Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-03-12

The past week has not been prolific in news of mo.
ment All is excitement and anxiety at present among
the office seekers Rumor is rife with her Thousand
tongues regard to who will be selected for the prn-
pal offices in this city Nothing definite is yet known,
but it is pretty generally conceded that Col Jacob
Davis, our former Mayor, will get the Collectorshp.-
If so it will be good appointment For the numerous
subordinate positions there probably hundred
applicants for every Office AS matter of course there
must be numerous disappontments
The Inaugural Address of General Pierce has been
we'll received and highly spoken of by all parties have
no fault to find with it, but much to approve Its style
and taste admirable
Since the opening OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
there has been introduced into city new and be au
ful stone for building purposes. which promises
percede the red stone, much in here and the
North 1t is obtained from Cheat river, the railroad
in Virginia 1t is free stone Of rich dove coor!and
when worked presents smoth beautiful surface 1t is
impossible to estimate the value of this production
the indications are that it will come generally in use
The spring business in city is opening briskly
with great promise. large number of Western and
Southern merchants now here making their purcha
The transportation Of goods the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad is daily augmentng. Everything gives
promise of highly prosperous trade,
If inspection laws, which are Of the cd school.
and only odious but highly detrimental to trade are
properly modified Ian effort to do which is making
trade will be made in the article of tobacco from
the West especially from Kentucky and Ohio.
Many fthe old statutes of Maryland which were made
to suit the exgences of the times nearly seventy years
ago still force though far behind the present
oprogress These want to be blotted out. They tend
not only to cramp and harlass commercial enterprise
but actually drive business away from 1t was only
little than year ago that State by its law of
imprisonment for debt, used trap catch and
cage unsuspectng strangers and present we have
laws in reference to taxes, stamp duties licenses
&C., which are not much better.
Since the abandonment of the small note system AZ
currency for change gold and silver have become much
plentiful though the latter is selling Al per cent
premium.
Not much going on in the way of amusements. Mr.
Forrest is still playing at the Museum to full houses.
Breadstuffs are dull Flonr to-day sold at 81 81
Red Wheat llOc; white 1I4a1loc. White Corn so
a52c; yellow 56a57c
Provisions quiet Sales of 200 bbls Mess Pork at Sl7
prime SIS 5oalo. Mess Beef $40 Bacon Shoulders u
asc; Sides &C. Hams llal3c. Lard in barrels saalOc
in kegs 100 cents. Butter 14alc; Cheese 9a1Oc per
ID.
Coffee dull Weeks sales 1900 bags Rio eIasic and
400 Laguayra 9aal0c per h. Stock on hand 5000
bags.
Cotton dull. Sales of the week 400 bales. Virginia
Georgia and Gulfgood midding at 93alOca Stock 20o)
bales.
Rice 4a4ac Sugars and Molasses dull-prces I'M
changed.
Tobacco very quiet No sales; stock light.
Whiskey 22!aaa4c
Money is becoming easier and discounts are making
freely. j. w.