New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-20
t6unday's Dispatches.

NEw YORK, December lS.-The cotton
movement this week has been heavy. Re
ceipts for all ports 1871, against 1924
last week, and 1906 the previous week,
and lis. 6O9 three weeks since. Total receipts
for expired portion ofthe cotton year, 1917,
$50, against ll0, $50 last year. Exports from
all ports for the week III ,59S, against 60,737
this week last year. Total exports for the cx-
pired portion Of the cotton year 755. l6S,
against SIS, s46 last year. Stock at all ports
466, 253 bales, against 336, 1893 this date last
year. Stocks at interior towns 104, 436 bales,
against *, $50 last year. Stock in Liver
pool 81 600 bales against 349, 900 last year.
Amount of India cotton atioat for Great
Britain l35.0Oc bales against 1871 900.
1t is matter for regret that the depression
in the cotton trade continues, more especial
~ as it affects 40 many business interests, to
say nothing OF the injury done the com
merce OF the country The decline in cot
ton and current IA lrket quotations repre-
sent u loss to the country of $I50, O00, 900
This, of course, will be seriously felt in the
export trade of the country, and entail
heavy losses on the Southern States. This
large pccuniary loss to Che cotton growing
States will materially curtail purchases Of
merchandise in Northern cities by Southern
merchants. Nowhere will this loss of trade
be SO injuriously felt Us in New York city.
graph Committee of the House are unani-
mously in favor of the government tele-
graph, but divided as to plans.
a NAPLES. December l1.-FOur Of the crew
OF the bark TrovatOre, who were picked up,
report that the Trovatore capsized. The
captain, his wife and child, and fourteen of
the crew were drowned.
VERSAILLES, December 1.-THE delay in
the bombardmcnt of Paris was caused
,nvflx l,x,n r,.v hats =.
Inenthal and Won Room, the latter wishing
to use army horses to bring up guns. while
the former insisted that it was impossible
to spare them. Won Room finally yielded,
and four Thousand horses are now coming
from Germany to drag the siege guns iron,
the railway terminus. The condition of the
roads arc fearful.
Especial to the New York Herald
LONDON, December l7.-Dates from Paris,
of the eleventh instant, state that the sortie
by Ducrot was satisfactory, and has demon
strated where the Germans are weakest
Ducrot is confident 0f his ability to break
through the German lines mt the proper mo-
ment. The active army in the field is in
good health aud spirits, ia well fed, and is
zoo, 900 strong.
Preparations are making for another sor-
tie, on % larger scale. Some of the theatres
have been reopened, as it is believed that
performances will have a beneficial effect,
and besides will relieve the mOnotony OF the
ordinary round of daily life.
Goods are plentiful and street cabs are nr,-
merous, 80 their horses. at any rate, have not
been eaten.
News from Paris up to the thirteenth is
that fresh meat, eggs, fish and poultry are
gone. but the supply OF horse meat will last
two months; of bread. wineand cheese four
months. and Of salt meats and salt fish, two
General Trochu has taken possession of
Ill food and wines, and the population i,
low supplied by the military comniss..riat,
same as soldiers. The surrender III the city
8 not thought Of The revorses at Orleans
lave rot disturbed the equanimity Of the
,eOple. Every Partisan is armed. and the
'ity can hold ont three months longer with |
nut great suffering. Mortality is large, bat |
Ot enough to create alarm. There are no |
and no deaths from starvation or |
rant outside.