The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-19
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
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Financial and Commercial
ofs1Ssy msrnIn9, rIny 10, 1885.

no sales Of Virginia stock II the New fofA
Board saturday morning. Nor were there any
sales Friday r. ACCORDING to the journal Of Com
nerce. there was better supply of money Sasur.
day; but good business paper WAS also plenty
and freely offered, at full rates. The stock mar
tss was without material change, but depressed;
and there was still some uneasinsss - to the po-
i,ical movements to follow the recognition OF the
new government Of Nicaragua
The advance in quotations Of Breadstuffs in
Liverpool, reported by the telegraph on Friday,
did not exhibit advances on the Atlantic's quota.
sions, but fox the week. The market, however,
was moro encouraging, and the news has had some
effect on the Northern markets All high grades
of Flour were In demand In New York Friday, at
81 cents advance, on some standard brands, which
further advanced ON Saturday l2i cents. In Bal
timore, holders advanced their rates for Howard
street and City Mills to s6.12i; $50 bbis had been
previously sold at %. But the advance stopped
sales, a. the price was above the limit Of orders
from Liverpool, for which vessels were waiting.
BRrApsTUrrs IN LIvERpooL.-We gave be.
low the comparative quotations Of Flour and
Wheat by the two last steamers. Those of the
Goth April, we take from the circular of Bigland
Athya & Co; and those of the 2ad of May from
that of James McHenry & Co. They do not aus.
tain the reported advance by the telegraph
April 90. Maya
rl0q. per per barrel Western aoas. .,,,,.
Phil. and Bait 5l0S6s S50S6s
Whs.; mar 70 ib. Red q. sS@es a s2Ss "a
White 1os1l0s I0d los Sd oils
From BIgiand, Athya & Co.'s Circular.
L,vERPooL, May Observation-Disclosures ia in good
consumptive demand. At our market to-day Tuss-
days prices were well maintained, aud in some in
Iii AF ~kk in rpal1 IA
mand at an advance of cd per barrels line qustios are
most wanted. Indian Corn must be quoted I'd per Or
lower than on Tuesdsy, but with rather mere do
ing at the Close at 29s Cd to sos quarter for all de-
Pfovisons-Beef is very dull, and. to effect sales,
importers would submit to reduction OF fully 50 per
fierce especi ,y on the lower qualities, of which tho
stock 10 largely composed. The import turning out
much larger than was expected early in the season,
The demand still great in of the import and
buyers glad to secure parcel shortly expected to
81 % an s6s
to the middle of June. Cheese wanted at the ad-
vaneed quotations.
james McHenry's Circular.
LIVERPOOL, May 2-Thsre has again been large
business Lard with sales exceeding 800 toms at SIS
to 55s-being advance of 10. For future delivery
some sales have been Iaade at 5Os-at which there
are buyers and no sellers Tsllow sells readily at 1885,
Breadstuffs- The market isstreng but not lively
Prime Wheat aud Flour are in small compass and
dearsr--stocks almost exhausted. The inferior quail
ties are more readily sold than for long time. In
dian Corn having been much pressed, ex-ship, is
rather lower but the consumption is much increased
of late. WILL.
Cd to 9s Cd do. Flour-Wesern Canal, 24s Cd to S2s
I'd per 1856 lbs Philadelphia &C. SIS Cd Sos Cd do;
Ohio IS Cd to SIS Cd do Indian Corn yellow, SOS Cd
toS 0dsper 48O lbs; Mixed 2ss6d Sos Cd do; White
29s Cd to sos Cd do.
Cottou-The demand this week has been almost
confined to the immediate wants of the trade, with
small portion daily speculation, and the market
being freely supplied; prices of the Ordinary to
"Middhng" qualities have declined an I'D per h. In
Manchester only Limited business 10 doing Mid
ding Orleans, Std per Id; Mobile 6.d; Boweds 6!d
81 ST. bales. Sales this week, Al $50 bales of which
$500 American. We are, very faithfully,
JAMES McHENRY CO.
The following is a statement of the Imports of
Foreign Dry Goods at the port of New York, for
the week, as compared with the corresponding
periods for two years
1854. 1855 1856
Total entered. .....$882,0 $50 $685. 14l 81 z78 06S
Total on market...... S49, 1O5 740 500 1874, 1852
From January LIST;
Total entered. $3.50 1875 21146459 S9257 $50
Total on market.... Sc Z0,59l 22,462378 0,O84 GIG
The annexed table exhibits the aggregate bank.
ing movement in the United States, at six periods
according to returns made nearest to January in
each of the years named:
Banking Movement in the United States
1887 1845 1881
No. of banks...... 6S4 SIT 7Sl
No. Of branches. l4 ia l48