The New York herald., 1862-10-19

three in Alexandra, La the river from Natchez
The Markets ne the south.
SPECIE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY PER GENT PREMIUM
GoFFEE ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER
poUNp, SALT TH,Rry-PIvE CENTS PER POUND
sr9AR sEyELrY CENTS PER POUND, ETC.
MARxEr
iIrem the Richmond Wing Oct. 8.
One OF the mast extensive auction sales OF merchandise
which taken place in Richmond for long time,
the sale yesterday the establishment Of Messra arey
Williams Cary and Thirteenth ST. eets who in addition
to Their regular wholesale grocery bus hive included
that of commission and auction sales Their first public
sale "camc on yesterday, and attended by largo
concoursc Of buycrs spectators and lockers Tho
bidding was spirited and in few hours about $3.50 600
worth Of goods were disposed Of We sugon list Of
the prices obtained for the leading areesi'r0wn
IN hoesheads extremes, 6ls4c &c.; in barrels SOC.
ESQ., yellow ciariaed, in bags, 80 at ooc., 6sc;
sugar. 81 II 81 ~ molasses So o5 So 10 per gallon;
fiee s}4c. loe per lb tea, IS 81 per 10 Virginia
ners' OIL 81 20 81 IS per gallon coffee 81 50 81 90 per
ID. 90 dozen blacng at So rs 81 80 alis ice. l6c
dozen vinegar 45c s0c rer gallon, 30 reans common
note paper a. 81 so sS 55 per Iean d mayed ton,
h4c The iionr market Is still ia an unsettled coudtn,
holders being unwilling 70 sell, anticipating urther ad-
ylncss We quote supcrfne nomnay az SIT lS per bbl
Wheat Is active OF 81 so So 40 for PRIME. with up
wera tendency The receipts are ncre sing but as here
toore consis. largely cf old crop, much of winch
neld from last Apples have adv ed to $40
&Ib per bbl ana in demand for distllng purposes
Baro; is higher. quote hog round at 60c. &c. But
er is also aavaucug it is held at roc Soc We dc
| not hess Of any changes In other articles
RICHMOND. Oct. 10, 1862.
Bread Navy Sc. pnot 9c and butter and soda no. per
Ie bscon-sapply again limited same quamy at 6Oe
81. Candies. adamantine, 81 so 81 76 Talow roc
SOC. Corn, 81 30 ~ per bushel Corn neal 50
crossing rlour-we qao.c snpsrne at at sl4 50 sl5 So
oatra, sI6 SIT so by dray load family, SIS So advauc
n % Sa 10 @ rough
ngsi cali skna 81 !5 per d.. Lard 36c 4oo.: sup
ly small; prime would comma 4Sc MoIasses, $s 5oa
Irish, Sc 81: sweet, 81 81 bushel Rye, 81 SO
$: IS per busbel. sugars-Rrown o5c. per 10. Coffee
crn, 21c. 3oc per Id. Whsa-1hs co",nodity has ad
vansed; best rcd, 80 32s; best white, 3 40 inferior
qualities command lower rates acordin estimate Of
milers A further advance Of J0c MAJ ho quoted for
wheat. WooMarket firm and arrivals bit, at 90c.
Doc per Id. nerino. 81 25 n 81 so.
sforieYe quoe gold aud siirey lsc 40 pr cent
IN demand ste,fiug bAs. 1se q lao pei .ca.
aALElsH q. o. MARKET.
Sshes--sood oak and hickory. a0c per bushe BACON
33c 35c per pound, hog round; very well supplied
Ecss.aX-Soc n per pound Bee.-on ioos los lSc per
I I III f. pi5pS u PR ls's sssf ssasss sss pr
81 30 per busbel coies-s2 25 p6r pound Eggs-25c
aoc per DOZEN Fowls-3oc. 40c per piece. toathas
perine 500 r.des-treen, lcc per pound dry, Csc;
on--lec pcr pound for rolls zoe Tor Sxedes LTd2sc.
o per I po"nd q Laa.neres 81 70 q per ] poSna
fcet Muttcn-On foot, 81 80 So Moasses-$4 per gal
lou Nails pc per pound Potatoes-Irish, 81 sweet,
81 per bpsbe. Rce-l0c. per pound Sugar-65c 70c.
per pound sal,s2o per bpshel soap-25c. per pound
for country made. Tallow-4oc per pound Wheat--s3
per tIsbcl. Woolsl per pousd. These are Wholesale
prices.
rLouR IN NORTH CAROLINA.
From the Charlotte (N. {. Democrat, Oct. g.
Flour is selling this market a, SIS s27 per Dbl
nasmuch as the Virginia authorities have prohibited the
expectation Of cur and wheat from that State, would 1t
not be we'll for the Governor Cf North Carolina 10 stop
the exportaton from this Slater The proprietor OF the
Touring mils at this place bought quantity Of wheat in
Granville and adjoining counties, which was corrected al
ta ksVtr, Va, transpCftatFn
with lot bought n the bordering counties OF Virginia.
nst W., sos % 'sna @ Official ioro.d rs removal and hence
o. until tho lot alluded 10 Is released r the Virginia
aeta.rtss continue 70 prohibit tho transfer of wheat
aud hour from their state into this authorities
must act in self defence, North Caronians must quit
| eating -four bread.
ATLANTA tGA.) xARKEr.
IFrcin The Atlanta (Ga.) Con ederacy. Oct 8.
The market was active and excited yesterday IN the
sale Of cotton yarns and osnburgs Yarns sold readily
81 20 per bunch, and parties holding 81.
osnaoures s7,sc. zoe; shirt.ugs doc; sheengs
s1l.c. Virginia salt sold yesterday by the load
$50 per SACK and in smaller lota SOS $40 per sack
ON hand very limited Flour is declining, II was offered
quite freely ye,srssy $40 per % aas were
xS aai sssd sr 9sI sss. '.'ss9' sase
Finding no purchasers, he carried y h,me again.
lrrom the Rome (Ga.) Couyier. sept. ao.l
The condition Of our market getting truly dsporabls
There s not poandN salt bushe Of for sale
at retail and very little or -four; and we are in
formed at all the bacon hiss suddenly disappeared FROM
the market. Everything else Is very scarce.
SALT AT THE SOUTH.
chMoad correspondence (Oct. u Of the Memphis Ap
We learn that gres. ar. aioo. ON private as-
TO Obtain large supply Of salt, sufficient of all the pur.
poses OF preserving the fall meats, from the kanawha
ors hese Wers ne
pcshborhood OF Charleston the county scat Of Kafawha
produce snnoaiy an immense quantity Of salt and many
hrp NJ hand
Of the evacuation Of Charleston by the enemy. Long
trains Of wagons have started for the sanes from points
lar distant az Staunton and Buchanan and al the
latest sdvccs from that region three hundred wagons
were waiting al Galley Ferry for their turn to cross the
s scne, .ry dcy, as much sail as cps needed by Cen.
tyoi and Eosten payinia could b. hauled a,cay When
for thirty cents the bush but under the stimulus Of
the rapid dennd for the article from abroad, very
speedily rose 10 one dollar the bushel aud held at
that, with upward tendency" when our last ass.
patch eft the place
THE LOUISIANA SALT.
OxFoHD, MSS, Oct. Q, 1861
The Louisiana rock salt having become an object a rap
Idly increasing public interest. and its quality
sion herewith communicate analysis have made cf
specimen furnished me by Messrs. Allen Esson, OF
yssr ety. Thor, Ihc resal, was the icllowus' 90
Sulpha,e oi lime (gypsum) ............... OLE "a
chloride q masncsa and potassium. .,..... Traces.
Another specimen Of rock salt from Louisiana probably
from The same or neighborng locality with the above,
furnished me By r. IL skipwh, Esq, or New Orleans,
The trifng Of tenthoC per cen, os gypsum
or plaster o. paris IT, therefore, the only apprccabe
purity which this salt contains while CONNER
cal salt s usually contaminated 10 the oxteni OF two I,
five per cent, and more, with foreign ingredients
msny Of which exercise an unavorabc innuence not
on H,e prcservation, d least the palaabfiy and
digss,ibiy Of SAILED meats The Louisiana rock salt
irherefore eminenty suited for all purposes that salt
can be applied TO-
II will be noticed in I've that docs sot dissolve as
rapidly water as do the artificial salts unless indeed
u were previously ground. This, however, il owing
merely 70 the large size u s Jumps compared with the
grain o. poed salt saturated brincs made Of either viii
he e1uyly strong IN the end.
frG W HILGARp, State gcoiosst
Negroes to be Sold at Aucti0u.
The Richmond Dispatch OF the 24th alt. says:--tTwo
car oads o. negroes arrived in this city yesterday by
the central Railroad, direct from Harper Ferry. In
cu,ied Ia tho number were men. women and children.