The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-15
Financial and Commercial.

The Charleston Standard publishes the state
ment of the South Carolina banks for March The
aggregate circulation is g. ss7. 284, and deposits
o.. $50 619 making together the of Sl4 800 903
which gives an increase in these particulars over
the month of February of S496.637.
The specie in the several Banks has also in
creased from 1886 449 to sl,4e4, 377, which is
Q greater aggregate than for many months. The
item of exchan ge which, month ago, were small
in consequence of difficulties experienced in the
shipment of cotton, has considerably increased
Then 1t amounted to So e45 500 it now amounts to
Sll, POI, l99-showing an increase Of 1855 $50 -
Foreign Exchange has increased only about
$4,000
The Directors Of the Georgia Railroad and Bank.
ing Company have declared dividend of four dol
lars per share out of the profits of the past six
months. The surplus now on hand ia $40 500
equal to more than per cent on the capital stock
The Journal of Commerce of Saturday after
noon says:
The supply of foreign goods is large, and the
trade, both in dry goods and general merchandise.
Is less active than could be desired Money CON
tinues In brisk demand, and the bank statement
for the week is likely to show some contraction In
loans.
Foreign Exchange is steady, especially for Con.
tinsntal which is not very plenty Sterling is in
better supply, owing to the increased shipments of
produce.
The stock market is steady, and prices ara gen.
orally frmer, with little more activity.
The total imports at this port for the week. al.
though less than for last week, are still COM
monty large, and show a very Important increase
compared with the total for the corresponding
week Of last year:
FOREIGN IMPORTS ENTERED AT NEW YORK.
for The secek.
1855 1895
Dry Goods. ............ $S69,26 S2,246.o6
General Merchandise. 1854 32 3Oll $40
Total. announcement 223292 &5257sla
Previously reported. IS 904l53 IS O65 O43
Total since Jan LIST. $50, 1875 $50 800 s55
By telegraph.
NEW ORLEANS, April 12-Cotton-sales to dav
ct $500 bales middling quoted at 81 0l0t freights
on cotton to Liverpool 7-I6th.
BALTIMORE, April 14.-Flour and Wheat I'm.
changed. Corn better-White 4s052; Yellow Sc
Provisions firm.
NEW YORK, April A.-Flour declined-State
a6le0$d44;Ohio SCI q Sol; Southern S70S7h No
thing doing in Wheat Corn declined-Southern
naked 81 cts. Pork improving-Mess Sl6a Beef
and lard dull Whiskey 26s cts. Fancy Flour ST.
0Ssi. Stocks frm-Virgihia skies 93f Sterling
firm.
ma, Richmend Markets, April IA.
TOBACCO.-There receipts Of tobacco have ine
ed since last report with an increase IN tba bresIs
Market animated and prices good. We quote Unfair or
lag st S5t15a; good s6S6s fine s6a o7I; inferior
fine manufacturing sl2A0lSs ~ti"i~a
FLOUR.-No sales Shipments on aeeeunt of
owners increasing. Buyers unwilling to male offsrs
In present state of the market.
WHEAT Amount of Indifferent ratbsr an ~ L.;
crease For the best white now receiving. 81 IS AZ
RED %i6o; Inferior wheat giving way and exceeS.
ingiJ dun. The loss to many farmers Compared with
partly BY decline in price but chiefly BY the iniu1v
the wheat bias sustained. y A' INJURY
C0RN.-57t0s2s per bushel.