The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-03

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THURSDAY i, RAIN ,..... =, a.ei 80 =
- FINANCIAL AND coMMEnciA"
v,.smend Markets. agaroh9'
rnsre are no transactions to 9 a;as.es; S are
t .ome very limited retail operat oas shippers Of
arm and demand advanced anoss'se cline selling
ff.s.s TT The s'oss is light -, ,,e rates eta.
WHRAT-Miliess have sdss en- SO Dc. do White
We quote good TO choices lieu
nS@s0 u,rse, auio, a. ;''lt9saa e"pe. p,'"'
N.-.s.ru warkets.-tbs ss,ss ;. a.
n.,,txonr. March s ,osla .shitest 4ceSI IS;
a. wheat hrm s .ee,n saoyant, Yellow soc " bite
"a cents. ,.,... .,,,, avn, .s,.r,-
S,u York March s-Cotton asaivs sna assa as@,
Cd W. 81 6 de- Sr Ssathern S6t&a Is. Wheat
asT and iSss higher southeya White 81 :, -
Saline a m. Resin has an onward tendency. with
ssIes Of n 900 bbl- at Si73(1 So Rice Unchanged
siosks lower generally. Va esss1n.
THxA.sIcAls IN The EoREsr.-As an evidence OF
the rapid settlement Of the far northwest. sub
scriher has sent us handsomely printed pro-
sr~mme of the Pioneer Thes:re, at Wsi|s "siia,
Washington Territory, for the performance Of tue
18Th of December last, The dramatic company
announced xs ''fni aud etficient' one, consisted
Of virginians aud Marylsnders with one excepr
tion. +. A. Possai, formerly Of Narftnoburg aching
In the capacity of stage manager. IN the eeinedy
of King Charles III, Mr.. Possi sustained the role
Of the merry monarch and C. G. Benin. formerly OF
this county, took the part OF Rochester, while
william was personated by J. Rawiins, from
esAnnton, Lady Clara By Miss Andtess. from
Loadoun county, and Mary Copr, By Miss Howard,
from Norfolk. tie latter two, of course, eny thea
srieal pymphs for the occasion, and ali members
Of the Z, 5. Dragons at that station. An inter.
val between the plays was q led by two songs and
q dance, the entertsinment concluding with the
farce of the young Scamp. The o,aar performers
we're }. c. Greene, from Norfolk, A. h. scroggs,
from New York; aud Messrs Holland, Gray Heck
niger ard Twist, OF Baltimore, the last iguriug as
Mrs. Swansdo~E In the farce Admission to the
boxes was four dollars only, and one dollar and
Any cents To the pit. We regret that our edi-
toriai duties prevented us from accepting an In
vita,ton to attend. lYschestsr IVA Republican.
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Tas Yrs AND Downs OF WHsAr.-Mr. c. Wrenu
Hoskyus writes TO the Times.
"For no less period THAI 81 years, ever since
1877, the price Of wheat has moved In qnaiEennial
periods-sour yesrs Up aud four years down--with
o regularity so steady aud iDvariabls that il IL
diacoi, to cast oue's eyes tbs scale of annua,
average - and escape ths impression IL conveys OF
. perfect natural cycle. No expansion Into yer.
bal statements will do justice to the expressive
tale which the annual prices affords 10 the eye
Briefly told, however, and emitting fractional q =.
ures it 10 follows From lS2I to 1881, the frat
Qusdrisnnial period, the frat named period, the
prices of wheat rose from 6ss. in the first named
year to Cos. in the last. Thence to 1885. Il fell by
regular annual steps, $751;, SIS. aud 49, to 39i.-
In the next four years 4. rose with equal regular
ity, through ass, sos aud Ga. TO EOS. in 1889 -
Then down by the ordinations of 66., 6is. and
SIS to sos. 10 1913 Up again in turn, by the reg.
MAR stages Of Sos, SIS, and 5is. TO Cos. IN 1877
Down again In turn, by the regular stages OF sos.
49, 405., to the figure fearful te agricultural eyes
Of 3Ss. ia 1851 The next four years 1t mounted
again by the encouraging degrees of lis j5s, 12s
to the Crimean altitude of As. in 1866 whence il
has declined 10 obedience 30 the Same singular
Law of succession to 69,. and sos, in 1886 and
1857, aud to the siill lower figure it holds the
year Just expired, the third, and happily the pc,
nultimate OF our present descending series"
PAY OF NAVAL OyPicses--A senate resolution
recently called for information ~ TO the pay o.
Navy offcsrs From the answer We learn the fol-
lowing facts: Captains-active lis, 81; are pail
&C aggregate of 1925 09 reserved list, 20, SO 500
Comms nders-activs list, lie, SOB 800; reserved
list, II, $2s, 500. Lisutensuts, active list, S3S
$t74450; reserved ist, So, So. 800. Surgeons, SO
$l4T, 10; Passed Assistant Surgeons, IL, s42025
Assistant Surgeons, 80, $3.50 Pursers, G!, sl37.
800. Chaplains, 81, $4,000. Professors of Msth.
ematios. II, $4,000. Masters in the line Of pro
motion, active list, %, Sl9,750; reserved list. l
$3.50; Masters not in tho line of promotion
reserved list, 10. 50 80 Passed Miashpmeu
reserved list; ., 81 200, Ii1shipmau not Gradu
ate of the Naval Academy. l, $500, Midshpme,
graduates of the Naval Academy, IL, $4,000
Academy, 1877, 455 100. Boatswains, 20, S3l $50
Guuuers, A. S35.000 Carpenters, IS, Sti 800
Sama kers, al, S3l $50. Chief Engineers. u, s37
100; First Assistant Engineers %, So 100; Secon
Assistant Engineers, %, Sl3, 200; Third Assistan
Engineers IS, S31 900.
This gives us a total OF ,s37 officers. whose ag
gregats salaries amount to S2,4O5,5l5. If thi
sum were distributed equally among them
would allow to each 81 GA, but in looking owe
the list We Fl nd there are large number who's
pay exceed SO 600, aud some even s. 600 and up
wards. Thus:i large majority are paid fsllin
considerably ~ ow the average.