The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-04-16
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Havana, April 11.-Sugar ex
ports during the week from Ha-
vana and Matanzas $4,000 boxes,
ofwhich 10000 were forthe United
States and $500 hogsheads. Stock
in warehouses at Havana and
Matanzas AL 900 boxes and 21,-
900 hogsheads. Many estates
have finished grinding. It is. be-
LEVIED the present crop will be
from Is to 90 per cent. less than
last year. Business is small but
prices firm and holders demand
an advance; Nos. 20 to u, Dutch
standard, firm at 7a084; Nos. lotto
90, 90113 reals. Molasses sugar
steady; Nos. o to 10, 74074 reals.
Liverpool, April II, noon.-Cot-
ton dull; uplands LII and Orleans
113d.
New York, April II, noon
Cotton easier; uplands 23023s and
Orleans 235c. Gold 1884.
New Orleans, April 12.-Flour
frmer, 81 2505 70. Corn scarce
and higher; white and yellow 81
129@1 Is. Oats 63064c. Bacon
firmer, 12401640173c.; hams $50
19c. Lard tirmer; fierce 160164
and keg 173018c. Sugar firm;
prime 11401l8c. Molosses firm;
prime plantation 20, fermenting
5000 and plantation reboiled G23
065c.; Cuba; reboiled on planta-
ton, 3Sto389c. Whisky-West-
ern rectifed 95c.to 81 Oh and raw
81. Coffee scarce and very firm;
fair lotto 163 and prime 175to1Sc.
Cotton dull; low middling 214to
zig and good ordinary 2O4to20ac.;
sales 1850, receipts 1177 and ex-
ports to Liverpool 1901, Barcelona
1900 bales. Gold 112S.
New York, April II, evening"
Cotton dull and heavy; sales 1900
bales; upland 234to23sc. Gold
closed firm at 1929.
Washington, April 5.-Repre-
sentatives of the Both and 32d
parallel Southern Pacific Railroad
Companies were before the Senate
| Committee. An able lawyer
argued for the Atlantic and Great
Western, and the Memphis and
Little Rock and Ell Paso lines
Senator Kellogg made speech i'll
support of the road from Hallville
or Marshall Texas, to Ell Paso,
thence to San Diego, with connec.
tons to OpelousaS, La, and Little
Rock, and making continuous
line with Shreveport, Monroe and
Vicksburg road to Charleston, s.
G. 1t seems probable that only
Kellogg's line, through the center
of the cotton belt, can pass. The
Fremont interest, representing
Memphis, Little Rock and Jeffer
son, offer tocompromise.
! Washington, April 6.-Adju
tant General Sheridan left fol-
Louisiana last night, having Sc
cured her quota of arms.
The resignation of District At
torney Morgan has been accepted
A paper was presented this
morning signed by Kellogg, Har
ris, Sheldon, SyplIer, Durrell ant
Morey, recommending A. B. Long
for the place.
Revenue to day s3Os,0OO.
Joseph 2. Root, of Kansas, wal
nominated minister to Hague.
The reduction of the force a
: the navy yards must continue un
til Congress. approprlates-ther,
is plenty of work but no money.
Boutwell, announces that til,
applications, by custom house oil
ficials, of money or other consider
: ations for services, either inside
; or outside of business hours, is
f cause for removal.
The President signed the bil
bridging the Delaware from Phila
delphia to Camden.
Canby's headquarters are abou
! being changed from Richmond t
| Washington. 1t is stated tina
Candy will be nominated MajO
\ General, vice Thomas.
Gen. HowOrd is rapidly windin
: up the affairs of the Freedmen
T Bureau, About twenty clerk
t were dismissed yesterday. Gel
E. Whittlesey, Adjutant Genera
I'll. NJ. Whittlesey, Quartermaste
) General, and Col. Brown, Assis
\ ant Quartermaster, rendered the
q designations yesterday, and wei
accepted.
Hartford, Conn.,, April 6.-Fu
returns show a majority for En-
I lish of 800. The Senate stands
5 Republicans and 10 Democrat