Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-21
nNlSoIiL AID SoMNERcIlL.

t.ess figures. A sale WIS reported to-day at 81 l5.-
Toe buying rates are 81 30 2 90. We quote S lv,r at
81 rs 2OO-salCs at the latter d ,urss today. The New
York brokers have resolved again to sell Gold at the
Srokers' board, resuming last Monday. We quote Vir-
gin ia ! nix noteS at 20 rs cts North Carolina do. 1917
l6 advancing South Carolina do. lOil6 cts.
The stock mlrke. contLu N inactive from the paucity
Of stocks Cfe Ing. There i very little disposition on
The part OF hJlders TO realiI, but, on the contrary, a
decided purpose to "hold on" 10 all good securities ia
eVinced. We Rave . few Transactions, this weak, to re-
port, viz: Confederate bonds Zoo M 100 and int n.
CrOina skies 1873; Missouri skies ll2; Traders Bark
sock 974 Merchants Insursncs stock SGT; Virginia
Fire and aarine Insurance do. 40; Rlchm nd Fire Also,
oiA.ion IS; Richmond ard Petersburg Railroad lO4
K eauoni and D ,uvile RAlcOad lO0-.he latter . large
advance. There are no Virginia siIes, or Richmond
City bonds on the uMk,t a. this time.
M,ssrs. Kent Paine Il % had an extensive alc.ion
sLe Cf dry goods, etc, YESTERDAY, commencing at 10
O'clock A. L., aud continuing, with a brief intermissiop,
until 8 o'clock P n. We sutj.il a list of some Of the
prices OBJ a'oed, viz:
Da K prints, 81 IS; sAttineS, IS 5Oas.OO; bletched
s'irtpgs, Sl.25il.5f; o. sourgs. 62i; u,syy -riped do,
$l25; reO d,ube, 50 50 Ala; giay do, $685.; ba k
alpAsas. IS 70; sG.psG dsmssIcs, $l25; "a tJle ke.-
.eya, $l2aIS; country a =, s. rs Tennessee pa d.,
81 25 is 81 e.iug, so; Al u e. 62ta7l; b.a;k cloth
eO.~, t2laS7 So foe 0VsEceaS, $40, nnsa bosom shuts,
$5a7 80
Al Aessrs. TGrdy & Williams auction sale Of groee
rGs. etc., 10 day, the iOllOsiaS prices we're obtained:
New Odssns sugar, in bhds, lair to good. 6li 65 ct;
do IN bbls., GOOD IS cs; IL hAf bbE. far 62i cF
~ vsr I'd sugT 81 OF; ~ ed do. 81. l6 shtl elar
Il a gOc ; ytlo- Ca. L, TO-; AdVHtA a. sorted candy,
u 100 b.. bgIas. 96c nol,sses $3.50 per gail. 1T :
itRS.); 1884 ASgs U DJninioL" nal SiSt a Z s.;
- i. = n a - 4 - Al q NAE- "a
urpsn IN, SOAP 10. pc 10 fair cIhee s2,7 10 per 10
o ms DC 81 90 sos; 6S sacks 81! ], 10 per 10. o. {
S2OJ.2O5 CT TO-; epson sails 81 10 per =; Alum 81
yl.s 50. g 81 so
The T ports Of auction salss indicate the prices OF
several ka ang articles in this city. We sGtj Din the
10 a los Of o,her commodities, chief produce, Wish
re no: usually SOD AZ auction App'ss, per Dbl, Sl0Il5;
in bOIe7, (Su,y county s5-lOO boxes, sold today by
me firm, at this figure. Bacon, 6Oa7O ceuts-lAt.r for
Hama Batter ia more plentiful, an the n arEet il rather
dali a Sl.2jal.5O pes pourd. Lard is sling T ally n
80 c nts per Iouad. T.lou is Nanted at 50 cents sr
pound. Lime . selling at IS per barrel; James riv
cement So We qlo,e Floue a: s2l Tor ~super6ne,
S22 50 Tor EIra. SIS for Family. Leaf T,ta.eo has
,d,a ee5 snse or 'aIt weekly report s2.S, but at the
ass 70 lay the N Irket exhibited lees frmnets, and prizes |
rcedsd SON what. We quote Lugs from IS to l6; Lea
81 o a. wseGt a. 81 ain advanced. We quote red
IS 9Oa4cO; White, 444 Is.
II t.n days the sue OF Treasury notes, convertible
into bonds bearing ,igh: per csrt interes, will cease
Tough the bontfoiI results expected from this change
n tas currency viii not be develop ID for some length
Jf tms, ~, are disposed 10 regard it as the turning
phi in tue condition Of our Il ialees. L. =, last, sc.
slGes Us TIA. the mountain o. iaEsrss, looming ~ in the
aur', viii 40: ala 4 as lofy a heigh. al i; otherwise
You'd aad this Constellation is encouraging. The elf
;ereucs ofoae per cent, il comparatively nothing On aieW
tulired d9lls-s, bu. com lutsd upou millions it assuu,s
4 mlgaiIuds which oha'lsrgss attention. Ga every dol
lar issued after lhe l.: D,e.mber, and there fGer iuu6.
ed, The Confederate GoVeraue i viii save the payment
oione Per cent. pr anrum, snd ons very million of dol.
a. 40 Issued and luud,l i Will, consequently, save
$40 OOO per AHIu u, and upoa every ten million, 500
TOO.
O.e Cf, C. ,I2scted from the reduction in the rate Of
interes, on The puolc deb, is the appreciation Of the
Treasury notes nou d "a, ia contrast With those to be
ssIcd after Ia December. Tue latter will be KEEP. in
circulation, wills: thl former ~ll b, in,tiu;,iTely re.
rived by boilers Who do ~: keep all their fundI &C.
lively employed. Tlis determination will b. m ,re geu.
erL As tao p-riOd appr1AcAsi ga April When tia p Nv
legs OF converting tn, Trssou: eurrsley into e ghi per
cent OOOuf VIII CEASE. AtcE tnab uAIe, al 1Oses tleQ Il
d at will stand upoa an 'QlAl ~'O,ting.
Toe q freu,e of one pr cen: will un doubted prompt
many persons u convert their Ell. hI per cent notes mo
5oad, Wills: the privilege Of doing 50 exists, bu: ve
d. not anticipate muci relief to tie public from the
Amoaat 20 converted, ~ it vii no., in all probability,
I,ee5 the amour: OF new Treasury notes that sili be
ssaed between the lat OF D csnbor aaj -! ApTl-Io
:aa. the e5uIdanci ofclrrsccy Oh oh hlI md tied prices
I'll r,nlia und mi Had CJn;re-s reduces ths
rate Of iltercs' 10 ser per cent, instead OF seven, and au
tiO.zrd ( ur m,lths uoies ins;sId OF sI, the fuadiHg
wlu'd have been much more rapid and genera; and
the eF-c. upon the dnnceI would have been far more
salul-y.
With, or .i:hou: the stimulus Intended By the legs.
good a7d loysl ci,aaa Who hiss more money in hi. pee
session than 10 h Ae.ul uae for to invest . iarg, pro-
portion Of it in OJnfslsra,e binds. 1: is 10 vain for
any man to pirate about bis patriotism or his loyalty,
unless be practically N niies's his ~~illingassi to sustain
he Government in on OF iS mos: important deprt
msi's-,he HnarciaL. We, Of course, refer to thos, who
have money. 1t everybody you'd refuse TO buy Goa
led rare Soud our fl irs to establish the indspsndenc,
o. h, Confsdera;y would b, Ams; unAVAling. II
everybody Who car, would invest literally in these bond
our SUCCESS Solli be rendered tbs more certain, tho
{ \ spirit Of soe;ul zion you'd b, check d. Gad prices
U1uld ree,ie 10 a moro rsAsosalls level. The Govern
msnt you'd then bs enable TO make is purchases at
lover rates (sI3sp. in tbs case Of . contract Ike that
entered into Tor a supplY Of a1ur) and, consequently,
a. the end Of the var, the publ, deb. vould BE- lighter.
TIE tex % pay the interos; Of this debt IN Is Chi. Il, fall
up3l tho caa now a5ls 10 buy Confederate bo1d,, and
if th,y you'll diminish the amount Of TAI .tiou shish
they Tll be required 10 pay hereafter, let them do shAt
they can H5V IoSArd, keeping dovn the public debt Ia
the manner Ue have Indicated. Every consideration Of
patriotism, as veil a. self interest, inVsk q thsn to the
Performance, OF this day.
Governor Vince, OF North OarolinN, in his rGsut
m '5nge to the General Assembly Of tina: State, says
that the crop Of corlii North OIrolinAi is perhaps larger