Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-22
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Ehirac! Of a leper, daied I.NEepoor., March,.
This country is ~ the pycst 1t moment, agilatcd
tr'' end to the other ol the SUBJECT Of Catholic
Emancipation, !. 50 completely tngGoss's the atten-
ton OF ali, and cXctCs fear and ulurm among many
that business, comparatively CALM, - but little
attended 10; and there seems TO be rclUelLce 10
enter into any transactions OF nIomeAt. until IL
De seen what will he The issue Of the measures pro-
posed by Government; with view to tue Lual settle
!.ent Of this most important question. TO tins cir
cuulstance may be aScribed III part, the unusual
degree Of dulncss and depression which pervades
our market at present; but at the same time ii mus;
De considered 20 be produced too in degree, by
the comparative Sr0rcityV a'"rty and the increased
caution and rcSt.jcttoES on the part oi tie bankers
and capitalists. o. the period draws when the
withdrawal OF the small note currency takes piacr.
Our cotton market this week has agaiu fallen 3D.
and the feeling of larguof and gloom nus been even
greater than before. The total sales are Only llZI0
bags; OF which $3.50 are American cOltons. OF the
whole, 1000 Americans have been taken on speCua-
ton, ard 1000 Brazil for export The arrivals, in
the face Of contrary winds, amount TO 1875, Of
which, 1870 from the United States. The an
neXcd quotations are in great degree hODtn0Lthey
are rather tie prices asked, than what can be OBJ
tanned Fan new C!ands may be Lad at . J, nearly
g0od at D Id. and scarcely any viii brnu 6d--none
ot the ncc New Orleans vii bring more than Cd,
and the ma Urt: of the sales II ; "a . T. 3D.
about 200 Upcnds aud New Orleans sold by
public sale yesterday, az about thc same which
Idd been taken NiousN bS private treaty. but Cl
1000 Sea Islands brought forward, only about 900
could be forced eff aud these Wen. ut decline of /
bout III per lb.-Common descriptions bringing only
10 10 10 Sid. The Manchester trade Is sLil IN al.
untavOrablc stat; all the Stockport weavcrs still re-
main out Of employ, and further turn on. l.as taken
place this week il! Manchester.
Our grain markets begin to show more sigrs of
Arnness, owing in great Measure Ia tie prospects
OF the duties becoming 50 ugh as TO exclude iorron
supplies. This .ycrk's average for Wheat is only
63sI making the aggregate 1873 the duty hcrci re
VIII increase next week. There is still bat very lii
Tie demand or Flour: Sos would he gladly taken for
New York, und 36s6a31 Tor Baltimore Indian Com
quite unsaeabe, at 35sa35, and the duty TO-DAY
Is 1856 some in bond has been sold at PTS.
March o.-Thrrc was ra,her more done in Cotton
on the 7tli American at tolerably steady prices hl
Bro2!i we're heavy and dropping. To-day there,
seems TO be but u moderate demand, and the magsn,
rather langud.
lo-There is bu. little doing in Cotton. hut there
seems to be rather return ct more f.mncss in tie
market Flour rather more inquired for, and sales 81
good New forl. have been made III Cos. Some pub
he sales were attempted yesterday of some Turpen-
tine, Tar aud Rice, recently arrived hat none could
be sod at present prices.