The crevasse at Carrollton, Louisiana, has been closed. A break occurred Monday morning in the Mulatto levee, near Baton Rouge, and at last advices was forty feet wide and six feet deep, threatening all the plantations down to Plaquemine. The Egyptian rebels, as they are called, fight with great bravery. So far, however, they have been unable to cope with their better armed and disciplined enemy, but it is reported that they are not at all discouraged, but swear they will yet drink the blood of the Turks and their allies from England. [Illustration: MARKETS] FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. OFFICE OF THE PRAIRIE FARMER,} CHICAGO. March 18, 1884. } There was a better feeling in banking circles on Monday but transactions were not heavy. Interest rates remain at 5@7 per cent. Eastern exchange sold between banks at 25c per $1,000 premium. Foreign exchange unchanged. The failures in the United States during the past seven days are reported to have numbered 174, and in Canada and the Provinces 42, a total of 216, as compared with 272 for the previous week, a decrease of 56. The decrease is principally in the Western, Middle, and New England States. Canada had the same number of failures as for the preceding week. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. The week opened with the bears on top and prices were forced downward. Speculation was heavy. Ocean freights are low, yet but little grain comparatively is going out. London and Liverpool advices were not encouraging and the New York markets were easy. Corn was unusually dull. WHEAT.--Red winter, in store No. 2, 98c; spring No. 2 92@93c; No. 3. 85@89c on track. CORN.--Moderately active. Car lots No 2, 53@53-1/2c; rejected, 46c; new mixed, 52-1/2c. OATS.--No. 2 on track closed 34-1/4@35c. RYE.--No. 2 59@62c. BARLEY.--No. 2, 66c; No. 3, f.o.b. 6l@62c; No. 5 50c. FLAX.--Closed at $1 60@1 61 on track. TIMOTHY.--$1 28@l 34 per bushel. Little doing. CLOVER.--Quiet at $5 50@5 70 for prime. HUNGARIAN.--Prime 60@67-1/2c. BUCKWHEAT.--70@75c. MILLET.--45@50c. PROVISIONS.--Mess pork. May $18 10@18 25. Green hams, 11-3/4c per lb. Short ribs, $9 55@9 60 per cwt. LARD.--$9 60@9 75. COUNTRY PRODUCE. NOTE.--The quotations for the articles named in the following list are generally for commission lots of goods and from first hands. While our prices are based as near as may be on the landing or wholesale rates, allowance must be made for selections and the sorting up for store distribution. BRAN.--Quoted at $15 50@15 75 per ton on track. BEANS.--Hand picked mediums $2 10@2 15. Hand picked navies, $2 15@2 25. BUTTER.--Choice to extra creamery, 33@35c per lb.; fair to good do 25@30c; fair to choice dairy 24@28c; common to choice packing stock fresh and sweet, 9@10c; ladle packed 10@13c. BROOM-CORN.--Good to choice hurl 7@8c per lb; green self-working 6@6-1/2c; red-tipped and pale do 4@5c; inside and covers 3@4c; common short corn 2-1/2@3-1/2c; crooked, and damaged, 2@4c, according to quality.