, 1862-06-21
FROM eeEW ORLEANS.
Trade and Finances-Resumption Of
Specie Payments by the Bank
Of America,

Specie Payments py Tue banR
Of America
The steamer Ocean Queen, from New Or
1eans 11th, arrived at New York on Wedues-
day. Among The passengers in the Ocean
Queen, are Pierre soule and the sheriff OF
New Orleans, A. Marzereau, who are prisoners
for Fort Warren, In charge Of Col. Kinsman;
also II. ST. Cyr, the French consul, and Mrs.
B. F. Butler, wife oi the General There are |
nearly :eo iasseogers in all
ExPokTs-uStoS FLAG BA1sEG-IovEL's
AEMT. |
The fouo7ing interesting extracts are from
private letter dated at New Orleans on the
111h inst:
1.-THE exports from here are almost entirely
conn1 ed to sugar and molasses, which il given
in exchange for the absolute necessarles Of
life. So stringent has been the blockade at
this port that for several consecutive days the
entire city was without bread-the rich and
pour alike. The Blackstone brought the
first cargo Of -four, and it is to be sold at auc-
t1on to-day The maximum price heretofore
was twenty dollars per barrel, United States
money, liked By General Rutler. The currency
OF the city consists in broken bank bills re-
printed on the backs, aud cut IN half, making
two bills of one omnibus tickets, railroad
checks and little pieces Of cards Of alt kinds,
s'There was Union flag raised On the city
ba11 on Saturday, amidst some enthusiasm and
much fear by many who wish our cause sue
| cess but dare not encourage Us, IS the Life
| off resident is worth little Who dares adv yocate
| Union. As Jet the city is held by fear, bus it
| is thought that few days Will make great
1.-THE residents OF the city despise Lowell
| for running away, and the country people des-
| piEe the city folks for letting him rua without
an effort to prevent the landing of our forces.
1oA$ II
very indignantly against what they call the
| runaway clerk Of runaway street co1mls-
! sioner.' They say his horse made the best
time Of any in the regiment"
f=*:xExTRACTs FROM NEW ORLEANS PAPERs.
Il Business seems to be gradually revjving.
The I8test papers contain columns Of "wants."
announceIaents Of arrivals Of goods from the
North and adverl=em< nts OF the resumption OF
travel to New York, Minatitlan and Red River.
The money article OF the True Delta Of the
1lth eays Of
--TRADE And FINANCE.
aNotbing has occurred in financial circles
since our lastt materially alter the condition
OF the market, ard business Of every kind
still progresses in an exceedingly languid and
unsatisfactory manner. There we're no com.
. mercIa1 or mortgage securities to be found at
j: any time in the bands Of sellers, and the bank
movement was almost exclusively restricted
F | to full or partial renewals OF maturing obliga'
{ ton, while transactions IN specie and uncur'
. rent money were, if anything, still smaller
) than heretofore, and operations in exchange
| were eon1ined to triling negotiations in ster
ling bills at 80 per cent premium, and in france
> | tour francs per dollar Tor city and bank
| NOTES.
"Stocks and bonds we're almost wholly neg.
9 | lected throughout, but holders manifested ut
| disposition whatever to press sales, and, il
3 fact, operators appeared TO be as far apart a.
. ever on tie question Of prices. No large lot
t | Of any description have changed hands from
: the opening Of the week, or, at least, no par
y | ticu1ars of any actual transfers have beer
: made known except those Of tTcntE tive share
e Bank Of Lonislana. stock, which have oee'
l reported at the reduced price OF S1lo Pc
e share"
e I CONTRACTORS HELD TO THEIR OBLIGATIONS
{ Cen Sbap1ey, military comuaandant Of Nes
u Orleans, has taken The city contractors il
5 hand, and holds them to theiE contracts, thu
4 providing for the cleanliness, aud consequent
y II the health, Of the city.
u From all this it appears that the city is
IT. be kept as clean as possible, even at the e.
le pense of annoying the contractors, who Wei
y aE violent rebels Is those who went out
E. fight.
"a "a RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS.
,e The gratifying intelligence ofa resuuaptio
5, ofepecic payments by the banks Of New U
n leans is thus conveyed BY the True Dslsa
ut the 18th:
ii "some Of the banks are, we understan,
TO preparing themselves for the resumption
IN Fpecie payments, and, in our columns, Il
Bank OF America announces that this impo
ial tani step has been already taken BY th
e. hitherto very successfully administered corp
or ration. This is as it should be, aud is re
to commendable.
lis The money article Of the True Dsta says:
he We have been unable to ascertain the exa
,rt amount Of the present liabilities Of this ban
ot hut according to tie official returns to t
n, | Board Of Currency, the aggregate deposits
le, tie 18th September, 1861, footed up s5sa 4
lot and the total circulation at the same d.
he reached sl74,0o6.
'ur CORRECTION OF RUMoRs.
1e The Pcayune has the following:
d. "sPer1ey,' the Washington corresponds
rs ofthe Boston Journal, ia his letter Of the Il
,ne Of May, says: sAlready has the yellow fe'
Ia made It's appearance in New Orleans.'
i'd 'sNo, Major, not already then, uor aires
ma now"
Of The same paper deprecates the ts sensatft
re- al'' letters fron New Oalesns. and denies
:. MERE Of the hanging Of an Englishman nan
[u. Moody. adding:
! Us at is fal:ehood, made out of tie ~h
rec cloth, web aud Hoof. And yet it is going
,%. YES rounds Of the northern prees, agd Mr. Moc
S 'e, is constantly receiving letters from agoni;
. ars frcEds and relatives with regard to this CT
ara calumny."
,sts IRE An increased force Of clerks had been
u. 11.9 gagged at the Postofice to assort the hel
~ ~ mails received from the North.
'ard slave named Amanda vas arrested on
sill 10Th 1or attempting to set tire to dwell
lace house. She WIS sent to prison for year.
aed The City Hotel had been re-opened for
ard ald; reception Of visitors.
lsed Tic Butler school Of literature was tenn
I've m rarily suspended; but single pEoclauaat
ould from Inc geue1st appearing Ii ou1 11es VI
luft Ecrs.
stnt
lace FIR ON nIETCHELLsS ARMY,