Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-04
Increase in favor OF ls5s,

% . %
The total Weld for the Year in California and
mining districts North Of it. including that kept
in the country. and that shipped 10 other coun.
tries. has not probably been less than about,
SO oo0J: while that raised in all other
places intending Australia has not probably
fallen below $l0o6n0 600. Thus. making a
grand total i"r the Year. Of :liJ. du0. "nn Of
precious metal added to the resources oe The
world.
liy report a the Board Of Eluca,!0n. ma :c
this week. it se,lns that they have available
funds forthcoming for disbursement the rn>,l.
ing year Of 81 lG';.ai9 The report Of the
Commissioners o Emigration. in their report
for this year. ending the 22d December. ISIS
give the whole number Of c;nigranl> at Thu
por, ut 1900 against ls3. DPS to the same pc
Rod in 1857. thus. showing a iallin; OF in
ISIS. NJ l"J,>2>.
This great decrease i, accounted fpr in part
TO diminished means ni employment, in the par
Ilal suspension in railroad building. aud the co;,-
>,ruc,ion Of public works. which resulted from
the panic Of l>511 The depression in the value
oil bread,tuils and wild >pcculaiions in Western
lands. placing their possession beyond the
reach OF emigrants. have also contributed To
check emigration. while Australia and other
places have attracted increased attention
Wages nave also improved. both in Germany
and Ireland which have tended to prevent cfn.
grafton. ~ the year closes. statistic, Of the
past twelve months crowd upon US. MANY Of
which are of highly Interesting and suc.cS.
tive character. especially those Of 4 commercial
character 1hcS. We have not space To notice
to-day. but In,!st Reserve them for another let
ter The crop Of cotton estimated a. 3 ,ioJ. Onr
average price al the South. gives $40. Gao. onJ
The stock O. tioU, in this market Of all kinds
! is estimated from the best information Oh the
! subject. at about | .o0o no1 barrels. Tn. sap
! plies OF wheat and corn are not over lar.c f'r
the season.
The best support Of the wholesale trade Of
this city. and especially OF dry .oods. come,
! from the planting States The broken down
specu!a,ionS At the West. combined with l,w
prices for grain iiour, have left that section
oil country high and dry in widespread bank
| ruplcy. While IL Spectators talk Of stop
laws and rcpudiatc their own debts many Of
the towns and counties that have hupcles>lr in
voved themselves il debt. on account Of rail
roads and other schemes. also speak of rcpu.
diation. Greeley. writing 10 the Tribune from
Racine. Wisconsin. admits all this and says
tilai lIlll HIiiiI! ne" TOWN. HIS Hbc III lcbl 10
the extent Of about - per cent Of the assessed
value Of il, whole taxable property. He al
vscS an Uto!iaii plan Of i sort Of debtors and
creditors union for iquidating claims and set
! ting balances.
tbou, two or three years since Mr. Bowen
! Of the SILK House ii Bowen x MrNamcc who
wrote the dry goods report for the ''lnicpcH-
dent advised the DRY goods houses ,"rc>t-ct
their business with the South. on account Of
- bad and slow pay. and announced the III
tcntlon Of Mc>>r> Il. X Ne. OF closing up their
business with the South They Of course.
expanded with the Western free States. The
panic of Isl, came and they failed FOR 4 lar.c
amount The house las just been dissolved.
Mr. McName: retiring while a new house has
been started with ncw li>t Of partners. among
whom !, Mr. Bowen. vino ha> been retained
The firm Of Bowen u NcNamec. it is said.
advanced 4 lar,.c SUN Of none: 10 start Va;
Bccchc-'s abolition organ. known H. ''Iht N
dependent. The old steady houses. who have
stuck 70 the Southern trade through cvi! and
80. GIt, .ilI. ,' ...aNCi.Ioic. anu e'''-r"
bo;ionis.: and sectional politics. are now
mon. the wc;,hir>t and s,ron.cs; houses III
iew York irn"r.