The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-19

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. . tS5 y1 From the Richmond Examiper Oct, 81
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4 f. Our readers have already been apprised
S the rscent extensive sales of gold, paid fc
ID in drafts as yaluelessId as the paper upo
y (which they were writteHsIa The premium
!, paid for this gold was $l2 Since the with
drawal ofthis heavy customer, the deman
0 for the precious metals has measurably sub
y sided, and, as the Jews are now keeping on
of their protracted annual holidays, tn
T transactions for several days past have beer
very light. The commission brokers ar
asking $1l 50 for gold. No silver in tn
market. ,.4I,y
ItIIA - a BONDS AND STOCKS. ----
The market remains without change, ant
we therefore renew last quotations, Will
one or two notifications, viz; al OF .
CoNFEDERATE BoNps.-Cotton loan bond:
! $l50a and interest; eight per cent. convert
ibles, SIP and interest; bonds of fifteen
million loan, coupon, $l85 and interest; do
registered, $l35 ana interest; bonds of one
hundred million loan, 81 05a$lll3; the Give
year bonds,' or extension of the hundred
million loan, with the reservation Of the
right of redemption in FIVE years, are quota
BILE at $l05; seven per cent. bonds $lOla
F015. -. -, -. Is Irfs--9ssoiI -.a-- 21I
Stats AND CRY BoNps.- Virginia coupon
bonds, without coupons, SS425; Virginia
registered stock, $751; and interest; North
Carolina skies, old issue, without coupons,
$3.50; do, new issue, $40 and interest; do.
eights, 1920 and interest-an advance; Rich
mond city bonds, 1926 and interest.
RAILROAD BoNDs.-The only recent sale
Is of Richmond and Danville Railroad bonds
at 1920. m ...if
SHARE LIsr.-We are only apprised of
sales of Farmers Bank at $3.50. Bank of
Commonwealth at $3.50, and Bank of Vir
ginia at $lll. No recent sales of railroad,
Insurance, or other bank shares, so far as
we can learn. sa.Ea aas
A large auction sale of bonds and stocks
will take place at Messrs. Davenport q Co.'s
on Friday. .. ...... ..
MERCHANDISE.
There has been some activity iu grocer
les and dry goods this week, and several
extensive auction sales are yet to take
place. In the produce, however, the amount
of business seems to be daily diminishing
and will soon be confined to petty transac-
tons in butter, potatoes, aud like articles,
unless different spirit prevails in the
country
There is little or no wheat arriving for
sale and the mills are only kept in partial
operation by the deliveries from farmers,
who have their wheat ground on toll. The
-four is transferred to commission merchants
and sold at the market prices, or boarded
for higher rates, which are inevitable unless
more liberal policy is to prevail.
We have heard that the Commissary De-
partment will not impress wheat brought
to this market for sale. If this be so, let
an official announcement Of the fact be
made, But it is also lntimated that the as
surance of an open market, in which the
farmers would be at liberty to sell for the
highest price which millers, speculators or
others would pay, would not induce them
to send in supplies of wheat. 1t is argued
that the majority of them have made so
much "money" that they do not care to
to add their ample stocks of Confederate
Treasury notes and bonds, and at all events
are Indifferent about selling their wheat
whilst there is prospect of higher prices,
tionably be realized, if the markets are
kept as bare as they now are. The county
meetings, about which we have heard so
much, have been productive of no benefit
thus far to consumers in this part OF the
State.
We have been fuller than usual in these
remarks hoping that we may call the at
tention of the people to the subject The
fact csnuot be disguised that We are on the
eve of bread famine, with plenty within
reach. This is not the proper department
to discuss what should be done, in view of
this state of things; but it would be obvl-
ously proper for the City Council to take
cognizance Of the subject at once, and in
augurate measures that may mitigate pros
pectve evils aud avert serious conse
quences.
FLOUR is now quotable at S40S50 for su-
perfine and extra, and the market nearly
bare. The demand is active, and prices ne
cessarily tend upward.
Corn MEAL-$l0 per bushel-scarce,
The market is represented to be bare Of
corn, hay, fodder, &c. We omit quote
tions.
OATS are quotable at S5,5Oa6,OO.
RYE-S6a6,50.
In the minor articles of country produce
business is active. Apples are higher: now
quoted at $35a$40 per Dbl. Irish potatoes
$5a6 per bushel. Sweet potatoes ssalO-
market better supplied. Onions s5Oa6O
per bbl. Beeswax S2,5Oa3,OO per pound.
Tallow $2a2,25.
| BAcoNis not so firm as it has been, and
sales at low figures are reported. We
quote hog round at So, ,4oa2,5O.
Butter $3,25a3,50.
CHEESE S2a2,25.
u LARD 80.
FLAxsEED $6a7 per bushel.
ToBAcco:-There has been more anima
ton in the market for the last few days
and prices are shade higher. We quot
inferior lugs at Sl6als; good, S20a26; fin
bright, $30a35; inferior leaf, S30a35; good