The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-12
COMMERCIAL.
RICHMOND MARKETS.

RICHMOND MARKETS,
FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 1erH.
Below we give our weekly quotations, carefully
corrected. There Is no change of moment in any
thing except Breadstuffs Flour had advanced
from "a to 50c per Dbl. since our last weekly re-
port but after the arrival OF the Canada's news,
yesterday, there were no transaction. There il an
uncommonlv lieht stock and none of consequence
arriving. The Touring mills ATE getting ready for
The weather the last three days has been season.
able and fine, and the farmer has been much bene-
fitted by the change Wheat had suffered some.
what from the late unreasonable weather; but is
coming out under the effect of a more genial tenn.
perature. Approximations were felt that the Tobac-
co crop might be affected by want of plants: but
we hope the change so agreeable to the planter
may improve his prospects in this particular.
These quotations are Wholesale For small,
orders higher prices viii be charged
BACON-City cured, hog round, az az cts; West
ern Sides 7s07a; Shoulders 6466l; Hams 9012;
BUTTER-Common Butter in demand at from 4
to 10 cts; Prime scaIce and wanted, at 10000.
BEESWAX-25i 026t p ID.
COTTON YARNS-i70ls cts, cash.
COFFEE-Rio 11i9l2ic; Lsguayra ua0l2l; Java
CoAE-AntRraeits SIPS " ton; Bituminous ave.
'' co TT; p ssso n'' ''''' ''"p' ''
CANDLEs-Tallow Ice. y tb. Jackson's l6 1i7c.;
CORN-sales at 78asOc y bushel.
CORN MEAL-900923 cts. ~ bushel
FLOUR-The stock of -four is unpreced entedly
the Canada was received Yesterday there were sales
of Canal at 1887 aSs.50. After the news came
there were no transactions Sales to the trade at
FLA FIax k tSE 6Hsi s5d s bushs '0' '''
Partnership geese 45a4s cts. Demand IL
FfsH~Herrings, N Carolina gross, s. 25, at which
there sales Of ne'g; family Roe in Dds ~ do
in half barrels s.; ChpPed 81 SaoS, slS Dbl a
Ma Maee,ss sd rs ssa si7"iS Dbl NO. 90 NO. S'
| GINSENG-35aS7kc. y ID.
GUANO-Peruvan $50 ~ ton, from wharf; 5000
delivered at depot canal; $3.50 for Mexican, deli
yered at depot and canal.
GITNPOWDER-D Sporting, F. FF and
FFF s48s4 Is y keg; Blasting, 50 62I ESQ rs p k'g
Hazards Sporting 81; Blasting from Magazine, 81
calf skins, green, $l0$l.25. No Spanish Hides in
market :,
KDS ssB Na K the fsr fSsn ssss toni
swedes, $10o0$I05 " ton; English refined, 300;
commca English PSI Anne r sss county sa5; TIE
y gall; A. seignette. s. sS.l5; sazerac, IS a50
si25; Virginia Apple COG; do; old s2a075c; north
ern do, Soc; Imitation, S7a 040c. Rum, New Eng
land, SIC. Uhiskey, Cincinnati. 2s0Soc. Gin, Hol.
land. SId 81 Is; American, 35c.
Lead for pigs 7074 for bar.
LARD.-Fine, in bbls, Ioa 0l0ac.; in kegs, lie; in
LEATHER stamp, 2s0a4c g H.; middle
leather, 81 5G@s225 p side sSirtns and harness. ppss
LiMEEsi 80 in store; ST Is from vessel.
do So msrohsntabe saoos25 p H. One inch s, yei.
il do sl4g SIS i do. slsasI4 do. sI2 50s SIS.
Flooring. $lsas225O, face measure: seantline, $ll
to size Garden Rails, heart and sap, I5IS cts each:
all heart 1905 cts, Shingles $500 $3.50 ~ M
Weather Boarding Sl3@Sl6. Inch Oak Plank s25@
0$25. Inch cherry $50; poplar s200sz5 y M
Dressed Flooring Virginia, $28as Dressed Floor
s$s BY the e sHosis' Il inch bunch
MoLAsSEs Orleans, 2402G cts. P Igallon
Porto Rico 27630c:
OATS-55c. ~ bushel for Virginia-none in mar.
OFFAL.-Bran, 25c. ~ bushel; shorts Soc; brown
'tq PT 4Gs sRigsl s'i last cargo Of
GERS sold here at Sl.25 p bushel. The supply here
is very limited and the retailing price SO high
price of good lot that mi ght arrive at this time
ton; ground 50, The market is entirely bare, and
| there is quite demand for the article.
RicE-45s5 cts ; Is. a'A'''
| SALT-Liverp0ol fine 81 95 - sack.
| SUGARS-Fair to strictly prime New Orleans q
81 cts; Porto Rico'43052; Coffee Sugar 6k07t; re-
fined loaf 9a9lo; crushsd 9a9l; clarified 7a38a.
| ToBACCO.-The Tobacco inspections in Richm'd
average $50 to 100 hhds per day. The competition
| IL spIlLtu grades OF Qualities. Prices
range from S. 5006.75 for good middling and fine
lugs; leaf sells from Sc 7575 so for common mddling
leaf SO 500ll 25 very fine manufacturing leaf, from
Sl2 50dl750 and occasionally prime hid. com.
| mands $50.
Very inferior frosty Tugs, heated and light weight
| sell from S3.5G04.2O.
There is much complaint from the country about
] the backwardness of plants but the present propi
| t!ous weather will rapidly promote the growth q
| them.
We add below table exhibiting the inspections al
the various points in Virginia for the last four
up TO the SOth April of each year. From this it viii
be seen that the inspections of the year ending il
1852 hhds -
Tobacco Inspections in Virginia to 3OM april.