The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-10
reported Tor the DIS
Petersburg Markets.
PETERSBURG, December s

PETERSBURG, December y, 1865.
Since our report of last week the general
trade of the city has been quite fair. The
retail stores have exhibited more than usual
activity, and 4 good business has been done in
the wholesale line. In regard to the staple
products, the market has been generally firm,
some articles selling at an advance, and others
1T u slight decline. Reviewing the trans
actions of the week, therefore, we should pro-
nounce them in 4 good degree satisfactory.
The cotton market has occasionally showed
some signs Of weakness within the last week,
but without any material reduction OF rates
on the whole. yesterday and day before sales
were limited. To-day, however, there is n
better feeling and holders are not willing to
make concessions. As the end of the year ap-
proaches, the receipts are getting lighter and
from now till the middle of January they are
not expected to improve; but we look forward
10 the new year as Il time OF renewed and, in
deed, increased activity. Thus far the total
receipts are hardly equal to what they were a
year ago, which we take to be 4 sign that the
planters are not so much pressed for money.
Large quantities of loose tobacco are now
being brought 10 market, and in all descrip-
tions prices have improved. 1t is gratifying
10 notice 4 better feeling prevailing among
manufacturers Most of the factories have,
indeed, closed for the winter months, but the
owners are laying in stocks of such as the
market affords, TO be ready to re-commence
operations on the return OF mild weather BY
that time, also, priced tobacco Will be coming
in OF which there has been little or none thus
far.
The receipts of wheat are so light that two OF
our -four mills have stopped grinding OF the
prime grades especially there cannot be much
behind for market. So we consider the crop
of the present year TO be pretty well exhausted
| in this region Of country.
| Corn is coming in freely, and in much better
condition. AS it gets drier the price more
| nearly approaches that of old corn, being al
present only about ten or twelve cents less
| Of the latter the receipts are very small.
! In the flour market but little business is
| doing outside of the home demand. or the
| best brands the stock is not large.
| A very brisk trade has been, and still is,
| going on in peanuts. The samples are now
bright and clean, and all such readily sell at OF
| within narrow margin Of our highest quota.
! ton. Heavy shipments are made every week &c
the northern markets-mostly 10 Philadelphia
| This crop is becoming more and more popular
| in the lower counties, and from all accounts
| it will be largely extended another year
| Even at the minimum product Of thirty bush
| els, 1t is much more profitable than the best
| crop of wheat that can be raised on the same
| lands.
We append the following quotations
CUtton.-On Monday and Tuesday the mar
ket was weak at - TO 22Gc. To-day IL is firm
| at 225S TO 224c.
Tobacco All descriptions continue gradu
| ally 10 improve. Loose Tugs, 81. 90 70 IS 80
! loose leaf is TO $3.50; old Tugs, ii TO $50
| dark heavy leaf, IS TO 5000
! Vhe1t.-Market weak at 1925 TO $3.50 TO!
! prime white; and $2 TO 81. 10 for red.
| Cor7..-In demand At SIS TO Soc. for new old
| 81.
Flonr-Superfine, $40 to $40. so /; extra, ST. Il
| $ll 80; family, $l2 80 10 $i3. so,
/ Bucoa.- Baltimore, new, l734c. for sides, ant
l4c. for shoulders; jowls, loHc. Very littl
| old meat in market.
Lard.-In barrels, lsc. kegs and pals, 10 q
20c.
Fish.-No change TO note North Carolin;
trimmed behring's, So 90; roe, $40 to tlo.5o
gross, 1870. Eastern gross and trimmed
$3.50
Better .-Mountain, 80 to Soc. prime Goshen
30 10 Sc. roll. 35 TO ioc.
Peanuts-Market steady ut from s!.5o TO -
Rys.-$l So TO 81 10.