Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-15

lying idle, but with the dull and he.vy ierhg
peryAding the public: mind, but ltrlr arel--
ing investment. Good coinmtrciaI paper ls:
readY 2 don, at bank, but for "iher irarrip
ys~tsore S:,, i.:?t II" quotations.
NEW Y"sE MIhfrr,.
The Nrm lorL "Pust'' nf Thursday hIi~r-
hnnn say:
Walt Strs~l WAS startled ihi: n."r"!ny hT
the l-!syrap phiH announcement iiorh San frslr
Eicco. Of the loua of tie Golden Cute OH INC
Pk3ilir, while oil Ter way {" penana, With the
usual compliment oi psSsehgers sad treasurr
The despatch says that one hundred and ei::ti-
" pa5aengzra were list: a. well as : |. .2uU,UUU
III treasure. Iu lie hrst impulse the ne.'s
had depressing eject Gil stock; ESPECIALLY
the shares ofthe Pacific Mail Steamship r3In-
| panv, bit afterwards better leellns prs:sil-
I'd, and the market generally closed win ~.
upward tendency. As far ae can tie hs.sT-
tanned ST present, al least CHE ksif oi The tTes-
SURE is insured, principally III Londcn. whsre
mosL oJ our large shippers hsTs staudins p1.i
cies. In the iose OF the Central America. Sr
Yersl years $50. Is K.'ich As tLrss-i"urth= @t
the treasure was insurai III England a'.t
there seems t. be little doubt but what ~ ~
90 Per asHt. af IKE uald which w4nt dawn
the Golden Gale lie secured Ey L1nIoii
policies. Pacific Mail dropped to LJ>!, agh'nst
ll2t last evening. but was per ',nt
better 81 Tho close Panama was rirm ~
l3Ial34 Ths early business III i1ovrri.-
meut aud fsw York Central was al rsiheI
loweI prices: bill when tic sohefAl share liSt
WAS rssGhsd prices improved. Mlchie gan zen
tra, Michigan Southern and llllnoi= Genital
We're nr1n at sn advance d :ss pei 'rhi. a."
Tie prices Dl Yesterday. 'ioyernEir!:i- arc
steady and rather higher The - "i i2ci
rloa1d II ye:a9M the "a RGrr- tug -i"::
The per Cent. teTtlnSateH al. riiIn'At =: shs'
After lLE DoGri stocks nrIe lower aEhih.--
New York Central sold 81 9:.a92s. Pa:llIc
Mail ia.q quoted l69alO9!. Money IS "ery cany
to-day al Ihd Per cent. ia call, liz sub
Treasury ia getting large ainoun'- =! pei
CENT, paysbls al tsh day'e n,l'r. r:'st
day ;eu0,U0O Wsre dapositah Oh Lheer IrrIiit-
Gold opened higher, influenced by the las ii
the treasure ou board he Golden uatr. anh
salss wele made Al l4t; but afterwards the'"
werassfss al ll4i- The .=horts'' III GOLD
have! net soue very heavy losss-. ~ heat
II islirsrss this weak 81 lets soli al lu; salu4,
selisT 6U days. Thsforaign exchange market
is extremely dull, with litrls inquiry 1"T bills
The rats icr rrstrla1a hains= eli London =:
l26a l2Oi.
TIE LaF 5G11s TRADE
Tie following ls . comparative sIatei"ri'i
"i the imports of 1creisn dry goods II Ne"
Yori- i.,r the weak ending august aid -Incs
January
fsrtuo~ssE LED, l-sl. Sc
KD'ar-d .. tho p.'t... t:sG.a:. s-.:n' :'"".% .'' @
Thrown 0L maffeI.... ".''.o'' S-s."' i,.'',@'"
siute January J.
Eurer,i .Ltne I.rl.... $at-.2it s!r:p IL ::.2a."
TLrowu III SAC. iai - -osJr .c.s;o.@:
Bythr above table il will br Seen that The
Foods autsred al this port the present week
hhye berI. large and III excess OF those for The
aame period III loUl, and neArly equal {"
th,,ae for the same time in 1850. The aggrr-
gates since the lst Of January Last are pretty
well uD IL those for the salne tlme last year,
bull materially below those for the saline ume
in 1t6U. The entries were probably intrehsedt 10
sonic errent by the arrival Of goods intended 10
reach port prior IN the lst Gt. august. ui
the goods entered for consumption. moollens
amounted 10 s794,215 cotton to eco $50, silks
TO f260aS727, fax slaG,537, and miscellaneous
articles fe4, 9S5.-Total 81 ,54t, l31. The eI-
csssiYe hot weather during the week has
tended to check transactions among jobbera
while prices ofsts pie cotton goods have lalms =
tzriall : ysried in prices. The lower RATE. At
which raw cotton ruled in the fore part Of the
,Weeklznded TO prevent a1ty material ad"Anc" IL
prices. The fall trade has not yet been fully
inhueurated, but fair business is doing with
tho West and for the California trade. All
goods anitable for government purposes,
whether for ter,ts. sale or clothing, We're
firmly held il anticipation OF an increased de-
nand ior the supply Of the new levy oflroops
which sra to take tie field. Importers, look
ine to rks advantage al incresasd duties,
Y ere holding staple articles. including both
cottons, we5 5Iens and silks, at higher prices
.American u printing clotha wsre still held 81 ~
cents Per yard; brown shsstings spd shirtinga
were unchanged; prints were in moderate de-
nand and prices without important alteration
Drills and inck were held al fall Prief& -
Fancy cas7imerss were III lair dsnaltd al
full pricss Woollsn=, including l"hei4.
1nrs sustained.
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