The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-02
PRICE ONE CENT.
COMMERCIAL.

Side I'm, cured hog round. s09ac; Western
smisSsld I~ So. snoalse5 snnas 7t07ic Hams lO0Iic
BBR00MS -e20S2 3, sceord;n, 70 on.,,.u
do sa.ssn To- % e. % Ro y
BEEsWAx~zsa5issal als q and X inferior, s0Ioa cts.
ibuCkETS, &c-Psinted Bncl.,. 40 a. ~
Tubs IS Sass assnssd pals sa75 dos Heavy Cedar
ets, esq $500 doza' lost Heavy Cedar Feed Buck
ecSoTTTToossITssssl coTTos Taslsailsss,;s, Ct: p, p, :,
RNMEs C0RN MEtIqns.s quote s; s5s small sale. s7,e
4s. mocb. I5a lcSile Lssu.yr. soI,s; Jaw.
;, coAL-Anth,seite Coal we quote o.. $50 o..
Walthall, at wharf opposite Rocker. M q Port
lac; Tor average, and Smiths; for city use wSois
to dealers at lsac. for Lump Hail I5c A''e'aie
busSa. r city f9numption s6 y cart load of Is
n CANDLEs-Tallowl ls cts. y fb.; Jackson's II ct. .
aulps patent 18c Adamantine 23s03Oc.; Sperm %
FLOUR--Arrivals have been heavier the pa.t
week than at any time since the freeze, and the
market wthln the two last days has been more ami
mated Sales of Superfine Canal have been made AZ
g. az which we quote 1t in demand. Extra So IS;
Family $40 5o0lI:
FLAXSEED- 81 so to SI.65 - bushel. small mar.
FEATHERs- Live geese 44046c.-demans lights
HALIFAX clipped No. ;Giaaa No osRg'd ssg So sa sbl
Is s. a1 aiss go s ss s ssf 81; .z sNa
FRUIT-Orapges and Lemons in boxes in good
oider S275a5 % Raisns. bunch, in boxes as
half boxes, 81 o2Gi 75-quarter do, 87lc Lsyer in
D9xes T2 S5 3eOS15 Malaga Grapes, none in market
flRs t2t0l5c per 10, according to quality Prunes
GINS EtsG--sO015 ets 8y lb.
GRASS SEEDS-Cloyer 81 25Sv7 so Iy bnab. r;,,o
thy S494 25; Heras' Grass $i250i 50 r bu.6. i'h0'
GUANO-We quote S50 from wharf. S,0 5n IA
iTsTsS SIfa for reTusiaI; Mexican asano, $50 ass5
Ho0p PoLEs-"e aaots at s7Sss y thousand hs
calf skins green, 81. No spanish Hides in ms1Iet
bns HAYIsslss lIss fIon e store Sl.25. '''A'Ae'
,a dhoN AND NAlLS.-Pig Iron. no sales since LIST
swedes, SloI5o y ton; English refined and Trede
gar Ss5; Common English, $50; American county.
@05. Cut NAILS. 43c. cash. &C. time S'
LIQUORS-Brandy Otard Dupuy Co ssza,
2 gallons A. seignstte, s2s5@s4; saserae, ss ia ga
60; Hennessey, Ss950S5; Peach, scarce at sllg
Eothsrn do 55975c Imtston, No. e5S47s eS H.,
New ENGLAND, 4Sc. Gin, Holland, $I0SI5o; Ame
LEAD-Pig 81 A06sc., cesh and time
0ll4c in pals, lsc.
LEATHER Good stamp 2G022c. Y fb; damaged
10 cents; poor, 150l7c. upper leather ii 501Ss ss
In size, weight and quality the latter price onv for
superior heavy sides skirtng and harness Lestber
is more plenty with less demand We ouots 30 to
2Jc as extremes; principal sales 2206c
LiME-sl 70 in store; 81 l2i from vessel; none
LUMBER-Clsar white Pine. Sss04o; refuse do.
S29, merchantsble, $20O25 ~ nj. One inch veliow
Pine Plank Sll0l5 three quarter do. S90I2; Il do,
ing, siS0$22.5O, face measure scantiing fiSS AT
O$l5 for heart and sap all heart Sl62O accordins
t. Size Garden Rails heart and sap, l50is Ct each;
a. heart 1905 cents Shingles S7.50d8 so ~ M
$50 - nch ssas nss Sad do plana n.s Sa5S e
6Sssssd Fooa shsE,S vaa ss ssgss so %
ing, Southern, S300SS5 Shingles p inch bunch
MonAssEs Z " shs oessss 9ssso; %. m
No Porto Rico received yet Cuba 25c
oATs-Stock very hght-sales at 5505s cts. per
OFFAL.-Brsn, 2Oc. y bushel; shorts. Soc. broxn
stuff 4oc;; shipstnf. 75c,
PoTATOEs-in first hands stock nearly exhaust
PLASTER Lump sells at 81 SOC IS on the wharf:
ground " Pc ton; Caicined $I75 per bbl
RYE-Sl.l5 ~ bushet.
RICE-New 505t cts. y n.
SALT-LivsrPooi fine Sl.60 Ey sack, from wharf
SUGARS-Fair to strictly prime New Orleans 50
cts; Porto Rico 506; Coffee Sugar s407a; rsfined
loaf 9t09t; crushed and powdered 8t09c.
sAoTn707t cts; v 10.
thousand.
TEAS-Imperial and Gunpowder 55c 0SI2O.
ToTAC eco The receipts of Tobacco have been
large for the last week. and We have to notice
snail decline in Luss and common Leaf We quote
inferior Lugs at "a 25D4 rs; good and fine S5a6 50;
common Leaf Sc 7507 25 good S77508 SO; fine
S9 5rOI I2UiZ NO hne manufacturing in market
WHEAT.-Wheat is very scarce and the quota
tions have advanced uithin a day or two. We now
quote prime red 81 o5; prime white 81 10. The GEM gem
eral quality Of that hich is coming in is very lndf
ferent. Fair to good Sl,s5 to 81 O5.
Observation-Disclosures rectffied S5036c. None
WINES-POrt: Burgundy Sl0S2.5O ~ gallon.
Port Juice, 81. 500S4 Madeira: Sicily, 45c a 81 as
Old Madeira, s25e9s4 sS4s Sherry; Psrmartin. DuA
WOOD.-oak So so #s cord; S202 25 for Pine
retail S4 seas for Oak; S5G3.a5 for Pine.
WOOL.-Nominal holders generally above
views of buyers.
CATTLE. HOGS AND SHEEP.
BEEF-S450, 5lD5 so " cwt gross; which il SO a
10 and Sil net Extra fine Sc gross, Sl2 net 1t is
understood tnat there English agents purchasing
Beef in Virginia for packing tor the army in
HUds-S7 #g nundred-supply moderate
sHEEP-Mutton sells for $o0$7a piece for ordi-
nary and superior Sheep.
FREIGHTS
FoREIGN.-Nothing doing in foreign freishts
DoMEsTIc.-Freigh,s dull at the following rates
New York. Boston. Philadslphis
Goal Goa Y ~ ton.........s2ae on $3.50 $l.15
Tobacco p hhd.... $50 $50 $50
Coal Do; TO- , ss,timo,:; Y 60x;; :, ..n,. Is Is %
EXCHANGE.
STERLING BILLS: 8 Y ct. premium
DoMEsTIc-Nortaern Exchange e-Checks on the
Large Northern City Bank Notes / premium.
uncurrent Bank Notes-or rather notes not Bank
abie-we quote as follows
Notos VI INC EAOndHso DANA VI oeiucus "iLlctr
Co.. 40 per cent. discount, and of the Trans-Ale-
ghsny Bank, per ct. discount.
The notes of the following new Virginia Banks
taken on deposite by the Banks here Monticello
Bank Charlottesville; Central Bank Staunton; Mer-
chant.' Bank, LynchburR; Bank of Commerce, FIRE.
dericksburg; Bank of Rockingham, Harrisonburg
Bank of Winchester, Winchester; Bank OF the Old
Dominion, Alexandria; and Bank of Scottssie.
The following are per ct. discount with the Bro.
kers: Fairmost Bauk, Fairmont; Bank of Berkeley
Martiusburg; and Manufacturers and Farmers Bank
Of Wheelins-and all the Wheeling Bank Notes
The notes of the Bank of Kanawhs, Maiden. are
5 per ct discount
North Carolina. die Tennessee. .24 dis
South Carons.......a Kentucky........4
Georgia. ..............24 Ohio.............3
Alabama State Banks Northern Interior. par.
Bank of Mebile.......24
All solvent small notes, except Fredericksburg Cor
porstion, are taken by the brokers at " cent dis
Fredericksburg are down TO IS W ct. discount.
Cold premium. Sitver--0id2 premium; New
prem.
Sales of Stocks reported by John Il. Laneasfev and
Son, Brokers, for the ,oeek ending Tassday March
Ist, 1855:
Virginia per cents 81 years to run, sales at the
Virginia per cents. Is years tims sales Sss and int
state Coupons x97 and int.
Bonds guaranteed by the State, sales at &96 and
Richmond City Bonds. 81 yearsto run, sales at se'
akd int.
virginia Bank Stock, par SO. sales s7s.
Farmers Bank Stock, sales Slo3.
Exchange Bank Stock, sales at $in6.
Virginia Fire and Marine, last sales sos.
Richmond Fire Association Stock, par &2o last sale
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