The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-12
RICHMOND MARKETS.

II il our purpose to furnish readers regularly
with reports Of the state Of the Kichinond kets
ans s imsomsyderabs whis there Is good deal
II uniformity in the retail prices, the wholesale
in s the sF R.
quotations made by any Of them indicate rather
,he rates at which the goods are offered privately
NAV be true Of any given article that il il held at
certain price, yet II does not follow that the SAME
article was not sold by auction on the very day ths
price And, indeed, sales by auction in
ormer times were not taken into the account
we have changed ali that" The largest houses
IF the the largest laygest-have regular sale days, and
knock down = to the highest bidder immense
Of s "sh Of ssps s 20
rue that many of them are like silver and gold in
their purchasing capacity. and always bring JUS
Accounted good margin for q wholesale dealer.
profit. and as this difference between private and
auction sales frequently occur the reporter Of thu
markets will often find that his reports Of the mar
accurate. Again, dealers from the interior, where
competition is not so pressing as to compel them to
ward tendency to such articles as they need by
making bids which alarm the retailers in the city
ports port will be Of prices at which the articles named
sold privately III tnt regular way OF tfauc .
md we shall try to make them reliable
THE MONEY MARkhr. Here. as elsewhere, gold
has declined since the policy of the Treasury, was
money market any easier. Whether caused by
the supposition that the sub Treasury r. supply
ing large amount " of gold in the open market
n by any other cause whatsoever. the lower price
II gold seems here merely to indicate the higher
laws would hardly believe us if we should tefl
them that here in this city. where the law prohi
bits the taking of more than six per cent as in
GOOD substantial EXCHANGED for
greenbacks less from two to five per cent a month
The fact is money Is scarc ,e scare-and
ire hopeful and would fain believe that orr bust
ness men will not be affected by temporary scar
city But truce to our speculation proceed
20 quote wholesale prices, where not otherwise
Tobacco &C Common lugs, s5@S7; good lugs 3,
Mslo: common leaf *l6M So good leaf, sls@
go good stems; 80 Sss1:S fine Shipping ::S@
"e eS roa"ds tax prsd SAL G @ old
p p""%ds sx PsiaJ $500 $50; sweet Old tens tax
paid), S6o1t so
naslsa 21s' cents
EsrH Snpdrns Fs%E Sofhsr FIRTH fsm9
s a IT. cents for Virginia; cents
CoRS MEAL-Bolted 81 10; unbolted, s1@sl TO-
WHEAT:-No quotations.
HAY.-&l .2o0lsl 80
wMlski:;-Common, se.lo@s2.l5 pure Rye,
HOLLAND GrS.-saGs4
WINE.-Port. - 5o6Ss.
hoxpox PpErEk;-s2 .' g 80 IS per a11en
=. loMs2.75.
KERosISE OIL-Sl 81 gallon.
BACoN.-Sides, 2o3W 2otc. hams, e5@3oc. shout
LARD.EPrilne, 2e@ soe. leaf lard t'' so-called !"
and hgandgd r Itaty kpresSed 2S@2'c
BCTTEK.-35W l5c. a. H. In market, pound rolls,
name applied to a bad article 5oN0 55c genuine
golden syrqp,k .lolt l.2o U gallon; Cuba and Mns-
CHEEsK.-Northern and Western, 2o@2lc. Eng
in1 e' F5rA vf, e5a So. so q barrel
CorFEE.-Kio, al@52c. Lasuayra, So@36c !;
1ss0i l9sc /: crushed and pulverized. 2o4@2lc.
TEAS.-Black. 65c "a 81 .45-thc last 4 prime artl-
cle imperial, *l.25M$l5o; gunpowder; 1925.
CASnLEs.-A damantine, light weight, SOC; full
wight aoy "a slSag Sc, rarah"s a's
SHoT.-s3 750 ~ q bag of % lbs.
f1 1sM-nsrPhinss ''e s"i'9 barelsoms SO
si5. 50 mess shad, in kits, So:
LEATHEK3soie leather oak 4oss45e;; sole lea,
French S5oQ1 &6oc.: domestic, S3c@ Sioc
WooI..-Unwashed 4n9t43c.: washed, 57@e5c
NENIsoS.-Green, u IL, 16c.
BEEF.-From store, &c. u II.
PORK.-From store, nc. u h.
PEAs.-Back- eyed. 81 % % bushcl.
DRY GooDs.-PrntS. 3o0i35c.: cas>meres, 95M
81: silks, 50 .5@ $3 shectings $40 a5c.; sheetnss.
New York mills. 53M6oc.: ,ginshams, SOC; cam,
bleached. Asa Toe: fannels, all wool. 4oM421c.
hoop skirts, per dozen, Is springs, sll@Sl 20
springs $l5Qi SIT so; 80 springs, SlsM$2O balmO-
rails, per dozen, S2lGlSl5.