New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-10
TALK ON CHANGE,

/ There was not much talk yesterday. The flags
were almost deserted during the usual hours of
business. Here and there one or two connected
with the English trade were seen. They do not
| seem to understand why Great Britain should not
have cotton if its Government send vessels for it,
Our trans atlantic cousins have yet to learn that
there are two sides to be understood II seems to
astound some of the agents of the English houses
! that planters, can and will retain their cotton on
plantations. At this date last year we had re-
eelved at our leFee ll5T bales of new CROP This
season we should have received fully 1900 or 1000
bales. Picking is progressing rapidly on several
plantations. The cotton IS housed without being
ginned. The scarcity Of bagging and rope com
pes this course to be followed irrespective of the
intent not to send cotton to market until the
Southern Confederacy is recognized. 1t is also
important that we should receive large supplies of
bagging and rope. The supply of these articles
from Kentucky are cut short by the action of the
Black Republicans Of that State. As this State is
hopelessly gone over to the Hessans, it behooves
the great South to look elsewhere for baling Good
baling for bagging from Scotland can be laid down
in New Orleans at l0@llc. per yard, at about 5 dR
ct. duty, or say free of duty. Bale rope from Rus
STA can be delivered at from 7508c., and iron
hoops from England at about the same price; SO
Kentucky and its factories can slide into the
meshes of Lincoln, Seward, Holt, Guthrie, & Co..
a new firm recently branched out in old Kentucky
The cotton season for 1860 and 1861 is drawing
to close. We append the last return of the re.
ceipts at the port of Apalachcoia. 1t will be OBJ
served that the stock hand at the close of last
month was 8546 bales-nearly as much as in our
market
Loe tnn,, @
Georgia. but the cotton will be retained on planta-
tons at least such appears to be the determination
of planters. The course recommended by the
factors Of our city, with the admirable resolution
of cur Board of Underwriters declining to assume
risks cotton in Of shipment in the city,
has been highly commended throughout Carolina
and Georgia Of course, Alabama will be found
as a right bower, and now if our trans, Atlantic
customers--England France, Spain and North
Europe--want our cotton. their representatives to
the old defunct can point out the course to be pur
sued
Talking of Spain, which will want 100000 bales
of cotton direct from cur city, reminds us of the
course pursued by the authorities of Cuba in re-
leasing the vessels captured by the Confederated
steamer Sumter, and sent into CenfuegOs as prizes
The Governor General requires little teaching of
the laws Of war. The policy of the Confederate
vessels and privateers must be changed. 1t is a
doubtful course to send in vessels; therefore, do
as in the war of 1872: capture, burn and destroy;
send entire fleets to Dayey Jones' locker. The
j Confederated Congress has enacted an amendment
70 the letter Of lnarque bill, granting bounty on
the value Of each vessel captured and destroyed
| We hope to have the pleasure of recording ex-
/ PLOTS in the British channel, where she might
d capture and burn one hundred sail of Black Re-
] publican vessels in thirty days,
another heavy shower of rain fell yesterday
Inc hags we're cleared at 24O pace, and the tele-
I graph omitted the daily dose of stuff which has
been SO nauseating for months past. There was
talk that Postmaster Riddell had been superseded:
i but as the new appointee has not informed us of
the receipt Of his commission, we cannot youch for
the report. At all events, we hope the Incumbent
that is to be, will at once have the pavement in
front of the chief entrances of the Post-ofice re-
paired at once, and remove those outlandish
steps in front of the delivery boxes. These steps,