Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-10-19

who gave hopes of hi. desire fof Increased iree tseos
in France, bariDg opened the po-t OF ayers ~ III
nations, uEs disposed To tske toa oh'k UheA' "e -
rs the introduction Of srain Into FRANCE was c"noein
ri and had rs-.dar'eJ III. riid'ig scale ct rrotec-
iihp. ~
Tie c-t:--ai:r William Jiy, s9l 1T tn c"i"1f"'e"
! Jain jay. wro wa ih- c,n'rinp"r"ry 'i "in"'-""
Hamilton ard o,hf'H. IL lLa formation ~ oar S'"e'.
,u.iun, snd to render il acceptable 10 ihs people, u
dead. lis leaves a son residing IN 'ti's Guy WIZ "a
Inherited a large fortune, srd sports a nou'e !" ''
avenue. t..o,
an AboIitionist az belongs TO the country, ami who
elbows, by bis sectional preIudio-s. that ne 10 an eGen.
to that union and concord of ths States bis grand Sirt
go ably advocated and defended-and nence noc'eu'
to hs name and renOwn.
MONEY MARKET. FINANCIAL, &c.
SATURDAY, q Z. NJ, October ~.
The Only change in monetary affairs IS toe uhe1
amplsd esss in the market, aud q Constant antie.y y,
the part Of capitalists for safe investments .na. VT.
snnioy much OF III. idle capital which lie so rapidly
accommodating at this point. The desire 10 10 ge' u
largest rate possible, which provokes some compost
ton for investments in good and re'ihoie eecutTiu
This has brought down the rates 10 q penn uuoer ,S",
which ruled for q short period IN the spring VI !oio
after the stagnstion resulting from the crisls OF 1871
All the large establishments OF the CITY are iu. VI
money, with an undiminiehed demand from 1oosers
and importers for the fail trade. The movement it
! the crops furnish some employment, out hrSt cihss
credits, in the great staples, cotton aud sugar clfcu-
late and approximate so near 10 money, that inc ususI
demand for moving these two articles at TINS season
Of The year Is not yet much felt. Engllsh aha ffencu
capital stays this side for aInploymsnt. Inc outssdt
rates In London being 2a2Ic, and Paris 2is3c. oher
but a small inducement to send money abroad at the
existing rates Of exchange. The rates 10 DAY arg D 10
I per cent. tor money upon Stats securities ana 4 sno
5 on choice paper
Tbs stock market, this week, closes dull, after &C
much arnness- with q decline from the highest points
If the week, particularly 10 the fanoies. State bonds
are firm al quotations, and will steadily appreciate at
the period Tor the next semi>annual payment OF Cou-
pous approaches. Virginia SKIES closed at ~, Mis-
souri's ST., Tenpessee's 92i. These are the only State
securities operated In for speculation, but the absorb
ment for Investment, both at home and abroad, VII
cause them to reach much higher points before nrsi
January next. The price Of Consola 9ef to 9ei tor
three per cent. stock, Is a sure indication tnat attention
must sooner or later be drawn towards tnese oouos ioi
investment abroad.
There has not been a large business done in foreign
Exchange for to-dsy's steamer. Sterling, in the
hands of the regular drawers, Is firm, and the ratet
run from 1901 TO ll0i-principal sales, in sums tc
of commercial bills is lighter than was anticipated.
Planters are now busy in picking out their cotton
The weather is all that could be desired, and they
employ all the force at command.
The Arago took out $426,Sl9 in specie.
Domestic ia without alteration. The following are
the current rates of the brokers-viz:
Boston, l-1Oc discount Charleston, 10 discount
| Philad'a, par LILO dis Savannah, tc dis
| Baltimore, fc dis Apalschicola, lie dis
Washington, fc dis Mobile, tc dis
Richmond, ic dis New Orleans, par
Norfolk, saic dis Louisville. 10 dis
Lynchburg, &c die st. Louis, 10 die
Wilmington, n. c., 10 dis Cincinnati, 10 die.
Bank notes, current in those places, are fc. higher
except in ~Virginis-they are the same. -.
Land warrants are unsettled as 10 price. There II
no demand Whatever for entry. Prices are governed
by the supply pressing on the market for sales. Thu
week it is much larger, and warrants are more dim
cult TO cell, except at the minimum quotations. Mos
of the dealers ara foil Of warrants. at much higher
figures than now current. This has led 10 HI unfaiI
exposition ofthe real state of the land warrant market
as those who have recourse to the columnso Of some o
our city papers still quote fire cents higher, per acre
than they will give when applied to to buy, In orde1
to keep prices up. Many are buying for Investment, tt
hold for higher prlces-SO and l6O acres cannot b'
sold, in any quantity. better than Is cents per acre
and 100 acres at IS cents per acre. The margin be
tween buying and selling prices lie, of course ide'
thaR formerly. TopoR.