Year: 1860

The chief talk yesterday was how is the election
going. We have resided in this good city of New
Orleans for years-say over two score, but we
have seldom known Mayoralty election, with
other offices, occupy SO much of the general talk.
The full details of the result will be found in an
other column. Outside of the election there was
not much eonfab going on.


There have been several arrivals OF steamers
since our last talk, and those from st. Louis and
intermediate landings, as well as those from the
Ohio river, have brought in good cargoes. The
Vicksburg packet Mary 7. (what does the Z. stand
for, is talked oD brought in 524 bales cotton,
against 265 bales brought by the packet on the
same day last year; these are, however, incidental
items, and only brought up in the way of talk


Notwithstanding the very dry weather in this lati-
tude, there has been more than average quantity
Of rain fallen throughout the West which leads to
hopes that there will not be any great deficiency in
the crops of corn and wheat for this season. AS
regards the pork crop that is not much of q con-
sideration at this moment, because If pork and
bacon cannot be obtained at reasonable prices,
Texas beeves can readily be made available; and,
although the receipts Of pork on the levee this
present commercial year are below last year-say
l9O,6l0 barrels and tierces, against 25a Al same
time last year, and with large diminuton in the
receipts OF bulk pork-there is not the least ind
cation that our planting and agricultural commu-
mites will suffer. Though we have received this
season from the West more than twice the guam
tity of the great staple corn Second only to King
Cottonl the prices have not receded to correspond
with the large increase in receipts. year ago
the price of corn our levee ruled at from 81 05
@Sl 10 and 81 Is per bushel-about thirty cents
per bushel higher than at this time last year.
The general talk, however, yesterday, was not SO
much about corn as on other subjects-say per.
tanning to cotton, exchange and freights, and the
political position Of Europe. The private cores
pondence of the Arabia, of the 29th ult. has been
received with rather untoward feelings that is, in
regard to the present apparent stability of peace
on the part of Mr.. Napoleon the Third.


1t is not necessary to talk much just at this time.
The weather is getting too warm for the usual daily
congregations on the street, and the corners are
| falling into summer quietude.


The telegraph advices received yesterday fell on
still market; there is desire for large transac.
tions. Cotton has got the go by for this season,
unless for good and clean parcels, which will bring
good prices-say as high Il and 123 cents.
| The receipts OF tobacco continue free, but the
weed is greatly depressed. The large losses on last
years operations are MOI forgotten, and as the
burnt child breads the fire, the usual tobacco ope
rators or buyers are few and far between. The
stock Of the weed at this time is about 5000 hogs
heads in excess of last year at this time and 5000
hogsheads less than at this time in 1853 The talk


is that the present prices ruinously low to the
growers but at the time there are no foreign
markets offering encouragement to spectators OF


operators. IN fact, tobacco is something OF dead
iuata a m


would have paid better this season. genera


war in Europe would, however, put the weed VI


again and place it on something of pedestal, a.


those fellows in Europe can no more fight withou
powder and shot than without tahaceo.


dandy is ugly all over with the affectation o
fine gentleman.