The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-10
Eorem1,er. 1858
Total. .ll2, 500 bushels.
7 SJ uS2 hushaIs.

Total. liz, 500 bushels. Total. 81 1853 bushels.
These figures show a material falling off in No.
vember of this year. 1t may possibly be remem-
bered by some OF our commercial readers that
months ago, on more than one occasion, IN al
luding to crops prices, &C., we expressed the
conviction that the expectations entertained OF
the yield Of the then growing crops of wheat and
corn in Virginia were rather extravagant. lose
observation of the quantity coming In market,
sups radded to the information which we have re-
ccived from various sources satisfy us that we
were correct in the view we to,k. IL is true,
however that the crop or wheat ana corn ibis
year is comparatively good one, and certainly
somewhat larger than that OF last year. mat
being so, how are we to account for the offerings
In November of this year being less than those
of November last year. Is It that the FARMERS
are overlooking their grain? Can they afford
to do so2 Is it that they were compelled this
season to send in their produce earlier than
the last season? Or is it that Richmond is
losing its grain trade through the active COM
| petition of parties from other cities discrimi-
| mating in freight against Richmond &c?
| Most certainly the cause is not in any failure
| of the Corn Exchange to answer the purposes
for which it has teen established, for all the
commission merchants in Richmond sell and
| all the buyers attend there, and the most of
what COMES 10 IlldTheL 10 VI Llele. IL
is worth the while, then, OF our merchants
and of our Cham Der of Commerce to look into
this matter and see why it is, with conceded
better crop this year, there was falling of in
offerings in the past month.
In some remarks on the trade between Rich
mond and Tennessee which we published
Yesterday we drew attention to the fact that
Baltimore, Philadelphia, and other northern
cities, were fast monopoliZing q trade which
Richmond might have if energetic measures
were taken TO secure it; but we did not say
anything about the amount of the corn. crop
along the line of the Virginia and Tennessee
road. We would now say, however, that we
have it from Il party who has been ont in that
direction since the LIST of October.and has
gone through the counties of Lee, Scott, and
Washington, and other counties in Virginia.,
and various counties in Tennessee-that the
corn crop has not turned out to be as good as
it was expected it would be, and that there is
hardly Il doubt but that there will be conside
rable demand there for shipments to the
South.
In our market corn has an advancing ten
dency. Most of what was sold yesterday was
disposed of on private terms. Some every
| good new was sold at SShc. The price of
| prime new white on the corresponding date
| Of last year WAS 81 O2E.
| In Baltimore on the Sth instant the receipts
| were 81, $50 bushels. Market more active and
| prices firm, with sales Of prime new dry white
| ut % to 97c. old hycut 1T 81; dry new yell
| low 1T : .U5 to IL Oj; and old ny-cut yellow 1t
Sl.oj
| In New York on same day sales amounted
TO IS, 600 bushels at 81 IL to Sl.l4 for unsond,
| and 9Th to *l.l7M for sound mixed western.