The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-01
PETERSBURG, September 80, 1868.


aealers are slow coming in, and buy spar
;nalr Nost of them are indebted to the
o;ty merchants. and are expected to pay OF
their old bills before making new ones.
This thew are gradually doing, and the
onount Of Indebtedness is certainly being
steadily reduced. ,,
though not GO extensive rs In former years,
is yet amply sufficient for the demand IN
these times of economy and retrenchment.
But though the fall trade is later than
usual in beginning, there is still good reason
to believe that it will be satisfactory under
all the circumstances. Cotton is coming IN
quite freely, and the price is thus far pretty
we'll maintained. During the present week
we have had three freight trains on the
Southern road, bringing each from seventy
Ave 70 q hundred bales. This is only worthy
of notice because it is 80 early In the sea-
son. A month hence, should the receipts
amount to eight hundred or thousand
bales week, it will be encouraging evil
dence Of good crop. -,
The wheat market continues steady, with
but little fuctuation for the last two or
three weeks. 1t is observable that the re-
CENTS of good wheat are in larger proper
tious to the aggregate than they have been
heretofore. This is probably because Iarh-
ers are keeping the inferior back Tor nome
mption, seeing that 1t Is weight Va
The tobacco market is still depressed,
and prices are somewhat lower than they
were last week. The receipts are hght'
and the new crop has not begun to come
forward except in the way of prlmlngs, OF
wh;cb there is good deal. The reports
concerning the crop are favorable, and the
weather for cutting and hanging Is very
AS the tobacco year expires to-day, we
are able to furnish the inspections OF the
several warehouses in the city during the
last twelve months: West Hlll-From
October /, 1867, to September l, 1865, 3,oo6
hogsheads, against, same time last year,
2s63 hocsheads. Centre-For the present
wear. 1920 hogsheads; last year, 1851
iogshesds. Oaks-For this year, 2,Os2
hocsheads; last year, 2,l94 hogsheads-
Moore's-For this year, 2,7SS hogsheads
last wear, sos hogsheads. Making an ag-
gregate of 1881 hogsheads, the inspec-
lions of lS67-'6S, against 1928 Of the
wear before. In addition to the above, the
inspectors at Oaks report 473,lS7 pounds OF
loose tobacco sold. From the other ware
houses there are no returns. The stock re-
naming on hand at all the warehouses,
much the larger portion Of witch has been |
inspected is l, 05S hogsheads.
The following quotations are given as
nearly representing the state Of the market
at this time
-Primings (new), $3.50 to 81.
Lugs, low, S. to $3.50; good, 1915 to S.
yellow, fine, $40 to sl2. Leaf, short COM
mon, $1,000 to $3.50; good, sl3 to sl4;
working, bright, $3.50 to Sis; fancy. SIG |
to SIS. Wrappers, common, $40 to Sl2;
good, Sl2 to $l4 ; fine, SIS to SIC. Ship |
ping, Tugs, common, 50 to $3.50; medium,
$3.50 to Sill; good, sl2 TO $l3; leaf, SO to
sl2; good, sl2 to SIS.
Cotton.-From 90 to 1880.
Wheat.-Prime white, $2.45 to S2.55
prime red, 1926 to s2.35 fair red, 1920
inferior grades, $3.50 to S2.l0. A choice
article of seed would bring 10 to Is cents
more.
Flour.-Fine, $685. to $40; superfne, $40
to $3.50; extra, Sl2 to $3.50; family
(supply very limited), $l3 to $3.50.
Corn.-White, $l.35 !; mixed, 81 .33 yell
low, Sl.33.
Bacon.-Virginia hog-round, 81 to 22c.
shoulders, 16 to l7c.; sides, Il to 22c.
hams, % to 24c.: western shoulders, Az
to &c.,; sides, Tx to &c.,; sugar cured
hams, 20 to &c.
Lard.-Virginia, 20 to 22c. western, in
barrels, 20c. refined, in tubs, lSc.
Fish.-North Carolina clipped behring's,
$1,000 to $ll gross, $3.50 to So roe, $40
to $1,000; roe, half-barrel, SIS to Sc; mess
shad, $40 to sl2; eastern, gross, 1925;
trimmed, $3.50; Labrador, S6.75.
Butter.-Good country, 39 to 4Oc.; COM
mon, 80 to $780,; Goshen, as to SOC. ....
Meal.-$l. 80. ...-.-r
OGtS.-55 to Coo. ...
Rye.-$l.50. 49, ..-@'.a
Many Beans.-S3. -.
Peas. Stock, 50; black-eye, S2.25.
Ground Peas.-$3.25.
FarSeed.-S2.45.
Clover Seed.-Sl0.
Potatoes.-Irish, $50 per barrel; sweet
$3.50.
Beesacar.-3S to 40c.
Hides.-Dry, is to &c.,; green, loto lzc.
A meeting of the boaro Oh A5aoe Mas
held at the Tobacco Exchange to-day, and
verv fnIly attended, the object of which
wac 70 appoint delegates to the commercial
and railroad convention which meets at
Norfolk on the 18th of October. A pream-
ble and resolutions were offered by Colonel
CIV. Boiling, warmly approving the OBJ
iect, which were unanimously adopted,
and the president was instructed to
make the appointments at his con-
venience. 1t is thought there will be
o large delegation. Another resolution
was adopted, appointing committee Of
nine to tender to the delegates from the
West, Northwest, Southwest, and North
Carolina, ON their way to the convention,
an iyitation to visit the city Of Petersburg
and partake of the inequalities of it's citi-
sens and instructing the committee to
make all proper arrangements for their re-
ception, and also to invite the cooperation
Of the City Council. ~.
The following figures represent the state
ofthe matrimonial market for the last three
months: Marriages in September, two
whites and eight negroes; in August, eight
WHITES and six negroes; and in July, five
whites and seventeen negroes. The popula-
ton OF the city is about $4,000.
During the month of September the
Mayor tried lis criminal and 46 civil
oaseg, and 1l5 arrests were made by the
police. During the same time, S66 in fines
was collected, making, 1887 collected alto
gether since the lst of April, when the
Mayor entered on the duties of the office.