New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-09
TALK ON CHANGE,

Il me haSs yesterday were well thronged. an
alahy remarks were made on the very large sale
q cotton on Thursday amounting to s. 900 bales
Il tue argest transactions for one day on record i
me annals OF our city. The market opened yester
4 Gay under declining accounts from Liyernool
Drought ny the Bremen steamer, being up to Thu
| zoth OF February, and though the quotations fol
| dIddling Orleans were 3D., they were barely no
tlced, az buyers operated yesterday with consider
able courage and would have probably went
| farther if suitable lists and qualities had been
available.
The sales yesterday up to 8 P. M. were estimated
at 10000 bales Possibly on figuring IN last even.
ing they might have amounted to more. The chief
buyers have been for European account basad on
the heavy decline in receipts Some parties are
hgurlng out much lower estimates than the NH.
losophy Of some Of the New York operators dream
OF. We havsanot heard much of those New York
Jockeys lateiy. Ihe talk is, that several of them
we're wound up tight last year; so tight, that like
e #aten, they could not run, consequently they
nave been remarkably quiet this season. Even our
worthy friend, /" Colonel Wrong who amused our
hags tor two and three years past, has not been
n s OF lately. We are somewhat surprised at
MS sliences There is talk that we shall have to
ilook out for another target. Possibly we shall
nave 10 cross the Atlantic and look after the oreat
Manchester Cotton Supply Association, towards
which my Lord Palmerston subscribed twentv-fva
pounds sterling, and Mile Frances Burdett Coutts
gave the likesum out of her million income to en-.
courage the cultivation Of the staple in Africa
Aieg are taking Of substituting fax for cotton in
some Oh the Northern States. We heard of This
3pfolect about twenty-five years ago. It was than
confidently believed by some manufacturers that
naX ana hemp would supercede cotton. A quarter
o. century has passed, and the same old far
story IS again brought on the stage.
There has been very little said about tobacco
lately The weed is in good request at some nricas
3Whefher the short crop views SO industriousy cir
cutated last summer, will be confirmed, is an omen
question. The receipts at this port for this season
are fully up to those Of last season.
"A tobacco circular Of the LIST inst, from Louis
yliie, contains the following remarks
The political troubles are still upadiusted ana
financial matters have not improved dnrinp tha
~ tsst Most planters are in need of money
inc failure of the crops Of cereals and other NO
auctions in the tobacco regions leaving them hnt
httie 10 sell, and favored by mild and onen |
Winter, which permitted them to handle and nFze
.slr Wlinoat Interruption, they force the
article into inland markets at an early period |
me seaport markets not holding out particular
at present we see an nncomTSonl,
large supply of tobacco in our sales. pricaS fcr
Jugs and common leaf are, therefore sometimes
barely maintained, but good qualities remain firm |
md continue to rule high. the new crop showing
ous little Of i fat, heavy leaf is very scarce.
sweet, Old tobacco, is as high as before, and ID |
much sought after. 80 .
Ihe political troubles have just about as much
hiuence on the consumption of tobacco as a non. |
gan--]usf about Tho weed viii continue in re.
guest, and being rather bulky and unwieldly
aseisis Q handle IN hogsheads, the Western grow
efs VIII. OF course, send their crops 10 New Or
leans where sales are made for cash, and cbargoa
cities. fte u 1NprtneFh
~ 'poseieents about the sugar depot denote
gooa inquiry at good prices for prime snpars
me question OF crop or yield of 1860 beinp now
determined, say 22sooo hogsheads dealers ~
RACERS VIII q once know the ground they stand ON
Z Ihere nave been some inquiries about the line -
teamships suggested year ago for Tie trada ~
Ween this port and Liverpool, All we can saw ii
his moments that's little interest was nanifasto5
owards the project by our mercantile commnnitS
nat the company on the other side (England1
urned It's attention TO other ports. The trifline
um OF only seventy thousand dollars was all that
opld DO raised in the way of subscriptions in this
feat eity, the business of which amounts in pro
actons OF the soil and sales of merchandise, to
ally three hundred millions Of dollars. British
apitalistH ore now proposing to establish line Of