Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-08

The FALL OF PkICls - Tho bealthy iutlu
ance of the tax biii, whck has JUST ttrci.s I.
lkw, (ssys the CEarltntn "ao'ru,y'') is Al
ready wnkicg itssIf + II IN tie tryvri.'m NOR.
ksts Sincs the leading features Of the tax
have obtained publicity, The decline of VI Cos,
in -four, rice and UaEsr srt.Clts If feed, has
been htc,dy AID unmistaheahle. A variety
OF rtasoDs ars given to account for tSs ;al !;
soms AitributiDs It 10 the sudden contraction
OF tho currency by Tho recent fundins o. 81
many rpjlliGln CT our redundant carren:y =,
Confederate Gohd.; AID others alleging ~ q
causu, the res'ticiinhs lelcly imposed upon
liter sra:o shIPueuts i5r !hs purposes Of
speculation. Bstt tnuse cit :umstArcss. doubt
less. have c3nlrihutsd. In measure, to bring
about the r, duction Of pricrs; tut tie sseney
that has beer IDAirly Instrumental N effect
ing the Helcoms t!,rnsr IL, IN icct, tho nov
Confederate Tax,
al 10 tiIre. sc iesi convinced, hns th;re
existed any roai RCsrcity -Hf load liz thn
Syulhtlr SiI:nS. But IN every ccGlilusisy,
bee;les ind distinct jr2n the s2scnl4tors sIG
eItIrtionSrs, here haya been tirn;i csp.lalig!s,
who, investing .iisir funas j.: en- cceamula-
tim Of provisions, and e!uding to sell, ;s!hsr
with q view to security than profit have 7ir.
.usly Withdrawn from the market . very
In, 20 proportion Of is rRtnral kurplies. Al
artificial scAroty has thus been prcs;uced,
Whit, il. tratai thsrs was abundance in the
land.
'8ut. du,cg ths aSt thrss weeks, prices
hsvo ,e,ch:i ;Ls;r acme, ard Lherc is lSason
to beleve that the delnb with hss brgun
Ia 10. 5et eniei. Tns rev wheas sod carn
ctups pic;o:so 10 be rho hssviesr sVsr AuoTn
in the S:Uih, and will, ere Ing, BE pressing
into the market. Tn, policy q importing
prosisicrs IL large qua1::;iea hi5 already
bstn irsugura e.. :hu we'll hrCwn G'-tns-
Ton tl.m, whoEe n!e,priss aad rsct hsa sl-
read y, il other rreprctE, c"r!,;:.d ino.lc;!s-
bis Icn.t.s urAh t;:' crrn:rE, tnF!"g :ts Lead
ilt this last ard meat it.!'at;aEt Ge7e.tpDlsnt
D, lte bios kads tra6p. ,fith the prospect OF
this carly &Gd active competition IN Ito may
ket sGd With The Certainty OF I'D Laavy Tax
u.ca ace;3ed pruiuc:, which Dust b. paid
carly in ths suuilner, it Is cot sirspsn that
hoideis Should be every where cautiously
rel o king ,h.ir grasp npon their .ccu:nIla' ed
sncpl,ea. Nor need ws be sc.prissl t" E-d
tbat a. these eupp.iss, So long Withheld, arc
Wisely yielded TO the demand, there cccnre
snch . tumble in the price If food az will sdd
nsw nervo 10 the ssns Of our sodiers in the
G,Ic, and ssnd joy and tianLiiiTras 20 the
hearts Of the whole pe0rls."
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soms uunitisstsd brute writes from New
York that the present season. spring bonnet
"msy be scnlimt n ally characterized as poems
10 white CHIP, splil-EtreE and Grape, on thu
natural h,s.ery of oyster abeus. Twenty
dollars will buy one that is warranted to
satisfy the wesrer for whu!e day, snd thsh
servp for uss cps rainy Sunday. T"snty-
five doll.rs will purchass . couca1e scsIs g!
white Grape attached ~ bird of p4rsdIae
festhef ami trilpmipss, and protected from
grease on the hAir by an uhderco.dns Of
tulle CAP, at once strengthened and aggrs-
waited by nloss resss and desperately green
lesyss." 4 bonnet ike this ought to keep
fresh st lssss two days under an umbrella,
moss roses being quita hssdy in this climate.