The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-16
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HEnALp.

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SPECIAL Correspondence OF THE HERALD.
Estimated Receipts Of sugar In Havana for
1SG7-A Sickiy summer Expectcd-Banks,
Frcishts. go. 1880 .s4 tf
HAVANA, May IL. 1857
There appears TO be no doubt that good number or
who took passage tho Spanish and French
ers which sailed from Vera Cruz the Sth inst intend
enlist in the imperiaiist forccs The pay held
the common soldiers, understand. b thirty dollars per
month Said steamers also quantity Of provisions
and some heifers. ~ n.y. - N. y
To tho subject Of the sugar crorbs find that
tho quantity belonging TO the new crop the 30th ult
was BAL 600 boxes In the Havana warehouses alone,
against 1896 900 on DAY year The quantity
received said from sIay 10 December 81 1885,
was 4G5 boxes which makes SOL 900 boxes Is the
stored In 1866 Now win only deduct twenty 1--WE
per from the quantity received from Nay Dec 81
1865 for the estimated deficit OF this year THIS win
give nearly 900 still DO received this year
ordinary and would make 900 600
boxes for the year. Admitting this be fair estimate
would appear that the deficiency In the receipts the
Havana stores alone Is likely 70 DO about boses
1857 As tho export from the lss Of January 70
soth Of April last. end the lists foot up 81. 0co
against sos 900 boxes during the FIRST four months
in 1885, which sh0~s that a. 600 agg gsis
went forward this year earlier than last but 70 the
To some parts or Europe they earlier In 1891. 1
shall be better able 10 give you moro details adj
vance in the shipping season
In conversing with many OF the most experienced
physicians and others In this city, am led 10 believe
that shall experience very summer, mot
mprobably ATTENDED With much sickness. They have
many data ut command from long experiences tnAt II
dess no
TO notice the invarabc accuracy OF their observA
tons For the last few days the weather has been al
~ ~ hal
TONS, which attract attention And true ssossh-is
violent cases Of yellow fever and smspo1 What s;so
10 "a come know NOT, but With tho above only,
Among the American visitors recently arrived ia Ha
vana notice General G. W. l. Buckley u Petersburg.
Ss. not been :: q Ss A.y
tend do Poor Colonel Nathaniel McC0rc Mcnefee Il
Lying economically =, 81 sc Limited means VIII admit
Nothing has yet been decided about ths movements Of
heudez Nunez and his neet. sliM u santiago II is
Janero, which do no, beicvs Ths Fra.eisce de Asia
joined tho fleet on the Sd inst and yos may m.-ins
the eee her arrival produced whsn the mon heard the
sound of the gold ounces The 0viaeas In their nonos
continue without interruption ,s =
Tho owners Of the steamer Aoctssuma have Of last
been prevailed upon to let her resume her former trips
70 Jamaica, Santa Martha and AspnwsiL She sails tvia
duty bound the people are daily docking to the
oco for tue registration Of licenses A tho eight days
prescribed arc nearly expired you may imagine the con-
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tcuareyen the name Of tho street and number OF the
house which they live in This absent mindedness we
mus attribute to their great tear OF being nuctcd.
The falous Ciriaco las not yet been garroted I'M
dcrsand that he about making terrible revelations
about former expioits-in spain, presume. That poor
devil, Be ioya whom he tenacious in dawipg in
accomplish, died Of remorse 10 the prison "A
Crime is rampant here Several murders have taken
place lately An organized band Of assassins
ine about About forty fty OF them have been cap.
tured Letters OF ext0rton nave boen sent to several
parties threatening death If the money Is not forthc0m-
ing Many give tho money having no faitn in oar po
the police force Among the latter IL santiago Alemany
The financial condition Of tae city docs not improve
Several failures have taken place since my last letter
| and more expected. a s.a4,E
The Gaia do Ahorros or savings bank with only CAPT.
tai OF 500, 000 elbows cash balance In hand the
30th nit OF 81, 51S T25 s the only institution that
neither gives takes bank notes tot the Banco Espaho
II has reserve balance Of tlSseAl, and abe pso0ls
gsad 10 have u IN my power TO Upcr - avonby about
any Of the other banks but such far from being tho
case Tho financial situation ns In most dcpiora-
bio condition. The stagnation Is almost complete aud
prospects look like Anyth ns but Aneosaon There
Is knowing where II viii end but tho actual situation
Is ino.eabs In spite Of all this the sugar market
times irm and holders Of suitable lots demand Ira for
No IL M which rate some saics effected although
zoe purchases are made sparingy ~ possible and
| mostly for Europc. Exchange has rccedcd. London
can 30 had al 81 TO premium Francs vary from y
to % discount Currency the United states has sold
also sixty days sight, per cent discount Among
recent freight engagements notice the following char
ters:-Amsricau brig :. Keanedy lat Maishrash Re-
Nuevas North Hatteras 81 20; American schooner
May, Havana 70 New York, at 50 hid. and 81 so per
box: American bark Florence Peter Havana 70 New
Orleans, 81 30 hid and 81 Is bog; British brig
Bocabcc, Havana to Boston, at 81 80 per box. Tho
quotations for Europe are e. 70 81 So