"SLAVES WANTED.--E. Creswell, No. 163, Gravier-street, will pay the most liberal price for slaves of all descriptions; and those who have slaves for sale will do well to give him a call before selling to others. He will also exchange slaves, sell slaves on commission; and those who wish to purchase will do well to give him a call before buying elsewhere, _as he keeps on hand a good selection of slaves_, sold under full guarantee, and good reference for titles given." The foregoing advertisements give us some faint idea of the demand for slaves. Those which follow are of slaves for sale. We cannot commence more appropriately than with these, taken from the "New Orleans Picayune:"-- "SLAVES FOR SALE.--Hope H. Slatter, who has retired from the trade, has sold to me his establishment in Baltimore, and leased for a number of years his old stand at the corner of Esplanade and Moreau-streets, at which place _I shall keep up a large and general assortment of slaves for sale, imported direct from Maryland and Virginia_. WALTER L. CAMPBELL, Successor to Hope H. Slatter." "NEGROES, NEGROES.--Just received, and for sale at No. 7, Moreau-street, Third Municipality, a large and likely lot of negroes, consisting of field-hands, house-servants, and mechanics. _Will be receiving new lots regularly from Virginia during the season._ WM. F. TALBOTT." The same paper of Oct. 18, 1846, contains the following two:-- "SLAVES FOR SALE, No. 165, Gravier-street.--The subscriber has always on hand a number of slaves, consisting of house-servants, field-hands, and mechanics, which will be sold low, for cash or negotiable paper. Persons desirous of purchasing will find it to their interest to call and examine. The subscriber will also receive and sell on consignment any negro that may be entrusted to his care. "He would also respectfully notify persons engaged in the slave-trade, that he is prepared to board them and their slaves on the most reasonable terms. WM. H. MERRITT. "Reference: J. Barelli, C. J. Mansoni." "NEGROES FOR SALE.--We, the subscribers, have for sale, at our establishment, No. 159, Gravier-street (block in the rear of St. Charles Exchange), a large lot of valuable slaves, suitable for plantation, house-servants, &c. &c. Persons desirous of purchasing will find it to their interest to call and examine. "We will also receive and sell on consignment any negroes that may be entrusted to us. We would also respectfully notify owners of negroes, _and persons engaged in the slave-trade_, that we are prepared to board negroes, and furnish traders with rooms, &c.