The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-21
! lE DAILY DISPATCH.
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Aaudav ittorufnw. Aprfl 81, 1896.
Financial and Commercial.

g., NJ yorh Er,d.v ~ GA we learn from the
papers that sales were made on tns, Saturday
York at 94d94s, an advance Oh ~, nsrd
there were sales at 94t ct the mornns ;n.d az a,u
Flour, which had dropped anu ,sviwed under the
rn,,s h,, AZ Last steamer; but the New fork her.
Aid thinks this revival ilusory ana osgaswneu "
a snecnlatiye feeling which facts VIII nos main
tam. Ine.s n,r.her Improvement in price. There
Nppss ,raers in the country from Europe, but
a. ur,i,s below prices here The better qualities
~ Fiour win command comparatively good rates
s ,.intaiu It's ground well, because Of the very
, aua smouut Of Indifferent -four ground out Of
musty wheat
whea, Is arsuing In this city very freely; but
I, Is much of Attn wretehed condition. A large
part of II Ia ffonly for the dstillers 1t rs pity
10 see wheat that would have brought last 1ah
So TO - 25 and = 80 now selling for dollar. Inc
Petersburg Intelligencer, commenting on tue mis.
take many farmers made. says that tney played
the part of SPECTATORS aud have now TO Dear the
loss eptaiied by an erroneous caicuiauoh- MOI
only that; but they have to pear sun greater
loss in the deterioration of grain-tts loss in
weight It's becoming funky and Its injury from
wevi So much wevil eaten wheat we have never
seen brought TO market
The Secretary of the Treasury gives notice to
.be holders of any bonds certificates or other evil
dence of debt due by the State of Texas that un.
less the same snail DC received at the treasury
Department within sixty days, they will be ex
cluded from all benefits of the act agreeably to
the fourth section of the same
The defalcation in New York. mentioned few
days since, is that of young Mr.. Burial, son of
Charles Burial. well known as a buyer of COM
mercial paper and a man of wealth. His son was
his Clerk and having embezzled some $4,000 of
his fathers money and negotiated in the streets
sundry notes discounted by bis father he set sail
10 the last steamer for Europe. The signature on
the back of the note it is understood Is identified
by the father and will be made the subject of e-
gal investigation.
The following Is a statement of the Imports of
Foreign Dry Goods at the port of New York, for
the week, as compared with the corresponding pc
RODS for two years
IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS FOR THE WEEK.
Total entered sl,ssds4s s4s5, Sos 81 s oss
Total on market l,534, 309 Goa, ISL 99S, TAG
From January LIST.
Total entered $751; 1851, 1886 $l8. 1872 S34 $50 1893
Total market $3.50 O6 Is, 1855 $50 "a, O66, 1856
ALEXANDRIA MISUNDERSTANDING super.
fine sc so; Extra S70s7 so; family Sl00sll so
Wheat, Red $3.50 to 81 81 White SL7O0 81 60
Corn 80 cents Rye 70075 Herrings at the fshe.
ry, 81 500 $3.50; Shad S5 so to SO.
NORFOLK MARKET-Bacon, hams 124014
White Beans 81 rs to So per bushel; Corn 550 So
cents according to quality; Flour, superfine S70
1926; Extra S80S8.25; Family 80. Peas, Black
eye 80 cents, Clay e5 Black s5 cts per bushel-
Slaves, r. o. hid $50 w o. Pipe 500 do hid
prime $50; do Dbl. prime 80; do heading prime 20
Shingles "a to 81 Wheat, red S145; White Sl.5n
NEW ORLEANS. April Is-Cotton has advanced
30s; sales of l400O bales Orleans middling 1850
1ls Sales of $4,000 bales. Increased receipts
over last year 500 600 bales Stock on hand o63
900 bales. Coffee liz for Rio. Sales for the week
1000 bags Stock in port "a 900 bags.
NEW YORK MISUNDERSTANDING Flour-the
Journal of Commerce states that the market was
ssrI1x lrsxx~ Ey..
backward, and the trade purchased cautiously;
low grades of State and Western professedly held
with more frmness; but the demand was limited
and small lots were selling at something less than
quotations, VIZ S6I2tG62 Is for common to good
State and Ohio; S6d6t for do. Michigan and Sc
IS to 90 for extra Ohio. Southern heayy-sales of
1900 bbls at $70S $3.50 for mixed to good brands
and S7.56t to SO so for fancy and extra do. Ca.
madam Flour $3.50 to SO rs according to quality
Wheat unchanged; $500 bush. Southern White for
export at IS. Corn firm; sales Of % 600 bush,
Jersey at 6 to IS for damp to prime, and White
and Yellow Southern at g to 66. Whiskey-lOO
bis. at 25 to 26 cts.
BALTIMORE MARKET, April 19.-An active In
quiry for -four, with fair sales-sales 1000 bbls
Howard street at S6.62t of 400 bbls Ohio at Sc So
and 100 do. City Mills at same price. Wheat
12,500 bushels offered, and part sold at 81 650
81 for fair to good White; good to prime do
81 s50$l 80: good to prime Red 81 4e TO SIS
Corn so to rs cts, according to quality. Bacon
sales of so hhds Sides at 81, generally held at 10;
40 hhds Shoulders sold at ct; Hams 110l3 cts.
market firm, with an upward tendency. Whiskey
sales 100 bbls Ohio at "a cts cash. small sales at
241 cash, 25 cts. time.
Richmond Markets, April 10, 1855.
FLOUR-Receipts light-yesterday and the day
before they were large. limited sale or two under
peculiar circumstances, to shipper at 81 for super
fine. 1t cannot, however, be quoted at above So 5
and shippers do not offer more than $3.50.
WHEAT-Receipts laggs and rates unchanged
We quote fair to good Red $l55 to l.65 do. White
81 60 to Sl.70-cash. There are limited orders for
New York and purchases making to fill them,
mostly of inferior wheat with small part of better
quality.
COMING change, 57t06o per bushel