New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-19
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TALK ON CHANGE.

| Inc habines and frequenters of the flags yester-
| day, by general consent and unanimity, adjourned
from rue Carondelet and the grand boulevard
Canal, TO the grand leEee opposite custom-house
There is kind of uondeseript being prepared for
some war purposes. The richest thing of the sea
son IS the return from Louisville TO New York of
distinguished cotton buyer, to take passage from
that port Tor Carondelet streetin some steamer he
having heard in Louisville that our good city was in
possession Of the Yankees, and that the surest way
to reach our flags was to return to New York.
However, the delay in getting here will not inter-
fere with the expected filing of orders for the first
PIC kings Of the new crop of cotton, which are SO
much IN favor for early shipments to France How
astounded and confaunded will our whilom buyers
pc when they learn that up to this time doth of
o. october1 there have been received in our mar
ket only 1910 bales OF cotton since the commence
meht OF the present commercial year. The canti-
Gus Gus french buyer, the bold and daring English
operator, the speculative and keen Greek the
tshre@o ana proud Castillan, with the sharp cute
cunning, mean NewEngland guesser, will, one and
al, pc taken all aback at the determination of our
planters, encouraged by our factors in withhold
ing lheif crops from market. This may be called
one OF the grandest and boldest movements re-
corded IN the annals of commercial history,
4 The Memphis Appeal, of the 18th, announces the
arrival at lew York of the ASIA the steamer of the
2sth from Liverpool. The sales of cotton ON the
9th and 2sth were only on a moderate scale,
There was some talk that France had recognized
the Southern Confederacy. We could not trace
the report TO any correct source. If France does
not speedily do so, however, it will not perplex us
much. 1fshe does not desire a market for millions
of francs value Of her wines, blankets silks and
other commodities, why we will endeavor to do
without them. Our cotton is very comfortably
stored and piled up on plantations
4 There was very little other talk going on yes.
terday. The dispatches and accounts from Rich
tmond and the Potomac are so very unreliable that
they are scarcely thought of. It wonder those
editors and correspondents who appear to be ex-
baastless in their ideas about what Generals
BsaEregard and Johnston should do do not give
up editorial pursuits and shoulder their nuskets,
and show our army the way to conquer peace,
or lead them across the Potomac.
There was some talk that the steamer Nashville
had departed from Charleston for Europe with
Commissioners sdell and Mason on board We
think that the Nashville is still in Charleston.
Messfh sdell, Mason aud Series left port on The
night Of the lith inst for Europe, via seine place
which We shall be permitted to make known in a
lev days, provided they are not captured by the
Hessians.
regret to eaFn that we are not to have !
yist from tlss distinguished negro thief, Picayune
Batter. He y ordered to take charge of the De.
paftlnent Of New England There have been re-
ports Of some negro stealers and hen roost gentle
men beng IN some force in Mississippi Sound II /
appears there arc four vessels inside of Shin
Island, the same number there were four weeks |
ago, say one steamer and three sailing vessels.
There are very few darkies On the coast for them
to steal. A for chickens; if all residents on the
coast have done as we have, that is, brought their