Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-12-30

was also an induccment 10 this course tun
the demand for the goods was so great thai
all tne orders could not he filed: and it me,
all charges OF favoritisn, preference and tx.
4 tartion; for how Could there be extort;5n
when the goods wore pxircd not BY The seller
but by the purchaser -
Tins plan was continued until Just before
the battles around Richmond in June, wllcI,
no ono would bny hvre, and the Express coil:-
panY refused transportation to the South or
ito tho interior. The goods that thus scculnlf'
lated here, the Company taking MI The risk 81
making them, were ret.iIcd at tho prices OF the
last auction sales, though wool and dry goods.
were constantly advancing, and rs soou N,
convenient tho plan Of auction sales was re-
suned, and has gone on to this ,l,te uninter-
rupted even by tile cry Of estortion. This
resumption would have been demanded by
the great rise in the price of woo! which the
company has BEEN buying since late last sum.
mer, even if not called for by nthr.r c,ls,sido-
rations. y - 80
1t will thus be seen that in each rise in. TIE
psice Of dry goods the U,cS ,:ia1 ,;;,Jiic that
jiolio%cd sLsc,sa 81 .ezss ever ..ui
4 I: 3 ceIf. Wbri 1pprc,than the a6Gvc cor i
,f!aYo :reen done to In.et tho public wanl:,
Is not seen by tiie lniIl-owners; ar i. appears
|" tilcm that the folly that can ciai,n that tlioy
should have sold out coat, vest and pa,,ts-
loopS to each man, hes oniY iu 20 orc step
farther anu demand that really made clothing
suoulI h:.ya been given M, in or,.p;,v =,
long as goods would command higher price
than they snouiL ask, any nidd.e man. whether
tailor or merchant, would have il, and there
would therefor, hov. hccp ma r,I;.r w.,
uuulic in low saI,.s bv thu rp,,n,,,
But. further ~ IN cytn-,,n,, c,,..
facts auxiliary ia tbc ahny" ,to,o,,''.,', w."
may be given in their due se,n,.n,c -"
Ia May or June 'Gl, a hich o,,i,..- ;r tho
Qii.Ttermaslrr's p,.nartucnt ro,-n..o,,
in. that he could not r,t = sut,,,in ,,n,,.
blanket, a,kci the cunnary i,mokr him, .,,n.
Dies of suitable Gunlily Jt 900. ,I,n. ,,,,
satisfactorily ana twenty Thousand ,i ;h..,
quality, weighing four pr,n.ds each r,r. mr.
icrr llo Government al "a d Ina, i.I,,i,;
oac lsif Coni.i.ratc bonds. III. ,u., :, =,
rejected; ami uur;ics who had s.,.n ,,,o o.,,
pic, and made An Offer Of 81 81, ca l. n,ov;,,,.
10 the offer IL Government, ,,r
iur about five lh,,sonI th., ~ 81,
c3;nnuny cn.s. T., mako C,r ,,... 49,.
IN. .,.,rv r. C,ro ,,,,.,, ..o,.,, - ~
,;cs ,r,r,. oiI;.red ,.,, ,;,.u,,> f,'a,.I. i.-'
lease the ccu.ract, which thcv rcr'so,i rh,s
proves that ~ the prices Of wn,I and v.rn,,
and o.hcr m..;eTial' ,Ee h;,,kr,. ,r,.,o o,t;
m.t.l 10 iu.,c i.,vru.y. The WERE. .,IL =.
4; s. by the contractors.
Ia September, lSGl. the goods that had
been u.aIe before The war cnum,pc.J i w.rc
sold in the lump To Il l,s.dinr drv Foods hons.
at tho prices akad whcn the goods ieIt the
mil, !c., i've ;,:r ,:cnt, s,.yrulv-Iiy,d.ys' lin,
I'ney may OF ruay no, have speculaled III
these gouils--tho mill certainly dlt net.
In the same month, finding ti,a. v,,nl was
wan;ci 81 the parties HAVING Government
contracts, the company sold a bar, oi lis
stock TO them, and offered more. though il
was as scll known then as now that. wool
would hr scarce anu would rise in price
10 meet this scarcity. the ccln,.sny hro.ii
| iii New Orleans, in January. l0G0u las.
! wo0l, "i which, finding it impu;,s;blo TO prn-
care transportation for all IL part was suid at
Grand junction to the Govern1u, Ut at less
than cost. AID, finally. ill this CONNECTION, an
o;!3r Wa Haze 10 the Qnarlcr;a2stcr II, I,arl-
;E:ca:.rln Ia:,n'rr las; ch"n tie ;7.,-,s' ;.'"r2
SeIiIhs III f'o" e'sat 10 ten dollars per yarrl,
N Sct"nd hands, 10 contract with Them 1T Il
lar rTlcc-say seven to Seven and a llair dol
lars per yard for the whole product Of tl,.
'Lill, pr"v'ced the goods should hc snrnSh' Il
At the sane price TO the 0tlI 'crG. lie reported
thaI the department Thought the officers bad
pay cnollgh I'D take care "I themselves. Tin:
>.lnr proposition vas made 10 Gov. lelchcr,
! for tie benefit OF Virginia ulli3cr$, and waI
dcciacti by han iur want Of authority.
The only contract the Company tas had
with The Government it is now working
upon. That Is for Al a.rnrd description oi
army goods, and stipulated G;r price :!
per yard less than thcy We're sold Tor n The
time oi the cnnlracl-- - per yard lrss than
thcy Ouii bring now.
The policy uf ;i,c cn;rpany has ul~ayS
| burn to sell their ;"p,is as soon n
m:uc, ard never to h"i,. tIuln on spec
ulatIun That they have n.ycr wished to
! Speculate is co,lc!uslvriy proven by o,:,.
circumstance. The present, price Of wool
Is tso d,ilsrs and !.aif uar uou;,,i 3,HJ uuu
lbs of wonI at chat prn:e is : i,Inpn: ..I nil
1hat would have ice,. ue.c,,ary IT, yet this
p:o:il very mnch larger Than ANY dividends;
! lhat nave been ,;n,,ul,.i, wunl., hav,,
! been 10 close tie mil a:.d h;,id iL,,
,v,oI which rhn cr,urnnv va: ahu.,-
dsn.i;. abIr to do. Su f,r C,oIn ,h,. hay L,vc
run the mill against this rroIil in the wool.
and in III. fac. of OFFICES that seem lah,lnu;
L,r sam. n.,c.c,r,. or,,,I., r ,,,,,c.,,,,
Tnus far examnIe ! ou7 ILs ,f uni,ch cns,.
inc ns,.ij,, e cents mar Il, s,s horchi -,
III 5u ,.r u, o- ~ Sin 50 ,,,,;,,., - In
Ert this was substituted; .nr .;,,Jn AL, d r,s
,..r In or s2nI-l ,hn- ,dy,ucol ,rn-
,nouyly III nricc wool ih,, rost an CENTS j.,
.ror,L tar ,rd h,ir ,;u,o, ,L,, .n,n o,!
dv.,,,,,r, an,I o,Ior .r.;.,,,, :, ",,ii ,..,a,,.
,,ynno-,ion- usvr ,ronIers E,nt ~, with thi:
nr,n,r,,on
Sin, III, corn,nv .h,, w,Ic vrr,,
l,r,. ,rniiIs .,d ,hSv .r, nm, I;,u,uod
tn Jcpr, mr. ,nclo.,,y. [or ), Tj... r,;h,.r
claim cr.d;t G,r = ,oJ ih;rl, r.o1 m,.,,