The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-31
DAILY DISPATCH.
FRIDAY MORNING ..................J JULY 81, 1857
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
RICHMOND MARKETS. Jr.r %
JULY 81, 1857.


e. = The market is very dull-unususlly 40 in cons'
auenee of the limited receipts Of wheat. There Is
much speculation a. to the future prices OF bread
tufs but Of course there be no satisfactory "p
Ion Oh the subject until the extent AMI quality OF
tho crops better known. The markets nj the
ssNNerth a. we'll A. the English markets are somewhat
@st terres&ed at this time Here have no stocks Ia
operate in aud 10 settle quotations fairy. IhereS
animation In sny branch OF trade except tobacco.
which still holds it's ground lis high prices and brisk
- demand with very little variation
The water was lot into the Canal Monday night
Is We shall have some boats in soon, and we look for
o. some receipts Of wheat to put the nsin motion.
APPLEs~None in market Dried Apples sl-3odp2
r. BAClN.~Steady at former quotations We quote
Shoulders l24@l2'ac,; Sides li'ae Hams l4si'c''
Baas ~sesmIes. Bags PC; Manchester Bags 2'c-;
"qRn kfEs psaa' x' ossa p n. in demand.
BROOMS.-S2;d3 according TO quality.
BUCKETS, ac.-Painted Buckets s. q dozen; tht'-
hoop Painted Pals - = dozen; heavy Cedar Tn1S
neat - jon3 Z nest heavy Cedar Feed Buckets S'@
ne SITTER We auotc Mountain l7as23c; Goshen %
81 ts23c.; Common I2ael2'sc. ,,. ,e.,,-o.
SCI CANDLEs-TaIlow Ice. 4 u; Jackson,s l6Igi3c,:
IIuils i9c; Adamantine 26g2Sc; Sperm f'ci fateht
cEME%T-Janpcs River sl.soglS, I. Dbl; Hudson
River 81 SpGpl.s; Hoffman siSo0sl'E LA""hce sl.s'
~6oAI.-whi,e and Red Ash Anthracite. Coal. fer
srs Mas -; Smith Anthracite Coal delivered, is
nc RH;ne f% amoie Rio i2G IsTayT r 49,
= eRI2i,c; jaws i31t@iec.; Mocha l6l.@l5c.
rs bushels. for sot Lump; Soft Hail SAYS; Hard
CORN.-Market quiet at decline on last weeks
quotations. We hear Of no sales to-day above &c,
which price e, h%lders are ref. tirm r.,
CDRN MEAL-sl.l5Gl,e 10 transactions in Meal
Iaos;ly in the retail way
CoTTON-I4c e n.
COTTON YARNS, &c-Cotton Yarns 2J6I26c.; Cot
ton Corage &c; Seine Irvine 27c.; Carpet Warp 22c:
e GRASS SEEDS Glover Seed 81 5o0s. Is. according
Ia ouautity and quality Timothy SHIt.Jn Orchard
and Randall Grass s2td $50 per bu-hel. The season
GUNPOW DER,-D upont's aud Hazards Sporting
FL and VIE $50 3.,5; Blasting $50 p keg.
.rings; no North Carolina in market cargo Of
Halifax No Cut Iierrnss sold at $3.50 Mackerel,
NO. 3. Ss!sda9T,E No in kits S2.25.
FLOuR.-Stocks exceedingly low and receipts small
Very little new Flonr yet received. There is no ma
teral change from last week quotations. which, ex-
eept the limited sales for home consumption may be
considered merely nominal For Shipping, 4 Mid
10 the trade & Mrldlings si.5oa6.75; supcrfine S
cF & G,l Ext + SSTs fsmy s9,ocal9
FKUIrS.-OR,SeEs-N Havana Oranges in mar
RUsNs. Bunch, in boxes sL75a 81 half 6oxe. SIS;
o. do sl-Sc; Layer in bxs s55g@6 % halfdo none.
ing 70 quality and style.
GINSENG.-we quote crude iO9 Is cts last sales
for small parcels Larger quantities might bring
HAY-saes from store at sI.l2}a@I.2j None ar
HOOP PoLEs.Flour bbl $500 hhd sl7al8 per
HIDES. : Slaughtered, 80 cents 2 b. green
weight salted II cts; Dry = to II; Calf skins, green
sl2j. Sheep skins SLIP. No Spanish Hides in mar
IRON AND NAILS-pig Iron, $50 to &c; Swedes
sl2o to I23 per ton: English refined and Tredecar
49,: Common English. So American country, sl0o
LUMBER-Clcar White Pine, So; refused do So
merchantable, S20a2j q " one inch yellew pine
plank l0al2; three-luarer DO a4tlI; Il. do. siGs 10
II do. stHGlf do sl25o9i H. Flooring, si'a2nm
ali heart, Si6&2o according to size Garden Ralz.
tsart and SAP l2aT i3v saGh i'll heart iI2}c
Inch OAK Plank, s3043j. BntOnwool "a inch $40
s i9Gh Cherry s t PSpsr sSs ~ Nv
ing, Southern, 2'@3o Laths, 1913 to 237 Z NJ. for
LEATHER-We quote good stamp overweight ~
Gg3oc. y D.; middle weights and light, none in mar
ket; good damaged riggs cts. poor l|6El7c.; upper
leather. sl5Q@3.25 as in size, weight aud quality
the latter price only for superior heavy sides. Har
ness 32le35c.; Skrting 3i0s}5c. as iii quality.
r gallon; A. seignett-, s225a4.5G sazerac, s3.25&
40. lIennessey, $391eg500 Peach, scarce at ST. 21e2
do, 55@75c; imitation 45lai7la cents. RuM.-Ncw
England, 5O952cts:, for mixed; 55a for pure. GIN
Holland sl2EGl75 The above quotations Of foreign
liquors have been unchanged for some time Cir
cuars from leading importing houses intimate that
the reduction of the tariff will not effect the quota
tions of good liquors.
ttkkkkbb -r4fi@ S' new Bns ii bbls ls cts key.
none; pals ~ IT,; Briggs Lard Is cts; Williams 4
LlMELast sales at Sl.l2l from vessel. 81 .2jQl 80
from store None arriving and stock moderate
MOLASSEo.-New Orleans, none III market. Cula
S. cts; p. Rico 72d75Cts.
OATS.-Scarce, and nomnally :I0@55c.
oFFALmBran; - cts per bushe; Shorts % cts.
PEAS.-Clay $50 Z bushcl.
PL . So Northern Ground s7?6Gg
@F22 F hbl stock Of Lump very light.
POTATOES.-No transactions except for local
wants which are supplied by new potatoes Of neigh
R0SIN.-Sl70Crl.75 = Dbl.
KICE.-5l4@54 cents as 10 quantty and.luaty
sUGARs-The market still dull at former quota
Cuba lo]S@ll'4c,; Porto Rico II@lTac. Refined Sn-
gafs Loaf Is SrGs9sd an, and Pewdered llae4'4c
TEAS-Imperal and Gunpowder 5jc.GsI.2O.
ToBACCo.IThe receipts Of Tobacco continue light
notice decline in English TobaccO-Lugs and com
mon Leaf. We quote inferior Lugs at S9GpI05G good
Sll0Gl2 fine Manufacturing Sl3Npli; Sh piping Sl2tn
si3. Inferior Leaf sl3Gil, good sIid Is; tne Ship
Ing Sl5G lbgt lne Stenmins none ia nlarket-nom-
nal price SljGtl650 good Manufacturing Sli 50Gy
light cases, $50 30, 80, 80 and ~.
WlIEAT.-WheatC continues at Sl.75 for White ami
81 65 for Red The receipts thus far have been nco-
siderable, 10 degree We suppose, without precedent
reasons the lateness of the season, the frequent
rains and the closing of the canal. The rains are
the farmers may thresh their wheat while damp
which will seriously inJure it. They urge them to bc
Thus far there is not enough wheat TO supply even
one mill iIaxall commenced grinding last satur
day, but unless receipts come IN more freely, must
WHIsKEY-Ri Richmond Rectiied 29t@3O cts; Gin
wOOD.-Wholesale Oak $3.50 per cord; Pine 81
7JG3. Retail Oak 8; Pine $50.
W0OL.-Small parcels of Tub Washed sold ut 30tQ
70 cts; unwushed third less Fleece in quality.
ES-PoRT-Burgundy, $1,000 per gallon;
Port Juice S2.J0tdSI. MADEIRASicily 45cG9$lT5;
old Madeira, S2.50GgS4 SHERRY-Permartin, Duff
and Gordon, Alnontilado, S2GGs6,
CATTLE, HOGS AND SHEEP
BEEF.--Suppy fair-last sales Mt SlO.j0 p cWt
MUTTON.Ne quote Mutton at SJ(l5.jO gross
LAMB-katheT scarce for the season, at $50 to l.
NEAL.-Calres sell at to So according to quail
ity.
HoGS.-In small supply to meet immediate wants
at $500 per cwt.
FREIGiITS.
FOREIGN.-little doing-two ships lust taken
one Tor uayre another for Bordeaux Dos p hld Of
Tobacco.
DOMESTIC.Thc following are the present rates as
coastwise freghts:
New York. Boston. Phlada.
Flour. d bbl............ p 30 Is
Tobacco, h hhd......... ~ 8 225
Do. e buX......... 20 10 -
Coal 10 Baltimore So cents r. bushel. Flour Is cts
+ barrel.
MONEY MATTERS
EXCHANGE.
STERLING BILLS.-95461lO r cent. premium.
DOMESTIC.-NOE rHERN ExCHASGE.-Checks on
the chief Northern cities = T cent. premium Large
Northeu City Bank Notes. q prem.
tncurrent Bank Notes-or rather notes not Bank
able-we quote a. follows:
Notes of the Exchange Bank of Selien Withers 4
Co, = cent. discount and of the Trans-A lIeghauy
Ran . cont disco