Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-20
HlCBI;OND NARK

OCTOBER 20. 1868
WnEsT.--Tie receipts Of wheat continue very
ligh: and prices are without change. We Gunts
at s. per bu~hcl. Government price will
communal s. to y outside. .
FLnrR.-W" i!oie sales oi country NJ Sl5 for
Suacitine, Extra 81 and Family $50. Very
scarce ana il: Gr,"t demand. There is 10 city
mills flour in the ntm'ict. Tie mills lave stops
pei grinding tor The want OF wheat.
MILL OFrAL.-Inaa. 81 - per brshcl shorts,
81 - brown s,uff =: ship stuff So.
TuRACCu.-We quui- inferior lu,s Mt 16 co 10
- %: GOOD - CO." ~ 30 -tine bright. 2S.O0 TO
- 90: inferior Leaf. ~ DU Ia - 90: good. 40 90
to ~ co: fin slipping 80 90 To 20 %: fine man.
rfacturinc. - CO 20 TO 10: fine bright wrapper.
200 90 10 300 Cd. wish occasional sales at higher
figures.
.CoRS is very SCARCE. VIZ quote at $40 30 to
81 per hrS!ci.
ConS MfaL.-Cify aud country ground corn
meal is selling a; $Il per hushel
OHiOX$.-Si6 per h;sh"i.
RyE.-S6 to 81 PR bushel.
OATS.-Sales ~ So 75a$6 per hushcl.
HAY-BaIed hay bring - to 80 UG per hun.
drnd pounds Oats ard fodder ditto.
B~MrnH-iIog round - iOQ2 60; choice lots
bring more.
LrME.-$9 rr barrel.
GROCERIES We quote brown srgar Mt
81 75G3 co MciaSscs. ga to : ~ pcr gallon. Cnf
Zee. = 80 To 80 -. Rice. - to 30 cents. Salt,
~ {" 80 cents. Cotton yarns. 80 70 81 70 per
pound Sonhrcrr Glano. so per ton. Ground
plaster. $40 per ton. Corn w~hiskey. $3l TO S:5
por gallon. Rye w~l,iskey. S3j to $40 Apple
brandy. So 10 81. Copperas, LOO. Country
soap, 90 cents 30 x! per pound. Lard: 81 90.
Butter. 81 IL Ia -. Ta'lnw candles 81 ~ 10
1860 Wool 81 30 to 81 81. Tea, $ll to SIS.
l!RF$wA1 So to 81 ~ per pound.
TALLnw-$ 81 IS :" - per pound.
PLAHE.-Sai"s laat week Of Virginia pins
plank. NJ $50 par thousand, board measure.
WnuD Pine wood. so per cord oak wood
81 10 80 FER cord. on the Basin bark.
SEEDS Glover, so to Si5 per bushel
Orchard Grass. -: FiaSsced. 81: Timothy, $40.
LENTIItR SUE leather. 81 80 to $GjO Har-
ness. - 10 SO; Upper, ST to 81 50; Green salt--
ed hides. 81 20
Iron has advanced. We quote bar 20 to
20 cts per ID.
NMls.-SsO to So per key four pennies
500 per ker.
VEGETABLE MARKETS.
The two market houses of this"city arc pretty
well supplied NJ prcsent--though prices are very
high. We annex the following list:
White turnips are selling n. the rate of IS cents
per hllncli-siS TO eight in q bunch. Cabbags.
$lal 80 per head sweet potatoes. 81 50a2 per
half peck; Irish potatoes, 81 BAL 80 per dozen;
sM!sify, SOC per bunch carrots and parsnips,
obc. per Dulct!-dDOuL Ia1>I'Z'H III Il DnIlCu'
org piarti SOC. each; butter beans. 81 30 per
quart: eggs. 81 IS per dozen; butter, Si"5 per
pound lard, : 225: hccf,.$lal 20. John Lind
.av selling at ?5c ;oSl y pork. 81 per paund
sausage meat. -; bologna sausage. 81; bacon,
- ~: salt hcrrirgs. 81 per dozen corned slad,
81 - each oysteEs. 50 per quart-some asking
81 hares-1ressed-S! each chickens, 81 50
~ IS 50 each.
FINANCIAL.
COLO. The brokers are paying 81 .ior gold
and asking II 20.
SILVER. Buying rate 50 SO premium selling
rate $40.
CONFEDERATE BONDS.-Bonds Of 100 million
lean, 3 per cent, Io6 to 1924 and interest, accord.
ing to date eight per cent. convertibles, ll2
md ~in'cres' scren per cent. bonds. i0l5 and in
terest; bonds Of 10 million loan, l57Gl90. Cot
ton loan. $50 and interest.
RAILROAD BcNOS-Richmord and Danv!lls
Railroad. 226 and interest Richmond and York
River Railroad. 100 and interest; Virginia Cen
tral Railroad. lst mortgage. 234 and interest.
SHARE LIST.-Rank Of Commonwealth stock
l53 Traders Bank, 1872; Bank Of Richmond
fi5; Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, Isl
Richmond Fire Association. 40: Richmond I'm
ior'ing and Exporting Company, $40 tpar 5000
RICHMOND Female Institute, preferred stock. II
STATE BOEDs.-Virginia Sizes. registered.
200 aud interest: Virginia coupon bonds, 425;
North Carolina si1es. old issue. $50, new issue.
2iO and interest; North Carolina Fights, DDS
ard interest; Tennessee skies, 4s5 City of
Lynchburg bonds S225 and interest.
Cry OF RICHMOND BoNDs-SaIes at 235
and interest
Virginia Central Railroad stock, 119: Rich
mend and York River Railroad stock, 70; Far
mers' Bsnk, Isl: Bank of Virg mia, ll2; Old
Dominion Insurance Company, 56; Insurance
Company. State Of Virginia, 81: James River and
Kanswhn Company. 90 Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad lo11: Richmond. Fredericksburg
AMI Potomac Railroad Scrip, l40.