Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-27

1900 600 DO DO DO DO DO do DO l7si
4,OOe Va bOnip reg, due 30 to "a. s5S
1000 do d. do ,72. Sd
6.O0O do do do (past duel 20, ls4
s.IOO City Of Richmond bonds, $40
5000 Carroll COuny bonds, 1917
| 3 400 HENRI oountry bonds 40
10000 Redmond and DAnvlle r. r. bonds, cou. AGO
1900 900 do do do DO DO DO DO req 90 90 s's
Also, 81 600 Confederate bond por coat. e,nvsrti-
be, SiISI; 81 700 do, cotton lOAu, tlss, fGi $500
Va Cent RI, Iss NOR, SsO2i 81 900 do, I'D mort,
$500; q 600 Ofalgo AMI Alex. $ per cents, s275;
1, 100 X + and P skies, S2I73; $1,000 n. O. per
cent bonds $s2S.
Also, 10 shar,s Bank Common wealth, 1874; 10 DO
Bank of Richmond, Sl47k 80 at l45; so at l42f; Sc
do Va Fire and Mar. las sS 80 do ker ms. Co. 10;
so do st co. so do at 6SS $50 do a. sS aud 100 do at
GA 80 shares los Co. State OF Va rs; "a do at ~;
- do Rca Fire Ass at 69S; % d. Old Dominion Ins.
Co 67j; 10 do Va Central Sl4S4; 10 do Virginia
and Tenn r. r. sls7; 7SO do at sI9O; share Peters
burg Steamship Co, o. geo; do Redmond Importing
aud Exporting %. (HArrsOn) $T2S; Richmond and
Liverpool Packet Company, $l,SsS.
Also, S5p, 0Os Confederate Treasury notes, 1907,
$llSS $4,000 Virginia Treasury notes. $3.50; $500
North Carolina and per cent coupons, SlE2a; e32
50 81 sterling bill s25 s26 Is, do t274 eeO gold,
S27H; $3.50 do, ss64; 500 at Sssi
The funding in fear per cent bonds Al the
Tressurers Office in this city, is progressing rapidly
as could be expected. Yesterday certificates were
issued 10 the amount OF about 5000 600 We learn
that tc,S Geographic information from other parts OF
the ConedeIsCy indcle1 the readiness Of the people
everywhere to bring up their funds 10 tie depOsares,
aud secure four per cent bonds before the rush and
pressure commences. The depletion Of the currency
has begun in earnest audhe efec. upon Iho public in
terests win be most Salutary.
We beg leave to suggest that the papers
throughout the ContederAcy Will hereafter give more
attention to she publication Of regular reports of the
prices Of commodities iu their respective localities. The
dea blow speculation Las been given by the "Our-
rency Act" and tho objection heretofore entertained by
some editors TO the publication Of pces current ia
removed. A comparison Of the quotations in different
localities will have tendency 10 accelerate She dOEna
Of prices.
The New York Times states that the amount
OF specie subject to the disposal OF Secretary Chase Is
now S24 600 900, with the prospect Of $40 100000
July OF this amount nearly SIS 900 coo is pledged by
acs of Congress to the Sinking Fund, the udciOus APP
peaon Of which to the purchase of the public stocks
it says "wOud gradually enhance their market value,
and greatly contribute to the pubs cop lercs at home
aud abroad" The adverse report from the Committee
of Ways and Neals On the proposition to SuhOrizs Sec
rotary Chase sell the surplus Of gold is construed 10
signify that the power Of the Secretary the subject
is already ample under existing laws. The Times
adds
"In any svent there is little danger that the accumu.
AtiOn of gold in the Treasury will be permitted TO 60
very long TO the prjadce of the puOic credit and
the fresh disturbance values in the general markets IN
which the Government Itself is the largest purchaser Of
army and navy supplies We look for violent or alb
rupt action TO bring down the price of gold rapidly
seriously sR6arrass export trade, or which may
lead to doubt to the permanency OF this ssutaIy
control Of the Treasury, bus believe that The legtl
mate export demand for gold the approaching spring
and summer, the regular income from the public at
large will DO met from the Treasury il neediu TO keep
down the advance in price in the open MARKET or TO
de cat any efforts which may be made by the enc
mics of The Governments to get up panic i'll the cur
rercy."
The Herald takes the following view o. the question:
1t is we'll known that the floating stock of gold in the
vicinity Of Wall street has become very nearly exhaust
ed and that the speculItors who are buying and
selling imaginary sums are very DESTROYS tina. addition
should be made to the amount aad that their little
vass bags should be repenshed in order that they may
DO able to continue their gambling operations on
proper basis They cannot carry above five millions Of
dollars, and any above that amount thrown the
market would sudden depreciation OF the pre-
MUM The object of the resolution, understand
is 20 reduce the price and in order to do Mr. Chase
mus if be receives the authority offer the whole Of his
turpus say ten Millions for ipmediate sale. Ia this
way the object OF the resolution would be accomplished
the gold gamblers would be gJrged and the price would
be driven down perhaps forty per cent, from which
point il would not be likely recover in six months
but if the Secretary should attempt to pedde out his
gold in drbles will play directly into the hands Of the
spectators and thwsrt the designs of the resolution.
At the New Ysrk Stock Exchange on tho
20 h, 81 eco North Ca'Oh s.1ss brought 90, and
81 OOe. IS; Tennessee SKIES ssi6s; La skies, so
Missouri skies, 7Sa74 No tae Of Virgin;AS. On the
lsth, Sl5 600 Virginia skies brought A0 sama ArCa1t
North Carolina sizes, S4asO
Messrs. Robinson, Adams l. Co., had an exten.
sive auction sale of manufactured tobacco, groceries,
and sundles, to-day, ccmmerOing at 10 o'clock, A. NJ
and olO.iDg about 4'ocOck, P. N. Mr. L. B. Cook was
TIE salesman There was general cleaning out of
sgnments and stocks whilst the willingness to pay high
prices existed. Tae leading articles sold at the
following rates:
"a decided decline; RIO coffee, $l2Il2 50 A,ur, $sSs
per bbl; broNn pas. $l9.S0a26 per bus-clOsng at
$20 black ptp1er, $40 so per ID salt 29aSl cts tur-
pcnine soap s. 0aS III per ID peanuts SAT 80 % 90
per buS eOppsras 81 S7a3 Fios, % ctSa$L02; pick
s. IS per gall dried peaches 81 rs per lb bicarb.
soda $4253 so; onions 800 per Dbl; stAreh, $2a205
per ID; matches $26i2s per gross large quantity
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