Year: 1859

The gatherings yesterday Oh Carondelet street were
few and far between. Most Of the habitues of this
street and environs are absent some in Europe,
Others in Northern States, many enjoying themselves
at the various seashore resorts the lakes and Gulf
shore; others are travelling through the interior,
calling on their respective patrons, and taking q
short hob-nobbing with them. Comparison is often
attended with pleasure It is at this time. year
ago when met on the flags the talk was, what of
the fever, how many cases today, what are the re-
ports to the Board Of Heath It is hardly necessary
to remark that such inquiries entirely out of place
at this time; nevertheless with the remarkable high
condition of the health Of our city, the business
transactions for yesterday say in cotton were below
the corresponding day of last year. Up to last
ing the receipts of cotton since the first of this month
were 927 bales against 1057 bales for the
ponding time last year. This may be considered q
very good start for the commercial year of l859'60.
The talk of the Of receipts at the Florida
ports, which appear to have reached 1854 245 bales,
adding to the quantity heretofore received according
to our figures seven thousand seven hundred and if
teen bales. We are now from all figures before US
approxmatng 3s50OO bales as the total receipts at
all the seapors, and the reserves still to be brought
in 1t is not probable that our reserves will be al
lowed to fgure according to the rules established,
which allows New York statements to control the re.
ceipts. 1t the received opinion that our cotem.
porary, the New Orleans Price Current would assume
the statement as of right to emanate from this city


The European mails by the Africa were received
yesterday. The private correspondence indicates
lower figures for cotton. There is large quantity o
sandy, leafy and otherwise trashy cotton in Liverpool
which is wholly unsaeable The Manchester adyices
do not encourage the belief that the demand for the
India market for fabrics will be sustained for any
length of time. Possibly the spinners are holding
back to obtain lower prices. The consignees of a
large part of the cotton landed in Liverpool, We
learn, are weak, and many not capable of holding
from one day to another. In all probability we may
hear of the slaughtering process.


There is considerable talk about the sandy and
trashy cotton; that the quantity in Liverpool is
larger than ever BEFORE We shall publish some re-
marks this point in next, which will we hope
convince planters to pay more regard to quality than
to push for quantity, to allow overseers Of one
plantation to exult over their neighbors in the mum
ber of bales picked ginned and baled. The increase
of sandy cotton has been very great within the past
ten years. and the evil is increasing every year. II
is about time it was checked though it is none Of
our business what planter may pack and send to
market for cotton, yet deem it imperative to call
the attention Of cultivators to the very essential i'm
portance of regarding quality as well as quantity.


The mails by all routes are at skies and sevens
with two routes, it is almost impossible to receive
papers daily from Northern Cities


The next advices from Europe will probably be the
Europa of the 9th u now fully due at Halifax and
Boston.