The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-29

NoEFeLg, Oct. IS, 1851.
A list of one hundred and tw enty- i.ht per-
sons, Of Portsmouth and vicinity, WAC have
made appileit.oES 10 leave tor the N<sih uu-
Ger nag OF truce, is published this Incraiaa,
besides aboHt tblrJy-nYe ~ ho wish to lc ~,
this city. The object of publishing the last l.
to give an opportunity 20 any person who
may be able TO snow cause why any If thes,
aiIUu enemies should not GO TO 90 so IL il
stated that only one more opportunity WI! b
presented for residen Is OF this section 10 leay,
the country; and those persons who's
names are published will en- brace thu
last chance TO get oil. Aiaong the mum Der
several Briush subjects. hen the steamer
VIII go down under The dag OF truce, l ain
not prepared to state.
here Is nothing of importance from III.
fleet III The Roads nor from the coast below.
Ihere are now about sixty vessels, OF various
SIZES, ranged along from Fort Monroe, at ir-
regular distances apart, ana reaching round
20 Newport News.
Business is still quite duh here, owing
principally to the blockade Of Tie port OF
course. When this shall t.e removed, which
Will be 1T no distant day--probably iii few
months at farthest, d heavy shipping trade
viii commence here. Immense quantities OF
produce, now accumulatlug IN me interior,
viii tind its way TO this market By raiiro.ld
and canal, ana the vessels will soon be In
readiness TO take On ther cargoes and proceed
10 foreign ports. UnLil then We can afford 10
be content with the retail trade, which is con-
siderable and some wholesale transactions in
tractors for army purposes.
The demand Tor corn has greatly increased
recently, on account OF 4 scarcity, and the
ticle has advanced 10 % cents. The supply
on hand Is very light ut present, bat OF course
there is no real scarcity III the CoCntrJ anu
very large crops having been made, large
quantities OF new corn Viii, III few Weeks.
De ready for market.
The supply OF wheat is equal TO til. de-
rluua. The mills her, are running day and
night, and supply large portion Of the 1JuT
req tureo for the army, and Tor consum pti on
| ia the usual way in the cit aud vicinity. "
may quote white wheat III 7,c aSl, and red 1T
60aSDc.
Flour is rather dull. Family is selling at
| 1850; Extra Sc, and S0periine 500
Bacon and Lard ara sui very scarce and
| high.
butter is received il sm1il lots from the
upper counties.
| Shingles very dull, good qualities plen
| tiful, ana offered At unusually low figures.
Coffee is exceedingly scarce indeed, heal
| of none III the market The last sales Of hlc
| were made al 40 cents.
| There j. plentiful supply Of sugar-ssIe-
OF New bEieaAa vt Halls cents.
! Soap Is very ScaFce--flrice - Ceuts for cCp p
| mon.
| The supgly Of sail Is very Hnlited and
| prices very high.
| Candlas-mixture of wax and tsNow, man
| ufaetured hare-ls cents.
We have here good stock of rice, of good
| quality, aud offered III fair price The de.
| m'tnd Is limited. It wouid be we'll, perpapS
| if our people of The army and III civil lii.
would use this haalthfGl and nutritious arti-
/ Gle more pien tfullv.
| Ong market this n orniug is peuIifully sup
| piled With oeet, mutton, poultry, eggs, yege-
| tables, fish, oysters, Sc. Iii Of these are sell
| ing 4 fair prices.
| Wood is getting high. account of the
| scarcity Of coal. Hard wood is selling at
! 81 % Il $50 per cord, and pine at ~. There
. is no real Sc trCity OF wood here. There are
\ large CnHuTlfipS Virginia IN North
| lima, all ready cut and cried, besides i'm 8.
| forests OF as good wood as can be found in til.
! world. Large quantities Of good wood will
| no doubt come into market soon Dy the cana Ii
| from Carolina, and this will probab bly, bring
| down the price OF the article 10 a more re;t-
| fonable figure.