The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-30
The DAILY DISPATCH,
Financial ana Commercial.


Financial and Commercial.
There we're sales Of Virginia stock yesterday at
s3a. The Journal Of Commerce Of Wednesday,
sayG tN Sc -
There Is no change In rates Of interest bat less
buoyaucy Of feeling was msuifestedin the street =
Loans on call are neg9.a.ea w,.noas acusy pa'
THE stock market opened with less buoyancy,
and rates are dropping
Foreign Exchange closed heavily, and part Of
the specie shipment was Withdrawn The total
taken by the Asia was s7so, 3s5 80 Bills on Lon
dam 81 90 days have sold at 1891 a 1921 prime sig.
natures being offered At tho latter rate"
tEdwd Bilrs Flour and Grain Circular-per steamer
Asia
NEW YORK, Tuesday Morning Nay q, 1850
The foreign advices continue favorable. aud show
an Improving demand and moderate stocks, no'
withdrawing the opening OF the Russian por
Several of the late steamers have orougn' o,uSas
for Flour and Wheat At increased limits, ana Tue
execution of them has given better feeling to the
trade, and some advance In price OF botn afucies'
Owing to the severity of the past winter ana CON
sequent iateness Of the spring. the work OF repairs
and enlargement on the Erie Canal has been great
" DELAYED and that great thoroughfare Is not yet
navigable TO Buffalo. This detention deprives our
market of the usual early supplies, and is the oe'
easion of much Inconvenience to the trade gene
rally
There Is a fair demand for -four to the home
trade chiefly for good reliable brands, which are
of ready SALE whilst the inferior grades are dis
posed OF with difficulty. At the close, the turn OF
the market rather favored the buyer. but no mate
rial variation is at present looked for. In wheat
there is considerable activity and several cents ad
vance few boatloads of Canadian have been
received via Oswego. bVt the samples shown are
chiefly to arrive. A moe liberal supply has also
come forw ard from the South. The local millers
b: e purchased sparingiy, and the principal sales
he week past have been TO fill export orders,
ling at AS to l55 cents for Western Red; LOO
Aa..t.f rp-I !. as.fa for
Southern White, and It's to ls5 cents for Canadian
White.
Foreign yIarkets-Per Africn.
LIVERPOOL, May l6.-Bsing a holiday week. only
moderate business has been doing. Cotton is firm
at former rates, with moderate demand. The on
ly change is in lower qualities which trie low
or. Imports 1877 600 bales Holders kee ping back
for CHER prices Sales of the week So coo bales
GLIDING 756o bales TO spscustors, and $3.50 bales for
export. Sales of Wednesday 5000 bales closing I'm
changed in every respect Orleans Fair 2; Middliug
Middns Ct Stock, exclusive of shipboard, 6S7, 0OO
bales including 49, 500 bales American Cotton.
Breads.ufs-pnces are easier, but not quotably
lower, with limited business, at previous rates.
Western Canal Flour SIS GDSis.; Straight Baltimore
and good Ohio SIS. ass Wheat is unchsnged-pri.
ces are somewhat easier, but not quotably lower
Red S. Ia l0s I'd; white o. Sd "a lis Corn is auo-
ted ut decline nf ls by circulars; and
ed, with & limited business. az previous rates, by
others. White 29s.dS0s; yellow and mixed at 28s
Cd U29s.
Richardson, Spence L Co. quote Wheat dull, and
ID Uoo IoWer flour I'd. lower, and Corn 10 lower.
Beef IL less active. Baltimore Bark SIS. Cd DlOs -
Cotton l-6Os lower for lower qualities fair is
changed.
PrOvisions.-Beef is irm-sales of Cleveland at
sos Fork Is firm and wanted. BacoD is steady
Lard IL easler but not quotaby 10 Sales SIS
U35s I'd. Tallow-North American 59s Sd .lI62s. Cd.
Naval St0res.-Prices weak and transactions
have been small Rosin-Common 10 q shade lower,
n Id Uis 6d. Fine do. 7s.Oi9s. Turpentns-Spir-
It's selling at SIS D35s Crude do. IS 09s Linseed
Oli Is q shade higher-sales at sos OSIs.
LONDON HARKETs.-Sugaris firm and Cd. dearer.
Cofs'e Is active and prices unchanged. Breadstuffs
are quiet. Tea is dull
Barinss London Circular quotes: Bar Iron at
Wales 81 2s. I'd "a So 90. Rails are firm at SO s. a
43 lUs
The Money market is unchanged. Consols for mo-
ney are quoted 934 d3s. American stocks are firm
Pennsylvania Central 6's 9U0sl; Pennsylvania
bonds S0022; United States 6s 6S0I05 Stocks gen.
orally closed steady and firmer.
ALEXANDRIA, May 25.-Breadstuffs are steady.
Flour unchanged. Holders firm Sc %. The
receipts of wheat are moderate-narket firm, sales
of 4OO005000 bushels at l55 100 for white, and
Ia6 1l30 and 135Wl40c for red-the latter for
prime. Corn is steady at 45614Sc for white and
mixed. Rye 56056c. Oals 3003oc. Business
moderately active.
By Telegraph.
BALTIMORE, May s9.--Fiour rm-Howard street
and Ohio 50 %; City Mills S6l206.25. Wheat un-
ehanaed-Red Sl4O0l Dc; White 81 60Dl.72. Corn
White 81; Yellow 4605l.
NEW YoRK May o. Flour du-State IS 94d6l9;
Ohio $6 25d6 62 Southern b6.5706.75; Fancy do.
NJ ~. Wheat unsettled Corn declined and quoted
ut 80. Stocks dull-Va. IS 1881. -a,s