Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-28
!. rINANcIAL AND coMMEncIAL

- The principal changes we have to note this
week, is in the money market, where we find
gold and silver going up to point which sug-
gests the dawn of one of til ose dark crises in
affairs which illustrate the memorials Of the
old revolution. In the provision market we
find few articles, such as butter and sugar,
active on advanced prices. We present yes
terlay's quotations:
Gold-buying 1915 premium, selling $1,000
Silver-huying 500 premium, selling $500.
Sterling bills $1,000 premium. Confederate
State bonds. (SlG0, 1000 issuc) $l.O3. Con-
lrderate - million bondsSl. 90aSl.9j. North
Carolina State bonds $500. Virginia State
stock $l.715 Farmers Bank stock sl.50.-
Bank Of Virginia stock % cents. Virginia
Suspended Bonds, coupons S3.00aS%.05. Ira.
ders' Bank stock $l.2i. Bank of Richmond
last stick Sl.ln. Bank of the Commonwealth
stock s. 80. Old dominion Insurance stock
AL cents. Virginia Fire and Marine Insur-
ancr - cents. Richmond Fire Association
stock Is cents. Merchants Insurance stock IS
cents. Virginia Central Railroad, ID mort.
gage bonds Sl.4U. Orange and Alexandria
Railroad 6 per cent. bonds Sl.2n. Orange
and Alexandria Railroad s per cent. bonds
1875. Suuth-Side Railroad bonds-guaran.
tced by city Of Petersburg Sl.9j. South,
Side Railroad bonds not guaranteed 81 o.
Richmond and York River Railroad bonds
sl.l5. Richmond Fredericksburg and Poto,
mac Railroad $l.l0. Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad, bonds STAG. Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad stock sl.15. Virginia
Central Railroad stock Sl.l0. Richmond and
York River Railroad stock so cents. Richmond
and Danvillc Railroad stock Sl.oG. James
River anu kanawha stock 81 cents. Virginia
Notes $50 North Carolina $50. South Car,
clina Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee 81 80
Wheat, SG.50a7 PER bushel. Corn, Sl0all
per bushe. Oats. Sc. Flour, S3lu37-last
quotations. Meal, Sill. Coffee, S3.15a4. Tea,
s. .50aS. Sugar, $linal.eo. Lard, sl.55a
f.tsr. Butter, $2.75a$. Mclassos, slaal2.5o
per gallon. Salt, 40 cents per ID. Rice, 20a
%, old 10 new. Soup, s0a$l.5U. Candles,
s275a3 for ,allow. French Brandy, s40a75.
Apple Brandy, S24a27. Whiskcy, s:5aio.
Rum, S60a70 for pure. Gin. S5OaG0. Wines
Sherry, Claret and Port, SS0al01 per dozen.
Common printing paper, s75; common book
paper, 800; fine book paper, $50; letter pa
per, S775 per rcam; note paper, $50 per reau;
f'olscap, S75al0o; fine envelopes, S5oa60 per
NJ; common envelopes, S2oa30 per NJ: Lea
thcr-Soles, 81; upper, S5.50a6; rough skirt
.ings, IS, 75a4; harness, S4a4.j0; calfskins $500
aG01 per dozen. JIides--Grecn sailed, 9jaSl;
dry, $50.
There have been slight changes in tho dry
goods market and the tendency is now up
ward; nearly all things in active demand in
that line.
Tobacco-Tnferior Tugs, Sl2.5oal5; good
Sl5a25; common leaf, S30a35; good leaf, $35a
so: fine shipping, S65a70; fine manufacturing
S50al00; fancy, Sl00a300.
Manufactured Toba"co.-Market improv-
ing, with greater demands for medium grades.
New medium pounds 81 GOAL 80; new good
pounds 81 50a2 2j; fine old do. 50 50a3 so.
Very little doing in smoking tobacco, with
which the market is orcrilowcd.