Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-12-04
RICHMOND MARKETS

DECEMBER 4. 1853.
FLoCR-The receipts for the Inst few day.
have been larger, and the demand nss.eAcge:her
so active. We quote Superfne at 500 to SI0j
per barrel; Extra. l05 to 10 per barrel.
WIEhT-But very little arriving-sa.s, OF
snail lots Mt ;Sll to SIG per bushel.
T0EAcCo.-Great demand for manufactured
Z. j. Johnson quotes prices MS follows: Black
half pounds. ~ 50a2 Is; black tens, No. |
quality, s. 25a2 80: inferior grades ditto. 81 =,
to 81 10. Superior black sweet pounds 81 80 to
80 p. Superior pounds, (brightl So t0a3 Co.
Stock in the market very much rsdrcsl. Smok-
ing tobucco scarce and upward tendency.
APrLES-SG0 to :S75 per barrel.
BACoH.-Firm at 81 10 to So per pound, hog
round.
BUrTER-Firm Mt 81 tod o. per pound
BEEF-Fresh beef, Is 20 cts. psr pound
sailed 80 to IS cts.
-BEESwax-$3a3i per pound
BEASS-S20,to sS25 per tushel.
CANDLES -$s3 20 TO 4 90 per pouRd.
CHEEsE-$3 so TO 81 per pound
CorFEE-S9 to $40 per pound.
CoRN-S1l to SIP per bushe, and scarce.
CoRN MEAL-Sl3to.S 14 per bushe!.
HAY--Scdrce at SI2 per 100 ponds.
ONIoNs.-S30a3l per bushel.
PEas.-S25 per bushel-vory scarce.
PoTAToEs.-Sweet, sig to SIG per busbsl.-
Irish. So to $40 per bushcl.
LIme-Sl5 per barrel
LARD-2 GO to 2 so per pound for small lots.
LIoUoRs-W hiskey. s6s to SIS per gallon
apple brandy, :s55 to $50; peach brandy, 955.
MoLAssEs-Si5 TO SIG per gallon; Sorghum.
SI2 to Sill.
NAu.s-SlIOt to $3.50 per keg; factory price,
Ss5; but orders cannot be filled, owing to the
scarcity o. iron.
Saskatchewan. SO to % per pound; Crushed,
81 to So per pound.
RICE.-30 to 32 cents per pound.
SALTS to 40 cents per pound.
SEEDs-Clover seed scarce, $50 per bushel.
Timothy SI2al6. Grass IS to Sc. Fla1sesd SIS
to 81.
SoAr-75 cents to 81 10.
=TnH-S25 per barrel.
VENIsoN.-S2 per pound.
FINANCIAL.
CONSIDERABLE BoNDs-Eight per cant. bonds
Sl07 and interest, fer short dates and $l09 to
STA and interest for long dates, including the
: FIVE year bonas:" per cent. convertibles, STA
and interest; seven percent bonds were at $40.
and interest; bonds of the II million loan, $156
to 100 and interest.
STATE ANp CITY BoNDs-Virginis registered
bonds sizes $3.50 to 255 and interest; Virginia
registered bonds, skies, past due,2l5 Virginia
coupon bonds. $3.50 to $40; North Carolina
Skies, new sSpo ana INTEREST," MOTH CbEollN'
eiehts new, 95s to 900 No old skies OIL tho mar
ket-wsnll bring S5s5, City of Richmond bonds,
1897. $27l and interest; City Of Lynchburg
bonds, S2i6 to $50 and interest.
RAILROAD BONss..-Richmond and York
River Railroad bonds, Fights. first mortgage
Sl79 and interest; Manassas Gap Railroad coa-
pm bonds, first mortgage, Sl42 and interest
Orange and Alexandria Railroad bonds, second
mortgage, $s245 and Interest," Richmond aud Dan
Vile Railroad bonds, $2iS and interest Virgi
and Tennessee Railroad bonds second mortgage
$242 and interest; Virginia Central Railroad
bonds, second mortgage, $2!0 AID interest
Virginia Central Railroad six per cent. dividend
bonds, $2l0 and interest.
The SHARE LIsT.-Orange and Aexandriz
Railroad stock. S5l; Virginia Central Railroad
stock, (par $50,) $l56: Bank Of Commonwealth
$165; Traders Bank SITS to 1870; Bank ofVir.
ginin, 1922 to 1913; Richmond Importing and
Exporting Company S925; Richmond and fe-
tsrsburg importing. and Exporting Company
$525; Old Dominion Trading Company, 1925
James River and Kanawha Canal, $25; Bank Of
Richmsnd, $l20.