The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-09
THE DAILY DISPATCH.

THE DAILY DISPATCH:
"wednesday Msrntns, April p 49,.
Financial and Commercial
The verv mia ana light weather b stirring the
A,.nt,c cisies II the North and suggesting en ear
II openIpe Of navigation. Large smpostauon 81
rain ara locked for In New York Rom ne west
:. .ocn - .h,s event occurs. SpecuiAsions are
t,1n,.sd =, commercial men relative 10 cheaper
s,oa mar th.t. and Q consequent Stimulation Of
,..rns.c,uy,ne. Whether these expectations are
r..I,x.d time can only chow. The calculations -
!, .,och In the west are widely different and II
1. prov.rbaI that there ID nothing more uncertain
than the prices Of breadssuffs.
The heavy Ore IN Baltimore creates some incon'
venence In that city ~ Il came In the midst Of the
spring business and fell upon the wholesale trade
The entire loss is ele3,ooc. on which there 10 an
insurance Of more than that amount Inc onV
company in this State which loses IL the Fahey
company. which had an Insurance OF Sa,ooo oniy.
The City Council of Baltimore have loaned 70
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company So.oo.-
600. That company proposed 70 lena 70 sne Nors.
Western Virginia Railroad company sooooYo ana
.sked the Assem-, of the city of Baltimore for that
eround that the Baltimore and Ohio company was
responsible for the loan, and could dispose OF As II
though proper. flt-..s...... p
f,ea.ral Hamihons circular suggesting eonven-
lion Of creditors of Texas in Washington on the
first Monday in May. explains the proposition ne
desires to present to them. He proposes that the
creditors receive so per cent. only, Of the 40
per cent authorized to be paid them by act OF Con-
gress-the remaining 26 per cent to be rendered 70
Texas, provided she win issue to the creditors
Land Scrip at 81 per acre. 70 the amount OF the ar
rears of principal and interest due them to the ie
of payment; the 26 per cent. to be invested III
as Railroads each of the creditors having INC ''SA'
to indicate the Railroad In which MS 20 PEI oen'
shall be invested The State to issue stock " 'Ao
creitors to the amount of the &c per cent The Cen
eral thinks that in this way Texas Will oe efea'.
benefited by the settlement and Improvement Y.
her lands and the creditors viii make graz
speeulation BY the enhanced value OF the isnos-
This 26 per cent the General estimates at not less
than o. 100000 The General Is ingenious in plan
ming; but his plans are not always successful.
The exports Of specie from New York during
the week ending Saturday amount to q, 24o s22 90
of which SOS 900 in gold and silver and S494oooH
in gold bars and coin, were sent by the Fulton for
Hayre The Persia, on Wednesday, took out $685.
1s6 90 and mot s500OOO only, as reported. The
Tennessee, for Laguayra on Monday, had S4O,'
600 in silver and $4,000 in gold Total from
LIST January to date, S3eo2,o43.'o. some u"e last
year, S5,673,205l0
The Philadelphia Ledger says: The proposition
TO sell the IL ain line of our Pennsylvanas) Public
Works is exciting considerable feeling and 30 far
as we can Judge of public sentiment on the sub
iect throughout the Commonwealth, 1t Ia daily
more and more in opposition to sale TO any par
lko he pria me
SIS 500 600 Indeed the feeling is manifestly in ia
vor OF the States retaining them in her own con-
troll .... ft-..3 Il.
At Boston the Money market is amply supplied
with capital Rates remain easy. The Banks
continue strong in specie, and New York funds are
plentiful .-54t s.s
The value of foreign goods imported at the port
of Boston during the week ending April 4, amount
ed to 81, 6l6,622 The amount of imports for the
corresponding week In 1856 was $764, SAC.
Francis Sheldon, of Boston, who was unfortu-
nate some years since in the iron business, has
lately paid the balance of his debts, principal and
interest, to the amount of several thousand dol
lars-although under no legal obligation TO DO So
His creditors have presented TO him splendid
gold watch as a token Of their appreciation of this
commendable act. .,+..
Washington letter that the receipts Of the United
States government for the week before last ex-
ceeded its expenditures by the sum of 81 400, 900
Just think of that for one week At the same ra-
ito for one year the receipt would exceed the ex-
pendtures s730Oo000. ~ q.59--.
PETERSBURG MARKET, April Wheat 81 Goa
81 for prime Red and White; inferior and me
dunn 81 250l55 Flour dull no quotations. Cot
ton 9ac. for good to prime. Corn, receipts light
sales at 70075c Bacon-Shoulders st 093; Sides
104Q103; Va. hoground l2Ac. Tobacco-Common
Lugs $505 so, and fair to very good S607 so
common Leaf $70775; middling $60650, and fair
to good $90l150 OF the latter the quantity COM
ing to market is much less than the demand.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, April 7-Breadstuffs
dull and declining. No sales of Flour and the
market is unsettled. Wheat has declined cents,
with moderate supplies. We quote red l500l55
cents white 1600,65 cents. White and mixed
Corn 45O50 cents. Rye rs cents per bushel of
Sc pounds. Oats 81 033 cents Other articles I'm.
changed a.'ss
ALEXANDRIA FISH MARKET.-At the Alexan-
dria fish me rket on Monday, shad sold at $l20
&l4 and 81 500 .25 per thousand for behring's.
GEoRaETowN CATTLE MARKET, April AT
Drovers Rest 300 head of beef cattle were offered
and $50 sold to the butchers at prices ranging from
cents to ST. Hogs at from % to $3.50 per 100
pounds. ...., .... .-r
AMOUNT OF EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK FOR NINE
MONTHS.
l85S-G 1885 1856