Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-20

were several caval.y skIimishe?, a'.d same
thrse hundred rlgs'd fsllows ETC p!cscd pp
in thu pn'aut.
FANNIE PKiCsl3 At klCUMDSD.
Con. Dix, in lr,tnt 10 john Van Hutcn
dated Fortress stonror, Ma,ch'l0. aays:
81 had q man from Richmond wit nc
yesterday. IIs gives gloomy account Of
things thero Ilers ars soIno ( the price -:
Be:f, ono cellar per pound; pork, one dulla:
and quarter; butter, three dollars psr
pound bacon, ono dollar and fifteen cents
do.; tea, none to be hal except ST fabusous
ap.%eai otGvo,eo ;sggsstwo dotfhrs per dtzon;
c:}ico, two dollars per yard; ready ,nado
c,nt, from Eighty ID one hundred dnilsvH;
s,f. wool la: IT, IN twenty yiivo II thirty dbl
lats. Ny informant had on an ortiin"'r rat;
of boots, for which he paid sixty dn!la!s.-
Thcs. p.icIa ure IN Confederate money. One,
d,ih,. in grld brings three dollsIs and fifty
cents in Confederate bills. ORC dollar IN
our T.easur: notes brings two dollars il
Confederate bills. have lhc ssmn a'::ounis
from other rourccs."
These, even when reduced to tue gold
standard, arc famine prices; and in Richmond
the rebels are better supplied with sll tho
articles enumerated ths' al Suy othcr placn
within the limit, f tho Tovolted States
Hence We believe that from sheer exhaustion
lho rebellion will collapse with single DE-
cisive Union victory in tho field. Els: nr West.
ANOTHER HARD EuT ErR TIE GOLD sptcuLAToss.
Tho hl for thu Encouragement Of specula-
tions in gold was :eported TO the Assembly
- -, ol,I hoJb
Houses "f tho Legislature without any ma!e
,ial IN ,%ill 'aticn. Under ita proviai"ns and
tarsc al tii- "f Congress- the Wall street
oparltors wiN he 30 tightly hampcrcd that
ur!e.s ihuy caa bring some Of tho old a!cheIn
cal fc:;Guln to their aid, they will ii ID The
transrrutaticn Of their p3t metal nnt "n;y
diiicu.s but q dangerous, process.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
raln,Y, March II 4 Z. NJ Muney con
liaugs to h" very ahuudsnt, and IL: hank:
ar tn,ha'- .s~.t! IL lind employment 'pT lhcir
ma::s IN cali tho h:ohrrs pay 5 aD.! G
pc cent; bu- lhr :r'uand for money en- .he
Siock Exchange IL quite light. Thore is no
change ~ deb: certificates or mercantile
paper.
Gold was rather .:tiyo to-day, partly On
tie nowa from the West and art'y or re
p".;; n' le9i>h,trnn III Albany. It "pcnrd 1t
lGl, ra.,o,r lGl!. daciinri siosd,!1 TO ljS!.
ra,IrI 10 leo. s',li q, l59 aul lG0 il the
ate. nnor. sad clro"d q. l59I lid. AT AL
tary Ibis IaUrnin: he ;'iii to check Fpacnia-
t,o:. rg'ii (of which L synopsis wgs given
Gay NJ ;a'n slnco in Cur Albany co:'c.ron-
d,,.se} wa'reported and u0aninouaiv referred
tu The Committee nf tho Whole Wn csnnot
see It. this bill will achieve he end desird
or vll put down TIE price Of gold. Ii more.
i. rr ena:;s III, hw OF Congress an leaves
lfie ba ks foe to lond par On gold snd a.
cfsJnge. Undsr su CT az act the banks would
not dmS1r 90 dollar of the millions wli:h
troy az enow hcarding and carrying for fpacu
iators. If tho Legislature really desired IN do
what it cuuli to check speculation in the
national credit it weuld prohibit ai:d pro-
nounce void all loans on gold aid exchange
what eye, amount. Such law IS hi, wnuld
reduce III. premium On gold to its ttue rela-
tive vaiuo ~ c,mr a,ed with papnr but from
gil we can earn NJ such act is likely TO brpAss-
ed Exchange sold his morning ct lfTi,
au,i af.rIwaI.!: was rather irregular III
aeGuenc. ri tho Illustrations in gold.
The took m,fkat v AZ dull This morning,
and prices Gro lower, though not uniformly
So. A. the frat season OF the regular beard
a moderate amount Of business appears 70
bevu been done, and tho quotations Of tho
moIe ncivu railway shares ae lower. At
the one +. n. session Of the public board
tn, market was irregular. Governments
were firm, and 30 wcre Pacific Mail, euarsn
teed, IIsrle.1 preferred, Hudson iiver and
Toledo. The Fries were sovo:rlT hlmCicred
by tho bsara, and yielded about per C, mt 10
tho pressure. PLtsburg was also loHoi, be-
inc 3 special object Of attacl; BY TIM shorts.
Tho pn in:l "f fulnessswhich has now lasted
fer sjsiy days has Id t.. the creation
Of al ll,gc short interest IS perhaps
ever exil Cd i'll cur market. Tho short sales
Of PAcr'ic Ms'l, Harlem, pie erred, guaranteed
sn1 MiCh ..n Utnt.al have caused thGAn s;c cks
to advance abont Cn"per can. day lately
F.on ihn holdnn,s of thor np.:atGns: it
seems likely that the hears will end by
cnrnering iha whul: market Bon Is were
worry firm TO G>y. Good railway bonds are
very scarce sml command considerable
premium. S.stn stOcksafe dull. Tee failure
nf Congress to pass the measure granting
aid to Missouri has stopped operations in the
Sixcs of that state. In the stteIn ;on the
market rallied and wa7 very strong. AT tho
four p. IL. session Of the public inaTd thoro
wss quito An aCt!vs dcmand fm Pi;i.hdrg
sn olhsr railway shares which haze b-en
greatly ovcrA"Id by the spocustrrs. TIE
market cl"sat tn ysn:ly, the lnU'~ins he
ing tho LAST quotations:
The buainess Of the Sub-Treasury Was ss
follows to-day:
Receipts S64l.232Sl
For customs lI0, 0,2SG,2 |
Payments l,l0G,5SS.37
Balance IA 70,304D7 |
STOCK EXCHANGE.
EstTsct from the sale of stocks, March 13.
Va. G's, G5!; Mo. G's 64i c.; Cal. IS,
l03; Erie i IA bda. II; Bul. R;v. % 81.
l02; Mich. S. > m, lt33; Mich. S. skg. aud,
1l3s; Ill. Qens. d,, 1904; Hudson Riv. ! m,
lll4; Pitts. +. W. and On. 81 1861; Tol. and
Wab. l.: III, l0j, I'd N, Oh; G.l. and Chi. !
lst rx', ll51; Pitt, F. W. and "a. 81, so;
Pac. MaiI, s. S. Go, lS4s 1851, Erip r. K. III: |
f 10 +. r. prof. 200; iIud. Il. r. Z, 995 to
l00t; Harlem r T.. 80 prof, 100; Mich Gent.
X. K. l03; Mich. So. and N J. co.,
Panama r. e. 1904; Clav. ard Pitts. 6j5 t"
&c; Gal. aud Ca. K Il 93t; GcYe. Cal. and G.
Rk. III Z. L. %; MILL srdPr"v. G. r. L. 39s;
Pitts. f. W. and G. K. r. G2t; Alb. and II.
II,ue K. L. 33:3.
Cdtou.- Sjt Sc for HildIing.
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