The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-06-11
LETTER FROM PETERSBURG.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.
PEIEK.nrRG. June 5. ls67.

PETERSBURG. June ;, 1857.
Some increase of activity has been given to
business during the pas: week by the number
az uIrni-rs visiting the city 10 DE present az
The sales of their tobacco. Inc Tsceip's %
This article are Increasing from week 10 Weeh'
and Tor good grades the prices cannot De o'her-
wise Than satisfactory. Those planters VINO
bestowed most pains on the management ana
handling of their crops are now IeceINiHS
their reward while, unfortunately, there is 4
considerable proportion which VIII not even
repay The expenses of cultivation.
The cotton market has also been very actife
during the week, and the TRANSACTIONS CON
siderable. Yesterday IL was q httle eaStei'
though without any decline in price. hiu-
ding has been selling NJ &c, and some ntLy
prime lots aS nigh n - y 2jc. The supply
has nearly run oUt, the receipts during inc
week amounting 10 only eighty bales
The season was 50 uutayOrable 1or carry
planted cotton that the seed came up very
badly. and much of.the ground has been re-
planted. Persons who We're not III 50 llluEit
haste, ana who watched the weather lltoI NOR
carefully, are fortunate in having Il soou
stem, and the Young plants have heailhS'
promising appearance. - ,oo,,iro
The Young corn is represented TO De loohr,S
well though more backward than usu. I i n
warm, genial weather we h nv, ecroTvth
has been highly favorable 10 ITS sIom " :, III.
IAN nr9seut interest is ABSORBED III tIe
wheat crop For the last TWO VI roni,;nrs
the weather has been nlost my fs"itry
IN
Moreover, this is the most S[l cru ,Iont On
Tho ,,bnla ~rowth of the wheat plant. IN
some farms on James IlNtl = - L. ,or and
harvest win eommTEShmnGavt - ripening thus early
- a. - ,.arnrded as pretty secure, put thls
Early maturity can apply 70 ohlS sn ai pi 10
,,n,;ion of The aggregate crop II Is Piop'pi'
ihat its fate for veal or lor woe, VIII NC uo-
isaI now in Il very le" uaSs.
e'G ~ n,enorial celebration, which was TO
$50 come OF to-day, has been necessarily
nostponed on account OF the weather. IL VIII
probably take place ON Monday II we sho"iu
he Messed with . fair day.
president Johnson was very kindly received
last evening on his return from North Caro-
lima u number OF prominent citizens, IN
Guiding nearly every member of the common
Gonncil, met him at the depot, and mingled
freely with him and his party. The occasion
nassed OIL very pleasantly; the distinguished
Visitors were all exceedingly ahable, and
much regret was felt that their stay couiu not
be prolonged. .,,,-.,,
next week, when il is expected we shall have
some exhibitions Of quite a novel character
While the press is generally urgent that every
man not DISTINGUISHED shall nave ms name en-
tered on the record, il is believed that there Is
Il good deal OF indifference felt by the class OIL
persons 10 whom the appeal is made. gen
ueman Of Dnwiddle informs me mat ne be-
lieves not one in fifty III mat county Will re-
gister. This may be rather an cXtraNaSahl
expression but IL may indicate something like
the general sen timent. If this apathy, or
ayersion-call il what you will-preValls 10
any considerable extent in other portions OF
the State il will be swept by the Republi.
cans, for they will be active enough. have
heard of some candidates for the Conven-
tion-NeTitIble candidates, already announced
in a county not very remote from this city,
one of whom is a gentleman of color, and the
other Of doubtless equal qualifications. Bat
l hear Of no Conservative who is even spoken
of III connection with the election. =.