The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-01

Sales ~ vsNs Tosk, Wednesday. II o. ooe yirJis
Sc at seN. and q, 90 do Sta.

Tue Soufnai u Gemnakce gays
The market IL 30 dull that IL IL difficult b farrfsh
auotarissn- f'r anything beyond the limits OF The
ttcs Barn Pepsi j. 10 demand at the hanks aud
note btohsrs tnr II rnnst be If kind which h. cr
ing only Ia very limited aud this description
IL siaiiy growing searcer ~ business dies ont.
Foreign Exchange ID dnli. and istes continus irreg
ular &Tt8
/ The stock market continues inactive bat although
somewhat irregular, the general tendency h toward
Increased nness there being acomparativsiy small
tiering.
The wss,nhgt,n CnIyn presents q tabular state
meat OF British esinS exports 10 the United staisa.
during tbs frss Zine months of is5T which amount
to f69 $500 This shows ga excess 50 far In lsa
over sS, oss2 81 SIS. The proportionate falling elf
In tbs three FLOWING months. must be greatly in
creased.
Tie Cincipnsti Gazette Of Monday AZ .ernoon gays
Tn IEazfes fer hsRs opened this morning with
soIle sign OF s.imation. notwithstanding the dull
feeling hecsmc less sverabIe 10 Sellers and for the
iTzt half aout 4, Cf anse, the tendency Of the
ket va n the side Of buyers. The rews from New
York, Rowe yer, aastug Of an edvarce ia the pric.
Of ho3s in that market had stimulating influence.
and the Eade lett of 81 sdy at s for o's aver
aging from 10 to 2i0 his, ths latter for 30 lbs and
upwards. For lot ofextra heavy suitable for clear
pork, s5l2 was. We understand offered.
The Baltimore American says Of the market In that
! city.
The tone OF the money market is i'm proving but no
change has taken place In the street discount rtes.
Good paper can be very readily p aced az l@lh per
cent. per month; The rates for Eastern Exchange
| are entirely ur.C hanged.
The Chesapeake Bank Of Baltimore has declared
seni-enuual dividend of three and half per cent.
The Bank OF Commerce has declared q dividend of
| four per cent for the last six months.
Letters from Philadelphia speak Of the probability
| of an early resumption of specie payments there
| perhaps within two months.
! Richmond Markets, Dec, 81.
| The occurrence of the Christmas holidays causes
almost a suspension of trade. There H. thercfUre-
| little change to make, and none with regard to
| Bacon Is a shade lower,
There is no distress for the want Of monsy and in
deed We do not that it il any more scarce than
/ generally at this season Of the year.
Exchange ia a little lower and, it is to bs hoped
will fall rapidly to reasorabls rate in short time
| APPLEs-virginba $500 90; Northern ss5ots6;
| Dried Apples 81 .5B4D2 p bushel of 3s lis.
| BACUS.-Market depressed at decline In quota
| I2s6l3c.
BAGS.-seamless Bags DC; Manchester Bags Dc.
BEEsW1 X.S2782ac. p D., in demand.
BUCkETS, &e~Psinted Buckets s. i dozen; three
hoop Painted Pals 50 n dozen; heavy Cedar Tubs
neat, s550d5 o nest; heavy Cedar FEED Buckets sS&
BtrTER-we quote Mountain 2oa25c for tirkin;
CANDLE Ssl &c. > n; Jsekson's iasI7c.
Hulls l9c.; Adanantine NS22c.; Sperm 45c-; Patent
CEMENT-James River $isH@l.s5 2 Dbl; Hudson
River Sl.S8I-o5 Hoffman Sl.5oGel.o5; Lawsnce sloo
!
! guayra 10 to I3ksc.; Java l71ac; Mocha lsc.
| C0AL-White and Red Ast Anthracite Coal, for
se' s 7 load q S td n tSn Of 1 gtam Si
| nous Lump S575 4 load of > bushels; Hail - q
load; smiths Bituminoue Coal i3fSl.c
| C8tKE-POr city consumption - ~ Eer cart loRd
| Of q bushels. tor soft Lump; Foit Hail 81 Hard
Lump and Hail si73
| COKN-Notiaing for the past week We r-ne~
! quotations. New JAtth55 eta old 7net75 cts.
CORN MEAL.-959Sl d bushel Transactions In
| Meal mostly in tho retail way.
! (%TTNN-fI. l21,C. "A n.
| COTTON YARNS, sC.--Cotton Yarns 27912sc.; Cot
ton Cordage &c; Seine Irvine &c: Carpet Warp 2c-
FEaTifEKs-5 stock light; demand light Sales
! At $3.50, as in quality al quantity
! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sf+tG63. Stock al Guano
| In market light and demand very limited MEXICAN
scarce at 525 . ton; Patagonian *iO; De Berg Ma
nipuatcd Guano $j1; Recess do. sji; De Bergs Su-
| pei Phosphate Lime $40 z ton.
FISH ;-s5;O fg.r No Nova Scotia Cut Herrngs
| from wharf no n. Carolina in market. MACkEREL
| New No. s. S9-5o NJ. in kits S2.23.
| FLAXSE&D.-Sl@l0 rs r bnshol.
! FLUt R.-fhere Is nothing doing among shippers.
Last SAFES OF choice Superiine Tor shipment at 50
| holders asking b IS The quotations To the
trade were-auperfine s5..5Ne6 Extra sG.2j@6 ~;
To- TLoiUR BARRELs.--5O etc.
FRuITS.-VRiSaEs.-- Havana S8-sod.lo Z. bbl 81
| civ none LEM0Ns-$2 50t53 81 D box RAISING
| Bunch in boxes, S231G3: Layer S3gy3G. Fid5-lJ
@ac. + 10. PRuSEs-is to aoc. q b. according to
aRRSs SEEDs-we quote Clover Seed s6.25 and
Timothy S2.5"q3 per bushel
for small parcels. The quotations are nominal in this
"I aiISSSPOwDER.-pupont's and Hazards Sporting
! S6.2Id6.T5: do do. Blasting S3.7jGg i25 q key.
! HAf-e0c ga = owt. from store; @A9eVc. from
wharf
Sailed 10 Ia II cts; Dry Is to l6; Calf Skins green
! 3IE5 No Spanish Hides ia market.
! HOOP POLE6.-Flour Dbl. s6@7; hid siIGlo per
TR0N AND NAILs.-Pig Iron. SO TO %; swedes
| sl2D to l25 per ton English refined and TredegaL
| Cut NaiIs to ljae : b.
| LARD-Plime new Lard In bbls lo'.c-; ksgs llte
'i f.GiB BHif l! 59a7. Bar
LEATHEk.-Weq u9te good stamp, oyerwelghts ?,
as422 cts; poor l3Gsl7c.; upper leather, Sl1qg35
as in size weight and QUALITY latter price si
ly fox superior heavy sides. Harness a2s33c; Skirt
IIME-iast sales at 81 from vessel. From store
quote for Northern 81 25Gs 30; virginia &c C4$
| LIQUORS.-BRASEY, Otard. Dupuy Co., $3td5.gl
. gallon; A. Seignette, s2ZtG4'F Sazerac, $50 $50;
i8 Hennsssey s3s5@g5o; Peach, scarce at 81. 23Gt2
| do, 55Eg75c; imitation, +t1tT4z cents. RU1.-New
England. 5OGe53cts Tor mixed; 55%4 for pure, Gin
iinuoTs have been unchanged Tor some time. Cir
culars from leading importing houses intimate that
the reduction Of the tariff viii not effect the quota
LUMBER.-Clear White Pine. s!5; refused do $50;
merchantable. Sae@25 y NJ one ne. inch yeeNw zine
| IL do Si3dii; do SI2-Ndlj Flooring slSt8 5000.
iace measure Scantng, Sigh for heart and sap;
| All heart, sI6GyA according to size. Garden Rails,
| Shingles S5(tt6 = VI. Weather Boarding, Sl3CG Is
s .sGn Y mon ' Chsrry' So Poplar, ssa25 j NJ
Dressed Flooring Virginia. s25Gp2a Dressed Floor
ing Southern, 2Sgs. Lalhs. sz.23 to 2-35 y NJ. for
MOL4ssEs.-New Orleans none In market. Cuba
Is 70 e. p Rico - 1st t. bSS as
0FFAL.-Bran lZ1F cts. Per bushel; Shorts Is cts;
BrYwnstuif RS 2 ctr sh Il s % cts.
| pLAsTER.-Lump ~ 2Jd4 ~; Northern Ground.
s775@8 Clnborne'5 Ground $50 p ton. Calcined.
-Pis0fAT6Es-Limte arrivals of Northern pota-
toos which sell at si.i2Agl23 per oushel. accord
in KE6 5s HgHhs:fi .7oal7. Dbl.
| RICE.-684@6 cents a. to quantity and quality
| RYE.-We quote 6's970c. PEI bushe.
| sALT-By cargo. from wharf. sl.ij: from store.
sALTPKrKE-I69o0ce cents per b.
sTAyEs-Good oak. for hour barrels, We quote at
! sTARCH-Piine Corn cents.
snJr-7@7a4 cts. cash and time az to quantity, for
sCGAR-Marxet Arm. Raw Sugars - New Or
leans none in market Cuba y to Sc Porto Rice So
iered l2@l2sc-; Coffee lI@ll14cI b Coffee ios1@
TEAsIlmperial AMI Gunpowder Sc. @sia.
| TUBACCU.-It being holiday, there are No breaks.
aud the market will not open before about the mid
die q ys9uay We I renew eur ma qu',a en- o. lat
Inferior Leaf 81 09ss-'"6 80; good SIetnll. No
fine shipping in MAJ ket-ast sales Ut sltg IT, Fine
hid at s2n. Receipts Of new loose very light
Lu2s s25oGei; Leaf S6.5,s6 %; some good lots at
| ST. 50Gil3 -
/ WHEAT-So TRANSACTIONS Last quotations were:
Good 70 prime Red si.l'@i2o good to prime White
! 81 2tfI.3L
| WHISKEY -Riehmond Rectifed dull at 73td2tc
/! Cincinnati none IN market.
| WINEs.-PoRT-Burgund sid2Ia per gallon;
| Port Juice $2.SkgSi. MADEia-sicily 43ct3si 73i
| old Madeira s2.gSdsi. SHERaY-PerlnaGtin. Duf
aud Gordon. Amontiladc. s2f&s6.
! WOOD-Wholtsale: Oak 53-3G613 IS per cord; Piue
| s25TEl3. Retail Oak 5; Pine Si.i0.
| w0OL.-small Hsrcels Of TUT Washed sold at 900
IS cts unwashed third less. fleece In quality.
FREIGHTS
I R0REiGS,-Noihinx doing since our last.
| D0MESTfC.-rhe following are the present rates
| coastwise freIg hts:
! New York Boston. Ptiada
Coal, p ton.....-..........$i 81 81 81 10
/ Flour D bbi.....~..,...-. y 81 Is
! Tobacco, q hhd.......... 30 500 90
| Do q box..-..... 70 IS Is