Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-23
THE DRY GOODS TRADE.

The New York Tribune OF Saturday says:
The Dry Goods trade continues active in both
foreign and domestic fabrics. Manufacturers
and the agents OF domestic goods manage to
keep the market bare of desirable styles, and
prices while they do not advance, fre FIRM
But in foreign goods there is an absolute rush
after every case of desirable dress fabrics to ar
rive. So great Is the demand that jobbers use
cons de rable judgment in allowing retailers to
get each share Of what they have for SALE
This br inch Of the trade is in good position,
and must continue so until importers get out
too many goods which will then give the buyer
the advantage.
The Dry Goods auction sales were quiet to-day.
Tow nsend, Montant i Co., had sale OF r. bbons.
The No. 3 F. ench white 1arletans ~ in. ranged
from % - 40o the l.2 white edge Satin Rib
hons sold at l7c., No. 4 Pault de Sole varied from
95c. to sl.5S for the choicest co!ors; and No. 8
at Sl.39a sl.47. Wilmerding, Hoguet l. Co,
held a sale of Lace Mantillas, Hosiery, Gloves,
&c. The laces sold very WELL with many dupli.
Gates. The same house also had q sale of Furs
at the store of Richard i, King, which drew q
good company and passed of very creditably.
The catalogue of Haggerty i Co, included fine
line of cloths cassimeres. &c, Barrisley drills
sold at &c.,; printed cottonades 3lc. German
Turner drills .da39c.: drab Italian 34aS2 l.2c.;
ia Scotch Tweeds l6c., the whole lot being rea
Oily disposed Of and Belgian broad blue at SO %
S3.37. Kobbe d Corlies I'D q sale of lace 200 IL
and embToideries which was quite q success.
INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICERS OF THE
CUSTOMS.
Circular II structons TO officers of customs and
agents acting as officers Of the customs have Just
been Issued.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT May l6, 1866.
In the practical application of the rules and
regulations concerning commercial intercourse
with ipEurreciion ~ states, known rs the series
Of May o, 1865 all officers acting there under are
directed TO cause as little annoyance as possible
10 parties interested In such commercial inter
course, and otherwise to carry out the purposes
of the Executive in removing all the restrictions
upon such commerce. that the most liberal con.
structoI OF the law will permit inasmuch as the
military lines of occupation in the districts W. at
Of the Mississippi river have not teen extended
nCr the trade Herewith effected BY the rrocla.
nation OF the President of April ~, 1865
Regulations of July 90 1854 are still in force 30
far as applicable TO the territory west of the
Mississippi.
By the third section Of the regulations of Nav
9th, the necessity for applications 10 this Depart
ment for permits or authority to clear goods for
any port Of the nsurrectionary States east of the
Mississippi, either coastwise or inland. is oby-
ated, anu consequently no such permits or au.
thorites will be issued. Collectors and Others
are directed to clear all goods not specifically
ID
said regulation, while all such shipments must
be under the supervision of an officer of the Gus.
toms, where there are such, OF eother proper
Giicer TO preyeat the transportation of any arti.
Gle declared contraband. No permit or other
fee will be charged, except such as may be pre-
scr bid by law Tor the entrance and clearance
of vessel.
Whe cotton, ,he product of az Instruction
airy state, having been sold - and resold by q
purchasng agent of the Government, is offered
for shipment, the certificate OF such purchasing
agent only is required. If the cotton SO offered
is claimed and proved ~ b, the product OF q
persons own labor, or of freedmen. or Others EN-.
ployed and paid by them, the shipping fee of
three cents per pound must be paid to the Off
Ger under whose supervision the shipment is
made. II any products other than cotton are of.
fered for shipment the certificate If Collector
of Internal Revenue that the internal taxes pre-
scribed by law have been duly paid thereon,
must be produced before the shipR ent will be al
lowed.
If no such certificate Ia offered, in consequence
of there being no Internal revenue officer at the
port or place of shipment, the Officer supervising
the shipment must collect such internal revenue
tax due thereon; or, If the party shipping Is un.
able to pay such internal revenue tax, the arti.
ces must be consigned to the Collector of Gus.
toms at the port OF destination OF the vessel and
the bills Of lading and the manifest Of the vessel
exhibit the fact that such internal tax has not
been paid; and on the arrival Of the vessel ut
her port, the Co lector of Customs thereof will
REQUIRE such internal tax to be paid to him be-
fore allowing the delivery ct the article on
which such tax has accrued and become paya.
BILE.
No vessel will be allowed to unload at any
port except such as shall be named on her mani
fest az lorts of destination without the authority
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, and no GOO
will be deli' cred at any port whatever until all
such taxes are paid,
Until the customs officers are duly appointed
special agents will act as such, and when acting
in that capacity will sign special agent and act.
ing customs officer.
Captured and abandoned property will be
treated as directed in the regulations OF the 29th
Of July, 1864. ID. hoCuLLocH,
Secretary of the Treasury