Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-08-23
COMMERCIAL RECORD.
RIcuMoND MAnKETs. AUGUST &c.

TOBlCCO-Ihe inspections are light, and the receipts
for The last three days have been very small.
The market is active and prices rather better but moi |"
an extent that would warrant higher EQUATIONS than III our
last report The cool weather we have had may be regarded
very uniavoabe for tobacco that was planted ia anu
this embraces large bulk OF the crop We read is morn
ina extracts of letters Ia neighbours Mcssrs Dobe "
Jones from Prince Edward county, which show Tie condl-
rim ,f tl,r cr, to be most unpromsna One letter was
dated 18th inst and the writer made an estimate oil ms
own and the crops Of of his neighbours and The Whole
estimate was 35 hs against 5 ds which were raised
on the same plantations last year The writer vi Inc otcr
letter 10Th inst from his own observation IN Prince
Edward Charlotte and Appomattox countless and from re-
liable information from Halifax MecAenburg, PutsyNania
and other counties HAT the prospects are worse ah they
in ISIS
Wc learn from MessrS Dibbre y Jones that the crop in
buckingham is also very unprom<lng. We received ms
morning letter from gentleman in Person County, Norm
Carolina ns,rlctng sell his tobacco and from his
remarks Judge that he looks Tor better prices as soon
as the full Of the shorncss oil the growing crop De-
comes better known We hear oi some slips VI country
where the crops good but in OF those tobacco that
was very promising short time since has been almost en-
ly ruined by firing up ro ting caused by the ground be
up TOO wet Oar opinion /, unchanged n To the ex-
ten; of the crop We yet think will be about eclirths
If opr average one n. VI. MARTIN Il CO.
safes of ~ hhd. TOBiC rere made on The 22d A"sI
by y. " liiR1IN 4. CO., at the fAo9ins prizes -
Nj y B. Alassenbug'- crop hhds. at ST. al II .,
d, - aud AT T. Col !. f. Henderson, Ind nj II
Mr. r. A. White, hid. at SO. Mr.. T. vanlandnshain, !
lind. $40 50 and at ST. Dr. H. L. Plnmm'r, md n. a,
SIO and atlI - Mr. I. q. Plummer hid al . y ana
n IL u.s. Mr. r. Fleming, hid at $40 IS. Mr.: j. J.
I,rsan. hind at sll, At II 80 and al y so. Mr.
Tw.-Jale hid. al Sill. Mr. Thos Hicks hid at sii %.
FLOUR -Rclmond old, s. 25 Sco'tsyi!r 5 81 - 80
asked nj retail for new.
WIIEAr--Rtd 10, white ll5 cts.
cORN-Sales At o.. 4 b3 cents.
CORN MEALS cents per bishe.
OATS 10 cents per bus'e.
EiSlI~Icrnas. No Cut 81 So Gross 81 50; Mackerel
No 3 So No $ 50; No l. 81 50; Shad IS 50 81; and
HUH Tor all descriptions.
: N EpuS
BACON VIRGINIA cured hog round "a -. cents Sides !
~ ris: new Hams ~ cents; Western Sides "a
shoulder. ) a 3. cts; Queen City hams 10Y
COFFEE-I.aeiayra 10. TO-: cts; Rio los 10y cts
las, II RS c,nt--frm and improving.
SuGAR-Wc quote Porto Rico 4 =. cents, New of'
leans, crop, o. Ga ST. 'roN ,o ~ cents Tal
double refined lo' cents; single rehheasa - US -
A.t firm and advancing. an ,,,, >.
MULASSES- Sales New Orleans at %; Cuba q a %
SPlRITS-Cognac Brandy Sl,i5 3,25 Rochelle 81 5oa
So American proof 35c 4 proof 5ol55 Apple scarce, Doc
Richmond Rccied Whiskey p cents, and advancing
" T.. Rum = ~ cts. =. ,,o -
TEAS Imperial i5a'ac per lb Gunpowicr 10 llo c's;
lonn. Tyson 3taI5ci Black - 90 g 80 >, :, NJ
CANDLES sperm Candies PA ic lal"w l0al2; Hun 5
Patent IT,; A.amantnc - Boo per ib Jackson patent
SOAp-Rchmonl and New York 81 a6c.
RICE-Pfimc III cts.
POTATOES MERGERS selling from wharf at o5a'a cts
SOLE LEATHER Iicmlock tanned good l6HalI els
damaged ilal5 cts.
lRON-pis Iron 81 10 80 according 10 quality; Sweed
50: [ Country Ear So ST. according 10 quality
STEEL American bliscrcd SllO per ton
HIDES-Gtccn sailed 4. cents per ID. Cali saltod -
cts. Ia 81 each.
EEEsWAX Dull al 2la23 CT.
LIME 81 ~, scarce.
SHOT,. cents per b.
COTTON IL u. cents
FEATHERS 32a35 els
s;EEDS-Clovrr 81 75a5 50 No Flax in market.
PLASrER-S 50 80. from Wharf 81 from Basin
SAII'-From store 81 IS; from wharf 81 IL. None ar
rting. $50
OILS Sperm, winter l20al25c; SIMMER llOall5c; wha.
rl 5ii refined 6laG5; I.nseed S0aS5c Tanners Stab
per barrel.
HAY Northern, in bales G5a,0 cts.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET, Ave. -.
BEEF CATrI.E-S2 80 10 81 at the puhlr scales IA
TIA oiG.g would command higher price.
Hogs 81 80 Ia ST. melt.
SHEEP 81 50 10 50 nett, according 10 quality
BALTIMORE MARKET, Aud 70.
Flour has declined. S'Ies oi Howard Street 50 IL:
CIV Mills hcli 81 p. Whcat-red, sales NJ 81 10 :
White, sales Al 81 II. Corn-White, 81 cents yellow 6'
cents. Whisky II p cents.
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