Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-22

turn in the price and the market recovered
per cent. from the lowest price of the
day. The runored defeat of Sherman be.
fore Goldsboro was the cause of the rise
The money market is well supplied with
capital but the lenders are very cautious
and scrutinize the cOllsterals very closely
Gall loans per cent.
PETROLEUM STOCKS.
Petroleum stocks were as general steady
at the public board. At the regular bosrd
there was more pressure to sell, with few ex-
ceptions the market was low. Sales, Com
monwealth 425; Excelsior 6; Germania
80; Oceanics 50; Rynd Farm 800; Bu-
chsnsn Farm 1876; Cherry Run 20 ;nEm-
pire City 27O; Knickerbocker 80; United
States 1880.
Petroleum market unsettled, with a
downward tendency in prices. Sales have
been made of crude at So; Refined in bond
at 5S@56, and Free at 1904.
STOCKS.
Gsllagher's Evening Exchange;
Gold, I5s53.
Old Five-Twenties los New do.
los; New York Central, 99a; Erie 5s4:
Hudson 9s4; Reading -; Michigan
Central =; Michigan Southern 564; Ill.
Central 1904; Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne
80; Ohio and Mississippi certificates 2S4;
Pittsburgh SIT; Canton %; Toledo;
Rock Island SO; Northwestern 234; do
preferred 81; Cumberland -; QuicksiI-
yer "a; Msriposa III
Gold strnding after call at I564. The
whole stock market very unsettled.
DEATHS OF UNION PRISONERS.
The Tribune Of this morning prints
about 1900 names of partisl list Of pris-
oners who died in Salisbury between De-
cernber 18th and the early part of Febru-
sry, while the whole number of the inmates
of the prison during that period averaged
less than 5000.
KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.
The Times prints long statement from
Mr.. Buckley, chief of the Knights of the
Golden Circle, relative to the formation
and objects of thst order.
RICHMOND To BE EVACUATED.
The Times Washington special says
Deserters bringin thersport that the evac-
uation of Richmond is spoken of openly as
an inevitable necessity since the destruc-
tion of the james River Canal. The
wealthy were removing themselves and
effects to such parts of the State as they
thought would remain unmolested. With
the canal gone it was impossible to feed
the citizens and army. Large numbers of
negroes were impressed to repair the dam
age, while at the same time the organizs-
tion of colored soldiers had commenced.
HIGH PRICE OF LIVING IN RICHMOND.
The T5i6srls's Washington special says
a Richmond grocer arrived to-day and took
the oath of allegiance.
The rebel authorities, in anticipation Of
an early attack by Grant, were placing in
the trenches every man and boy capable of
handling musket. The government rec
Ords had been packed up preparatory to
Famine prices were demanded
by those who had produce to sell, and there
was great suffering among the poorer
classes, many of whom were actually stsrv-
ing. The prices Of everything had more
than doubled since Sheridan's wholesale
destruction of the canal and railroads.
Flour is selling at $1,000 per barrel;
meat $40 per pound; whisky $4OO per gal
lon, and other things in proportion. At
the hotels board costs 500 day, and the
kind of board, for lsborers, $40
3 day.
EVACUATION RUMoRs.
The Commercials Washington special
says: There are unmistakable indications
that the rebels are either massing their
forces for desperate battle, or that they
are preparing to evscusts Petersburg, and
perhaps Richmond.
sHERMAN's ARMY To BE PAID.
The HeraIds Washington special says
It has been decided to pay General Sher-
mans army in full to the end of February
IS soon as it arrives at point where it can
rest long enough for payment to be made.
WAsHINGToE, March 2l.
UNTRUE.
The National Republican contains an ex-
tract from the Richmond Sentinel of Mon
day, the 18th, which says four divisions of
5herman's army were repulsed near Fay
etteville with heavy loss. The Republican
says Government has reliable information
that this report of the repulse is untrue and
that later news has been received of Sher-
mans movements which show he is tri-
marching on.
sHERIDAN's TROPHIES.
WAsHNGToN, March q.
Major Compton, and other officers and
men of Custar's division, appeared at the