Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-01
lnIsMERCIaa RECORD.
RICHMOND MARKETS. MAY l, 1857

p The following quotations are wholesale For smsl
'rders higher prices will be charged:
BACoN-The market is very frm with an upward ten
dcncy We quote new sides nj 70 cents old y -
HAMS Is l3 "a cents.
BUTTER-prime Country Butter, l7a25 cts. do. Go
shsn a51ss ets.; old and interior. l26l5cts.
BEESWAX-26o26t$ 10.
COTTON YARNs-25 cts.. cash. Cotton Cordsge
% eta. p 10.
COKE-For city consumption IS 50 y CARLOAD OF 9
ousaea Tor lump nail So
CUAL-Anrhracire-Red Ash sells at SO IS; Whit,
Ash Tor foundry, &c per ton. Rumnou., delivered a
Port Walthal, ut the wharf opposite Rockets,
quote at lic for average and Smiths For city USE whole
sale 10 dealers, So for Lump; Hail SIS so.
CORN.-Market nrnl. and receipts limited Extreme
prices 20 aj CENTS bulk OF sales g GEMS
CORN MEAL-90 cts.
OATS-JO from depots, and in demsnd
WHEAT Hardly any coming in and quote as be
FORE nominally 81 10 for prime red 81 so tor prime
white.
FLOUR-We hear OF sales OF ordinary sup-rtue at
Sc So buyers are disposed TO quote A. SIS % TO- be,
most holders demand g. and stand firm at that in view
OF the advance of the Northern markets and OF The
llulited stocks here.
$50 cents, and the demand Is inactive
OFFAL;-Bran. Ice. y bushei: shorts 20 CT brown
itur, %: ship stuff. Gee.
CANDLES-Talow l6 cents p 10. Jacksons do. u
aurs ne: Adamantine 2613Oc. Sperm i5d52cts
FEATHERS-Live Geese 5OW55 cts. Demand lair
FLAXSEED-Sl 506l 10 y bushel. dull
-
al 5O Orchard Grass 2 so. Clover. Sc 75d9 w
GlNSENG-iU6l5c, p to
Acknowledgements and H.zardspo F. FF
and FFF $50 y keg; Blasting. s3i y key.
GUAAO:-Peruvian No. l. S55. De BurG's Manip uated
Giano, $50 De Burcs Super Phosphate Lime 545. Mex.
lean Giano go to $40 according to quality.
81 i2: y '"' '''s'' i'''A '''''
SuGARs.-Rsw: New Orleans none in Market; Psrto
Rico II IL cents Cuba lOa IL! Rehned Loaf
II cents, Crushed and Powdered IL 9 lar cents: a
Coffee 1874 cents; B, 10 l2 G. - The sugar
ket is very nrm.
COFFEE-Rio l0i 9l2 cts; Laguayrs l31l3i; Java Is
a 10; stock light Mocha MOL cts
MOLaSSES.-We quote New Orleans 7561sc Porto
Rico - to &c. sales OF prime at the price. Cuba
SALr-.Sl 50 from wharf, 81 TOTO 81 Is from etore
SALTPETRE-l0 to II cts pcrlb
rEAR2es and oSo 81 5I g. 20
RYE.-e0Do5c y bushel.
YRlCE.-Jt15i cts y 10.
ROSiN-Sl 70ul IS per Dbl.
SHOr-Tt0S cts. P 10.
srAEES-Good OAK for aour barrels. quote at 81 SC
ass per thousand
SENECA KoOT-aales recently at 6oc
STARCi-Primc Corn Starch &C.
HIDES-Siuuyntered, 6t centsP 70 green weight; cal
skins, green, 9Uc ISL. No Spanish Hidesin market
LEATHER.-Good stamp, ~ 630 cts y 10; middle
weghtI 29a3)c.; damaged ., a 29c poor. Is a poe
lpperleather, Sl5O 50 a in.zc wei cit quality;
the latterprice only superior heavy sides Skrtne
aud harness Leather S32d 81 according 20 uualitr
PLAsIER-Lump Plaster 80 l3Gn per ton: kIcamono
ground ssh per CS!cned 81 37t re- 50 Ebarrel
PLASIEk.-There is n better supply In the m urket-
We quote S5f 81 = ton.
LARD-New, III obls. l40l5i cts I'm kegsl5ol7
LlME-Sl ~ from wharf 81 37trom
LEAD-6t 16icts. tor pig; T67;lor bar.
FlSH.-We quote North Carolina and Potomac No. ]
gross HERRINos IS 81 % so and scarce; No Family
Roe, active at S775 p bb halt barrels do. at 81 so -
SHAD dull at $40 per bbl and $3.50 y half Dbl No
llerrngs sell 80 lees than No. per Dbl and IS cts
less than Tor half DBL No Cut received; they are much
wanted-No. would command readily 5000 MAcKEREL.
No !, S22: No. =. SlOGll; No 8. medium. 80 rs to
81 90
IRON AND NAILS-Pig Iron, s3O935 y ton; swede
sl206l25 TON; English refined sS5; Common English e.!
American country, $780, Tredegar, SIS. Cut NAILS
1ilc. per ID.
LlQUORs-Braady: Otard, Dupuy & Co., s39 5 00S
GALL A. Secnee, s3a5 al 5O:Suzerac S3a5a $780, Hen
massey 50 95G5 co. Peach 81 IS 2; Virginia
Apple 5c do. old, 90 Qsl so; Northern do rs
lion, i505c. Rum, New England, 5O652c, scarce Gin
Holland 81 250l Is; American, 45c. Hhi,key Richmond
Rectited ~ u % cash Cincinnati, none in market
WOOD-By the quantity IS rs to 81 p cord tor Oak
SO Is to 81 for Pine; retail price IS for Oak: 81
o. so for Pine.
TOBACCo-The market ia very active, and prices
without any material change. We quote Lugs from $40
10 l2.-soIne very poor cell below $40 and some very
cool above sl2i Sales chiefly at sl0i to III! Com
Leaf S2 10 3D. fair SI3i to IL good sl4 to l5i very
good Sic to l6.; hne shipping el7 to si hne
turing STA Il. Very line We ud bring higher price,
The inspections in Richmond l.t May are 10 $50 hhds
nhds more this time than the same time last year
rom this time the LIST OF October next the falling of
II the in the State from the time last
rear, l. generally estimated nj about II 500 hhds
N. NJ. MARTIN. Sow g. Co.