New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-29
FALK.oN CHANGE.

Il The week opened quietly yesterday. What else
could have been expected ?. The talk on the ex-
Eport of cotton still continues; il may well be
eurtailed, for no cotton will be permitted to leave
I the port for the presant. twas currently talked
Eof that one of the three English vessels expected
had appeared of the Balize, being in ballast, and
covered with q, Lincoln license. It was expected
she would enter the river, come to the city and
load with cotton. But thfs movement not meeting
the views of cur authorities, the Gonsignees can
advise the captain to haul off. ut $50 5salf5
! There was some talk about the interruption of
the coal trade that the authorities had laid hands
on The, stock in market for Government uses.
There ought not to have been any deficiency in the
stock Of coal. Our community have been fddling
and pandering to the Black Republicans of Pitts
burg for years for supplies Of coal, when the
0naehita coal mines could have furnished bound
less supply at 80 cents per BARREL delivered on our
levee. But no; our citizens thought more of
travelling sNorthward, and disbursing their money
among our enemies, than they did of developing
the resources Of our own locality. For the pitiful
sum Of S2oo00-subscribed and paid to the Qua
chita Goal Company citizens of New Orleans
would have been furnished with the essential arti
Gle at the rate Of 80 cents per barrel or at retail
40 cents per barrel We called the attention of our
citizens to those mines frequently SNOW those who
desire coal will have to submit to higher prices
In the meantime, it is thought that one Of our pub
lie journals-Which took so much interest In tlle
pork market a short time slnee-ought to give its
views on the coal market and the question of
prices. Very fortunately the Gas Light Company
has large stock Of COAL or our city might be de-
priyed of light. Coke can be furnished in free
supply for months to come, which, will 20 far
towards mitigating the high price of coal In the
meantime, will be well for our citizens to take
into consideration the ouachita coal mnes If the
war is to last for two or three years, the coal or
fuel question will be an important one. -,
e There was talk of an arrival from some part in
Mexico notsfar from the Rio Grande river. Which
way IL came, whether via the lakes, via the Mis-
sissippi river, OF via some other route, We taketh
not.s.fs s.s9si stszszs|e s3al y 49, gss1
The Hessians cannot blockade the skies Bal
looms can be used, even Il they carry tons of lead
There was some talk of the capture Of the
schooner Edward Barnard, under the English flag
bound fromtMobile to some FORTHWITH a cargo of
pitch and turpentins. This is, no doubt, one Of
those illicit voyages for the benefit of our enemy
This schooner would proceed to some West India
port then rsship her cargo on some Hessian vessel
Tor Northern port, where turpentine is worth
81 IS per gallon. Whether the Barnard went into
Aiobie In ballast or not, we are not informed. |
Crude turpentine was selling in New York on the 4
9th inst, at 80 to $40 per barrel. ,., .s,
The tsIegraphic adyices received yesterday were
of very little account The most astounding in |
formation is from the city Of rnmors Richmond-
and amounts 10 this: The opinion is general that
We are on the eve of important actions.ut For
about six weeks we have been feted with this |
opinion. Cannot the telegraphic operators ran \
sack their brains, lf they have any and furnish
% with something fresh We don't want opinions;
wesdesire facts sye3 . ~ p;
There was some talk abont pefsons having az
rlsed recently from Northern States under pass.
pofss or passes signed by -Iieutenant4G General
scott. Hew is this2 Who knows? Then again, u
We learn that there are persons travelling to and
leo Who nave passes from both abelligerents
Nhat does this mean, again, or how does it work
why, Il works very web, in many cases, to parties
interested. ~ g.
Under our financial head will be found the an.
nuai statement of the cotton crop of the United
States. There are several inaccuracies in it. The
retnrns Of shipments from Memphis MP the Ohio
river wrong. They should read Is5 4ai instead
Of LA ,424 though 1t ia supposed the 50 600 bales
in Chic is to be deducted This is
not correct, To arrive at the actual receipts at
the shipping ports, in which Memphis is included,
the entire quantity shipped overland must be taken
into account. The receipts at Savannah are
placed at a77 ,5s4 bales Our accounts from savan-
nan are ass 0s4 bales. The total at New Orleans
y placed az 76l, 5es bales, when they should be
!, so7, 100 bales. The New Orleans Price Current
ulakes mp the total crop at 1901 1923 bales. The
receipts 81 new crop this season previous to the
Sist August are placed in tile New York statement
~ an the ports al 800 bales, against 81 500 bales
same time last year In settling the wagers, it win
oe wen 70 assume That all resting OH s,875, 900 10
s,'25 900 bales are drawn wagers, because, under
the disturbed state OF affairs, the exact quantity
cannot be arrived at within fifty thog@and bales.
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