The New York herald., 1865-06-11
Our New Orleans Correspondence.

Our New Orleans Correspondence.
Nsw ORLEANS, La, June !, 1866.
10 the readers Of the HERALD this despatch is pre-.
pented as literary "minoe pie" II contains little
~ everything Cleaned in the course Of voyage Of
hundred and ftynve miles, from Cairo to New Orleans
s principal features are cotton and free labor yet
evertheless contains items Of interest and importance
. those who amidst the whirpools Of political and COM
nercial exctements at home, pause take even fur
I'VE glance at the Mississippi region Of the troubled
Southern statea
CAIR0-rs PROSPERITY, ETC.
On entering Cairo the FIRST and principal speciality
nat strikes the stranger traveller s the extraordinarily
improved condition Of the city Where four years ago
we're but miserable, contemplate wooden shanties and
mud holes innumerabe are now erected costly brick
Buildings on the lines Of carefully graded streets In
Brief, the city has undergone very great change
Ind one too which shows that in four years has i'm
proved fourod In view Of the speedy removal Of all
restrictions from trade between the Northern and South
IN States interested parties calling attention Cairo
- IN extensive wholesale and retail market in which to
make purchases Of merchandise, manufactures and
northern products well for the sale Of or forward
g cotton sugar. tobacco and Southern products geneY
cairo can be reached at all Of the year by
I or rver at low rates Of transportation while during
ucn OF every season all ports north and east of it are
osed entirely by Ice or low water, causing the Difficult
aes and rates Of transports to be immensely aug
nented The banking capital Of the city is ample, and
VII be literally used to facilitate any legitimate business
Nat may be brought there This the reason why Cairo
= recommended IS great business mart and why it is
growing 30 fast in material prosperity and positive
wealth.
TRADE AND TRAVEL MISSISSIPPI
fhe government having almost entirely ceased chip
vng from Cairo, there is perceptibe dminuon Of
railroad receipts and corresponding essenng Of river
hipments Ordinary travel we'll by rail as by river
daily growing less and everything connected with this
subject seems TO be fast resumng the position Of matters
before the war" The shrewdest business men OF that
section do not look for any remarkable increase in trade
until the Southern country shall have begun to reap the
edvantages Of peace in the way of homo productions
Aeubt but impoverished tho people Of the Southern
States are Of the merchants feel disposed to deal
largely until the staples of the South will surely promise
payment Therefore is safe to say that extensive
Southern trade need be expected until the Southern coun
~ shall have put Ito nrst crop upon the market
When commerce resumes its wonted channels Cairo
WILL more freely than any place in the West feel the
eject az will then be the great shipping point for the
Mississippi valley.
AMOUNTS COTTON RECEIVED AT CAIRO
Through the politeness Of Mr. Frank G. Chapman now
Secretary Of the Cairo Chamber Of Commerce. and form
Riy attache Of the NEW YoRK HERALD your cores
pondent enabled to lay before the public the following
seabe information relating TO the number of bales Of
soton received at Cairo for the last half Of April and
from the LIST TO the 26th Of Nav