Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-18

An important principle has been decided bv tl~ auoe
er Court Of New York city In the Of Canad Hnuan an
issue growing out Of Me sale time Of pork fhr n
point raised MAJ fr An.
delivery Of day Intention Of IN.
parties actually sepsorm. but merely to differences
side the other according The
wager and therefore vod and Judge decided The
second point raised parties contract
for the sale Of provisions designs narte, y
buying or contracting 10 bug All that the market
M the commodity purchased price, and males
the contract design IL void n,
ens against public policy and In violation OF the old
against ensrossinE Judge Hoffman held
In foree prohibiting the making and therefore
that this defence nsaesni decson places
proroa' where Differences only understood paid full
nnent Of the contract footing
and declares them Without the pale Of Law.
The Centrcville (Ad.,) Times notices a public sale a
that place Of number Of slaves pres One M,
aged from " to Il years. Tor u sISs aged
years. for $780, woman. aged IS years. child for
sifo aged 10 years. three children Ard fro
4 to years. for $500. i
Aessrs Dc Coppet Cos Money Circular, for Europe
dated New Yerk. 18Th Inst, says:
Since advces inst and the nm A,
Stock Exchange then has received NOR
decidedly recep, the news 3, s .,.s
81 I , ss slnsSs
o. The osnsss. sus,sassn.y under The
three days This .triuseny principally due great caution
week and the calling DspOs,ory city fund
deposits which were nsnd 10 eass int ,sns Of
s' latter s.g;s can only be We approach
generally TO more active Srn.na e. se's
On e whole there has been fair degree OF activity the
shares Investment 10 -
This animation the las. having brought order,
ness only Tor small amounts Th.,
s, 10 =, nasaatons In prices Money vry
from SOU y cent according to length and cas.
We make the following extract from Messrs Terry Br
Tiers Hide Circular. York, Issh inst:
The hriskuess which hid.
week OF our issue has continued taknr LOT,
oucred NJ The then current both and
and In Instances slight making our
lions which We alter correspond We nnd Importers
AT M advance OF annprices paid conant arr
They OF the limited supply and large Demand ruling
feature OF the market In the sixty days - 'e
Imports since last have been s ~tns
sr Than the previous week BY 6 with In
Pou 70 NE extent OF some ~ being less by o6
eets which have added surplus stock then rr.tIns
ss" tvs Hides tsoCs Of the brig tosisrs cargo having hem
@ previous In her arva) leaving the
Hides TO the trade should there be mo
daring the next week We dnd data y
lar The largest portion OF Hides expected
month"; already placed In their receipt r r.s
prsfrring In most instances this mode o.r 10 a.,
cure the stock most desirable Tor their without
large see No
Of Hides. - 9'
The Petersburg Express, OF this morning, gays:
Three slaves sold in Prince George day aso ho
s9co twelve years Of are t ohs
man servant, who brought ti,isl alone. - S
Three were sold al Dinstldie Courthouse also Monday
hne IL years brought the x,tln~ s, y,
1901 another Of eight brought st5 OF 20 brought
There great for good servants ,hrouyho,, The
STATE good house servant almost worth money
Farm hands bring also good prices indeed the whole rou
OF slave purse 20 obtain the sasss ~
any OF them. - "
In the Richmond market, to-day we could hear of M
change In prices Wheat continued sell 4I IS for supe-
lots OF red and white Holders nrmer and n.
arke, consequently shippers evneing very nth.
desire to purchase