The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-11

RIcunoND NARKETs, Augus 10.

RICHMOND MARKETS August ~.
suddes change ia the wssther from tempera.
tuye verv no, and Oppressive, 10 one that b cool
and refreshps, has given evident stimulus to busi
aevs, which was already improving from the in
creaslpe activity in wheat The farmers, infu.
euced BY the recent rapid decline In Wheat, and
the fine prospects for the crop In Crest Britain,
evidently more ready to SELL and the crop 10 com.
ing 10 rapidly.
Notwithstanding this Improvement, business is
still lees sctive than usual at this period but we
may expect that It will resume it, wonfed spirit 10
q week or two. Our merchants have laid tn hne
stocks, and the country trade can be amply sup
piled here. Money continues scarce; but we never
knew such general solvency under such pres
sure % that which has been in existence for some
time. We anticipate, however, that as coon as
trade ID fairly opened, money matters will become
easy.
TThese quotations are wholesale. For small
orders higher prices win be enlarged.
"a extra article
7c Hams 90I2; Todd's, hog round. Sc; Queen City
Hams IS cts North Carolina, hog round, etc-none in
market Good Family Bacon, with the exception OF
y suTTTR~Prime Country, 14017c. do. Goshen.
ls02Oc supply good and dull; old and inferior, so
BEEswAx-25t0as p Ib.
BUCKETS, &c-Psinted Buckets $2.25 y dozen.
P' Hssxy
Buckets. S30SS d y dog.
BRooMs.-Two string, $2a5, three-strins s2e2a;
'a CLOVER sEED.-Limited demand at ssseass p
bush.
S S99TT0N vssks,7o,s Ct cash. Cotton Conn
ACE Go Iesi k K e p bu.hel.
COFFEE-Rio 9t0li: Laguayra 10A01lc; Java
I4s0l5c, yers 6. arce; Mocha 144 015c.
COAL-Anthracite Coal Is DOW very high we
quote $3.50 y ton delivered. Bituminous delivered
do rkoffa NJ
for average lOc. for fne for city wholesale, to
dealers at l73e. for Lump, l4c for Hail. Price will
advance on the LIST of September.
COKE~2oc. p bushel for Lump, Ice for Hail. de-
livsred-S5 for the former, - for the latter cart
load. On lst September price will be advanced
Adamantine 2s9ssc; Sperm 2s9 S 40 o.
supslns To- h tads for home E e mp
FIOUR BARRELs-5oc. each.
FLAXSEED-Sl.25 ~ bushel.
FEATHERs-Live geese 4504a cts. Demand Ii.
mited and stock light.
HALIFAX nC clipped H. sss; No. 81 s1ad@None
in fret hands Mackeyei-No |, S1sg!sa ~ Dbl; No.
2. SIS: No. 8. large, ss1 No. s5SS55o
s5 eSss Rsisns i Bnneh Layer
0S4 so. Nothing doing in fruit
.nS at to 50 for
strictly prime. Inferior qualities, Of which there is
great deal, at lower rates according to quality
IDENTIFY less reliance upon the future for any
in prices Nothing but short crop mot now proba-
b.e) in England can restore former prices In CORN
there has been more doing. Large sales have been
made at 20 cts; the market closing dull, with the
prospect of a further decline.
GIiANONWe Quote SIS from wharf s55' SO at basin
and depots. Mexican, $35 so.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Hazards Sporting,
HOOP POLES.-We quote at $70$s 3s thousand
HIDES-Slaughtered cents v lb., green weight !;
HAY-s1 #g 1oolbs from wharf; market we'll sup
IRON AND NAILs.zzPig Iron, sss0s45 p ton;
degar, Ss00Ss5. Cut NAILS. 43c. cash. &c. time.
.s a SssaS sssslsc IS Is %
"a; Hennessey, S. s50$i6o; Peach, scarce at Sl0
$l25 Virginia Apple, &c.; do old, 75c 0$l; North
England, S40S cents. Gin, Holland, $I0$1 25;
American IS cts.
tEaP1 for pig . 7aa y b bPT bar
pr%sA stamp q @ middle
isst s M a. in SIZE weight and aua dIRge-
the latter price only for superior heavy Sides Skirt
ing and harness Leather is scarce and wanted at ESQ
LiME-SI. so in store; 81 IS from vessel
LUMBER-Clear white Pine. 5000; refuse do,
s PaDt s M 9ne ys low
ing. slsgsas5o. face measure seantiing, 'S 81
to size Garden Rails heart and sap, l50is Ct each;
all heart 1926 cents. Shingles $7.5O0S50 ~ M
Wsahs5 ssG ns Ins oas Plank
Dressed Flooring, Virginia, s2a9sO Dressed Floor
ing. Southern; SSo0SS5. Shingles, IL inch bunch
MOLAssEs Orleans 2sa026 cts. ~ gallon;
Porto Rico 27030c; Cuba 21i02t.
OATS.-Sales of new at 50c. ~ bushel.
OFFAL-Bran, Zoe. % bushel shorts, &c.; brown
POTATOES in market except the small
PLAsTER.~Lump, IS 5g9$575 y ton-demand
large for the seasons Ground 80.
RYE,so cts R bnshel; in good demand.
saETEIsspoaoI a Ss ssSss ~ H,ss ier supply
sUGARs-Fair to strictly prime New orlean. A a
loaf 81 Gle; 9093; powdered 7469c
sTAVEs.-Good Oak for -four barrels, $s.75 $
TEAS-Imperial and Gunpowder Sc 0$l2O.
TObACCO-We have to re port a depression in the
Tobacco market. and decline in some descriptions
fine $5a6 50; Inferior Leaf Sc 7507.5O; Good S7750
ga; Fine Shipping $lo0ll5o; Fine Manufacturing
WHISKEY.-Richmond Rectifed Sscts demand
fair; Cincinnati Sac, mos. Raw Whiskey, per LIST
proof 2ss nominal, none here. Baltimore rectifed
WINES-Port: Burgundy SI0S25O ~ gallon;
Port Ponce, $2500$4. Madeira Sicily, 45c 0Sl. rs;
Old Madeira, $2.5G0$4. Sherry: Permartin, Duff
Gordon, and Amontilado, S20$4.5O.
WOOD-By the quantity $S.624 ~ cord for Oak;
retail s.. sass Is Tor Pine. wa - O'
WOOL-The trade in Wool has not vet be gun and
the small lots disposed of do not afford fair ground
for quotation.
CATTLE, HOGS AND SHEEP
BEEF-SS 1904 " cwt. gross, which is $6 .50de
net.
HOGs,-Dull, at $S0s6 so net.
SHEEP-MuttoD, for which there IL not much
CALI sells for % 500&5 piece for ordinary and supe
rior Sheep. Lambs, bring S20$S each, according to
quality.
VEAL-ca,res fit for Veal sell at s40ss each.
FREIGHTS.
FoREIGN-No vessels wanted for LIVERPOOL
or London. Two or three small vessels wanted fol
Venice and Marseilles at what prices we csnuot saw
DoMEsT1c.-Freights dull at the following ra' ss
New York. Boston. Philsdelphis
Coal ton.........$240 1926 nj IN
Flour " bbl........ Is IS N
Tobacco p hhd.... $50 $50 s2s
Do. " box.... Is Is IN
Goal to Baltimore cents p bushel
EXCHANGE,
STERLING BILLS: 81 y ct premium
Experimentation Erchange-Checka on the
cnief Northern cities, s03 p cent premium. and il
d1Eand. Large City Bank Notes premium
,oncufrent Bank Notes-or rather notes not Rank.
aofs.we quote as follows;