Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-15
FrNANo1AL AND coMMERoIAL.
Orrlcr OF TEE VINO. Aug. Is.

OTfIoh CT TIE WHO, aug. Toe
The Charleston Courier says that ga letter
from citizen and well informed gentleman now in
Richmond, gives us the gratifying assurance-vhich
reaches Us also from other sources public and private
that the accession of Mr.. Trenholm to the Treasury
has improved and invgora.ed the tone Of public conf
dence. The letter furnishes some general outlines OF
the plan of financial administration which will be pur-
sued and adopted by the Treasury with the full CO.
operation of other Departments far as they can aid
These may be briefly stated follows, looking pri-
marily towards mantensI cs of Government without
further Issue Of notes to swell the volume Of currency
/. ALI Foreign supplies to be paid for in bills drawn
against our own cotton.
II. Cotton purchases to be paid by selling sterling
exohaI 60 to replace cost.
ILL., Domestic purchases of all kinds, az far as pos
sble to be paid In certificates OF Indebtedness ana OF
sloan On hypothecation."
large debt due 10 one of the States has already
been arranged in this way TO mutual satisfaction.
". Treasury notes now legally eXtant and received
under operations Of the loan otherwise, to be re-
Issued when necessary to meet payments not Otherwise
provided for in this plan.
v The old notes to be recalled for certificates bear
ing four per cent interest and payable on demand alter
| ninety days.
vi The receipt by anticipation Of coupons for GER
| tain purposes Of Government dues.
This expedient has been officially announced and
promises to work WELL 1t deserves and demands the
consideration Of all who have deemed themselves bt
srto complied TO pay ruinou' rates for gold.
At the sale Of the cargoes of the steamers
Syren aud Prince Albert by James IL. Taylor Augusta
Ga 81 instant, the following is list Of the principle
articles aud prices obtained:
TWeeds csssimeres 81 so per yard; calf akins $500
TO $3.50 per zeD French lining ekins S3l2 per dozen
cotton cards. leather, 81 to $l6 per pair; steel pens
SO 90 to 81 per gross agate shirt buttons $40 rs pei
pross; boue buttons $40 per gross; b. shrtrg SO q
10 81 So; madden piInts, 81 SO 10 S. rs per yard
Irsh linen $ll 80 to ST. according 10 Width; blacl
X thread $24 30 TO $27 Per Id; ladies white cotton
| hose, $67 to $l66 per dozen, mems bro half hose
$40 to $50 per dozap; pins IS 90 to $40 per pack
| noop tkrts, $50 piece; brown Windsor soap
SS7 per dozen; envelopes common, SAT 30 per NJ.
very fue 1855 per Nj toOlscap paper from s95tp $l6C
per reau letter pspaf 1925 per reaD; cream laid
from sac $50 pes reau; checked muslius, from s.
10 81 per yard white SW. lusins, from 81 to Sll pc,
yaTo bed TICK, 81 per ylgd; brown demms, 81 pei
yard; blue denims, "a ~ or yard EOglish mixed
tweed S34 90 per yst; POCKET knives S29 TO $50 PEI
dozeI; cotton yarns, $50 per bu, msoder bat dker-
chefs $50 90 per dozsp; mIFquiLo ing. 80 ana 81
Wide Sd per yard wool hats S4s 70 $6l per dcz
ehdrenS shos, So to 80 per paf; cotton cards, win
banales aad fixtures, SIS per pair; cotton cardt, 81
per pair; letter copying books, SIT 60 $50 cath Goats
cotton 200 yard spoos assorted $50 pes dozsp; shoe
thread 81 so per ID; mems English Shoes $SS perpsir
black spacas, 81 80 to So per yard; black cOh, 500
slightly damaged.
Ladies straw fats, assorted cDlors, $l6 10 S22 pc
pieces ladies' French gaera 1874 per pai Jamaica col
fee S. to IS 25 sulph morphine S76 TO $50 per
Epson salts 81 S6 &c 81 60 per pGun,; .leoho $62 Il
~ p gallon; gum arabic $40 per ~; adamautne can
dies IS so to SO 50 yellow English goaI 1915 per b
Ensl.n CASTLE soap s.. % per Id; pam $40 per lib
1trscs loswood 80 per Id; starch 50 PEI lD quinn
'Poletius" S7S to ST. per ounce; hemp rope IS, 60
AuscUYado sugar 81 per 10; crushed sugar IS per ID
mackerel quarter Db S225, whole do $500 eAcb; Giles
asserted, to IA nch 500 to $40 per dozsi files taps
saw IL inch, $40 per dozsr; black pepper So rs t
So, 80 per- blue ST. so per ID; iOdide po,ash So
So 25 per IL; sal soda 81 " TO 81 Der Ii; indigo
par lD pecac $40 per ID; caomel $40 per ID; op Ut
1925 per tl soda crystals 81 per h; Bermuda arso,
Oat 81, 25; sh ground mustard Sl4 to $40 per Il
grsen. tea $50 per Id; rice, fresh b.at Ss1 s. rice
DIokeD, SO cts. per ID.