The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-12

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The weather today r. clear, bright aud warm, sne
the fruit 10 this section having escaped thus iaI
without serious injury we may now hope tnat snis
viii be an abundant fruit year. The recent coio
spell has been seyere-consderable ice being forni
Cd for two or three niGhts-and that the germs OF
the booming fruit trees survived It. was very sur
prisins. The wheat 10 looking we'll generally. and
the pale cast Of much that is growing in wet de-
pressions # the fields IL gradually giving place to
q more visorous living green
Tho market continues without alteration. The
spaing trase IL lively. Money IL plenty, and Ex-
change on the North low. The general prosperity
Is helping stocks aud corporation securities. Hold
ers Of money are Investing pretty freely in them,
and they therefore selling at improved rates
The same cause Ia aiding the general improvemei :
Of the city. AT no previous time were there q
ny buildings going MP in Richmond. From Il Q
number OF improvements and the increased rente
il is evidently improving mere rspidiy than nj any
former day.
ToBACCo.-The receipts of Tobacco have been
smaller for the last week. and we notice more ami.
nation i1 the market. and ssme ,mpIessment II
,6@tsR Inferior Leaf $71sGneh TODD S9tG $40;
stcmming 1902; MANI facturIag lscarce. with no
Fine IL mar ket,) $i66Dfl5, and hid Fancy $25R
FLoUR-The Keeling IN the market is not 50
good; but we renew Quotaiiops. Superne $TGn7 rs;
extra 81 5t@7 IS; Family ss@9. stock still very
WHEAT-Li,tle coming in and prices unchanged.
Good 10 prime red 81 SO 60: good TO priae white
Spsrsson no. saliy the present As
we stated last week, Galisgo. (War~ick Barks-
da'e) ard Dunlop. sioncure 90, have already
Suspended. and Hs kali .Crenshaw Co will wind mp
| the present week.
CpKN~The market is quiet at former prices. viz:
| 90tG95 cts per bushel; suck light.
| UATs-H@60 per bushel.
| HaY-9o Gus per cwt by wholesale. from stores
| RAcoN-Jhe market quiet. at le9 lo1lc for prime
| Sides: S60S1Ic for Shoulders,
COfE sE-wc quote kio ia @l2}scts as to quality
and quantity; Lagusyra l2A@l3c' Java l61aGi7c;
SUBMISSIVE quote Cuba 7}s@sc; New crop New
Orleans TX @S}aci Loaf l2c; Crushed and Powdered
MoLAssEs.--New Orleans 42as@i5c; Cuba Mus.
| Whisky has given little. We quote 26@27c
| per gallon.
CATTLE. HOGS AND SHEEP.
BEET-saies last week a. 81 S71ss6 gross or s. -
l2 let; the amount sold at the later being small.
Ths stock is more reduced than it has been for some
| time
VEAL-Fat Calves in demand at about sl2 per
LtMBs-We still quote at sst@6 per head.
| PORK-To supply the daily demand, sales at s. 50
gs-the latter for prime corn fed.
| MONEY MATTERs-EXCHANGE.
| NogTHsRS ExCHANaE-OR New York and Phila.
Such OF the stock Bank notes and of the Bank of
the Valley. as are not taken by the Banks are at
| discount of q p cent,
The notes Of the Trans Allegheny Bank are Is p
| cent. discount. Bank of Kanawha no sale.
| North aud South Carolina Bank Notes q D cent.
GOLD ]. per cent prem. No prem. allowed for
| SILVER.
! Northern Markets-TBY TELEGRAPH
| BALTIMORE. April II Flour unchsnged-Wneat
hrm-m hite sl5@sl75. Corn very dull-White
SIw YORK. April Il.-FIour dull-stste $685.,
Southern s3.s61s Wheat dull and nominal. Corn
| dull. Yellow e5GS7
| Rio MARKsT-By the bark Hannibs', we have
dates from Rio to the 9th February: The stock OF
Coffee at Rio was report as very light, and good
tic ports, 40G45c per bag, and to New Orleans zoe
per bag.
| CINCINNATI. April Flour is unchanged and in
| moderate demand at S. 4GGl5 so. Whiskey 10 in
be ter oemsnd prices SITTER but quotations un-
| changed Mess Pork Sill. Bacon Shoulders ga
cts; SIDES 6T4 cents Lard is selling at lOA9lG%s
| cents
| NEW ORLEANS. April Stock in port $4,000
ainst 4Ui ,70t bales in port same time last year
Freights Cotton to Liverpool "a. sugar quiet at
63s cts. Flour quiet at So Corn-W hite cells at 81
Coffee steady at IA cts. for Rio; sales OF the
| week $3.50 bags; imports Of the week 500 bags;
stock in port 1900 bags, sgainst l200O bags last
year.
| CHARLESTON, April Cotton the receipts of the
| Week amount to 1900 bales against $500 bales,
| the receipts of the corresponding week OF last
year.
| SAVANNAH, April s-The receipts of cotton du-
ring this week amount to 10 900 bales against $500
bsiei. the receipts OF tbs corresponding week OF
| last year.
| HALIFAX April by the Canada we are in pos
session OF our usual private correspondence to the
| day of kaiDg-26th nit