The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-02

THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Monday Morning. June ,, 1856.
Financial and Commercial
On Saturday. virginia Skies recovered The lost
On Friday, and sold again at 93i.
The following card from the Auditor Of Public
Accounts of this State, will be gratifying to all
who feel any interest In the credit and prosperity
Of Virginia Under the presentst Of the money
market, sand with the largo amount of Railroad
steaks offered at heavy discounts we suppose 1t is
hardly possibls for Virginia Stocks to rise, at an
early day. to par; yet their depreciation cannot be
attributed TO the want Of promptnsss on the part
Of the State to pay the interest upon them This
she has failed to do and the measures OF the
lass Legislature proved that she was not only de-
teruined TO pay the interest, but to redeem the
principal Of her liabilities, whenever they fall due;
Interest On prgiaia Public Debts
Rssns frequently addressed upon the subject OF the
probable ability OF Virginia TO pay the interest," &c
which viii be due the let of July next deem 1t pro-
per 70 max. che s fsiaw,ns a..msIy passed the 18th
March, 1855, the undersigned was authorized unde,
the advice aad with the appreciation OF the
10 ho,royv from time 20 time such sums Is might %
asemes incident to meet the public engagements,
on the sale Of twelve months Treasury notes. at rate
asreesbty to the foregoing provisions have sold
nearly one million dollars l0ooooOl OF Treasury
notes This sum- added to about eight hundred thou
ssna dollsrs fSSO0 Oo0) arising from taxes on May
ftaSl licenses smiannusi dividends on Bank stocks
to the State and other ordinary subjects of
revenue will furnish ample means to enable the
Commonwealth to meet She July (is5sl interest
promptly besides paying the floating debit or tenn
porary heretofore obtained from portion Of the
Treasury notes Sold have been purchased by bankers
and capitalists in Virginia q w CLuTTER,
Auditor of Public Accounts
AupIroR's OFFICE, Richmond, May 81, 1886.
FARMERS BANK OF FIScAsrLE-The Farmers
Bank Of Fincastls has been newly organized:
James Mcdowell has been elected President, ana
the following gentlemen Directors: Martin NC
Nerran, Jacob Fleager, VIM. A. Glasgow, James
n Figgat, Geo. w. Carper, Green James, l. Gug-
genheimer, and John Braugh. The Cashier viii
be elected on the 5:h inst. As soon as the SUBJ
scrptions are paid in, the Bank will commence
operation.
The imports of foreign dry goods into New York
during the month of May, are $780, 1868 greater
than for the time last year, and only S63 1914
less than for the same time in 1854 The gain
compared with last year is over so per cent and
extends to every description of goods. The Jour
nal of Commerce says the shipments now coming
forward are mostly in goods designed for clo,hiers,
no cessation in the receipts, although the losses
realized from recent sales will eventually check
the stream.
The total amount of specie exported from New
York last week, was 81, 265, $780, showing gain of
100000 over the corresponding week last year.
sale of sl5,5oo Va. 6's was made at the Nom.
ing Board in New York, Saturday, at 1884,
With regard to the dismissal of MIR. Champion,
the Journal of Commerce of Friday evening
says:
1.-THE dismissal of the British officials is still the
chief topic of discussion in the street. but there is
no loss of public confidence, and no serious diff
Guilty is apprehended. There appears to be deter.
mination on the part of few bearers to keep up
the excitement, and we should not be surprised if
there were intervals of depression, before the an
swer of the British government is received That
the answer will be such as to confirm the friendly
relations which should subsist between two coun.
tries bound by so many ties, we think there is no
reason to doubt"
The bids for the English loan of five mil
lions were very large, as high fifty millions
The private letters, both from England and the
Continent are cheerful, but few bonds sent home
for sale. and more orders to buy than for several
steamers past. In relation to American securities
In London all the circulars speak more fayorably
The demand had improved.
The following are the footngs of the Boston
Bank statement of the past week Capital stock
S3l 960000 loans and discounts $50 379 403 specie
a. LAG 699; due from other banks So 5S2 ll3: due
to other banks, $506S 99l; deposits SIG, 400, 24O
and circulation, 50, 9so, 975.
ROANOKE AND SEABoARD RAILRoAD.-The
receipts of the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
for the year ending January LIST, amounted to
$l73,723 against SOL 1893 for the previous year.
The epidemic of the past summer at Norfolk and
the severe winter, account tor the falling off.
ALEXANDRA MARKET, May 3l.-BreadstufIs are
frm No sales of -four Holders are asking SO l210
S62a. Receipts of wheat to-day light; market
UNCHANGED since yesterday. We quote Ordinary 10
good red at l25a l5Cc good to prime lsool40a white
l50Di60c. according tn condition. Corn 4514ac =
Rye 5605S. Oats 3V032c.
New ORLEANS, May 3o-Cotton is dull; the mar.
kets feeble though not quotsbly lower: sales TODAY
creased receipts at this port $4,000 bales Stock on
hand 1856 900 baes Cofee.--SaIes of the week 10 600
bags prime Rio closes at l0ac Corn il considerably
lower sales at 4sc. Mess Pork $ls. Other articles
unchanged.
New YORK, May 3I.--.Flour heavy and dull; re-.
ceipts large; State SIS ST. as s7s; Extra do Sc Sl;
Of 400 bbs mostly madipm extra grades ut 6 SAC
SOL for mixed to good brands of Baltimore and Aex-
sndraa Extra Petersburg and Richmond 10 selling
vt $s5o09 50. Wheat heavy; common qualities pen-
ty, and selling at irregular rates. sales of COCO busbs,
common 10 good white Southern at 81 5a1ol 60 and
$50 bushels red Southern SI.50dl CO. c. m 10 ur.
settled; shpping qualities are scarce but damp and
inf nor lots dull the sales As 900 bushels
1906 for disting and Eastern Corn; 5962 for
Sonthern. The Pork market 10 very much excited,
owing to contracts maturing to-day, but prices are
unchanged; the sales 1900 bbis so for mess
nsluding 1000 bbls deliverable before the 18th July
ct SIG 62il and $l4.75 for prime. Beef Is steady
with sales of27s bills at $500 50 for country mess.
E76sfor country prime, and $s500l2 for epacked
Westsrn Sales OF 200 bills Whiskey were made at |
6t02si cts. for Ohio.
BALTIMORE MARKsTs.-Ssturday.-F dull |
and dropping Sales of 200 bbls. Howard Street at
&6.i2f: little City Mills offering, held at Sc 25 but
could net DO soS over *6l2t; after change 100 bbs
sold at 90 ~ Grain market dull Sales of good to |
prime Red Wheat at . l.S5 to ST. As do White s IS
to 81 SO 6sse Of Corn ut 46 to so according to
quality. Osn 80 70 81 cts. for prime Virginia. Mo-
lassss market aro at - to SO cts for New Orleans;
4oD4i for ehiiadslphia Sugar, demand brisk, with |
"a improving tendency. There sales Of rs hhas
New Orleans At 81 So and 20 do 1t So I5 other sales
O. foreign sugars New Orleans ID quoted at $7I2i |
$780, Rico at 81 5o0$875. Bacon Western
sides and Shoulders 09i Coffee. $50 bags fair TO
GOOD f.ir Rio sold At loadIo! 100 do good at do
s.tasyre io$Dllt Java i44 Dl5 do. Whiskey q TO /
- cts for Western and CITY,
Kichinond Markets, May 81.
FIDUK-Market passiys. matthias al 5o;r.