Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-14
Correspondence of the Richmond Times

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1916, p. NJ
There is but little here to-day of a general char
acter. We have atmosphere and every indica-
tons ofapproachng snow.
Facts stubborn things and they giving gre.
vious evidence that the opening of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad rather emature. Cars for passen
gers true, daily from Baltimore and Wheeling
without any positive knowledge of when they will reach
their destination The Company regret to say, yet
unable accommodate the large and increasing demand
for the transportation Of reghts bewe these points
This matter has become subject not only of annoyance
but ofoud complaint. Thousands of tons of produce ere
waiting shipment at Wheeling and Baltimore but
the railroad is net prepared take it, Merchants there
fore both in this city and the west have been msled
very considerable nconv consequence
relying upon the road to do their business after the
announcement of its formal opening 1t will be two
months before the road is in ORDER and the
company prepared TO meet the demands upon for freight
transportation. The tacts clear that the opening was
premature and ahead of proper time. Children must
crawl before they can run. This adage should have
been in the minds eye of the Directors before they
opened the road with much parade, though it is not
altogether child, comparatively speaking, among rail
roads.
General Pierce, President elect is expected to arrive
in city about the 18th inst He purposes arryng but
short time. There will, of course, be great anxiety
to him.
Our city is quite barren of amusements at present
The Holiday and Front Theatres are both closed
The Museum is the only place of attraction except
Thackerays lectures before the Mercantile Library AS
ISOLATION.
The Kendall and Dickinson Ministries at Apollo
Hall are be rally patronzed and certainly very fine.
The latest ondit among the ppant gossip of city
is the marriage few days ago. of among most
fashionable and beautiful young bellies to gambler of
the Gothamte Empire city. She departed from the
parental roof-her athera wealthy notwithstanding to
give the slightest previous notice thereof She is now
the beautiful bride Of to her perfect stranger and
one whose sphere of life and associations differs widely
from that his bride accustomed move in These
young girls, when they get love in their hearts and
rnatrimony in their heads, the devil can't stop them
Business has been steady and is generally increas
| ing Flour is somewhat depressed by unfavourable
advices from Europe but the high in California
and the enterprise recently started of shipping Aus
| tralia tendto make holders firm and keep up prices
Sales to day of Howard Street brands at s. 10; CITY
Mills SIS l2! Rye -four 81 so; Corn Meal 90 So The
stock of flour is moderate.
The receipts of Grain very light-Red Wheat lis
lit cents; white III l25 cents to quality. White
Corn so So; yellow 60 90 CENTS Oats SO 43 cents
Rye so sc cents; Clover Seed Sc 25 Sc so; Timothy
| do 90 25 per bushel.
The Provision market is unsetted-saes of 300 bbls
Mess Pork at SIT So prime do SIG Mess Beef sl4 SC
SIS So Sales of 10000 lbs Bacon at ST for Shout
ders Sides Oh 81 cents; Hams 1 las cents. Lard
active-saes of 1900 kegs IL and 1900 bbs at
| 10 cents per Dbl.
Cheese advanciag-Western common 81 a,9l cents
| Eastern do 90 cents.
Butter in kegs Is l6 cents roll do 81 cents per
| ID.
Coffee is firm; sales since Thursday of 1000 bags Rio
atsaa95 to 1oc per lbmosty 94a9sc; stock hand
$4,000 bags.
Sugars dull there sos hhds New Orleans offered
at auction to day, and only no hhds sod 81 5oas5
As; sales of hhds English Island Moasses at 23a231c
New Orleans at 29la3Oc per gallon. Stock of Sugars
about 5000 hhds-Molasses moderate.
Cotton is firm; sales since Monday of $50 bales mid
ding TO mdding fair Virginia. Georgia and Cults at
lo4all4 cents months. Stock on hand 5000 bales
Rice is firm sales of tierces at ssa4Ie ner III and
in good demand.
Tobacco very dull sales worth quoting and nrices
irregular receipts light.
| Leather in active demand. No hides selling
Whiskey a34 a2ilc per gallon.
Hemp 6}c per ID for dew rot.
Money market abundantly supplied Discounts easv