Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-06
CITY AND STATE NEWS.
COMMERCIAL,

COu1ulckClal.
BurTIR.-Ws continue 10 quote good and prime country
at % to 500. per lb., With q fair demand; inferior 10 TO 9Oc.
per lib.
BACON continues very scarce. and the receipts ifoin
the country pre light, owing, In a great degree 10 tue un
Guilty oil procuring transportation. We quote 70 l Zoe'
for hog round.
Cohm There i. n~o..chspge In the ma, kei; the rsceiF'' are
very liberal, and the demand limited. We quote o. SsOoc'
per bushel.
CLOVER SEgD.-We note sale. OF Il few bags Al s'.'" per-
bushel, there are very few In The narket.
CorrgE.-Tle stock OF coT.e Is alnos. exhausted, and
prices are very Irregular. We qoute ut S,a17c. per 10 sl
which prices but few can Afford the luxury.
~lIAY.-There is an active demand Tor hay tor u army
and 1t meets with ready sale nj sl.SJal.33 per io W.
These prices will justify shipments from the Interior .! Tue
State. We would suggest TO PERSONS hav1nR " so'put W
In bales, we'll packed, and send to market, rs lnefe vi" NC
u fair demand for 1t during the fall aud winter. r,,u,,on
FLouR.-There has been more demand ios ,"d - - y.
the city trade this week, but operations are eonnntu Il r..
tall sales. We quote Family at - to ~ Ex!ra "a 10 81;
L~EATuea..There is still an active and Increasing demand
for ell descriptions OF Leather, and prices haTe au I'VE
cling tendency. We quote rough sklrtins ut 81 to AUG. per
h.; oak so!e Leather - to 47c harness 10 10 Que, otluls
Leather I.5U TO GOO; russell and upper 4.OU 10 0.Uoi sneep
skins, bnrked tanned, 6.OD 10 100. Tanners now meet with
much difficulty In obtaining oil, which, 10 some e1'en''
checks the production Of Leather. or.
OArs.-There Is a fair demand for Oats, atiEom % 10
81 per bushel. 80 u.
In receipt Of thr article from Southwestern rnsna,
which Is sold ut prices equivalent 10 about o.Vo lot saes
OF Liverpool. The prospects ARE that We shsli continue 10
receive liberal supplies from that section OF ,ne ssa,e;
TosAcco.-ieceipis are quite heavy, and the WAREHOUSES
very crowded, SO much SO that il Is feared inspections wiz
have TO be, In Il short time, suspended; Prices are lo"e!'
especially for Tugs and common leaf. while teu u,;Is nr W. IU -
We quote good and strictly prime IRON 30 Slo.'o, Ieu'.
un leaf $50 TO 81 common s'au 70 s4.''' as 10 qua''y
Jugs from LIS to 1918.
WuyAr-The arrivals of wheat this week have been
more liberal than at any time siscc the market opened bul
! we have no change In prices TO report: we quo.e , tea a !
90 cents; white a. 81. Samples are not severely crlliciseu,
and a prime article OF white would command a few Cents
more Than our quotations.
WMskEy.-We quote common at % to 6jc.: EioaIta!h
from IS to 81 good and fine old rye nj sl.5 to $40.
ATTEMpr TO EscApE.-Last night, at !!
o'clock, two Of the prisoners confined in the
Tobacco Warehouses attempted TO escape; the
guards fred twice, the alarm vas instantly re.
sponded to By Captains Waddill and Davis
companies, Louisiana Battalion, stationed m
L'bby's hill, foot Of Main Street. One 81 thu
Yankees was wounded, it is said, Scri0usl7.-
Too much praise cannot be accorded to thtsa
gallant companies for the %promptneSs with
which they responded to the alarm, and shows
what may be expected Of their accomplished
SlIlllllIailOCiS liz lllCJ lItCL Ian w.
Mayors COURT, YESTERDAY Tin McMa-
hon, for imbibing too freely Of 'riled" whiskey,
and committing disorders in the street, was
required TO enter into surety for 500 10 keep
the peace, and be Of good behavior.
Samuel Rich, charged with stealing a twen-
ty-dollar note, was remandsd for trial before
the Hastings Court.
James Barnes was committed IL Jail, for
attempting to assault Catherine Lavery.-
Catherine Lowery. charged with being drunk
and disorderly in the street. was aducnishtd
and discharged.
WIN. Cooper Qree,) was committed 10 jail
for having in his possession a gold watch Of
the value of Sl00, supposed to be stolen.
Daniel WorrriI. for asSauIting, beating, aud
threatening the life Of Mary F, WorrclI, was
required to give surety fer good behavior.
SoAp.-Wo urge upon the attention OF
farmers and housc.kecpcrs thc.irnportancc and
necessity Of making soap. The old fashioned
home made soap the best in the world for
laundry purposcs-caa lie made with ease t.y
every housewife, anil, al this time, will pay
handsomely Tor the trouble. The article Is
becoming very scarce aud high. This great
"cirilizer" should not BE- neglected. The co;n-
mon turpe.tine soap. which usually cost @!a3
cents per pound i mak e, Is now selling in or
narkctat;Fom1J TOGO cents per pound. Thu;
should nOt nc, IGr in article s~ueasily made. Tt.t
price, however, is moi so important as thai the
demand should BIS promptly furnished.
CAPT. Thomas F.. GcoDE.-Wc understand
that Capt. Thos. F. G0ode, commander Of the
Mecklenburg Cavalry, has beer promoted to
the rank of Major Of Cavalry. We feel graft.
fed at the we'll deserved promotion If this
| gallant and popular officer. Capt. GnnIe was
among the first to offer his services, in @xpCll.
iag the enemy from Oar soil. and Cir tlai pur,
pose resigned his seat in the State Convention.
IIo 10 nov stationed at Ear!ta-,.
BANK Or PlrT:YLyA3A.-The notes % this
bank are TO longer current in this city, crr
banks having for the last few days refused 10
receive them. The brokers we're Offering to
purchase them yesterday; ut twenty per cent.
| discount, which, in the opinion IF snr;c, Was
more than they we're really Worth.
DANGEEOUS.--A number Of littlc bays daily
amusc themselves BY jumping III and of he
car Of the City Railroad as it passes the steel.
We observed onu little fellow yesterday, lave
a fall in getting on. Unless this practice Is
prevented "somebody will he hurt"
AprolNrED.-Maio jos. Seldom has been ap'
pointed Inspector General, in place Of ji.n. j,
B. Baldwin, who has resigned to take CON
mand Of 4 regiment, now ready fo7 active ser
vice.