New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-05
TALK ON CHANGE.

i The very fine weather yesterday brought GU
almost every body that could walk out; the fags
| of Carondelet street were thronged, nor was the
grand boulevard, Canal, wanting in its devotees
If the real essence of the great trade is worthy Of
| q passing notice, we recommend one and all of The
1 bodies commercial, financial and social, to go tc
| the grand evee or landings to-day, tomorrow, o,
/ the day after, promising that the weather should
/ be clear. Some great evidence of the gigantic
/ trade of this emporium will be discernible. Pro
duce from the great West, continues to pour in or
| us. Our warehouses, spacious as they be, are
filled nearly sales are active. The inquiry is fire..
/ quently made !. Where does all this produce 60
| tor That is not matter of much concern to the
| receivers 1t moves, and as it moves the eagles
and dollars move with il. On the flags of Tchou,
pitoulas, Poydras and NewLevee, business appears
to have attained its tension, though some dealers
and factors say they can do little more. Flour,
| corn, pork, bacon, lard, hay, oats, almost every
article of Western produce, comes to our market in
| the largest quantities, far in excess of former
seasons, and the richly laden argosies will continue
| TO come for several weeks. We refer to our ma
rine list for several days past.
We also have to note the arrival of feet OF yes
sells from sea- Twenty-Five large ships were re.
ported yesterday. These vessels are good for the
transportation of seventy thousand bales Of cotton
There are now one hundred and ten sail vessels to
arrive. To this number can be added several which
jog along in search of business. Possibly many of
the commanders sail by the month, and carry
reefed topsais in a top. gallant breeze. However,
it does not make mach difference what time thew
arrive at our levee, SO long as there are full car
goes of cotton and other products for them to
carry to market.
The one hundred and odd vessels which were
cleared in advance of the transfer of the Custom
house and dependencies are being loaded very
lefsurely; in fact they were not all under engage.
ments when they were cleared, and under the ar
rivals for the past week there appeared TO be
symptoms of break down in the general rates of
freight; or in other words, the freight market was
exceedingly dull and fiat yesterday. Some folks
talked that 3d.05d. for cotton to Liverpool. let
alone penny, would bring all the unemployed
ships in chrstendom to our port, irrespective Of
clearance under the Commonwealth of Louisiana.
The talk about State cearances is wearing out.
The new order Of things is becoming to be fully
understood. In the meantime, there is some in
curry going onsabout the lighthouses on our coast.
has There been any action regarding them? What
IS the quantity of oil hand at the several lipht
houses, particularly those within the limits Of the
commonwealth Of Louisiana? The oil for light
houses has been for years past furnished bv con.
tract, parties in New England having been The
contractors. i is now about the period for new
proposals. 1t will be wen for our Chamber Of
Commerce to take some action in the matter and
appoint committee to wait on the Convention
The lighthouses on Cat Island, Ship Island, the
Mesiila bank lighthouse and Pass Christian light.
house have been heretofore under the jurisdiction
Of the Collector at Mobile The lighthouse on
Rabbit Island, the beacon light at the west end of
the Rgolets, the lighthouses ut Port Pontchar.
train, Bayous St. John, mouth Of the upper Canal,
Pass manehac, Tohefuncta light, with the light,
houses at the mouths Of the Mississippi and Others
westward Of the Mississippi, are under Collector
Hatch, It is suggested that early action be taken
about lighthouses. the oil is nearly run ont the
is welltimed. Don't let us get out Of
light though there may be occasion to suppress
all lights; then naVigators will have to do as they