Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-19
COMMERCIAL-
oTyIcx OF rHE VINO. May IS, 1880.
MISCELLANEOUS

The history of the growth Of wool is very curious-
F3 years ago pound Of hne wool Unit.
States Britain In other country exeep, Spain
In country the oe entirely nobility
By In f7)4 small flock
saxny present from the King Spain whence the entire
due OF saxony WOOL such immense value In 1900 during
the avason spain by the French the valuable
h1- raise The American Consul Lisbon
Mr. Jarvis purchased fourteen head and America
portion the pure xed Merno blood Of these aock
be found Ia this time Such origin the I'm
ocs Of hns-wOOed sheep Ia the United siatesCo
! pi1a'er and Mechanic.
According the Albany Journal there are parties in
cAnsa who hold large quantity Of Oats which they Intend ship
ping England during the Summer months speculation The
variously estimated from 10000 bushels
letter Montreal that four engaged
take hem from hs St. Lawrence while another that the
eghs engaged In New York upon much advan
tAgeors terms than could be obtained in Canada.
shoe mandatory was commenced recently in Alex
anda Va which Is pretty well established About dny
hands kept and good vokmen frequently
employed they hand. The
they finished and prices justify paying good
wages 10 operatives The establishment soor to be removed
building which being erected when appro
machinery will be Int odueed and the business considerably
tended good; ladies' shoes but 9TH
er branches 10 be undertaken.
We by the Columbus, Ga, papers, that the Eagle
Manufacturing Company has purchased the Factory
the Enquirer Is 90 cotton, and 1900 spndles
they have weaving cotton and goods 2S2 and
they ba Of cotton and 0Obs Of wool per day
employ $40 hands, at daily Of s2iO per day for their
Dor The capital employed t2'5,O0O
Eighteen whalers have arrived ct New Bedford the
present season. with lOi) barrels Ct SPERM O6s barrels Of
whae pounds OF bone The aggregate of this oil and
bone prices would be about million and half
dollars.
TIN CROPS, BREADsTUPF, PROVISIONS sc.
The Cincinnati Price Current of the 10Th inst, says
1.-THE have regarding growing wheat crop much
less satisfactory than generally believed In Missouri Iowa.
and illinois winter wheat has pretty generally killed and
drought which has ey throughout all that region during the
spring months completely whitening the plants which had been but
ing To hi, drovg yev bacsvar but with rain even now IL
VII come OFT we'll In Indiana this state, the wiGtr killing
has been bu partial and confined to the AL kno which
bare VIII h in good level lands the erop looks very we'll In Ken
lucky the has injured particularly In the south
western portion Of the State, by winter killing but IN the middle
fourth CROP taking the wnoe state together and
many secto the seed will notbe realized In Georgia its tot
failure We have this information from good authority wen con
yersant with the districts named and there
be no dub Of Its general accuracy 1t will be perceived
then tha g. crop OF wheat THIS year. Ia he west simply
out Of the son IN this state Kentucky and Indiana should
the season prove favorable there will be fair average quantity
giheed an" aso IN those sections where spring WHEAT so-n
BIT IN the OH sections named The crop will be very sh n one
Indeed Thee has been large breadth Of corn planted and with
a favorable ita.on heavy crop will be gathered.
The most feature t business OF TIE past week. was
that taking nearly sO0J bb Tnese
atye purches made also 1hs demand met pretty freely
tons TIE altogether for the higher grades Of extras
and for then e' improved M ten cents bb but low
superGne neglecte could have bought
upon easier Terms Tbs great bulk OF the purchases were made
delivered at points the river above and below this city, and
consequently not into exports and that this
iac suggestive and important because II shows that there
large d5ur held at the various points tributary
city In addition 10 the stock here Towards the close Of the
the demand fell Of and under the from Eng and and the
favorable had upon the New York market Monday this
Ing willing 70 eonede Improvement gained in the early part
Wheat declined fully 81 per bu,he Monday and tn marke.
closer sui and heavy at for thsbest 30 for the
supply ha. beea very light and the demand
se4uenty ng aud prices ruled Father BETTER the receipts
baeng 'oc OF arrival IN huE In the ear shee has been In
demand Tennessee and Georgia. and sales have been made
6En bag. and Of white bulk at 5s. We understand that
Ia the iuer1r Of Georgia Corn Is selling at 81 10 per bushel
c Osing Gull
the that Is what may be caei the stsndof phase
The advance ASKED holders in the beginning caused buyers
snail Indeed 1t has been rumorgd that attempt being
made corner por by parties at the Fast and that this the
borougly rd respecting the stoe OF This AR cIe and some
think pb that project will succeed Notices han ~ 90
barrels have been purchased the last weeks
ledge al PAGES IN this and other States aud OF
great deal that do not know Of The nnas Of this scheme
will be put prices and this raises the hopes Of holders of the
hog odact gueray por Is thought advance
materially without producing uproy Ia other articles
Dung hree days the week round lots sold,
delivered at lDdanapod Chothe Madison aud other points,
81, - d $50 bDs city, 81 -; and close
not buy at these Bacon and bulk meats have ruled
duh but The inactivity being consequent upon frmness OF
holders; for IL they would meet buyers oy kng &c Of
sion, airge could be done II has buy
lard 70 any estt 6elow cents in erevs About COZ barrels
procured aioniay and Yesterday at los ll0.c.
The Impression Is that Il will brns freely
The the Provision market has passed the last three
months singular, and quite unsatisfactory because whilst
consequence has established there has
the OF holding The prices about
the middle OF LIST February, Of the various articles follows
Mess Pork northumberland
Bacon. 10 "
Bulk ShUu ders ............... GA
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Lard Observation-Disclosures. IUL
Thus sill h. business dragging and as
We have stated. quite atEfActOry.