Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-20
Associated Press Report.
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The steamer Sidon, from Liverpool Ct
VIA Queenstown 7th, has arrived.
Political news unimportant.
The prospect of an armistice IN Amer
ca is very anxiously debated in Englan,
LIVERPOOL, 6th.-Cotton dull, with d,
cline of Id.
Breadstuf quiet and steady.
Provisions inactive, except Lard, whic
is advancing.
| L1EEEPooI, 7th.-Cotton dull and un
changed. a'
Breadstufs quiet.
Provisions inactive,
LONDON, 7th.-Cpnsols closed at S71 fo
money.
American securities frmer. Illinois
Central Railroad 46@46; Erie 4O642.
The London Times continues to repre-.
sent that the feeling of the North is in fa-
vor of an armistiee is rapidly increasing
but thejidea is strongly combatted by mani
who refuse to believe in an armistice be-
cause if would at once necessitate the rais-
ing of the blockade
The Tines in its city article of the 9Th,
under the feeling OF panic which the peace
prospects had created seeks to modify
the. financial apprehensions it has raised
hT-@-5-T-5 OA.sss--t - IA--ar,atIira to regard
peace as certain, owing to the North main
tanning the restoration of the Union as one
of its absolute conditions. 1t, however.
labors to show that if the ports of the
South are absolutely thrown open by an
armistice, and the flood of cotton seriously
aggravates the existing pressure for money.
eonventionalizing influences will be at
work to prevent the drain of money which
is feared.
Funds were greatly depressed on
the 10Th. COnsols experienced Rde-
cline OF per cent. which is heavier fall
than has occurred on any single day for
some years. The quotations were only
per cent above the ~ WIN GufIhg the
panic ofls57. Rumors of failures were rife,
which added to the depression, but the
all proved false. There was an active de-
mand for Discount and the market opened
at full rates.
The Times attributes the indecIive
character of the war to breach leaders and
earth-works. 1t continues a quarter Of
an hour of such fire, as good troops well
armed can now maintain, is enough to
stretch whole divisions on the ground. In
Virginia and Georgia both armies are en-
alike. The result is that the
main body of each army holds a secure po-
sition, and the opposite bodies fight each
other, as it were, by sorties.
Frankfort advices show renewed activ-
ty in United States bonds, and an i'm
in prices
LIVERPOOL, 6th.-Cotton Sales on
Monday and Tuesday 5000 bales. The
market had a downward tendency, with
lecline in many instances of Id per pound.
Breadstuffs generally quiet and steady.
Flour quiet and steady.
Wheat inactive; amber Iowa IS per
Iuintal.
Corn dull at 2ss6d per quarter for mixed
Provisions generally inactive.
Beef fiat.
Pork nominal.
Bacon firm.
Lard firm and advanced Is.
Sugar downward tendency.
Coffee steady.
Petroleum inactive.
LONDON, 6th.-Breadstufs steady.
Provisions dull
Coffee inactive.
FATHER PoINT, Sept 10.
The Hibernian, from Liverpool on the
9Th, via Londonderry on the 9th inst, pass
ID here this evening.
Advices are two days later.
tits rumoured that Austria is about to
the Kingdom of Italy.
By telegraph to Londonderry.
LIVERPOOL, 9.-Cotton sales of the week,
$4,000 bales.
The market declined Id "a 21d, owing
% peace rumors from America, and the
advance in the Bank rates.
Authorized quotations are fair;
Orleans 3l4; medium Orleans 294; fair
Noble 81; medium Mobile 20; fair up
ands 3O3 medium uplands 2s3.
The stock in port is estimated at 347, 900
bales, of which 85, 900 are American.
The market closed dull with down.
ward tendency, but quotations remained
Breadstufs dull and all quotations
slightly lower.
Provisions inactive.
Lard tend upward.
LONDON, 9th.-The bullion in the Bank
Of England has decreased $4,000.
Consols for money closed at s74t987&.
Illinois Central shares 44@43 discount
Erie As. i
FRANCE-The Paris correspondent of
the London NeI0s says, the general opinion
prevailed that the Emperor's health was
in very unsatisfactory state.
Bourse on the 7th opened heavy, but
improved. Rents closed at
56f70c.
The Bank of England advanced its
rated of discount to 9 per cent. on the sth
inst
Intelligence has been received at Loyd's,
London, that two more Confederate cruis-
ers had evaded the Federal war steamers
and successfully run out of the harbor of
Wilmington, and since then had destroyed
no less than 80 federal merchantmen.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. l9.-Sugar closed
with much dullness prices are Is per cwt.
under those Of last Friday. Coffee de-
mand small and rates again little lower.
Tea business limited and prices in favor
of purchasers.
LIVERPOOL Sept. 9th.-Wheat slow of
sale and I'd. lower. Flour Sd. easier per
bbl, sales of Western at 20-2O4. Indian
Corn in moderate demand, 2e3 for mixed.
WASHINGTON ITEMS,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.
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