Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-05-06
Financial and Commercial.

. The market since our last report has been AMI
mated, but unsettled in several Of the leading de-
status Of foreigners have produced comparative
lull among the overland blockade and there
lis promise for time at least Of meteorIc shoot
ing up of prices in struggled goods. The Market
however, is now tolerably we'll stocked with CONTRA
band and regularly imported goods. The o7eriana
business has generally been done by foreigners ana
Marylanders. Tho restrictions upon the CITY IL
censers, and the debates on the foreigner Dill 10
Congress, have brought about panic among the
enterprisng gentlemen from over tne sea- anu 'aI
regulations refusing passes to Marylanders have put
a 0uictus to operations in their favor as blockade
runners for the present. Some thirty foreign indlr
viduais have already closed up their business-most
Of them small dcaers-durng che past week on &C.
count of the city license regulations which we're
published in the Enquirer of yesterday and sever
al hundred more are doomed to follow suit ny tue
end Of the month There is no indication IN the
market of an immediate rise IN the var'oas ar1cies
which form the stamina of daily llie-bread and
meat We give the following quotations in each
department worthy of mention to-day:
Ennnc;az-Specie is dull at last quotations,
that - At "a 75 premium for gold, and 81 premium
Sor s;lyer All funds that will find advantageous
sale or may be converted into blockade goods at
the North or in Europe, are still in demand. ter
ling commands $50 and $4,75 premium. In the
stock market we make the following quotations:
N G. State bonds, per cent, 200; Virginia State
stock 10 and interest; Virginia suspended bonds,
commons. 100; Old Dominion Insurance stock, 404 !;
JnvIronce Company of the State of Virginia, ~ !;
VIRGINIA Central Railroad, second mortgage bonds,
I3N and interest
Clothinq-The clothing market is tolerably we'll
sunnlied. We quote the following retail prices,
yery little wholesale, except to the government,
being now carried on. The sales consist mostly OF
- Tn 1sch and
simere suits, $50; uniform suits of Crenshaw goods,
$3.50: grey cashmere suits, lSalem, N. G. goods
Sos and 800; doeskin cashmere OF broadcoth
suits $l5O and $500 Jeans drawers; $24 per dog
en- best, do $50; fancy English overshirts, SIS
piece; overcoats, $780, linen shirts, $40 and $50 q
piece; rubber blankets, $l8 piece common blan-
kets, So and $40 per pair; country knit wooden
socks $12 per dozen cotton socks, 50 per dozen !;
cotton. handkerchiefs, So piece; suspenders. $6S
per dozen; fine camhric handkerchief, 81 piece;
buck gauntlets, 81 per pair; collars, So and $40
per dozen.
Boots and SHoes-Cavalry boots bring from $40
to $75 in the retail market ladies' CATERS, $1s and
$50, 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, $la and SIS; childrens' shoes
very scarce; ladies' balmorals, "a high cut laced
shoe $50 and $25; heavy brogans, SIS and S25.
of leather. The market s we'll supplied, but un-
settled; sole s. Is and 81; harness IS rs and 81
UPPER Is and IS 80; rough skrtings, IS and So %
cali skins. % and s. IS per dozen. Hides-grcen
sailed 90 and 95c; dry, 81 IS and 81 IS; green
sailed calf skins, $40 piece.
Grocsrie.-Bacon on yesterday was quoted at
81 rs; lard, 81 50 and s. 5ai; candles, 81 SO and
s.; common soap, go asd Soc; turpentine soap 81 /;
coffee, s. ~ and a.; green tea sli and s12; black
a.. "a and S8 SUGARS Al Is and Al AZ
Iiguors-W hiskey is quoted at from $26 to $50
per gallon. There is some fine old whiskey held 1t
$50; apple and peach brandy, $24 and 90; French
brandy, $50 and $40; rum, S45 and $50; gin, $45.
The last three mentioned articles are very scarce-
There is but very little pure French brandy in the
market at all, though great deal is sold as such.
The tobacco market renains unsettled Quoea-
tons are unnecessary. Thsre Il no iusmedate pres
pect Of N imporiant Advxnes and very little ct sng
Nrthsr serio1s ssalAae on cur lsat qpotstionA
q Hal, Fish {bab Aa--YsatsRdsy was bsd dsv
70 judge ths e9rssGt Il ess psiess n thh dspnt