The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-24
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Latest Foreign News.
| NEw YUfw, Aug. 23.
! The steamer Persia, from Liverpool 18th,
via Queenstown 18th, arrived this morning.
Nothing has been heard of the Great Eas.
tern or her consorts. Nothing new regarding
the cable. The latest tests confirm the fauil
about I, $50 miles out.
| The Times suggests that the machinery O,
the Great Eastern may have broken, and saye
it is almost impossible for the Sphynx andTer
rible to tow her if disaster has befallen
her. 1t would quite acco1nt for her being
over due and explain the absense of her con.
sorts, as they would, of course, be with her.
| Lord Lyons is to succeed Sir Henry Butler
as Ambassador to Constantinople.
| The Times. editorially expatiates on the
| advantages, if not ne cessity, of free
trade policy both to the United States aad
Canada
The Times also shows that the recent pro-
position of the New York Chamber of Com
merce for the Imperial government to guaran-
teef strict neutrality Of the North Americas
colonies might work very well till wanted,
when it would infalibly break down.
The Emperor Napoleon has gone to Camp
Challons
Some foreign journal have invented a rnmor
that Napoleon contemplates the annexation
of Belgium to France after Leopold death,
giving the Duke of Brabant the Mexican in,
stead of the Belgian crown also giving ye-
META to Italy the Dannbian Principalities to
Austria, and the territory in Northern Ger
mania to Prussia.
The Bank Of France lost seven million
francs cash during the week.
The Bourse was heavy.
The Roman army is 10 be increased 1900
men.
The cholera continued its ravages.
The negotiations between Spain an d Rome
on account of the recognition Of Italy are
satisfactorily concluded Spain promises to
protect the Pope and the interest of the legion
in Spain.
LIvEarooI, Aug. u, .-Breadststfs--Th
weather has been unsettled and good deal
rain fallen, interfering with the harves, oper-
atoms There are also some reports current
that the potato disease is appearing in some
parts of Ireland. Uuder these circumstances
the corn market has been 6rmer, and prices
Of wheat and -four have been advanced.
Wakefield, Nash & Co., and Richardson,
Spence 4 Co. report -four firm at 22s Gd(a, 25s.
Wheat iu good demand; prices yesterday
were again s3dea4d per cent higher, making
the week s Improvement about Cd. Winter
Red sold at IS 6dfa " I'd; Chicago IS 3da 9s.
Corn is in fair request at steady prices.
Mixed sold at Sos 6d(a3 Sd per 450 lbs.
Provisions-Bigland 4 Co. and Gordon,
Bruce L Co. report beef mt full and advancing
prices for good, but very irregular for other
descriptions.
Pork held for 2s Cd in advance market
being nearly cleared Of oil the new bacon it
advanced Is and more yesterday: making the
weeks improvement 3s94s per cent.
Lard 7SsGss SOS.
The produce brokers' circular reports sugar
very quiet and rather easier.
Coffee inactive; Rio 62s(a 63s.
Rye very steady.
Petroleum-Boult, English 4 Brandon re-
port small sales Of refined Pennsylvania at 2s
I'd per gallon.
LONDON MARxErs.-Barry Bros. Co.
quote English wheat Is and foreign la &c
dearer per quarter under the unfayorable
weather. White American 1870 46s; Red
41s(G44s
Sugar dull and IS lower.
Coffee quiet 6d@ls cheaper
Petroleum Is I'd paid for refined Pennsyl-
vania for delivery. to arrive from October to
December, the quotation is q 4d@2s cd; for
crude q.
Latest by the Persia
LIVERPOOL - Saturday evening. - Cotton
sales to-day 5000 bales, including 1000 bales
to speculators and exporters. The market is
quiet and unchanged.
Rreadstuffs and Provisions steady. Beef
he's ad upward tendency; Pork and Bacon
both are advancing,
Consol closed 81 osi a 500 for money.
american Stooks--The latest were T.. CIR.
r., 76; Erie. 54!@ so; U. S. 5-2U's, era
Ga.
LoxDoy, l2.-Via Queenstown nothing has
yet been heard from the Great Eastern.
The Vienna Fremblade SAYS that the diff
ferences between Austria and Prussia may be
regarded as adjusted Complete understand
ing has been arrived at on the principal points
in dispute; satisfactory concessions have been
made to Prussia relative to the military ques-
ton.
The Emperor Of Austria and the King of
Prussia will meet at Dresden in day or two.
The latter has injuredthis eye while out hunt.
ing
PARIS, la-Evening Bourse closed
firm at 67f &c for rentes.