The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-08
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Financial ana Commercial.

There 10 new from the best information we can
obtain, very good reason to believe thatfne
ry notes for which bids are solicited by tne HAeea
tive. win be pretty promptly taken Inele oasn'
to be money enough in the country, indeed 70 esa
able the State to sell promptly, not only .u,
the Bonds 70 raise the not very large sum neeaea
by the Board of Public Worksfor the pu'Poso u
Internal Improvements. ,,>o,
The foreign news has thrown = camper N.Y. =.
Breadssuffs. and they are dull with SEINE decline IN
The Atlantis ports There Is little disposition 70
speculate and this dspos itcn Is not incresseu ~
the bright weather which promises an early open,
Ing Of navigation at the North, and the mose,'o IT,
of the stocks of the Northwest towards marAe'' -
this CITY the market Is very quiet -,
Trade In active everywhere-especiaiy Tue uih
goods trade. The Spring business OF this Guy VIZ
be the largest we ever had. Money is IN ae'u'
A Is always the case when commerce houi's"e''
but IL is nevertheless In good supply
LOUISIANA SUGAR CRoP.-we are inde oted 70
commercial friend for copy of Mr.. p. A. Cham,
nropaiers abatement Of the sugar crop made IN
louisiana In 1885 SO The statement embraces
AN accurate return Of the product OF each pianta
ton In the State, the aggregate crop comprising
o3I so7 hogsheads, estimated At oOO pounds
~ the total 100 39t hogsheads were brown sugar,
ard 40 0s6 refined clarified, &C., including cistern
There were In operation during the year only l.
900 sugar houses against ,22 in 1854 OF the sugar
borses in operation during 1885, 939 used steam
and 36l horses as their motive power. The total
receipts of foreign unrefned sugar into the United
States for the year ending December 81 1885, were
COS O64 tons against receipts of l659 tons In 1854
AIKEN for consumption In 1855, 1874, o52 tons,
sgainst $50 s54 tons in 1854, being increase in
the consumption Of foreign in 1855 of 49, 1913 tons,
or about 2ss per cent, whilst the total consump-
ton of 1855 assuming the stock of domestic LIST
January of each year to have been equaD was
379l97 tons, against q total consumption in 1854
of 3S5 29S TONS and in 1853 of 372 9e9 TONS being
in fbp mt al of IA M
pared with 1854. of 8, l0l tons, or nearly ls per
cent. The value Of sugar on ist January 1855 was
4l66 per pound, and on the LIST January 1885, -
90. Texas produced last year much better crop
than 10 1854, the product being S,9I7 hogsheads
estimated at 9e75,OOO pounds against $4,000
pounds the previous season. The crop of Louis
lana 346, 626 hogsheads in 1854, against 23l
427 hogsheads in 1855
Richmond Markets, April 4, 1856.
The receipts of tobacco are still very small and
the breaks Also for the season, with much ANNA
ton in the market, ami prices higher to-day We
quote inferior Tugs of good weights at $5} a $5}
good 6sS6t fine 630S7t inferior leaf "a a S8k
good 90Sl0l fine stemming ll0Sll4 fine man,
ufacturug l20Sl6.
FLOUR The market is very dull. Limited sales
to retailers at $77508 for good country Superfne 80
Shippers will not go above 1928
WHEAT.--The market is not 40 stiff, though prices
ai.75 do White ST. 500 IS. The receipts are limit
ed, with from one-half to three-fourths defective
The inferior Wheat is still dull and lower in proper
ton than the good
CORN-6o to Csc. ~ bushel--.ths latter mostly fol
retail lots.
OATS--s7Ac. in Dock, 4os94sc. y bushel from de
pots .....- ..r
BACON--Sides l0tc.; Shoulders $50. ..
LARD---1l01l4c. in bbs.. and l2c in kegs.
SUGARS "A sale of IS hhds. by Messrs. Chas T
WORKMAN l. Co was made on Friday at Sc s. to $50 o;
" cwt The quality was from ordinary to good fair
MOLASSES.-- "A sale on Friday by Messrs Wor
than Co. of 81 hhds clayed Cuba at SAFE. p gallon
the quality common