Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-05
coMMERC1AL RECORD.
WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT,
CAREFULLY CORRECTED, FROM RELIABLE SOURCES,
FOR THE RICHMOND TINES,


GENERAL REMARKs.-Tbe Spring trade thus
far has been characterized by remarkable degree OF
dullness Country merchants have come into the mar
ket but the high ruling have had tendency to in
duce them either to go North or to buy sparngly This
remark particularly true regards the Grocery
market 1t will be observed from the quotations given
below that prices Of Groceries and Provisions are on
the decline
TOBACCO.-Receipts and Inspections continue
light the season market rather weaker for Lugs and
common Leaf. We quote Lugs 81 SO Sc, as in qua
lty; Leaf Sc so SIG 25.
FLOUR-Small sales of RI, .lond superfine have
been made throughout the week at 81 rs per barre--
Last sales OF Scottsville Flour at "a $50 per Dbl.
WHEAT-Little doing in the market; we continue
to quote white 81 O5 to ST. 07a and red at 81 OBJ q
! 05 per bushel.
CORN-A good demand exists for djstilling. We
quote per bushe the price or fair lots.
OATS.-We quote 40 cents per bushel as the selling
price.
WHEAT OFFAL--Bran "A cents; Shorts l6 cts.
BrownStu 25 cts; ShipStuffs 40 cents per bushel
Demand fair and stocks light.
CORN MEAL.-60t to IS cents per buste
GUANO-Peruvian S4S tor five tons or more small
Ter RR HusHs5 So PEI per ton Ennn 60 90 Co.
Segnete 81 Is. Imitation 3la35 cents Sazerac $3a3s
Peach dull at $la$l Is Va. Apple Brandy, $780,
Old o2sa73 CENTS Northern 40. All high priced Brandes
are very dull OF SALE the prices give being merely
mlnal.
RUM-New England 90 cts-limited demand.
WHlSKE9- Richmond rectited, 23t cts. in barrels
with a good demand Cincinnati rectihed in bbls.
none in market.
dull. r
PROVISIONS-W quote new CITY cured Bacon at
CENTS hog round; old Western sides 5ta6 cents new
6; old Western shoulders A. cents new a ST;
new hams 9al0cts. LARD, in bbls 6aa7 cts; in kegs,
7a7acts. per 10.
BUT1ER-Mountain, irkin, 14al7a cts per h. for a
superior article; ordinary article may be quoted at
to lie.
CUFFEE-The market continues dull, with down.
ward tendency i'll prices, though note TRANSACT
lions of sufficient importance to establish Decline.
Laguayra is held liz l2s cents; few bags sold at
auction to-day at 10 So 1875; Rio held ii l2k
cts; Java at IA cts: per lb.
MOLASSES-We note sales of New Orleans at
auction during the week, at 25s &c cts; Cuba saes at
auctlon) 49, 20 cts per gallon.
FLAXSEED-$l l0-none arriving.
SUGARS-A good demand to the country trade
exists without any apparent change in prices say, New
Orleans 49a52 cents; West India e. cts. per h.
TEAS-lmperial and Gunpowder 80 cts. a s per h.
in fair demand.
CLoyERsEED-sts s43 per busheel, and dull.
BEESWAX-22t to % cents per pound.
HAY-N orthern-saes from landing at % to IS cts
OIlrWinler sperm, bleached, 100 cents; unbleached
1875 cents; whale so cents; solar 60 SIS cls Linseed
70 to 75c.; Tanners Oil 49, to II. Lard OIL 65c.
COAL-l0 to is cents per bushe best Clover Hill Is
COTTON-DulI; last sales at 12cents.
COTTON YARNS-lS 20 cents.
CANDLES-We quote taiIow Candles 11al2 cts;
HulPs patent 14c.; Patapsco adamantne % cents,
spermaceti 43 10 "A cts Cincinnati adamantine 27a28
N. Orleans candles 26a27.
FEATHERS-32a33 cts. per lb. for geese
FlSH-No, cut Herfings-none in first hands; retail
price $6aa63; No. gross 81 25a4 so. MAcKERE1--.
No l, $l3 2, $9-3, IS 50. SHAD-$53a6, dull
RICE-33a4 cents for prime
MERCER POTATOES-65 cts per bushel.
HIDES-Green sailed 5 cts. per lb Calf sailed SITE
to ST. each; Spanish l2aal4a cts
IRON-Pig Iron S24 to $50, according to quality;
Swedes $95 per toni English $50; Tredegar Richmond
manutactory $780, Up Country Bar $S5 to $S7s accord
LUMBER-Clear white Pine, $33; refuse clear $27;
merchantable $l6a20 refuse $l2al5 per M; one inch
pine Plank from $l2 to $14 per M three-quarter inch
pine Plank $40 to Sl25; flooring, rough, from SIS to
$50; dressed $30a35 joiss $20a30 two inch Plank Sl2
al4-none in market; weather boarding Sl to A. Dull
the wharf
PLASTER-Lump SO 81 from the wharf; on the
Basin 81 tierces of 500 pounds ground 81 AS
SALT-None arriving; from store the price is 81 60
SOLE LEATHER-Good II to l9c cts; damaged
l2A l6A.
SOAP-For brown cts yellow 44a5 cents per h.
white and varegated l2al4 cts.
STEEL.-American blistered $40 per ton.
SHOT-6 cents.
FREIGHTS,
Nothing doing in foreign treghts.
New York-flour, per bbl., 20 cts; coal, ST cents
Boston-Flour 30 cents; coal, none shipping; tobacco
per hid, So SO; boxes 25 cents.
Baltmore-Coal cents
Philadelphia Flour 20 cents; tobacco $24 per hid.
20 cents for boxes coal 81 cents per bse Philadelphia
measure.
ON THE CANAL-To Lynchburg and intermediate
places, ~ cents per 100 lbs.
EXCHANG -.