regard to disturbances, they
Il Rave to lie oheyed. Lii tile meantime, what we
n said weeks ago, that there could not be any diff
Guilty ariae under State clearance, because this
captains and owners were innocent parties in tht
changes Of gpyernmentor authorities, aud vessel
could only be provided or furnished with suel
papers ali the authorities OF the port could furnish
Incaharmation of the views we expressed, W.
and3the following in the New York Herald, Of The
I2tlainstant:
we1nderstand that the question Of the vadit,
of cearanees issued blythe State authorities of th
seeding Statesi inay be considered as settled, ant
that, Ter the present slIeh clearances VIII be re
II ~ sined m hv
Unitsi states oificiaL q precedent governing Ii,
caae as established during the recent dictatorship
o Al Dnring the f TegoIenon sI u !
ssas;s i t were cleared h,
oIiSgSs itatHg iii tile iaiao Of Tie Dictator and tn
cIearahce ces were eaunteFsigaed by conaus of th
nations Y lfel lasJ lIissn Ssattce
a re63isite paifsifv and as He ou
ones sghici tile xessels bearing them conld hay
obtained Ak tlte time they sailed. Ihe object 81
m ~ n1 State
n,,Tf III, anotheY. sslijnnastsrs are considered
bost Kind Of q clearance that can be had at tn
port fos winch lfey sa f95egn n vessels " UP
,2aa @ rnT iba Tonsn, pf tbe
nation speeigying tlIat tlAir clearance was til
best tlat coald be haa when they sailed.
Qf course, i sessei-ol-war ntercepts and d.
# tains aessel with State clearance it is done
ne mails came through yesterday from Ne
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