Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-15
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
0TFIOR OF THR WING. March IA b, Il

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The fact should be borne in mind that the
"CareDcy Act" revOkes the power granted
to end exerci by the Secretary Of the Treasu
issue fl y m''liors Of Treasury notes pr month He
can no longer food he country with pager money. The
only manner in wl.ch he eau meet the vents of the
Treasury is to sue az per cent bonds the principal
aud nt3rc whereof sha be free from tdratiOn, and
for the payment Of the interest thereon the entire net
receipts OF any export duty hereafter laid the value
OF I'll cotton tobacco, fud naval soreI which sh II be
expor from the Confederate ates rid the net pro-
C Dis Of the import du'is laid, SO much thereof
may be nee ssary, specially pledged Tits fact
should inspire confidence N the new CURRENCY. Al out
the LIST of May, pr sumo, he ere airy will sell or
hypothecIe portion Of The sad sI por cent bonds,
aud thus further den upon tie reduced amount Of
currency in circulation VII be made, sud money will
become sedreer. Creditors Of the Government whose
debts have be,n Itra,tsd sn;l che pisage Of the
"Currency Aci" rloW 10 receive the amorlts due
them 10 a certificate Of udebtedac payable two yesIJ
after oice bearing six PEI cent interest," pay. be semi
annually, and exempt from taxation in principal aud
interest Thu another regu. agail st m increase
Of the currency.
The Columbia South Carolinian says that in
few days $4,000 900 of The new currency viii be cent
to Richmond from no pre- Of tina: city. Toe nun
Der Of sgners hen been la gely ncrer led Tho Issue
from the "n'lIs' will be a. the of 1000 900 day.
0ur exchanges bring us cheering reports Of
the prOgfe of idnd'ng la OoIumbiA s. o., oo0,-
900 have sn funded. In Charlo q, N. O., $500 OOO
In Montgomery, Al, , only $500 600 lad been dnded
a. lastaccoun'i.
We subjoin alist of the prices obtained for
the lead ng arIicIesst Me srs Kent Paine Co.'s re-
cent cargo rH'e Of mpoF,I good,:
Dry GoOds-wbite agate buttors, 81 O5al 20 per
gros figured do 81 40; lasting vest do, $2S Il .sirg
coat do, $50; pearl shirt d., S7iael; mems grey
and merDo hsfhose, $4ia5i per pair; adj extra
white cotton d., $lOi mems Ii ID goos SIS; Iades
black silk do, $l29 do French liz $685. co ssts $3S;
ladies super hemsticbed lisen cembric handkercbeis
$l6al7 eich do. tcolop"d $20 cotton umbrelIa $ssa
So eact; gugham do, $40; pix par,sols $SSasl Irish
linen, $lO9lSk check mu'irs, $l0t 12i; mob IRIS 50
a12; linen thread $20i Ger h.; veves ,bbons $24 sS
Welsh white aIrnel $i4 l49; coored aannel Sl2til6;
nen huckAback, sos "a: csimere $65a70;
wAlr proof tw,eds SAL 67I; black apaecas $9f l74
French de lanes $l6 back tssl silk $40 AZ fouaced
black barege die SCI, $l25 each; rex gace elk,
$50 A; Eigl sh Grape, $22 grey army cloth, $6oabs
black cloths SS5a66; fancy cassmeres e30i35; white
cambrc $9al2I; black French doeskns $90al26 iaoo
net musl'ns $lol pE ya-d madden printl $e5ba7 Isl
sxrl purole do 3d. IA cy do $sAsi; black aid whns
do $5la6s striped popins $lOaIl; printed d. lairts
SIT 8, 90. oFgsndes $lO+; boaehed sh ring S7s,9i
white spool co'or, S2Oas4 per dcz; black do t3Sa42
English pins $50 per pack; Augrsa brown cooDs, rs,
s. rs; do, 4 Z, $Jsa5t. ~
StatiOnery-FaI post paper $f15; crcim lad note |
$66a67 blue laid ru'ed eip slO0Alb6; yellow vsve do.
slSOslS6; blue vove envelopes $9oll77t per- N; buff
DO. $S2i 40; pink bIothug paper 1854, blas WOW,
letter paper $lbl6c; bank note paper $554671 play
ing carjs S45ss71 Ter dozsa picks; "HgbI,ndsrr d..
$780, Great Mugul $ll7t. p a.. - |
HardSGrs, se--Klivds aud forks, ti2la5e per dos;
'hee knves $l5; butcher do, $685. pocket knives $f1
lis elcb end two blades $l64l26 far three ard
-FOUR blades shesrs. $l9a per pal seas "a, $6ial
lat blasard f,es 5000 per doz; raIf round do $3.50
per dcz FqGAre do $500; round do, $500; sse pes,
El9al6 per gross; Gio.ss do SIS, peDcns, Sl05ailO