The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-23

t7oeen the James hiceT A " % "'. >'S
YorE-Larqe Exports from PeterSotfrg-
Wheat from Neao lork-Rece'ptS o.
Hogs. a. ,oeo
The direct line of steamships between
the James river ports and New York has,
even in the short time in which Il has been
in operatien, proved a decided success. The
amount of freight is very large, and con-
tinually increasing. Having had an OPP
nortunitv Of inspecting the freight list
rom this city, l was quite surprised to
end i % full and varied. The line went
;n,o onorat;on on the lst Of October, and
from thu, time to the 18th of November,
nnonc a great many articles too tedious to
snnmerate. there were shipped from this
nort ria City Point, $3.50 bales of cotton,
4 93s packages, and liz hogsheads Of to-
bacco, 1922 bags of peanuts, and large
Quantity of domestic goods. Only few
barrels of -four, comparatively, were
shipped, Boston instead of New York being
the chief market for our millers. II all
the exports from this city by the James
river and other lines to the various ports of
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and
Boston, could be ascertained, they would far
exceed anything supposed by such of our
citizens as are not personally cognizant OF
the facts.
1t is said that some Of our millers have
ordered, or intend ordering, few cargoes
of wheat from New York. Such thing
has not been done before, and is contrary
to the usual course of trade; but wheat is
considerably higher here than in the north
ern markets, and if any profit can be re-
allied at present prices, still larger one
nigh, be made by buying wheat at New
York rates.
Within q day or two we have had con-
siderable receipts of hogs from Southwest
Virginia by the Southside railroad. The
price of pork to-day is from $40 to Sll, net.
S.
HEAVY Through Receipts Orer the Peters
b,trg and Weldon Railr0ad-Daring
R0bberieS.
--- PETERSBURG, November 81, 1868.
The receipts OF cotton, though amounting
to between five and SIX hundred oales
weekly, are not by any means equal 10
what they were this time last year. Inls
is only to be accounted for by the great IN
crease of through freight passing over the
= Petersburg road to northern ports. The
business now done on this road is very
heavy.
The cotton market during the week has
been very steady, and at the close we lind
the price to have slightly advanced.
Two very daring robberies were commit,
ted late last night. The store of Lemuel
PEBBLES, on Old street, was entered after
midnight and large quantity OF bacon,
sugar, and coffee carried off, amounting in
value to several hundred dollars. Fortu-
nately the goods were nearly all recovered
to-day, and the rognes-three negro men
arrested and lodged in Jail.
The other robbery was on High street,
at the residence of Edmund G. james. 4
considerable amount Of provisions was alb
stracted from his storeroom; but the affair
was conducted with so much secrecy that |
no trace of rogues or goods has yet been
discovered.
,Depredations of this kind are getting to
he Of alarming frequency, and no mans |
premises seem to be secure. As the season |
advances we may expect them to multiply !
more and more, in view Of the fact that |
there are hundreds of idlers in our midst |
who can show no honest means OF support.