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and Friday evening, at 3 o'clock.
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the leading articles, the News, Commercial
matter, and MMcellaneoas naragraphs of the Trt-Weefc-
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la devoted particularly to Commercial matters, and Is
derigned to afford the merchant a condensed summary
of all matter* of Interest In this and other markets, ln-
ntes current for the Information of his custo-
* to lasned every Thursday afternoon at 2 o elk.
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We hare collated, from the late laws, the times for
holding Courts In Texas, this year, and give them la the
following table. We have been to some trouble to get
thit mil right, and hope our readers will tlnd noerro rs.—
If there are any, we shall be glad to be corrected:
couhzos. dist'ct. spring} term. pall term
..April 12. Oct 18
. & Feb 22. Oct 18
-IS. Nov 8
J8. April 12. Oct 18
. 1 .June 7..... Dec 6
..1& Mar 29. Oct 4
Bandera..
Baatrop...
1 April ft. Oct 4
, M 17. Nov 15
. M v 3L Dec 6
4 Mar & Sep 13
8.........Mar 8. Sep 13
... .....19......^. April 5. ......Oct 11
1 ....April <1— Oct f
3. April 26. Nov I
Brown...—..—..—..~..17.....~^May Id..— Nov 15
Buchanan..... — 19. April 26. .. Nov . 1
Burleson 3. May 3L. Nov 8
Bdrnett. 17..—Mar 29. Oct 4
Calhoun - ia........May 3..—— Nov 15
Caldwell 2. April IS...-. Oct 18
-.12. .April 12. Nov 8
8. Mar 22.......... Sep 27
15. Mar a Sep 13
. 9.. .^Mar 15 -...Sep 20
.-.16 —..Nov 1
April 12. .....Sep SO
. 1 May 3. Nov 1
....... 4..—..April 26- Nov 1
May 3. Nov 8
..16.- May 10. .Oct 18
19L .May 17. Nov 22
-Jd-—.July 12. Jan 31 '5*
■■■■,,May 17. Dec 13
Be Witt ..—ia .Mar 22. .Sep 20
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Cook....—.
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...April
April 12...- .Oct 18
Mar 29. Oct 4
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, 17...— .Nov 15
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13. .May a. Nov 8
.. 7——~June 2a.— —Dec 27
.......... 4—May 17— .—..Nov 22
-14——May a. -——Nov l
10. April a Oct 4
1& .April 26. Oct 4
7. April 19. Oct 18
May 1QL.—....—.Nov 8
Grayson.
Guadalupe
Kinney
La aule.
_ 17...... ..Nov 22
...May 31 —Nov 29
a..—Mar L—....... Aug 30
2. May 3L - Nov 29
.. 9. April 12. Nov 8
.12. May 17. -Dec 13
.ia April 12.— .—Oct 18
— a April 26. Nov 15
- 9— —Mar 1 .Sep 6
a...—May a— .Nov 29
la ...Nov 29
—..Ml.——Mar L—— Aug 30
a—Mar 1———.Aug 30
.—.... ia May 24—— Nov 29
—— id—June 7. —Jan 10'59
—.14. ...April 19. ——.Oct 18
— 9 -May 17 —.Nov 22
— 4——May Id ——Nov 15
— 18k...■■■.May a... -Nov 8
a May 24 — Dec 20
- 17 May 17. Nov 22
Lavacca —
Leon-
Liberty
Limestone .
Live Oak—
Llano..
—JO- —Mar a. — .Sep 6
—13 May 10. Nov 15
—ia Mar la Sep 20
—ia April a Oct ii
14 April 12. Oct 11
; 17. April 12. Oct 18
. i—ia .Mar la Sep 20
Matagorda— L April 19. Oct 18
Maverick ia May Id Nov 15
McCnBough 17. May a -Nov 8
McLennan. 19—„—3Iar la Sep 20
Medina. ia .Mar a Sep 13
a May 17—...... Nov 22
Montague. ...Id Oct 25
Montgomery— — 7. May 17. — Nov 15
Nacogdoches.—. a July 1——.Jan 1
Navarro—.
Nwituu —
Niteeas.
Orange.
ia April 19. ; Oct 25
- Mur 15.—. Aug 23
-May 31—— Nov 29
-May 31 - Dec 6
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d April 12. Oct 11
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a Feb
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Mar
31 Jan 3 '59
29. - Oct 4
22. Jan 3 '59
17—— .Nov 22
22. .Sep 27
a.—....May a..— Nov 1
a Mar 22. -..Sep 13
lu—.May 10l Oct 4
,.14——..April a Oct 4
.J7 -April 19. Oct 25
a—«uAprii ^a .Sep 20
9...no provision made for Courts.
.12———May 24.— Dec 20
_ .14. .Jane 28..... *. Dec 20
Throckmorton— ia.—— Nov 15
Titus a April 12— Oct 25
Travia- ——. 2..."—June 7— Dec 6
...ia April 12. Oct 18
—ia.. .April 26L Nov 1
— d -Feb Id- Aug 16
.ia—April a Oct ii
___ Zandt —— 9——May 3L Dec 6
Victoria Id Feb ia Aug 11
Walker — 7 May. a Nov 6
Washington a.——Mar 29 A.. Oct 4
Webb — 12. June 7- ...Jan 3*59
Wharton. ... .April 2d Oct 25
Wise 14 —May J24..— Dec 6
Wood— — a Feb L—— Aug 2
Young ——— Id— -Nov 22
~ —June 21 Jan 17 3 9
HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENTS?
it for the commercial telegraph.]
"~Mo«. $lb .
Molasses.—
Bbls, ^gal
N AiLS4toij fiiieg i
Naval Stotes.—
Tar. .®bbl 5<
Pitch. fcbbl 3 I
Rosin- $bbl 3(
Spta-Turp'tt
Kentucky 9yd 19 @—21
Bast India fcyd 16*§...17J£
Bali Rope.—
Bread.—
Pilot |bU
Crackers
?. |?H.|::io
whftibu S fs<%. ..
Sperm. % ...45®...50
JsTg-.-Z?
fc;rgS
..*bus...95@l 00
ComnAGE.—
—\U 15
SJTewafffjftiM
?iM 3 00@4 00
vbOZ 1 25® 1 50
Liverpool
Oath. %
Oils.—
Lard,W A..j
Raw do •
Whale, refd'
Tan. Iiv.C
Common..
OBve _
Provisions. —
Beet Hbbl -
bbl...
ibbl20
Bacon h'rofctb -13^
Hams, cau'vsd — Li
Rib'd sides ll.1,
Clear — '
Shoulders-
Laid, kegs/
Butter. Go
Ws'tri A
Cheese, Go.
-. Ws'tn
■ 3 or
. 2 74
7H@... 8
Eng. Dairyi Mb ... l
Potatoes— K>bl2 C
Onions. ' *bbl4 I
PAI5T8.—
P'rW Lead
No. L—;
Zncc.—
Ft. S.White*
No. 1
Penn.A Lei
S. White-
N.J. Zinc...
Rice.—
Carolina...
Spicks.—
Cassia..... B>
Cloves.—, fib
Ginger. «Hb
Pepper wlb
Ajftlce —w
iegg...j*lb
Ice. 9-i@l0
Prime. 1Mb 8...^8>i
"air. .Aft 9*0,9-3
N. Y—. wft tol5
. 15 to
'owdered.... t^B> (St
XPBiiiiJ
SSfc?*ewt,0°®-
Coarse ^sack 1 00<a>
fuck I
Fine...
N. Y. No. 1—
Oeline
Family....
8PUUTS.—
r 25(0/1 50
mn
5 Bramly, Frugal 4 C
. . ••• Am.-. *gal .
5 0° I Gin, Hoi'd jKgal 1
— — lg..4^j Bum, Jam ' ^gal 2 0(
1Rosc..— .
•jOOver'iwd... 27(S
ix 1 7S®13 75 I
S0@I5 75 Luwaaa.—'
Yard Rata.
Yel.pine.Mo'aM 32 C
Tex.vel.pineT?""
Ala-dresse«l •
Florida. }
Lathes..—
... Sashes 8x 0...k
50@2
es 8x10..... m... ]
10x12. s... l
10*14. ia...
HOUSTON RATES OF WHARFAGE.
5 Grind or mill stones....
5 Herrings, %ibox-
75; Iron ^hundred
2 Lead^hundred-
* f
HMl1"ll Vplece.
Ibalfc
Bales mdse, cubic foot.
Bale rope. cofL
5.
0/ all kinds.
. ... half.
i* bellows...
flbox..
5; Lemons, t^hox—
10|Liquor,lRhha
5 ... f pipe.
5y - § -
*?!, — >. - i'j
5 Lumber. *M 1 ori
5: Nails, "^kea 5
1 00; Paper, ^ream 5
■Jlfoot Salt, fcjacli 5
'are flhun. 5;Shot, ?ibag 5
indred 5 Small packages 5
— 12!iSoap, ^box 5
5 Sugar, f^hhd 44)
5iTobacco, f*box 5
2' Vices, each - 5
40 Window glass, f*box... 5
40 Steamboats and other
5! vessels under 100 tons
25 carpenter's measure.... 2 50
2 B^twnen 100 A 200 tons 3 50
10'Over 21)0 tons 5 41O
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the celcbrfttion of the opening of the ro d
to Hempstead. Railrokd progroaa ia btfia-
ning a new era in TfXM, and the eaUr-
priaes now being carried on will too* how
a Ta t addition to the proaperitjr of the
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HOUSTON MARKETS
COTTOJf.
PUBLISHED ON CONGRESS STREET, NEAR COURTHOUSE SQUARE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, BY E. H. CUSHING
VOL. XXIV-KO. 11.1 Injury 1Tot®4
WEDNESDAY, JUXE 2, 1858.
I WHOLE NO. 1269.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1858.
We invite attention to the advertise-1
ment of Sewing machines, herein appear-1
ing. We had the pleasure of examining I
Mr. Smith's depot, at Galveston, the other|
day, and can assure the needy he keeps
very full assortment of these most usefull
articles. Every housekeeper, and especial-!
ly every planter, should have one.
Iture. We yet hope tosee all our predictions
[about this country fulfilled. Another ten
lyears will bring it out, and those who knew
I Brazoria county in 1850 will find none of
I their land marks in 1870. The dreams of
[ the visionary will be made real, and those
I who ridiculed him in '53 will in 63, aye,
I even now are they beginning to, pronounce
| him a prophet. This verdict likewise will
I be his whole reward.
BosJ
Galveston—The Brig Vesta, from
ton, arrived at Galveston, Monday.
The Civilian says the receipts of cotton ad
all the ports of the United States, since lsd
September, now exceed those of the corres-j
ponding period last year to the extent
52,000 bales. New Orleans, Mobile and
Texas alone exhibit an increase, while
all other parts there is a decline.
The brig East cleared at New York for
Galveston, May 11th. The Schr. Louisa A.I
Johnson, also cleared from the same port]
for Galveston on the 12th.
The same paper says the steamer Mata-1
gorda, Capt. Gardner, crossed the bar at I
the Balize on Saturday evening, having
sailed from Philadelphia on the 14th.
The News hasa column on "Political No- ]
minations for Judicial Offices" undertaking
to show that it would be unreasonable for I
County Conventions to nominate clergymen
or for parties to interfere with religion. Of
course it would. Who pretends to want to
do this. What has this got to do with the
question? A cause must be weak, when its
defenders have to commit such ludicrous I
axtravagant strainings at gnats, as those |
same papers are making. Go it News !
LATEST NEWS.
k apices 'Psai k
(Jtn-i, ^foot
iterate
fchhd.
Demijohns......
Fodder, ^baie
Furniture, "Sfoot
Grind or mill stones...
The wagons of emigrants, horses or mules arriving or
departing, are free.
All arttcles, the produce of Harris county, are free.—
Lumber sawed In this county N fr * *.
Cotton stored op the wharf is subject to removal per
order of the Wharfmaster, and auv expense incurred In
moving must be paid by the shipper.
Receivers or consignees of goods are always liable f
h«t wharfage. All exports, including cotton, are frte.
By the States' mail of Wednesday morning
we have New Orleans papers to Sunday.
The arrival of the Niagara gives us Liver-
pool dates to the 8th, three days ahead of
the news by the North American. We an-
nex our usual summary, domestic and
Foreign.
The Niagara leaving Liverpool on the 8th
reached Halifax on the 19th, en route for
Boston.
Liverpool cotton market showed sales for!
the week of 81,200 bales, at an advance of
Jd. on all qualities. The foreign cotton
quotations are—Orleans Fair, 8d.; Mid
dling, 7}d.; Mobile Fair, "fd.: Middling
7 3-16d.; Uplands, Fair, 7fd.; Middling,
7£d. Sales of the 8th, 700 bales, witli de
clining tendency. Breadstuffs closed declin
ing. Cornshowed declining tendency.
Consols for money 97@07 7-8. Bullion
in bank, decrease £400,000. A million and
a half dollars in gold had been sent to Paris.
Havre cotton market quotes Trts Ordi-
ncire 104f.—buoyant.
Rice, declining slightly.
The general news is unimportant. The
City of Washington arrived out on the Oth,
and the Indian on the 7th. The Euglish
Government disapproves of the proclama-
tion of the Governor-General of India con
fiscat ing lands in Oude. Sir Collin Camp-
bell is to be made a Peer. The Spanish
Cortes had been prorouged. No. further
advices from India. The race for the Ches-
ter cup was won by "'Vanity.'
The London Times approves the absorp-
tion of Central America, by the United
States. A Paris Journal says Sir Colin
Campbell demands large re-inforcements in
India.
FromHavanna we have little of interest
Railroad enterprises are being vigorously
prosecuted. Four days later tews fro:
Porto Rico has no items of interest.
Domestic.
The river was stationary at St. Louis
the 18th. It was rising" at Louisville same
day. The Europa sailed for Liverpool froml
Boston on the 19th with $900,000 in specie, f
The river was falling at Cincinnati on the '
19th.
Washington News.
Lieut. Craven has addressed a communi-
cation to the Secretary of the Navy, pro-
nouncing the proposition for the construct
tion of an interoceanic ship canal utterl
impracticable.
Committee on foreign relations report
recommending the President to inquire into
the seizure of the Adriatic. A dispatch of
the 8th, says : /
The Government intends to keep a large
force in Salt Lake Valley, and make Salt
Lake City a depot for. stores and equip-
ments, even if the late intelligence be true
—which is confirmed by further dispatches.
It is also reported.that the general feel-
ing of the Mormons is in favor of peace.
Communication between Fort Leaven-
worth and Salt Lake City is to be estab-
lished, and maintained.
Phelps and Cavanaugh were admitted as
members of the House from Minnessota on
the 22nd. The joint committee on Naval
affairs, report a bill for increasing Navy
officers pay twenty dollaqi per month.
congressional. ~
Washington, May 18—Senate.—Se-
ward's resolution inquiring into the outra-
ges on American vessels in the Gulf of Mex-
ico and the ajacent seas, was unanimously
adopted.
The motion of Douglas for the admission
of Oregon was taken up and discussed.
The bill for the admission of Oregon as a
State was discussed, and passed by 35 to 17.
The bills for the punishment of land title
frauds, and the collection and safe keeping
of the public archives of California passed.
The General Appropriation bill was pars-
ed with some slight amendments.
House —Joseph L. Wright, of New Jer-
sey, is re-elected Door-keeper by 117 to
96.
"Washington, May 21—Senate—A bill
passed to repay the State of Maine for the
expense of a regiment organized for the
Mexican war.
House—The communication from the
Secretary of the Treasury asking for a lean
of $15,000,000, was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means.
Commercial.
Nnw Orleans May 21 1858.
COTTON.—Price remain without materi-
al change and we continue previous quota-
tions, though the rates for the lower grades
are still ^pry irregular, and our figures in a
great measure nominal—
NIW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
Ailimilatinir to that of tAcrrpoat.
Inferior 5@ 7
Ordinary 8 9
Good Ordinary 9j@10J
Low Middling HH@11
Middling 11J<«)1 U
Good Middling,...
Middling Fair ..II""."*"."...12|^13
Fair —O3—
St Loiis, May 21—Flour 3 7".; there are
no buyers. Wheat !H to 95c. white Corn
•30c. Oats 37J to Hemp 7:'. to 78c.
Tobacco 3 85 to 5 'i"> for lug* and 5 H", to
9 5)1 tor leaf.
Nkw York, May 21—Cotton quiet: sales
1200 bales. Flour heavy. Wheat—-South-
ern White 1 2<> to 1 2'i: Red I mi to I US.
Mi toil Corn 74c' Mess pork 17 75 to 1« | continued to refuse to
ii.iL--.il IIjiii-lu Sj. Lard and cut'
toe tirm. Whisky 1:1 [.1 J1J Sueur firm
TEXAS ITEMS.
The LaGrange True Issue speaks of somt
seasonable weather for farming interests,
and the prospects for heavy crops are as
good as ever.
The True Issue says there was a Demo-
cratic Convention at ihat place on the 17th
inst., for the purpose of nominating county
officers. It adjourned till the 2d Monday
in June without making nominations, and
the True Issue presumes none will be made
then. Very likely—we don't expect it.
The True Issue has a well written article
in favor of every m'an having a good trade.
We believe in that doctrine. A good edu-
cation—meaning by that a well trained
mind, and a good trade, are better to 'any
young man than a fortune of fifty thousand
dollars to begin life upon. And with them
his chances are far better for either distinc-
tion or usefulness in life, than they would
be with the money.
The Issue contains a call for a democratic
meeting in Fayette county, at which reso-
lutions will be discussed, proposing aban-
donment of the Democratic organization,
and the creation of a new party—apparent-
ly, as it were, " on its ruins." That is a
move which will be regarded with suspicion
by Democrats generally, while it will be
praised by the opposition.
The Seguin Mercury gives it as its candid
opinion, that corn will not be worth there
over twenty-five cents this fall. That will
be an agreeable change from $2 per bushel.
The Mercury says there will be an abun-
dance of peaches there this summer. The
grasshoppers destroyed the fruit in some
orchards,^ut left enough uninjured to give
all a good 'feed' of this delicious fruit.
The Mercury thinks that fully one-fourth
of the first planting of corn in that county
was left untouched by the grasshoppers,
while the latter planting is very flourishing.
It ridicules the notion that people in that
section are suffering for the necessaries of
life.
The Woodville Messenger says there have
been twenty-nine convictions accomplished
at the District Court there, as follows: Six
for assault and battery, three for violation
of the liquor law, nineteen for gambling,
and one for perjury. This last was sen-
tenced to five years in the penitentiary ; a
result we should be glad to see accomplished
in every case of Ihe kind in this State.
We find the name of our wandering friend,
Jo Kirgan, as printer of the Messenger. Jo
is undaunted, and in ten years will be able
to write a first ratebook of adventures in
Texas. It would be a taking book.
The Messenger warns its readers against
horse thieves, of which it says ther^is a
band in that section. Two were arrested
the other day by the Sheriff of Polk county.
The Bastrop Advertiser speaks most en-
couragingly of the crop prospects in that
county. Fruit trees are also loaded down.
The damage done by the grasshoppers there
was very small. Scarcely one-fifth of the
crop was destroyed in Bastrop county, and
the part uninjured is very thrifty, while on
the fields visited by the depredators, the
new planting is springing up very finely.
The Advertiser and Seguin Mercury both
speak of the prospect of airtrtmndant mast
in their respective sections. There was
very little anywhere in Texas last year.
The pecan crop this year will amount to
hundreds of thousands of dollars in value.
The Brenham Enquirer mentions the
death of Judge W. A. Higgins, formerly
Chief Justice "Of Washington county.
The Enquirer says that corn is now in
silk and tassel generally, and only wants
one more rain to make a great yield. The
grain crop generally is very fftomising.
-The Austin Intelligencer mentions the
arrival of Capt. J. H. .Connor, with a com-
pany of Rangers fromvSan Saba, Brown
and Llano counties, whose services he ten-
dered to the Governor under the provisions
of the new Regiment bill.
The Intelligencer says that^Gibson, of
the Sentinel, got sick the other day from
eating fried cabbage. He was evidently
trying to overcome his anti krout propen-
sities, but like his political attempts that
way, it was of no use.
The Waco Southerner has a glowing ac-
count of the crops. The wheat is turning
out splendidly. Engagements are being
made to deliver flour in Waco at $3 per
hundred, a price far lower than it was ever
sold for there before. This will prove a
great encouragement to emigration.
The editor of the State Gazette also found
himself unable to read Judge Bell's address.
W^haven't given up to it yei.but are making
our arrangements for spare time enough in
a day or two to look ii over.
The State Gaiette says that Gov. Run-
nels has determined, in anticipation of a
call from the President for a regiment of
Texas Rangers, to authorize the following
gentlemen to raise companies in their re-
spective districts, viz :
Col. John S. Ford, of Travis: Col. Henry
E. McCulloch, Guadalupe. Capt. Wni. G.
Tobin, Bexar ; Capt. E. A. Palmer, Harris:
Capt. E. R. Hord, Starr ; A. Nelson, Bos-
que: Major A. M. Truitt, Shelby : Major E.
A.Carroll, Henderson. Gen. J. H. Rogers,
Cass : Col. Sam. Bogart, Collin.
These are all first rate men. It isn't
often that a regiment of volunteers is raised
by as gOod a set of officers. Capt. E. A.
Palmer (by the way—kneel, Palmer—arise
ild shoulder even by men who are about Sir Captain !) will have no difficulty in col-
to realize fortunes from this enterprise. 1 lecting a first rate company here.
| From uur deep concern in botht liese The Dallas Herald has an account ofa most
works we were even pronounced a visionary. j cruel and unprovoked murder of a reserve
j by men too, wlio would dislike to have I Camanche Indian by three men from Lampa-
| old fogyism imputed to them. Gentlemen | sas,named Willie ( Willis?) The deed was
| who had large landed estates then refused j eight miles south-west of Belknap, in
j to identify themselves with the work, and j Young county, on the Nt in^t h 1V:i- ,-n
We cannot forbear a word or two con-
cerning this enterprise. Our long advoca-
cy of it has thoroughly identified us with
the work, and we know what we are saying
when we speak either of it or the country
through-which it runs. There is not to our
knowledge a road in the United States of
this length that has been bo rapidly built.
We do not believe there has been one built
with so much harmony of feeling. There is
not another that has been better built, or
when this is finished, the ties and bridges
being mostly of live oak, better calculated to
last. There is not another that has ever
been built at so low a cost. There is not
another in the world that runs through so
rich a country, and that will so powerfully
develope such resources as nature has so
lavishly bestowed upoiv this region.
From Houston to Oyster Creek is twenty
miles of prairie. Thence for thirty miles to
Columbia, and from that point thirty-five
miles to Wharton this road winds through a
rich sugar region. In addition to this the
planters of Matagorda are already speaking
of tapping the road as it bends towards them
on it8 way to Wharton,- and running a
branch fifteen or twenty miles down into
lower Caney. When this iS'done there will be
no less than 250,000acres of the richest land
the sun ever shone upon, within three miles
of the track of the road. It also crosses
two navigable rivers and touches upon an-
other, and by them fully 150,000 acres
more are brought within easy access to it.
This land is capable by a low estimate, leav-
ing out necessary timber, pasturage and
corn lands, &c., of producing 200,000hhds.
of sugar annually. All that is wanted is to
get the resources of the country developed.
Can any body doubt these things ?
Five years ago we started the ball in mo-
tion of having a railroad from Columbia to
the Colorado Two-thirds of the people of
Brazoria county ridiculed the idea, and out-
side of the county hardly any person re-
garded the project as feasible. Two years
ago we helped to get the idea of a connec-
tion by rail with Houston before the people
there. Here again we were met with the
st a fixed fact
Muscovado 5j| to 7}: I'orto
Muscovado Molasses 3i>c.
Kico 04 to 0} | *(''' "ur ri""|j
lo so till it became
But we have lived l<
iv ho far along as t*
! place their completion beyond a peradven-
ipi'uv.>ki'>l, .-till w:t- .lone tortile
[iiirpose ot ruMiiu^r ii 1111 of his liursos The
The people wen* much exa-qp.-nited. and 1
party ,was raised to join in pur-uit uf the
murderers. Such outrageous conduct mer-
its, and we hope will receive, most condign
punishment. This murder is calculated to
do great harm on the frontier.
The Herald learns from Young county
that the prospects of crops are very fine
there.
The Herald says that a steamboat for
the Trinity trade is being built near Bazette,
in Navarro county. She is calculated to
draw nine inches light, and two feet, load-
ed. It is expected that the boat will run
as high up as Dallas.
The Herald says that the protracted
meeting closed at that place on the 10th.
There were twenty-five accessions to the
Methodist church. The meeting will no
doubt have a salutary influence on the
morals of the town.
The Herald says that droves of cattle and
horses are passing through that place daily,
bound for Kansas.
The Herald mentions the accidental burn-
ing of the dwelling house of Mr. Spoon,
three miles from Dallas, on the 10th inst.
The Herald says that the farmers are
harvesting their wheat crop. They con-
sider it safe beyond all contingencies.
There is no calculating the amount of wheat
raised, and what is to be done with the
surplus is beginning to be a serious ques-
tion. If you can send it down this way,
Latimer, there is a little money here which
might be invested in a portion of it. We
are very much in favor of Texas flour,
firstly, because we are always in favor of
home manufactures; and secondly, because
it is better than the best imported article
we get.
A correspondent of the Herald, writing
from Houston, concerning the Central road,
says:
" The Telegraph newspaper has kept up
an incessant volley of praise of the direct-
tors, management and progress of the road.
Each week the same song of enterprise,
public spirit, and progress was sung, until
the encore became insipid and disgusting."
Now we undertake to say that the writer
of that letter knew when he wrote it that
the Telegraph has taken no more interest
in the Central road than it has in other en-
prises calculated to help along the prosper-
ity of this State and this city—that it has
never wilfully misrepresented either the
managers or their opponents—that it has
been, and he need not be informed, always
will be the earnest advocate of this and
other enterprises, no matter under whose
management they may be, so long as thej-
are pushed ahead, that it is the organ ol
no clique, whether corporation or other-
wise, and that it uever refuses to publish
well authenticated facts which it would be
for the public interest to have printed. 11
its position on these matters is disgusting
to him, we advise him to write over his
proper signature, that the public may know
who he is, and assign some cause for his
disgust. #
The Huntsville Item speaks of hot and
dry weather. Corn is doing finely, as well
as cotton, and sweet potatoes will be plenty
—if they grow.
The Marshall Flag says tnat the crops
have been somewhat injured by the floods
of rain that have fallen there this spring.
The Flag says there is a dispute between
Shrevesport and Jefferson as to the palm of
commercial superiority. Fight it out gen-
tlemen. Meanwhile we of Houston ivill one
of these times reach one of our iron arms
up there and just add what little Texas trade
both of you have got to our own pile. It is
a question of time only.
The Marshall Flag mentions a revival of
religion in the Methodist church in that
city. *
The Brownsville Flag mentions the ap-
pearance of many strange faces in that city,
most of which appea"r to be set across the
Rio Grande.
The Printer says that the success of the
Argus will not be at the expense of the
Printer. We shall be glad to hear of the
prosperity of both papers. It is not often
that we find in one town two as good pa-
pers, each in their way as the Printer and
the Argus.
The Printer acknowledges its indebted-
ness to the Telegraph for news, and won-
ders why it is that we are able to publish
news of eastern Texas before it is received
in that town, although our papers have to
come through Crockett. We do not know,
though we believe it is a well established
fact that we have at this point better facili-
ties for the early publicatioikof Texas news
than are enjoyed at any other.
The Printer is in a peck of troubles. What
with the mail failures, the incursions of the
hogs upon his garden, the incursions of his
wife upon his moustaches, the crying of one
of the nine who got sick, and the wrenching
of his spine in working press, he has had
good deal to bear.
The Washington Ranger agrees to do job
work as cheap for cash as it can be done in
Galveston or Houston. That's right Lan-
caster, bring your work to a cash basis.—
Without that we would not pretend to do i'
cheap at all.
The Latin testament of which the Ranger
speaks was just the thing.
The Texas Baptist mentions an interest-
ing revival of religion in Anderson. There
is a good deal of religious feeling manifest-
ed in various parts of our State. It will
doubtless result in good at many points.
The Indianola Courier says that a small
German boy was drowned the 15th, falling
from the end of a wharf, while fishing.
The Courier speaks ofa new iron cage,
hardly eight feet square, made in Galveston
for the Indianola jail.
AN ORDINANCE.
for the paving and cubbing of pertain
streets.
Be il ordained, by the Maj-or, Alderman
and Inhabitants of the city of Houston, in
council assembled, as folluws:
Section 1. It shall be the duty of all per-
sons, owning properly, which is situated on
and fronting 011 Main street, betweeu La-
mar street and the wharf on said street, to
j pave the sidewalk in front of their proper-
| ty with brick, tile or stone, and curb in the
I same with oak or cypress curbing, and all
persons who own property which is already
paved and curbed, shall keep the same
• u< rep air, said paving repairing and
i cut Inn.; shall be done, at the expense ofthe
' property owners aforesaid.
-Sec '1 It shall be the duty of all persons,
i owning property ill Main street blocks
fronting on any streets crossing Main street,
from and including the lower side of Capi-
tol street to the wharf; to pave and curb
the sidewalk on said cross streets in front
of their property in said blocks, in like
manner as provided for in Section 1st of
this Ordinance, and at their own expense.
Sec. 3 It shall be the duty of 'the City
Marshal to notify the owners or agents of
any of the property aforesaid, to comply
with this Ordinance within sixty days from
such notice. Said notice shall be in wri-
ting, and may be served by delivering the
same to the owners, agents, or in case of
tlieir absence, leaving the same with some
white person residing on the premises.
Sec. 4. Any person who shall fail to eom-
ply with the requirements of this Ordinance
after the service of such notice, shall be
deemed guilty of a breach of the same, and
shall be liable on conviction at the suit of
the City, before the Recorder, to a fine of
one hundred dollars and costs, which shall
be a lien upon said property.
Sec 5. To secure uniformity in the con-
struction of the pavements aforesaid, the
same shall be done under the supervision
and agreeably to the direction of the City
Marshal:
Sec. 6 This Ordinance shall take effeet
from and after its passage.
AN ORDINANCE.
Concerning the obstruction of Streets and side-
walks.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Alder-
men, and inhabitants ofthe City of Houston,
in Council assembled, as follows, viz:
Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons, to enclose or obstruct, by
any building, fence or otherwise, any street
or sidewalk, within the corporate limits of
the City of Houston, or to keep the same so
enclosed or obstructed by any building,
fence or otherwise, without first, hereafter,
obtaining the special consent of the City
Council.
Sec. 2. Any person violating this Ordi-
nance shall be liable to p^y a fine often dol-
lars, for every day he shall so obstruct any
street or side walk, or so keep it obstructed
from and after ten days notice from the
City Marshal, to remove said obstruction,
which said fine may be recovered before the
Recorder for the benefit of the City.
Sec. 3. Any permission which may be
given for the obstruction of, or enclosing of
a street or side walk, may be revoked at
the pleasure of the Council, *or upon the
petition of any citizen.
Sec. 3. This Ordinance shall take effect
thirty days after its passage.
FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1858.
eer- Arthur's Home Magazine for June
is received. ,
We are indebted • to J. S. Taft for
the June number of Harper. It is as full
of good things as ever. We have derived a
great deal of pleasure from its pages.
BiirThe District Court for Harris county
will commence the Spring Term on Mon-
day, the 31st.
There are on the docket 182 continuance
cases, and 221 appearance cases, making a
total of 403 suits upon the docket.
Life: An Essat.—By Etam 'Ezel.—This
is the title of a little pamphlet of 20 • pages,
which has been laid on our table. It is
from the pen of a scientific physician, and a
thinking man. He starts a new and inter-
esting theory of the living principle in man,
and sustains it with arguments displaying
a good deal of accumen and ability. We
have not time nor space to give it a review,
but commend it to the attention of such as
may receive it.
Bgk.We have spoken before of a Cotton
Compress in Houston, and intend to speak
again of it. We believe it feasible. The
cost of it will be saved more than twice over
in one year, clear of all expense. This we
will prove to the satisfaction of everybody,
as soon as we can get time to write it out,
—probably Monday.
As to ice, this city is in an unsatis-
factory condition. What with depending
on the promises of such as proposed to build
and fill ice houses, and neglecting to estab-
lish that company last year, ice is not to be
had for love or money half the time now)
and when you do get it, it costs five cents a
pound—and melting at that! Wont some-
body come to the assistance of the panting,
thirsty mortals of Houston? Let us have a
company established and fixed up for the
next season. The demand would warrant
an outlay of a few thousands of dollars very
well.
The pupils of Mr. & Mrs. Cunning-
ham's school, had an agreeable party last
night at their school-house, at which many
familiar faces, big and little met our eye.
The declamation was highly creditable to
the capacities of the speakers and the care-
ful training of their instructor. We should
like to particularize did time and space per-
mit. After the exercises were concluded
dancing began, visitors and young folks en-
joying themselves exceedingly. Altogether
it was a fine aft'air and much enjoyed by
those fortunate enough to be present. Mr.
C. and his lady are well qualified and care-
ful instructoft of youth.
ggf We^iad the pleasure last evening of
taking our friend Robinson of the Huntsville
Item by the hand. He looks as hearty as
ever and is thoroughly warmed up in the
cause of the Democracy. He says the Item
is Nourishing like a green bay tree by the
river side, and that the planters of Walker
county are making great crops. He stop-
ped at Montgomery on his way down and
was there at the attempted indictment of
Judge Buckley. He assures us that the at-
tempt made him a great many votes in that
county, and that he will carry it in August
by an overwhelming majority. The Item is
a first rate paper and ought to have ten
times as many Houston advertisements as
it has got. (Jur merchants will do well to
hand their cards to George before he goes or
send them to him.
The pupils of the Garnian Lutheran
school, under charge of Rev. C. I'raun, pre-
ceded by the brass band, went out on the
Tap road this morning to the number of
some two hundred, more or less, and stop-
ped at Blount's Woods, where the M. E. Sun-
day school had their party. Seats were
arranged, tables extemporized, and every-
body went to work with a will in getting
mysterious boxes and baskets to give up
their welcome contents. Our friend, Bur-
chard Miller, was particularly active, and
made some appropriate remarks. Powers
was there too, as fond of little folksas ever,
and the bright skies above and the cool
breezes that fanned those in the woods were
indeed refreshing. Mr. 1'1,11111 was atten-
tive to all, and the children are all very
fond of him. Success to the pic-nics say
we, most heartily.
The weather is getting to be a little
too [hot for comfort, and one is obliged to
recur to the old wish—first attributed to
Col. Ethan Allen, if we remember rightly—
that he could take off his flesh and sit in
his bones awhile.
We are requested to suggest to the
City Council the propriety of passing an
ordinance forbidding the erection of wooden
houses in the business part of the city.
Such, an ordinance was once passed, we
believe, and was repealed without good rea-
son, so far as we are informed. We trust
it may be passed ^again and fixed sojthat
it will stay passed.
We learn that a basis for amalga-
mation of the Tap road with the Brazoria
road has been agreed upon between the
agents of the company and a committee of
the council, the amalgamation to take effect
as soon as the companyjmay desire it, which
will be, it is understood, as soon as their
iron begins to arrive. The agents of the
company leave to-morrow for the North, to
buy the iron, and it is presumed will begin
to ship it in about thirty to forty days from
this time. The amalgamation will conse-
quently takes place in from sixty to ninety
days. The name ofthe road, *e trust, will
be attended to as soon as it is well under
way. Houston Tap and Brazoria never
did sound right. Call it the Sugar Road.
Don't forget it.
By reference to our advertising
columns, it will be seen that Dr. Hale, the
celebrated lecturer on electro-biology, will
be here next week. We can assure our
citizens that they have a great treat in store
for them in these lectures. We had the
pleasure of attending one in Galveston, and
certainly we never saw anything to be com-
pared with it. We have before witnessed
the experiments of the best lecturers in kin-
dred arts, and are bound to say that Dr.
Hale is as far superior to the best of them
as any man, who does all he promises and
more too, is to a humbug. By all meanB
go and hear him once,—and you will be
sure to go the balance of the course.
Forsgard & Burke have handed us
the June number of Graham's Magazine.
We have frequently and freely expressed
our hearty approval of this periodical be-
fore, and the present nnmber shows that we
have been correct, and demonstrates how
a publication can expand and improve in an"
atmosphere of approbation. Charles G.
Leland,'Esq., has done a national good
work in rescuing the periodical under his
charge from that stlae vapidity—that
blue stocking ponderosity—that immeasur-
able flatulence which has made American
magazinedom, a synomyne for trash and
pedantic thick-headedness. The Easy
Talk, as usual, is alone worth a year's sub-
scription to the magazine. The frontispiece,
"Mechanical Genius," is a gem in its way.
Our " All Sorts of Items" is often indebted
to "Graham" for some airy trifle or witty
paragraph, which we always credit. Now,
there is no need of puffing Meister Earl's
magazine. Go to Forsgard & Burke and
get a copy, and then you wiU have it regu-
larly. •
A friend in Montgomery informs us
that a charge against Judge Buckley for
perjury was brought before the Grand Jury
of that county in the early part of this
week, and after investigating the matter,
the Jury failed to find a true bill. This,
we presume, will set to rest those charges
of which so much has been said privately
and hinted at in the public press since the
nomination of Judge Buckley by the Austin
Convention last winter. We understand,
however, certain publications are to be
made by one, or both parties, probably in
the Item. The preferring of these charges
has gained Buckley a good many votes at
Montgomery. Present ilocations are that
he will carry the State by a large majority,
probably not less than ten thousand. His
opponent, if our advices from all parts of
the State are to be depended on, will not
poll Sam Houston's vote.
Galveston.—The Wednesday's Civilian
mentions the sailing of the brig Lavaca,
trom Bangor for Galveston, with a full cargo
of white pine lumber, consigned to D.
Bradbury.
The Civilian mentions the finding of a
little negro child, that had wandered away
from home. It was found on the margin of
a lagoon, half a mile from home, dead.
Our brother, of the Civilian, has just
begun to rub his eyes open on the judicial
question. But, neighbor, if it is just as
convenient for you, it would be quite as
well if you would pour a few hot shot into
enemy instead of tickleing them with
straws. Straws to be sure show which way
the wind blows, but that is about all the use
they are, and if the wind shows itself in no
other way, it might for all practical pur-
poses pretty nearly as well not blow at all.
The News and Civilian also heard that
Waco rumor, but had the good sense to say
nothing about it.
The News has the following which is
worth passing along. To be appreciated
it must be remembered that Ostermanis re-
garded as—to say the least ol iU^in inde-
pendent circumstances. He gave ihe money
to the Howard Association.
On Sunday last, when the Mexico was
about to start for New Orleans, the propri-
etor of the Rialto had his baggage packed
in a large trunk and placed on a wheelbar-
row to be put on board. There being a
crowd round at the time, it was proposed by
some wag to pay Mr. Osterman two and a
half to wheel the trunk to the steamer.
"Not if I can help it," said he, "but stand
a trittte more, and I may be induced to risk
the chances." Another half was proposed
to be added, when Mr. O. to the astonish-
ment of all present, but particularly the
party who offered the banter, went to work
and wheeled the trunk to the steamer,
where he left it, wheelbarrow and all, to be
put on board by some one else.^that not be-
ing included in the bargain. We think our
friend Osterman had the best of the joke,
and as the Howard Association may need
funds before the sickly season is over, we
; hope he may get more such jobs.
The Civilian mentions the arrival of the
j schr. JuO. Castnar in ballast from Aspin-
jwall; the bark Nueces, merchandize, from
Boston, and the bark Island City, salt, from
Liverpool.
The Civilian speaks to the New Orleans
Bee about the folly of supposing that there
is any free State element in the population
of Texas. If the New Orleans papers dont
stop lying about Texas we shall go in for
voting them out of the State.
CITY COUNCIL.
Council Chamber, May 13, 1858,
Present, his Honor the Mayor,
Aldermen Daly, Lord, Vincent, Senne-
chal, Sampson, Lubbock and King
Minutes of last meeting read and adopt'
ed.
Col. J. D. Waters, President of the Bra-
zoria Railroad Company being present, re-
quested the Council to appoint a committee
to confer with % committee appointed by
the Directors of the above mentioned road,
regarding the amalgamation of the two
roads.
On motion of Mr. Sampson, his Honor
appointed the following committee, to wit:
Aid. Sampson, King and Vincent. .
* Aid. Kiiig, on the part of the committee
to whom was referred the petition of Hous-
ton Fire Company No. 1, reported that lum-
ber could be had on twelve months bonds,
bearing interest at 12£ ^3 cent.
Aid. Sampson offered the following reso-
tion: .
Resolved, That the Mayor be authorized
to advertise for sealed proposals for the
furnishing and building of a wooden tene-
ment for the use of the. Houston Fire Com
pany. Dimensions of said building to be
25 feet front by 75 feet depth. Payments
to be made by oity bonds, at six and twelve
months, with interest at 10 cent, per
annum from date.
Ayes and noes being called for, stood as
follows: ' , J •
Ayes—Aid. Vincent and Sampson.
Noes—Aid. Daly, Lord, Senechal, Lub
bock and King.
A committee of four was appointed to
make out specifications, and receive propo-
sals for a two-story building, the lower room
to be occupied by the Houston Fire Com-
pany No. 1.
Aid. Daly, King, Lubbock and Senechal
were appointed on said committee.
Proposals for the city printing having
been received and read, on motion of Aid.
Lord, the Republic's bid was accepted, pro-
vided it included all notices in the paper.
Ayes—Aid. Daly, Lord, Vincent and
Senechal. ' , t.
Noes—Aid. Sampson, Lubbock and King.
The following bills were read and ordered
to be paid: ■ ^
A. McGowan. ..$57 00
Marks & Beyers..... 104 10
John Gonzales.....'..' 3 00
Merchants' and Mechanics' Office 19 50
Republic Office 10 00
The following Ordinances were unani-
mously adopted:
An Ordinance for the paving and curbing
of certain sidewalks.
An Ordinance concerning the obstruction
of streets and sidewalks.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
GEO. ROTTENSTEIN, Sec'y.
A negro in Louisville broke open a box
belonging to a comrade, containing three
silver dollars, and stole one of the pieces.
Having been arraigned for the theft, tbe
usual'plea of insanity was urged, the coun-
sel declaring that no sane man wotfld take
one and leave two'dollars behind. Where-
upon the cuffee who was robbed, exclaimed
with great emphasis : " Massa, I tell you
dat nigger ain't crazy; he broke my box
open and took de dollar out. Now, if he
had broken de box open and put a dollar in,
den I'd Bay he's crazy." His argument was
conclusive, and the thief was sent up.
Since our laatreview^our markvt hi* part-
ly regained it* wonted buoyancy and activ-
ity, and the sale* have been large for the
season, and the prices tending in favor of
the planters.
The arrival of the North American bring-
ing a better feeling and slight advance in
Liverpool, was followed by the Niagara with
dates down to the 5th lust, allowing that a '
further advance has been established upon
a firm market of l-16d.
The state of trade in Manchester waa
highly satiafhctoiy and more promising than
heretofore. *
The effect upon our domestic markets has
®ot as yet been folly developed, that of
new York was languid without any
movement, and New Orleans quotations re-
mained unchanged, psiees ware slightly in
favor of buyers. * The receipts at that point
show an increase over last year of 41,H3
balesf The stock on hand was. -large say
245,522 bales, which, howsver, will speedi-
ly be reduced by the considerable decline in
freights to Europe.
The next steamers from Liverpool will be
the City of Washington appointed to leave
on the 12th, and the Africa on the 16th.
The former's news will probably be antici-
pated by the latter."
The supply in this market has been alaeet
entirely of the lower grades £nd stained
cottons. Middlings are consequently mooh
in demand and oommand fall figures. We
quote-
Inferior .
Ordinary 9
Good Ordinary .:. 10
Low Middling _lf
Middling _1
Good Middling 1
Middling Fair....
Fair
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock on hand Sept.. 1, '67, balbs
Bt%eek
-Ml
COMMERCIAL.
TELEGRAPH OFFICE, 1
Thursday, Mat. 27, 1858. /
It thould be remembered that our quo-
ations generally represent wholesale qrices.
WEEKLY REVIEW.
Trade is gradually slackening up as the
summer approaches, though there has been
a fair business all of last week, and during
many days a 4very brisk trade. There is
still a good deal doing in provisions, and
quite large stocks may be found on Main
street. The trade.in staple dry-goods is as
good as is looked for; it is mostly to plant-
ers, the interior merchants appearing only
occasionally among the customers.
Money is tolerably plenty, though by no
means more abundant than is desirable
We have no good criterion of the plentifal-
ness of money in our market, there being
no regular discount houses among us. We
can only tell by watching business.
Our news from the .crops 'is very encour-
aging. The cotton crop of some of the
eastern counties has been^et back by the
too abundant rains, though generally it is
much more promising than usual. The
planters ofthe Trinity valley are generally
rejoicing in the promise of plenty, bothof the
staple and of provisions In the Brazos
valley and west the accounts are of a most
glowing character. Already are blooms
appearing upon the plant, and everything
promises an early and an abundant harvest.
On the lower Brazos the sugar cane contin-
ues to look finely, and is already attaining
a heavy growth. Planters are looking for
the largest sugar crop by a considerable
that has ever been raised in Texas. In the
Colorado valley also, everything is promis-
ing. Both cotton and corn, as well as sugar
cane on the lower Colorado, are doing
splendidly. West of the Colorado also
everybody is anticipating a fine harvest.
The injury done by the grasshoppers is be-
ing rapidly effaced by the replanting and
rapid growth of the young cotton and corn,
while there were many whole fields, now
farther advanced than any elsewhere in the
State, fhat were untouched. The people ot
Western Texas generally are expecting to
see'corn down to twenty-five or thirty cents.
In the northern counties tlie wheat crop is
now, a great deal of it, being harvested,
and is turning out most abundantly. Farm-
ers are beginning to question what thsy
shall do with the overplus. The amount is
very large, and such as to rank Texas at
once with the wheat-growing States of the
Union. The mast crop is everywhere
abundant, particularly the pecans, of which
Texas will export the coming fall many
thousands of bushels.
We have painful rumors of Indian diffi-
culties on the northern frontiers, which we
trust may prove exaggerated. Otherwise,
the greatest peace and prosperity prevails
now within our State.
The railroad progress of the past week
is worthy of notice. Messrs. Smith &
Wentz, the contractors on the Texas and
New Orleans road; are pushing their work
along. They have received an accession to
their force, and will, as soon as the iron
can be shipped, push It ahead with much
greater rapidity. The H. T. & Brazoria
road is now ready for the iron, which will
■ be purchased within the next thirty days.
We expect to see it in operation to Colum-
bia by the next New Tear's. Wharton
county has issued her bonds for $40,000 to
aid in extending the road from Columbia to
Wharton, and a survey is now, we believe,
being made preparatory to letting contracts
for clearing and grading that end of the
line. Track-laying is going on on the Cen-
tral road, and we look to be invited goon to
66
Rec'd past
.2002
previousiy,..".'.r.'3'M214-66216
* Total 65271
Shipped past week 1772
previously ,.60811-52068
Stock on hand May 26, 1868, 3188
as follows:
Vincent & Fisher 844
Peel ft Dumble 486
T. W. Whitmarsh 668
Allen ft Fulton 714
J. J. Cain ft Co-....'...... 413
Taylor ft Bagby 669
Increase of stock on hand from last
week 230
«
corresponding datb last tbajl
Amount on hand Sept. 1, '66baxxs 217
Rec'd to May 21 40641
... May 21 to May 28... 404—41946
41262
Shipped to May 21 39918
... May 21 to May 28 —629—40447
Stockon hand May 28 816
Increase in receipts to cor. date—.....14171
Increase of — for cor. week......_1698
Increase of stock on hand, etc.
Quotations for corresponding date for
Middling grades 12}@14c.
Htsat.
The market still looks downward.
Texas hides will bring 10c. Green
sell for 4}@6c.
Mirchahbixb.
Bacon Sidbs—With only moderate stocks
we observe a reduction in the :
week, and alter our figures accordingly.
Ribbed are worth ll@lljc. ; Clear
had for 12@18c. A
Bacon Shoulders—Few. Kom
Bagging—Large stocks, India,
had for 16}@17$c.; Kentucky, sells for 19
@21c.
Buttsr.—Little or no Western in 1
Quotations nominaL
Candles—Plenty. Star are worth 26
@27; do. short weights 28c;
26 @28; Sperm 46@50c.
Corrxx—Small stocks. We
quotable change this weak, and repeat <
last week's figures.. Good Bio 12c. Prims
12Jc. Choicel2}@13. Java, (scarce) 17c.
Corn, Western.—White is TfWth 96c. @
$1 00. Yellow 90c. Mixed 86c.
Com, Texas.—We do not find any 1
market.
Flour—The market is well sop$3iei
We observe a small but perceptible dscliae
this week, and change our quotation to 1
respond with the times, aa fellows
$5@$5 25; Superfine $6 7S@6 26;
St. Louis, £7 50@$8 00.
Hat—Small stocks. We quote at $2.
Iron—With large stocks, we notice large
sales at our former prices,*which we repeat.
Refined Bar is worth 4f@6c. Hone shoe,
6|c; Hoop 7f@8c; Slab 7@7Jo ; Swedes
6@6}c.; Cast Steel 22@25c., German 14
@16c.; Blister, 10@12^c; SUA Steel 9®
10c; NaUr $4 76@$6.
Lard—Ke£ 16c.; bbls. !£}.
Lead—Advanced. Bar is worth 8}@9c.
Lime.—Fair supplies. We quote @$2 60
@$2 76. Cement, $2 76@8 00.
Lumber.—We notice Mobile yellow pine
selling from the yard at $82@36. Texas
do $16@20. Ala. and FU. dressed*42 60@
45. Cypress $S6@40. Shingles $4 50@
5 60. Laths $6@6 50.'
Molassbs—Stocks are equal to the de-
mand and prices unchanged. Barrels 42^
45c; half do. 46@60; Texas, very little
in market, and quotations nominaL
Oils.—Linseed is worth $1091,10; Lard
$?,15@1,20. —
Paints.—White lead No. 1 per 100 lbs $9
Pure $10 60@1^ S. W. Zinc $9 60®10
French $12 60@18.
Pork Mess.—$20 60@21 60.
Rope—Abund ant stocks.
15c. Ky. hand made ll@ll|c.
made 12@12}c. L. M. C., 18c.
Salt—Plenty. Coarse can be had for
$1. Fine sells for $1 25@1 60.
Spirits—With large stocks prioes are
about as follows ; Oliver's Whiskey, 27@
35c; Rose 28@30; Dexter 88088; Bour-
bon 75@$2 60; Monougahela66@$1 60.
Sugar—Ample stocks. Copsson, ty@7e.
Fair, 8J@9c. Choice 9}@10c. Crushed.
15c. Loaf 16c.
Tobacco—Common brand. 24066. Ex-
tra, 30@60c. Fancy 60076c.
Wool—Without burrs, 18c.
140
COMPARATIVE BTATXMXNT ar RJKKIPT8 AKD
STOCKS OF COTTON. AT THE JOLLTTING PLA-
qps AXD DATES ANNEXED.
Becetvad
PORTS.
X. Orleans, Ma 21
Mobile Ma 14
Savannah.. MalS
Charleston. Ma 13
Florida. Ma 14
Va.4 X. C.Ma 8
Texaa. Ma 14
Xew York. Ma 10
Oth'rPortsMa 8j
Total Balea.
Total to date 1857;
Deer's® this year;
Increase
CATTLE MARKET.
• Jeftexson COT, 1
Friday Evening, May 21, 1868. j
The market closes this week with barsty
20 Western Beeves and 900 Hop. « mil.
er&te supply of sheep amd 4 good ftftfr of
inferior Cattle. Prices of Western Bm9h
closed at an adrance of } cent per lb bat tkt
market for tbe other descriptions ofstcek is
in favor of purchasers.
PRICKS:
Beep Cattl*,
Western fine to choice, per lb net 8 1
\Vextern rough and fair, per lb net 7 <
T< xafc Ac., Inferior.per head..... 4 i
Hogs, per 100 lbs net 6 (
Sheep, In lots, inrr k ordinary, head. 3 <
Sheep, choice, bead. ,,
Milk Cows, ordinary, head T ts (
Milk Cows, head, choice
Veal Cattle - ■
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