Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
RrcHxonD, Thursday, Oct. %, /

hiUHhUhD Inurb0hys Oct <zs ioOosf
The only feature Of interest in the bond and
stock market since our last weekly review is further
Improvement in Confederate eight per cent bonds, Of
the 100 million loan. They are ros held at l06}@llS
and interest Thsssvsn per can't bonds also higher
selling at Io2 and interest We learn that 4 lotion
loan bonds are going of more freely at l50 an rest
The purchaser Of these securities frst Obtains for
Treasury notes bond payable In eoi With the interest
secured In medium (cotton which cannot be deprec-
ated. The cotton ID to be delivered at Of our Sea-
porn at the valuation Of l2} cents per h., fer New
Orleans middling We quote coupon bonds Of the Is
million loan as 1856 and interest," ditto registered 1856 and
interest eight cent coDverhbss, liz and interest
There d not much doing In State or City bonds. We
quote Virginia si1ss regd, At 200 and interest North
Carolina sizes, new 2l0 Nad interest ditto eghts, 225
Last sales Of City Of Richmond bonds 226 and interest
No change In the prices of other bonds and stoeks
We subjoin our weekly review of the mer-
chandise markets
Brsad-The manufacture of hard bread has been dis.
continued for time and the bakers will be compelled
to suspend the baking Of loaf bread unless the supply of
Flour is increased. e
Country ProdMcs.- Under this head We include !.
minor products Of the farmers and husbandmeu. e.uc
new Beans have appeared In the market this week
They were cold at SIS per bus. For Apples receivers
now asking $40 TO 80 per Dbl; Onions SOS as per
Dbl Irish Potatoes IS per bushel Sweet d. So to
Pes-nuts are sdvsnciDg-sales at auction to-day at
sl2 to 10 per bus BeeswaI Is quoted to US at IS s..
80; Talow $2s 225 per lb. Nothing doing In Feathers,
Wool etc. ~ ~ Hs-,1
Fsh-Soms sailed trout have been sold this week At
$40 per hundred.
Flour is very scarce and quotsble at $50 $50 per
to bakers and consumers who are considered able to
pay high prices. hessrs. TArdy Williams distributed
100 bbs Consigned to them among the poor yesterday
1887 per bbl This firm viii sell all -four or meal sent to
them free of charges Richmond was never SO bare of
-four IL is at present Corn Meal also very scarce
and selling at $l2 per bus.
Forage.-There is no baled Hay Oats in the market.
Hay brought 10 tie city in bulk is selling at $40 10 IL
per hurdree Ibs
Graf" No Wheat arriving except lots sent 70 the
Goe .msnt mills. Corn very scaros-sales at sIl per
busheL Oats scarce-selIrg at SO per bus. Bye, 81
FER bus.
Groceries grocery market has been inactive for
some time past retailers being Ing replepish
stocks whilst the bill TO regulate prices remained unds.
posed Of As the probability now is thar the measure
will be defsaed, the demand for groceries will crease,
and no DOUBT tbe comp s..on from dealers will have az
inHati 6 eR,ct upon pric,s. :,
We quote Brown Sugar at 81 6o.275prlo;N
Moias.ss SIS; Sorghum do, slo Coffee So 70 10:
Re-, 26 I" ~ cts; C.ndl's, So SD soap. as 10 sl.25;
Poser, SIT; Vinegar, 81 8
iron.-Bar Iron, 4Oae0 censs Horse shoe rail rods,
10 sen's per Id. -.
Liquors firm. We quote Com Whisky at sSOis5J
Rye DE-. $3.50; Ape Bianoy, $:6io3s.
Naiis.-"0ld Dominion" Nails, Ss0ss5 PER keg, ex-
c.pt for four pennies which held sl25 per keg Of
100 lbs ri. r-ls.t
Provisions-Baoon 10 q IN At 81 20 for hog round
Lard 50 per 10. Butter, IS 80 10 demand. .Iheese,
s2s225 per Id. Fresh Beef oaii75 os per ID. by the
quarter There Is 40 active demand for all articles un-
der this head except BaOon the high price Of which
has checked the demand from consumers.
Seeds.--No Clover Seed In the market. We quote
Timothy at sllals per bus. Orchard Grass, IS per
bushel. el.r srs.ss..-a.s
Tobacco Is Arm at the recent advance. We have
change to report in the prices of Manufactured
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