Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-04
FislsefAt tsS COMMERCIAL
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O0in has lopg siree ceASd 10 be q Circulating msdirm
il the Confdsra'y. and i OILY valuable nov a. ner-
ch,ndiss. Tue dcmEd exceeds the supply, ard hence
ths price for il: has advanced, as the PRO, Tor Ary other
. tcle sdTsncts When there are more buyers than eel.
eFJ. and th1 former are eager 10 purchase. At present
rates IS so IN currency will buy 81 in gold, and vice
vrsG, which WOuli NIX, . Confederate Treasury note
for S., worth only about 81. 20. II it we're true that OR
currency has deprecated in an inverse ratio to the in.
crease in ths premium for gold bu: no person owning
house or arm, ulich he valued at $40 900 in Eold, or
ia convertible sqqi, a,ent, before the war, would now
t1pect to sell it for SSS. 90, rr would he now bs vii
ing to give IS 900 in notes for any property which lie
c5uld hIVs purchased thres years ago for 81, 700. TIE
high premium for Eeli 10 occlsioned mainly by the de-
and fr0r blockade runners" II there were prospects
It pesc', this demand would cease, and the premium
y ud rapidly decrGs 70 more reasonable Hgurs. TIE
rauors fr1m abroad, last week, have already sf cttd the
muk,t and any hing 'cOrArmA,Ory of those plausible
'o-eshadouings wouli weaken It ssll more.
IuNsW Yolk on Thursday last gold was selling at
$50. The decline vas believed to be IN fenced By tie
cleo iol p,ospseA. SO ki we're lower for the same
reason. Al the Second Board a. 1000 North Carolina
axe, wore sod q, 10. aud $40 600 Tennessee skies, 80,
at "a. The closing quotations 70, Virginia siIes we're
65ia6s. Cotton Ess frn, closing on the basis cf cola
81 can't. fer %niidFng rpllnGs FLOUR heavy. Whea.
I.eAiy. b Coffee timer, with salts Of 2 600 bars at
s7,27 rs cents, ~tlslt.er figure for 500 bags Prim
Cotton Yarls are selling in A'lenta, Gi, at So per
bu1ch, wholesale; ~sleetiag', Al 10 cen's per yard;
Surfing, : $, at 50 ems; Sad osaAburgs, Gu 62i Gems.
At the weekly aaclon sac iu Augusta, or T0ursdsy, I s
81 rtiags, so 5Sc'u's; d. (Ught) +l4t4l5 SIS. "a d.,
4Oi -, DnIiog, OF rs 50; 0s Aburgs, AZ IS.
AtacIgo aLs in Augusta, on Tlu1dAy, Cynee sold
at S2.4n, - 81. snd 81 So per pound, tie highest figures
yet obtained for he Hi.l, at aaY public sle il tba,
ely.
Toe Lyuehburg R 'pubnOln says that Teb.csO con.
snuss to command very high prices in that market,
With considerable eAgernss 90 tbs part Of buyers. l.
adds:
rasrsi il no pl,ut.rs TOD ,ec1 o. eo-s.ql'uce beia:
of ,rei, the s4'ei are mostly reyi,Es II manufac uret
Iob eco . condi>rabl. trSde has ben dooe during n
week, ard pres are very hcn Il the d 'r grades
'ee Il a. GNAlce, ard mos iy tslt q, 81 10 VI 80 per
pound. Medium g,siss a helj at U5 to 50 cel,S To-
stock o. IeAlly good sCund tobacco il nos heavy, ard
il daily diniuisAing.
Too wheat msrSsI IS Up, and An extra quality con-
uAnds 81 per bu'hd-
Flour u also q shade higher, BAT We do not understood
n - he d m md l. aciVs.
Corr mai seems 20 be tak.pg the ! .ce of Il ur. snd
IS = CO.. g Qlen,e /, Lss advanced. Ian held at VI 80.
Cora is SOFA a - per 6u,hel She4i oats /, selling at
s. 30 10 IS per loo ia Hay is selling at IS per ewt.
SEeet potatoes Ars seliug az q per basLeL. They
have been held here o.lre a. So.
A Aossrs. Tsrty y VILLAIN Auc i'm sales to dsy
No a.sa. br5rgb. 50 80 2S ser ~galon-mostly the
later; Brown Sugar, 80 20 con ?; o dIe, sI.s5; Rice.
7S4csat; L,ri 81 - e'u;s; Sal, - GEMS pr To-;
VI; pp'1g Paper, s. IS per rear; Note papei S6.l2,
5 20 ps- reAm.-At N,s5r5 W.l ansou L C,'s. sale,
10. OF Ooppers, vas disposed Of :. 81 As per pound.
wscaL to-day, was 'elinS At 1890 400 per bashe'.
8 ,ne ch1cs lots hAVs beI soli a: higher prices, but
these figures indicate ths olrreu. UrA.ss for prime red and
vlte.
Ui5e5 a rcsul,.iou 4, thu Trelsury Department cen
ysr.ible siI pa cent bonds vii not bs issued In eI-
cha-c, for tie rs,alei Treasury notes Of the Hover i
LllEig lars, keep, upoH the stipulation tia. they are
not to b. coate led into currency within pireJ days
from the date Of issue.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac RiirOad
Clmrary have del re = diTiieJd Of three per cent
The Virginia Fro and klrine Insurance Company have
dsciarCd a Sc pi.lnocl dividend Of ten per cent. payA
bic OF 10 i in4t-Tas BIIk 0f CAps Psar IN. O. has
SeelMei a dividend of FIVE psr cent. for toe hat Elk
mocti+
Toe s,,oni Auli:o,s SYNOPSIS Of the operations Of
ine NlgslQ 4 SkAbT AEtAfuly Y ~ - gSAE cIoNb
80 h Sep,eub.r, shoEs hat the total receipts on the In
tsrnA improvement, Fild ware $3.50 4sl ~. and the
DISBURSEMENTS S7l7. SI2 OK. TIE amour. Of dividend
and Interest received iron railroad companies exceeds
the receipts OF the previous 6scal year 5000 6?l Il. The
;otA' receipt, OF account, Of the sinking fun 4, including
balance in Treasury on Is. 0ctOber, 81, we're 81 sos
l22 %, and tie disblrstmsnts 81 267 264 o.. The
smeuat And eoId.toa Of the public deb. on sO:h s5p;.,
j. 50 81 AZ fcljoss:
r-ult n certificates OF
Vi glis SAFE siI pr
Cea. ~Tegi5.Cre1 debt, SCI, roc USe So
ArrUrt o. certificates OF
ErgilG Safe I've per
ecu: ~rrgiI.crsd debt, los Gao 90
--$2l sI4 0ss IS
Amount Of Virginia s s.s
eli pr ceut coupon
hoods PAYABLE ia NeS
Yc-k and Rillmond
cit.s. $II, los COO On
VaguiI State sI per
cent coupon bonds said
10 ba To-. g, sea 10
Steamer A-cfc 5000 CO
Ancu1, oil Virginia Safe
6se per ceas se-lng
coupol bends payable
in London, 1868 o0O 90
--lsI ls 600 90
Aggregate rusrc Deb. lt Oo:, 1862, ssI. 9SS Oss So
BY a. md nlIel Of tao Safe Convention, passed 2Sth
Jus, 1861, the iater-s; on coupon bonds heretofore
pad in Nv Yo.k Civ, was IN de payable from the
Tscasu y in Retn,ni, W. Tho Nhos amount of bords
made plysb'e q Nv York ADD now outstanding, eI.
cl1tvs Of $i45 600 aid - be los at sea, s
sll ,OI6.O 600 on
Tnoa msdH payable IN
Richmond aud nav out.
Standing, S6S 900 90
an 100 600 90