The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-16
RICHMOND MARKETS.

cent for best commercial paper; other grades,
s to L. Call loans on Government collaterals,
5d8 per cent. Stocks, except Government,
had generally receded. Gold has, in New
York, been gradually falling, and to-day
closes at 1915.
In this city, Virginia stocks declined slightly,
say to 41HG42 North Carolina also declined
at SO in New York. No
change in bank notes.
Farmers are croaking about the wheat crop
with good cause in some sections, the winter
having been severe by its sudden freezes and
thaws and so little snow. 1t has been quite
destructive. Bot let us hope that good
spring will bring out the crop yet.
Provisions are generally somewhat lower,
with q downward tendency.
The following are the wholesale quotations
sALcoHoL.-$5@$5. rs y gallon.
ALUM.-6sc. q h.
BACoN.-Sides, Ilc hams, new, 22I23c. old,
2O62lc. shoulders, old, 14s0l5c. new, 1eQl7c.
Virginia hog round, l7Dlsc.
BUTTER.-Far to prime, aO@3sc. y D. In market,
pound rolls retail, Soc.
BRASDY.-French, sl4@sl5; apple, $3.50; Phila-
delphia, $2.4OG$2.75.
BEASs.-White, S225; colored, $3.50.
BEEswAx.-In fair demand at 36c. % b.
CoRS.-85c. Supply good.
Corn MEAL.-Bolted, at 81 unbolted country
ground meal, s5@9Oc.
CHEEsE.-Northern and Western, 2a@24c. Eng
lish dairy, 25@3oc.
CoFFEE.-Rio 2e@28c. Laguayra, a4c. Java,
42c. gaB.
CASDLEs.-Adamantine light weight, 24c.; full
weight, 26@2sc. tallow, 1s@2oc.; parafne, SIC.
CGDER.-Apple, 35@4Oe. u gallon.
CHERRIEs.-Seeded, 25@SOc. u b.
CONCENTRATED LYE.-Sa. so q dozen.
CoCHIEEAL.-Sl.5 so u ID.
CoTToH Market quiet. A few sales at 4Oc Vir-
ginia loose lots 356137c.
CoTToy CARDS. Good, SIS "a dozen. An article
not quite so good, $l3. so a. dozen.
COTTOS YARSs.-From No. to No. IL, x3. !;
from No. IA to No. Is, 1915.
DYE STUFFs-Madder, lsc.; copperas, Sc; indigo,
Sl@S1.65; extract logwood, lsc.
Dry GOODs.-Prints, ls@25c.; cassimeres, ESQ
$l.25 silks, 81. 25@S3. sheetngs, unbleached, 20
n33c; bleached, 3OIi5c. bieached, New York
mills, coo. Ginghams SOC; cambrics 2S@soc.; cot
ton fannels brown and bleached, 45@60c. fan
nels, all wool, 4O@42sc. ; hoop skirts, % dozen, Is
springs, $ll@Sl2; 90 springs, Sl5@$l7.5o; 80
springs, sl8@$2O; balmorals, U dozen, $244$45
EGGs POO. u dozen.
FEED.-Oats, 5OM55c. % bushel. Shipstuf, from
the mill, f0c IS Dusuel. HILL,
soc. n buShel.
FgRrILIzERs Peruvian Guano, 800 % ton; dull.
Pacific Guano $40 u ton. Bone Dust, S55 % ton.
FLoUR.-Vrginia family, tnominal,) SlsQQ$l4;
Virginia extra, $ll; super6ne, $40; Northern
family, $ll .5o@Sl2 Northern extra, $s.25@
So Northern superfne, Ss.5oGs9. The Rich
mond inspection stands higher than the Northern.
FIsH.-Herrings, $5@S7 % barel-some 80; mac
kerel, No. l, Sl9@$2O; No. 2, $l5@Sl6; No. 3,
SIS; mess shad, in kits, SO.
FLAX SEED.-s2.25 u bushel.
FURs.-Rabbit skins, 2. cents apiece red fox
skins, 75c 0$l apiece grey fox, 4Oc.; muskra, 2oc;
raccoOn, 25c. opossum, &c. mink, dark brown,
S2@$2 50; mink, light brown, 81 wild cat, 2Sc.;
house cat, loo. otter, $s1$4 beaver, soc. u b.
Tendency downward The supply, however, is lin
ited and the hat dealers will buy prime furs in any
quantity at the above rates.
GISsESG.-95c. MSl.
HATs-wool, SI2, 1885, SIS, $40. so, Sls to S2l U
dozen fur $2, $685. $27, $780, $40, $3.50 to $40 % do
zen moleskin silk hats, $84 u dozen; dress cas-
simere hats $50 u dozen.
Dry, l2@l5c. sailed, sl9lec.
HAY.-$l.2O.
HOLLAND GIN. S3@$4.
IRON CASTINGS Farming and kitchen utensils,
505ic. u h ; manufacturing castings, sc. u ID !;
light ornamental castings, loo. u b.
LEATHER.-Sole leather, oak, 35@4oc.; sole lea
Their, hemlock, 256l4Oc. upper, 35@4oc.; kip, v
dozen, $5OlS8O; harness, so@35c.; calf skins,
French, S5O@S70 domestic, S3o@$4o rough skirt
ing, 2503Oc.
LARD.-Prime, ls@2Oc. in kegs, and l5@l6c. in
terces; leaf lard ('' so-called" and branded but,
in reality, pressed lower; family, in kegs, 100
lsc.
LIME.-S2. aO@$2.5o q barrel.
LuMBER.-Yellow pine boards $l5@S2o; plank
sls@S2O joist, $l8@$2o-s25 long lengths
shingles, $8Q$E u thousand laths, ~ " thou
sand.
LONDON PoRrER-s2 1898 % q dozen.
MoLAssEs. Common syrup, which Is good
name applied to a bad article, 5o@55c. genuine
golden syrup, 81 1881 20 u gallon; Cuba and Mus
covado molasses, csc.
NAILs.-Old Dominion 81. rs from store.
OLs-Linseed $l.eO; machine, $l.5o@32.25 :
sperm, S325; tanners, $l.5o@$l.75; sweet, SIG
80 so "a dozen castor, SO. 75@$4 u gallon
OyIOHs.-S3.25 "a barrel.
PorAroEs.-Irish, 81 i9a bushel sweet, $3.50.
PEPPER.-37s@4oc.
PowDER. $40. so u keg of IS ts
PEACHES Dried, " b, peeled, lsc .@2oc.; un-
peeled, lO@Dl2c.
RAGs.-4s@5c. for cotton and linen. No demand
for WOODEN
RoPE.-Manilla, best, 3o@35c.
RICE.-l2c.
RYE.-9O@95c. a. bushe.
RACE GISGER.-25ll30c.
RosIS.-S7@Sl5, according to grade.
RUM.-sa 5O@$s q gallon.
SuGAR-Brown, 12ml3c. extra "C' and " b
ls0l6fc. crushed and pulverized, lsQlsc. ma
pie, l2lc.
sALr.-Liverpool, 50. so@$a.75 u sack; for fine
ground alum, s.. 5o@S2.75.
soAP.-Common, s@sc.; best washing soap, lSc,
toilet, CSC, and fancy prices:
SODA.-Bi Carb., l2sc.; Sal, &c.
SPIRITS TURPESTINE.-s5c. OSLO.
SHoT.-SS. 1894 q bag of IS lbs.
sEgDs.-Clover, $3.50 dull. Timothy, ~ 2Sgss.
so.
TAR.-s4.sO u barrel.
ToBACcO.- The market Is a little better, and
good in demand. We quote common Jugs, $sg$s |;
good Tugs, good weights, Ss@slo sound sweet Tugs,
good weights $lOQSl2. 5o-the latter price Is sell
dom obtained only;for shipping Tugs bright Tugs,
very scarce and high common leaf, $lag*l3; good
leaf, sls@s?5 fine shipping, $2S@ses. There were
few sales of fancy leaf Of late at $50, and II IL
thought that extra quality would sell higher good
stems, d. 5Oa$s. Manufactured tobacco: Market
brisk /; good in demand, and tendency upward. We
quote fancy brands, old (tax paidl, very best and
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