The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-09
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Friday nIernins, May ., 1855.
Finanoial ana cornmercial.


AZ the morning board of New York or0.s" -
cha TN. virginia stoct sold at o3l and II the eve
ming board, At s3i. Yesterday morning. SAVES 49,
,,ain made :, oaa "wednesday, according 70 tne
Journal Of Commerce, there was an in'' s-1
sure In the money market In" vs. ~.
ble In cali loan. than in discounts. the offerings At
III. Rank. being increased at the same time that
thev ara irving TO contract their accommodations.
Thu s.ock market showed slight improvement
lint there was . general disinclinaslon to pur-
chase largely.
The steamer America arrived yesterday ut Hall
definite intelligence of the breadstuffs market
merely announcing shade advance.
The canal navigation of New York not yet
opened II Ia anticipated that upon the occurrence
of that event. the increased facility for the trans
pertaton Of breadstuffs, win throw alarge amount
on the market
Wheat continues to arrive In this city pretty
freely. There arrived in the basin yesterday near
5000 bushels A larger proportion Of that now
coming In, Is better than for several weeks past
This IL attributable to the fact that 1t had been
well stored
There were inspected yesterday, at Seabrook's
Warehouse 253 hossheads of Tobacco. This Is
the largest inspection which has ever taken place
at . warehouse in one day. The largest inspec'
ton previous to this PAT hogsheads
The Stockholders of the Exchange Bank met in
Norfolk on Wednesday. The President made re-
port showing surplus of some IL per cent. The
question of accepting the charter of the last Legss
ture was deferred to the meeting in January were
also the applications for branches at Portsmouth
and Charlottesville The stock of the Western
Branch was increased from $4,000 to S2oo,ooe.-
The following Directors chosen for the ensuing
year: Richmond: Jno c. Hobson, w. g. Crensnaw'
r. Brsnsford, VIM. w. Gwathmey. Petersburg
Thos. 8. Gholson, Robt. d. McIlwaine David Donnan
Jr.. II. C. Hardy Lynchburg: J. o. Meem, " D.
Payne, w. g. Morris IT,. 8. Ferguson. AIexano',a
Robt. Jameson, ]. M. Stewart C. y. Lee, ;.
Dangerisld Norfolk: VIM. w. Sharp, Thos. a.
Hardy, Chas H. Shield. Chas. Harris, Alex Bell
Abingdon: Jno. C. Greenwsy. A. C. Cummings, A K
Preston, VIM. Y C. White Clarksville VIM
Townes, g. v. Morton, r. Y. Overly, J. J. Dsbney
Salem: VIM. Watts David C. shanks, B. Pitzer,
VIM Walton, Jr. Weston: ]. N. Bennett Minter
Bailey, C. j. Moore Blackwell Jackson.
The North Carolina Banks have recently re-
duced their rates on Northern Exchange, the Will
mington Journal says, to one per cent premium,
which is now the ruling rate
By Telegraph.
NEW YORK, May S-Flour quiet and unchanged
Nothing doing in Wheat Corn frmer at 62 cents.
Stocks dull, Virginia SIS 1884. &
BALTIMORE, May s-Flour less firm, with sales
at Sc. Wheat unsettled; choice Wheat rather bet
ter; common very dull and impossible to give quo
tations. Corn unchanged; white 4S052; yellow
49QH.
ALEXANDRIA, May 7-Breadstuffs steady; no
sal es of four--holders firm at Sc. Prime wheat 125
0lS5 cts white 1855 0l45 cts Mixed sells at 48
cts prime white would command so cents yellow SO
052 cts. Rye 5605S cts. Oats 5005I cts. Fish
Shad $780, Herrings 81. All the landings will close
work about the 10th inst.