The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-19

RICHMOND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. -
The monthly meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce was held in the Office of Messrs.
Branch & Sons yesterday evening, Mr..
David /. Burr in the chair. Present,
Messrs. Apperson, Cameron, Noting, Pur-
cell, Branch, Peyton, Crenshaw, Rosen-
baum, McCance, Ferguson, and Isaacs.
Mr.. Purcell, chairman of the Committee
on Commerce and Commercial Usages,
submitted areport; which, on motion, was
passed by for the present.
Mr. Davenport presented communica-
tion showing the injury wrought upon the
trade of Richmond by certain custom
house regulations Of New York.
On motion Of Mr.. Isaacs, the communi-
Outward Trade for examination and re-
port.
Mr.. Davenport presented q communica-
tion concerning the Improvement to navi-
| CATION on James river.
Mr.. Branch moved that the communica-
tion be referred to select committee Of
three, consisting of Messrs. Burr CHAIR
MANI, Davenport, and Crenshaw. The
motion was adopted.
The various special canvassing commit
tees reported additional names to the list
Of subscribers.
On motion Of Mr.. Purcell, the commit
tee appointed to rent rooms for the use Of
the Chamber were authorized to furnish
the rooms already rented.
Mr.. Purcell called up the report of the
Committee on Commerce and Commercial
| Usages on a tariff Of rates for commits
sions, storage, &c.
The following tariff of charges, submit
tied as the report Of the committee, was,
after some discussion, adopted:
For selling leaf tobacco, grain, flour,
and cotton, ~ per cent. for guarantee
ing sales on time, ~ per cent; for cash
purchases, 219 per cent; for purchases
without cash or produce in hand, 5 per
cent. for advance or acceptance without
produce in hand, 21a per cent; for con-
| signments withdrawn, not advanced upon,
~ per cent.
| recardiag.-Tobacco, in hOgsheads,
| Soc. tobacco, manufactured, in box, Sc. /;
merchandise, per package, 25c. flour, per
barrel, &C.. grain, per bushel, &c.
Hire of Bags.-For fifteen days, per.
bag, Sc. for each additional day after tif-
teen days, &c.
On motion, the following heading was
adopted for the above: Tariff Of Rates
recommended by the Chamber of Com
merce for the Guidance Of the Produce,
Commission, and Forwarding Business Of
the City of Richmond"
The following additional tariff was then
adopted
Weights.-Wheat, co pounds corn, Sc
pounds; oats, 50 pounds; barley, As pounds !;
clover seed, 60 pounds; timothy seed, "a
pounds; faxseed, Sc pounds; rye, Sc
pounds; Irish potatoes, SIS pounds; sweet
potatoes, IS pounds; peas, Sc pounds; ;
beans, 60 pounds; chestnuts, so pounds.
Storage-Time not exceeding sixty days,
each month or parts Of months over, twen-
ty-five per cent. Observation-Disclosures
Of merchandise net tobacco, 75c.; tierces
and half pipes, 5Oc. barrels and quarter
casks of liquor, 25c.; barrels of sugar,
beef, pork, fish, oil, 25c. barrels of fish,
l5c. boxes wine, oil, lemons, oranges,
tin, and lard in tubs, l5c.; boxes soap,
| fish, candles, raisins, cheese, etc., SC. !;
bales cotton, 5Oc.; kegs of nails and fruit,
&C.,; frkins and kegs butter and lard, 2Oc.;
lead, per ton of 1000 pounds, sl.50s pig
iron, per ton of 2,240 pounds, 50c. bar
iron and steel, per ton of 2,24O pounds, 81 /;
salt, per sack, lOc. grain, per bushe, in
bulk. &C.: grain, per bushel, in sacks, 21ac.; !;
crates earthenware, 81; licorice, per
case, 5Oc.; licorice, per half case, zoe. /;
guano, per ton of 1000 pounds, 75c.: ba-
con, per 100 pounds, in bulk, l5c.; hay,
per bale, 25c.; lump plaster, per Z'Z4O
pounds, including weighing, 5Oc.; ground
plaster, in barrels, l0c.; flour, per barrel
five cents per month after sixty days.,
| i5c.: apples, in barrels, l5c.; manufac-
tured tobacco, in whole and three-quarter
boxes, l5c. manufactured tobacco, IN
half boxes, lOc. dressed pork and beef,
per 100 pounds, l5c.
These rates include labor. Cooperage
and other expenses actually incurred to
be at the owners risk.
Mr.. Isaacs offered the following, to be
added to the tariff:
Resolued, That the above tariff be re-
commended to the trade OF Richmond, 10
auply in all cases where no special con.
tract is entered into between the parties
Mr.. Crenshaw moved to strike out all
after the word " Richmond"
The amendment was adopted, as also the
resolution as amended.
reconsideration of the vote by which
the heading was adopted was had, and the
heading was amended SO as to read
g Tariff of Rates recommended by the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce. :.
The tariff was adopted as whole: 1t
10 vet to be acted upon by the stockholders
:; tbair next meeting.
Mr.. Purcell offered the following:
uResolved, AS the opinion of this Board,
that the trade of Richmond, instead OF ad-
vancing, is retrograding, and the best coun-
ssIs and united efforts of ner citizens are
needed to remedy the evils which have LED
to this unhappy result.
"Resolued, That while some OF these
evils. growing out of the disturbed state OF
nubIic affairs, the divisions created among
onr own population, the want OF q settled
civil government, and other like causes, are
beyond our control at present, yet others
are within our reach and influence, and may
he removed by united and decided action
"Resolued, That another cause OF IN,
iprv to the trade Of Richmond is the
system pursued by the railroads as IL IL
giving advantages and preferences te
s.hro7,ob trade or the trade coming