Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-29
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL


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The ssles of Virginia skies .t the New York E,eh,ny.
rrs Board Yesterday, " CO. sss rher, -.r, ..a sale.
At the SECOND Board Monday usur-. tn. tel srsph
reports hrthet .se- to-day att 3A
TIL" "Merchsnts' Insurance Company ot Richmond =,
neo prsed the last Of the General Assembly, ,h
capital Of toooo yesterday BY IN. ,i.on ~ Ar,
"head Peasants, Esq President following
prrctor' via; Mes.rs Anderson, D. c,n.hav John Cur,
RE- IT. VIM Paine ID burr. Tho. Prcs Aug Anderson
FRANKLIN sesrn. Jas rhemss IT, l. App.r.sn L o,p,.
0sseerook. % Heath D. Won uronInr W. H. cb,,.., Jo
oi>rles. wn Brseisn. Jno. Purcell wm n Hawaii y un,
Jas Dunlop u ssnIef Jno Dooisy H. a H..lin. aud J. q.
sin'on Mr. peAssns for long Of ye.r. the pr,.u
onie,r Of the Virginia Marine aud Insurane, M M
city, and therefore well quannsJ by vxpvrIene. aud
Judgment for the post to which he ha. s.-,
lection Of Directory could have made All az ,h.,, A.
fam" With the matter. which viii their attention. and Il
Ia no, saying much when their M
affair. Of the association osrvI..
perouy We learn that the Company an n a.,
storc"om the Of Main aud 2h streets b
Mr. NJ nmmermanJ aud viii probably proee. to occupy IN.
before the LIT they commence op
ration. prior To that time due notice vin be given.
The foreign Imports at New York last week show gain
81 nearly million Of dollars the r corresponding
week Of last year. as will appear from the comparison
Ssss ssI1 merchandise i tsss,s .ss,s
Total Tor the -e,k ............ t2s9saso es.,sy,
Previously REPORTED .isssssei ise>i ~
Total since January is, - As, s.s ~. &C, os, a..
e '%p,,,, Tor the week include tis ans buttons. sSIIs
P.. sa r n . s.Ii ; 4 ..,S
80, ~ %.a'r @ 10 na,eed on iosss in
s Ssis 10 s. S n l'ss Il S,.: sp.
;,., !, TN asSS pi iss do $50 sosiY
IL m'...es sSSa IN rags 6i In ,pr..; soIi
S.Ss 'si,T ss s. s box rsa SIs do
The official report of the President and Directors of IN.
G-rga Railroad represent, the Of the Company to be- In
most prosperous condition. the following Item.
show:
Crnss NJ IN
Charged ordinary expense. ,5 ~
Metz profit, deiucns ordinary expense. . Asa s,1 -,
There hiss been put to the 22 which
What vas adr {" the reserved fund report IN.
Ance Of net PrUh- s' Mach t629 o out Of mi. ~
dividends have been paid amounting to tS'O which leave.
the present Reserved FUND tsTl A. the
count has been closed for expenditure. for new work
Increased OUTFIT etc. charged TIL. tangible Av..
Ole surplus and can BE- appropriated the Com
require These most ho. IN
eien'y the business Of the Company has been managed
The following from the Lynchburg virginan will be read
With interest:
The East Tennessee vgnI. rapidly prosre.,lr,
letter r"m the distinguished Chief that road connu
four @le, ss', Of knoIr and that by the July
same resSe suhay hs s sanS, also .o learn from The
rN CITY Point by the time the Virginia aud Tennessee
sW months longer and another mouth will To the MI
VI. d.rmbosus a, e Cap. 81 EG."
.h Increment ,hs have been contaminated tue
shall longer our Northern
p.nfl mp,tencc gladly hysld the glad tdns, Of h
nile Of the progress made by III.
ensge- devoted this social political aud
commercial progress Of the south
Letter from Havana saws The tobacco CROP hi,
year very nne and commands Ano, Abuou. prices for the 81.
Peor qualities. The N,queros delighted At IN. eh.n,.
~ng all occasions TO be b. esos before the,
-ih sell Our people dearly for the weed"
The value OF exports tom the United States to Casd
for the ncAl IS52 IS Ts29ON exceeding tho. to any
country eSeep, Grra, Ban. France rown. since
then the trade with Canals has been increasing rapidly and
ing zach yeAr a greater Importance to
The value ut imports at Boston during the past week
amount to iS!s which lST.6,2 dry goods, III .s I'm
henP tOo0 in iron and steel sugar
ins week last ysAr, ss3,52g
Pans correspondent of the New orleans Pacayune
In the course of recent letter says
The price Of diamonds L,
co'sne Of steamships between lItVre York viii NOT [
10 run Tor three by their
ey mus, o. me-. amt built In France There
trbanri Va The department. Of LArgr, which very
I'm ulges. squalters have taken
land sre Great coal fields have been drpa
hsht ." u MossH Ah consequently Is Ia Californian
rn The wine said be the finest forty d
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The teegraphic report Of the Battles commercial news
Published Ia the city hi, morning. Incorrect In rene
sening decline In 6radstuG The that pr,ce
unchanged except for the Inferior gNd. of nour ~
never truly indicate the condition Of markets Tie rrp,
to which sludr prevented tso " not more
hoI Ia THE ~ Negotiations pending the news VA.
received and hearing of the intelligence "buyer.
to await further Developments The n Tribune state, hat ON
ruy western and State Flour opened u but p-t.
on reading their letters Bale quite
vailed the close full former prices The private adyie from
Europe diner from tie published accounts"
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