The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-22
COMMERCIAL.
RICHMOND MARKETS. December Q

COMMERCIAL.
RICHMOND MARKETS, December 81
There 10 no positive relief in this city from the
pressure but there s certainly better feeling and
q more decided belief that we have touched the
low water mark. There are signs of an encoura-
ging nature In the low rate OF foreign exchange
In New Yorktown below the point which justifes
the expectation of specie-and the increase of spe
Gle and the Increase Of the discounts in the New
York Banks. There is in this city more exchange
on New York and the North; and the rate has fallen
in few days from orefourth to one-half per cent.
This 10 all gratifying, and we have little doubt that
there will be decided Improvement after the mid
die of Jsnusry-while things will be really no
worse between now and that period.
run upon our Savings Banks has increased the
commercial difficulties little; but we believe this
IL slackening off: people beginning to see that their
money y about as safe in them as any where else.
and had much better stay there and draw interest
than be jeopardized In hazardous investments.
Asasual at this season very little Is doing.
CThese quotations are wholesale For snsu
srdershigher prices viii be charged.
APPLES-Virginia 81 STANDARDIZATION 81 son
e5 according to quality.
sides none in market; Western Sides ioS aa n9ne
sSouds.s Ham. Fancy iSs BAKED sHa s@;
civ Ham none n market Moth cafon e1 S.s
round, none in market; Good Family Bacon, scarce
BUTTER-frime Country, l8022c do. Goshen
s0O2tc.: old aud inferior, 12OI4c. -
BEESWAx -254026A " lb.
BUCKETS. 4c5Psi5tsa Bucksts 1925 y dozen.
ssS
BRooMsSTwo string, s2a5; thrss-strins, sae2.;
corroN YARNs@laSls Ct. cash. Cotton c..D.
ACE co RS I'VE qlb.. it at sa.ossc.
CORN MEALCVsry little in market. We ouote
CoFFEE-Rio 1Oa0llA Lasuayra ll1c; Java 14se;
GOA SoAL Il Coal i. now very high; We
It Port Wslthsl at wharf opposite Rockets. i4c
for average and smiths For city use, Wholesale to
a;ss city s ~ cart load of IS
bushels, for Lump; Hail IS.
CANDLES Tailow IS cts, y b.; Jsekson's II cts:
Hnlrs patent lsc' Adamantine zsa0soc; Sperm g
RLOUR-Firm at 50 for Canal supsrine, for ship.
FLOUR BARRELs-5oc. each.
FLAXsEED- 81 .5O0l. go y busheL
FEATHERS Live geese 4404s cts. Demand i'm.
FisH-Hering., N. Carolina Clipped, 81 o. Dbl.
Halifax Clipped No. Isl; No; 2, 90. Ma&$s Is
se lssss 81; No. sss sss 6'l' No. slS
$50 k.I:Ias Bunch Ss 1Isyss a asGsaa Sos;
% Eng :t supp1 f. and limited
GRASS SEEDS cloyss g 97 50 p bu.h Timothy
s.sss s quot. o 50 xh ssa $3.50
iissTsS, foE ,, ns1Syisp; Ms.Icsn ausno, $3.50
"a gisssins sl ss asssss;
HOOP POL Es;-We quote at S70$s p thoussud.
LII pes ~ green weight
HAY-Sales from store q Is none arriving
IRON AND AM \ NAILs.aPig Iron. sssoS45 p ton;
sweds E, sloS TOM Ensah refined $iso Com
dsg.r SsSSss5 Gut NAILS. DC cash. &: I'm time IRE
ssiioe; 4 sssnsts. ossss 1sSeq S.. Co ss95
H5e Hennessey, Ss.s56S5; Peach, scsrcs Al az I
Sia5 Virgins Apple soc 0s5c: DO old. 7sc 9Si So
New England, Soc, none in market Giaa HoilsnS
etGei:50s American IS cts. -.'A'
L LEAD-1 tGn pig; . ssG p , SNr bar
laai1c N nas aasd' In oolA lie to llic in kegs
LExTHEk Good stamp ao0ale p H.: damaged
ss Weight and qassp p the 'S ss.ss
superior heavy sides Skirting and bsrnss. Tsss,h
Z moro plenty With less demand We enote . 20
IinE-Sl5oin ssors 81 Sin rom anS x.s.,
90 @erehant.bis sa00a5 One inch S'1 ysl az;
si4Sis o. ssois; d. sis Il SssSsz H Fe do:
s IL. S::s. -: sss
"a asart ls02s cents. Shingles e1.50085O p III
Meather Boarding Sl309i6. Inch Osk Plank t150
~: Bqttonwood. ~ inch, S2s0e2s; Do inch. Is
49, 49, iHSa cherry $50; Poplsr e2o0S p NJ
III sen g q ssooSs5 Shingles Il Inch bunch
4OLASbE6-hew Orleans 2S028 ara ~ ..ll,,,.
Porto Rico 2632sc; Cuba &c. s'.' ss''on'
0aIe;-S,.eso @ usfs q $3.50 y bush. &
NJ 81 .5issssa ~ a. 0a'hsl; 'horta soe brown
l0IATQE8-Ws quote d. Is BY tn. o..ns,.
PLAsTEh Lump ssiis q SALOONS ssthe 1ha,s
syE-sLlee,ls p bs.b.l.
KICE-New 81 l1sf cts. ~ b.
6ALT-Liverpool hne oie50el as y saek
U0ARS-kair 70 strictly prime New Oriesn. 81
eta; Porto Rico sac; Coffee Sugar 81 673; resssS
t0sf 81 Gel; crushed and powdered 8S0Sc.
1huT-74 CT. p n.
sTAyEs-Gocd OAK for nour barrels, es.7s p
1EAe-Impsrisi and Gunpowdsr Sc. 0el 20.
IUDAGCOs-cur market hss pretty much cloeed
- kne ycaS; the inspec'ions viii not syersee %
81 eay. ana this conssts mostly Of low srsdeu
g ~ Isessco. yhish sells from tl5o 70 "a. The
WHEAT -salss Ct eI65 Sor erim. r.s. = q =.
Ynme shttss eesh-on time SCI n,ors GS.s..i 49, ~
tsessns spr god q eoGIs5 4ss'
& W31ekEY.-AiehnonA rsetiAsA 46kAxs1. -
- 1911 Clnsinnsa &c, mos.; noninsi. ue.s
- rsesssS ~. ~ Whisksy. nons hsssj 6alEi-
RI Jsl.s 1900 1sdska: siciiy. x ssaaIsss q;
g!l nseslr ezses2 ssg.y: Pslnsrsis. bs4
..ss ~ re sa Sses: g, 80 SO ' cord fes osl
~ - sAiss bit sssses lseIsG IL the article. W.