Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-20
From he London Sun of he ersniag Of Oci. ~
MONEY AND CITY NEWS.


TIMEs-A very general impression prevails IN .he
Money market tina, measures are IN
ia he Bank pGor for creating greater iacl'liss 10 ~
gard TO money. Some notice on the SUBJECT was 'u''y
expected after the weekly meeting held 10 day, LuI -
has not yet appeared and some persons are hclisu
to think that difference Of opinion has arisen IN 'fe
matter among the Directors. As far as can De col
lec,ed the intention 10 have been 10 maze Pr.
mancEt that arrangement by which Accommodation 10
at present given the Geposc Of bills of eSehanse
from The shutting Of the books al The Bank 10 p2Jseh
o. the dividends, and which is proposed to be dohe d
the rate of 3 or 3 2 per cent
State Of Iradc-Ihe increased activity IN TIE co'loh
market at Liverpool has produced some effect hare.
There wcs demand for yarn yesterday laaa Joy
several weeks past and higher prices were gcErrsiy
asked by the spianers The demand for cloth continues
good; aud several kinds, particularly 21-inch pruning
'''''' I.;lunchest,r Gus-tisa.
BRrsroL Oct 27h.-Prir0te and Joint STICK Sc7ks.
BY the quarterly returns of the circulation OF he pri-
vae and joint stock banks from the "osh OF 'ue 20 e
2Oh September inclusive, it appears that the c.rtron
of the private country banks ns been reduced IN e 'u'
Of c29 AGO. nile the circulation of the joint stock h@nAs
on ih aggregate has been increased in the sum Oh 'o'
lU5.
The total issues ofhe two descriptions of banks. sAh
ont the pse of The Bank of Eng'a cDffora:is i6ono
poly however, amount 10 II 1854 GG2l, which Is legs
than the noted in the as reutn By the sum ~ 5o,
J4ll. 49,
.qaeicaa Stacks london, October 90 Noan.-The
American securities have not Improved in vaier SAGE
our last quotations The following the prices OF tina
day with Limited business
Five per cent pound sterling Alabama % to 9" Five
per cent. Alabama, 90 to 81 Five per cent indisa c3
10 81 Five per Louisiana, Daring 500 10 9o rive
per cent Louisiana, (Lizardls) % 10 ~ =; FIX per
cent Mississippi, % 10 o. Six per cert ONO o2 loo
to lO Five per cent New York 81 10 %; Five per cent
Pennsylvania according dates, !2to 49, United Scles
Bank shares 2f lis Cd; Five per cent. New York CITY,
90 2 to 81 ~ Six per cent Virginia, % 10 97 SIX per
cent New Jersf railroad CG 10 lOi; Six per ctnt Hi
NOS, SO 10 81 l2 Five per cent. South Catonu IN
G sterling, %: o,
Cons ExcuAEGE, Friday, Oct IS, 1888.
We have 10 report since Tuesday, moderate sup
ply Of Wheat, conswise and from lrelard and hra OF
Oatmeal is fair amount; but Of other articles thence
and especially Flour the fresh arrivals In Tor TO day
are light From he Continent Of Europe The n'port Is
merely $50 quarters Wheat, and from Canada ) l"o
bbls Flour
Encouraged by advance in other markets, the Wheat
trade here continued 10 improve during the 4st .wo
days; and at our Corn Exchange this morning con,
siderable degree Of mhcss prevailed, particularly as
10 Foreign and Irish Wheas, al! descriptions OF old
commanding I'd per 20 pounds over the current rates OF
Tuesday.
Flour continuing in fair demand, 2s per sack
Gearer.
(Fror, tic London Mercantile Journal, Ortobcr 22j
TnBAcco.-Ihe home trade continues 10 purchase
freely and paying very high prices, but Tor export
there Is little nothing doing.
LIVERPOOL C6TTO% MARKET, OcT. %.
Yesterday there was very good general demand and
the sales were fully 5000 bags To-day the demand has
been moderate, and the sales only reach 30C0.-
The market has closed very steadily.
!6ih The sales TO day, being taken at II o clock,
they do not amount 10 than 200 Tie sales Oh the
week are 10 los bags Of which II $50 have been taken
by SPECTATORS bu, only 300 for export the market has
closed quietly and prices are generally per ID low
than Tuesday.