Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-05-01
Financial and Commercial.

mated, but unsettled, in several OF the leading de-
partments: The deliberations of Congress upon the
status Of foreigners have produced a comparative
lul among the overland blockade.runners and there
is promise for time at Least, of meteoric shoot
ing up Of prices in struggled goods. The market,
however, is tolerably we'll stocked with contra
band and regularly imported goods. The overland
business has generally been done by foreigners and
Maryanders. The restrictions upon the city IL
censers and the debates the foreigner bill in
Congress, have brought about panic among the
enterprsing gentlemen from over the sen, and late
regulations refusing passes to Marylanders have put
quietuS to operations in their favor as blockade
runners for tie present. Some thirty foreign ind-
Viduals have already closed up their businessmen
of them small dealers-during the past week on &C.
count OF the city license regulations, which were
published in the Enquirer of yesterday, and sever
al hundred more are doomed to follow suit by the
end Of the month. There is no indication in the
market of immediate rise in the various articles
which form the stamina Of daily life bread and
meat. We give the following quotations in each
department worthy of mention to-day:
FindRcidL-Specie is dull at last quotations,
that is, at 81 Is premium for gold and 81 premium
for silver AL funds that will find advantageous
sale, or may be converted into blockade goods at
the North or in Europe, are still in demand. Ster-
ling commands 81, 80 and $40 premium. In the
stock market We make the following quotations:
n. G. State bonds, per cent, 200; Virginia State
stock, 1l2 and interest; Virginia suspended bonds,
coupons, 100; Old Dominion Insurance stock, 40i;
Insurance Company of the State of Virginia, 40;
Virginia Central Railroad, second mortgage bonds,
$50 and interest.
CIothing.-The clothing market is t6lerably we'll
supplied. We quote the following retail prices,
very little wholesale, except to the government,
being now carried on. The sales consist mostly of
blockade" goods: Gents English tweed and cas-
simere suits, $50; uniform suits of Crenshaw goods
$l60 grey cashmere suits, (Salem, N. q. goods,)
S95 and 500; doeSkin cashmere or broadcloth
suits, $3.50 and 5000; jeans drawers, $24 per doz-
en-; best do. $50; fancy English overshirtS, $l5
piece; overcoatS, $50: linen shirts, $40 and $50
piece; rubber blankets, SIS piece common blan-
kets, IS and $40 per pair; country knit wooden
socks, Sl2 per dozen; cotton socks, 80 per dozen
cotton handkerchiefs 50 piece; SuspenderS, $6S
per dozen fine cambria handkerchief 81 piece;
buck gauntlets 81 per pair; collars, 50 and $40
per dozen.
Bots and Shoes Cavalry boots bring from $40
10 $75 in the retail market ladies' CATERS, SIS and
$40, according to quality ladies' morocco boots,
SIS and $50; ladies' calf boots, best, S25; gents
calf shoes, $25 and $40; ladies' slippers, $l2 and
SIS; misses shoes, $l2 and SIS; chidrens shoes
very scarce; ladies' balmorals, "a high cut laced
shoe,) $50 and S25 heavy brogans, SIS and s25.
of leather. The markCS is well supplied, but I'M
settled sole So 70 and 81; harness SIS IS and 81 !;
upper, So and So 90; rough skirtngS So and IS 25
calf skins, So and So G5 per dozen. hides-green
salted, 50 and 95c; dry, 81 % and 81 So; green
sailed calf skins, SO piece.
GrocerieS-Bacon on yesterday quoted at
81 25 lard, 81 30 and 81 52t; candles, 50 80 and
S.; common soap, 60 and Soc; turpentine soap, 81
coffee So 70 and 81; green tea, 81 and $l2 black
tea, Sc and So; sugars 81 10 and 81 95.
| Liguors-W hskey is quoted at from So to $50
per gallon. There is fine old whiskey held at
$50; apple and peach brandy, S24 and %; French
brandy, 800 and $40; rum SIS and $50; gin, S45.
| The last three mentioned articles very scarce
There is but very little pure French brandy in the
market al. all though great deal is sold as SUCH
The tobacco market remains unsettled. Quota
tions unnecessary. There is no immediate pros
poet Of an important advance and very little of any
further serious decline on.our last quotations.
Fish Flesh Foul, &c.-YeSterday was bad day
to Judge the current Of the prices in this depart
nent there being slim attendance of market men.
and some of these taking advantage of it, thought
proper to raise their prices this is genuine and un-
aduterated extortiOn We give the average of quo
tatons: Fish were scarce, owing to the cold wealth
| er and freshets, and ruled higher. Shad So and 81
per pair; fresh herrings, 81 and So per dozen
perch 81 and 50 per bunch, according to size; rock
fish, 75-and 81 per pound; sturgeon 81 per pound.
Beef 90 and 81 veal 81 and 81 90; shoat 81 20
lamb 81 so and So, and very Indifferent Butter
| So so per ID; eggs 81 % per dozen; fowls sc per
| pair; turkeys Sc and $40 piece sweet potatoes
Sl2 per bushe (sod by parties taking advantage OF
the slim market at SIC y Irish do $l2 asparagus
50 bunch; lettuce 81 and 81 90 per dozen /; black
eyed peas SIG and $lS per bushel beans $40
dried apples SOC per quart; dried peaches SOC and
| 81 per quart; onions 81 80 per quart; superior
honey 81 30 per pound.-Richmond Enquirer.