The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


Richmond Markets. April %.
Saturday the weather became suddenly cool, ana
yesterday and to-day We have had bleak Ma.cn
wind. which has for thu time checked veee. sa
and renewed the apprehensisns Of farmers. ane.
fear the closs Of such q snap-a probable iui' ~
n'ghsfall and frost. April has. indeed, been
more OF March month than was harch itseiA
sinee orr last, Wheat has dropped dve cents; but
The amount of receipts Is very trifing. Flour u
coming in mere freely aud the stock has increas.
ed; but the market IL inactive. Corn 10 quiet. Bs
con has receded little.
Trade continues rather sluggish; though the
shipments OF goods to the country are liberal and
| steady.
Money 10 easy. Though exchange Is not 10 album
daut However. under the new law requiring the
redemption Of country notes here. tho rate Of *.
| change 10 KEEP: down to ,4ta3s.
ToBAoco.-Ths receipts Of Tobacco have been
light for the last week. and most OF that offered IL
of infes Tor quality Weguote Inferior Lugs 1t S4,S
y Leaf Coed I saSs sn1 Fine sssm.
ming 500 ;; but little Fine Manufacturing In
maj ket ss,cs VI some few hhds At $l5gisGF@2o
FLUuR-rhe amount Of receipts IL increased.
and there Is better stock. The feeling 10 not 30
m mt. we renew quotations. remark ing that they
| only shov the quotations of the trade: euperine
s7dS7 q; xtras7u6s7 IS; Family ss@1e.
prime Red :o IT'S s. . 70 Wne 81 d0.s s'0a
| COkN-There is .irtie Inquiry, and the stock is
Les, sas
| consequence TOR some days: ottda5 cts per bushsl.
0AIs-stock ligh'-dsmand good at sag so cts.
BaGoN-Bslme sides ss1glo cts. Market quiet.
| Shoulders 7sA6Hscts.
CofFEE-We quote Rio llz@!21scts. as to Quality
and quantity; Laguayra l214Gl3c: Java l61zGl7c;
SUaARs-we quote Cuba :, @7stc New crop New
ed io9sc; Gomez 9ssc; do $50; Q dose; Extra
MoLHssEs.-New Orleans 42,s@45c: Cuba Mus
covado sue; Clsyed Cuba 2so: Porto Rico ss029c
WHIsK sY-1st12. cts for Richmond rectifed.
CATTLE. &c.
BEEF-Tha supply of Beeses is light. and the
market is stiff Ihere have been sales within the
last three days at Si2, ~ 5oIl3 net per cwt. The
tie. snch as are no. often exhibited in the market
IL is, therefore. no criterion for general quota
VEAL.-sa!es of fat Calves at about u cts q n
LAMB-The extreme are prices sS@6 head &C
HOG s-No safes By wholesale Bales for present
consumption at $6 5000 per cwt; the latter for
choice corn fed.
MONEY MISREPRESENTATION.
NoafHsRs ExcHANaE-Oa New York and Phila
such OF the stock Baak notes and of the Bank o.
the Valley, as are not taken by the Banks are at
|
| cent. discount. Bank of kanawha no sale.
North and South Carolina Bank Notes y p cent
discount.
GOLD Is per cent. prem. No prem. allowed for
SILVER
NEW ORLEANS. April ~. lS59-Cotton-The sales
to-day were 1900 bates. the market closing with an
advance of &C. mostly the finer qualities. Deal
ers awsIling the Enropa's advices. The gu ota
ton for middiing is I'>sc. The sales of the week
add up 50.cW bales aud the receipts 80 bales
against 81 800 for the corresponding week last yea
The exports of the week foot up 1907 bales, and
the total ports to date $4,000. The receipts at
this port up to the present time ahead of last year
are l75 900 baes: do at all Southern ports. 1880
bales stock 3z2 600 bales of which only IS 0O0
main unsold
MOBILE. April IA. 1852 Cotton quiet and unchang.
ed. Gales to-day 1900 bales
MOBILE, April 18th. ls5o-Cotton-sales to-day.
1893 bslss at 49, 9Ii21sc tor midding. Sales of
the week, ll,7U bales. Receipts of the week,
80 bales. against $50 for the same week last
| year. Total receipts ahead of last year, IS $40
| bales Stock. l04 800 bales DISQUALIFICATION to
Liverpool, IS sd. and to Havre, &C. Sterling ex-
| change i0s,sQio9h..
| SAVANNAH, April IA, ls5e.-Cotton depressed Sales
Of the week 4 200 bales Receipts do, $500 bales,
| as spst the same quantity in the corresponding
week Of last year. Iotal recep pts at this port du-
ring the season, 403 500 bales. Stock in port A. 100
| bales