The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-22
pETERsRuRe LITTER.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
The Markets--Remarks and Quotations
,Qcdth of Willien e. Bo,oden.
pErERsBuRa, October 81, 1865

PETERSBURG, october Il, 1905.
Since our report Of last week an improve
ment is observable in some departments 0
trade. The number Of country merchant
making their purchases here has consid era
bly, increased, and large orders Tor dry
goods and groceries have kept our mei,
chants buster in filing them tnan wy;
have been for months. Though the ian ,
season has been somewhat lster than usual
in onen;ng ii is believed to DE no inoica'
t;on Of anvdecline in business. On the con ;,
tro-r the prospect Of satisfactory fall
trade is encouraging.
Cotton continues TO arrive in large guam
$3.50 f-om the South, o good deal OF 1t
nass;nc through to northern markets, but
iarge proportion stopping here. The mar
ket Is brisk at our quotations, which are
shade higher than they were last week,
while the feeling is considerably better. II
is of good aueury that the price is 80 well
maintained, considering the panic that per
yaded the market last fall, and the decline
to some extent which takes place towards
the close Of every year. =,
The tobacco market continues to be WIN
out animation. The receipts have not I'M d
proved, the new crop not coming ~ SUN
GENTLY in the loose state to supply the ia,i-
ing Off in the old crop; but now that the
attention of planters is Withdrawn from the
fields, it will be turned TO the curing OF tne
plant. in order to get it into merchantaole
condition at the earliest moment. The
receipts of loose tobacco in this market are
generally very large. Whatever the re
ceipts, however, it is not to be expected tina,
the market will show much Increased
activity until the manufacturing buslness1s
placed on more settled basis.
The receipts Of wheat are getting light,
and prices remain stationary. If anything,
the market is weaker than heretofore. Only
the best grades are in demand.
Flour is dull as well as wheat, with con-
siderable stock on hand.
Corn is scarce and in demand. The sup
ply of the old crop is running low, though
the new is beginning TO come III quite
freely.
HE new crop of peanuts is beginning to
come in. but it is yet too early for them to
be we'll cured. The product is reported to
be beyond that of former years, larger
breadth Of land having been planted, and
the season unusually favorable tothe growth.
At anything like present prices, few crops
are cultivated to greater profit.
We give the following quotations:
Tobacco Working, medium bright Jugs,
50 to sll bright, Sl2 to sl3. Wrappers,
medium bright, SIS to $40; fancy bright,
s25 to $50. Shipping, Jugs, Sc to S.; good,
Sl2 to SIG; medium leaf (dul), SlO to
sl2. ,..-...
Cotton.-Choiee selections at 1891 to 24c.
Wheat.-Prime white, $3.50 to $3.50 !;
prime red, 81 80 to S2.35; damp and poor
samples, $3.50 to 81.
Flour .-Fine, $3.50 to $40; superfne,
$l1.50 to sl2 extra, $3.50 to sl3; family
(none in market) nominal at $l4 to Sl4.59.
Corn.-White, 81 .35; mixed, $l.33; yell
low, $l.33.
Bacon.-Virginia hog-round, q to &c. !;
shoulders, l6 to l7c.; sides, 20 to &c. {;
hams, % to 24c.; western shoulders, Is to
&c.,; sides, II to 1Sc. sugar cured hams,
20 to &c.
Lard.-Virginia, 20 to 22c.; western, in
barrels, q to &c.; refined, in tubs, Is to
zoe.
Fsh.-North Carolina clipped herrings
$1,000 to Sill gross, $3.50 to 50 roe, Sl(
| TO $1,000; roe, in half barrels, s. to ST
mess shad, $l2 to $l4; eastern gross, $G.25
H.. Il. $3.50; Labrador, 1913.
trl Ia O. -. apples, $3.50; dried, 8 to
&C.. peaches, IA to 16c., ,:'s:5 81 ,ra An
Butter.-Good country, IS TO 46c.; con-
mon, SO to $50. Goshen, 45 to soc.
Potatoes. $3.50 per barrel sweet,
$3.50.
Meal-Sl.35. ...
OatS.-55 to Coo.
Rye.-$l.45 to $1.47.
Navy Beans.-s3.
Peas Stock, 81; black-cye, S2.25.
Ground PeGS.-$2.5O to So.
F2anSeed-$2.40.
Clover Seed.-$9.50.
HideS.-Dried, IA TO &c.,; green, 10 t.
12c.
BeeSrdr.-3Sc.
William r. Bowden, a prominent and
estimable citizen of Prince George, diec
yesterday at his residence in that county.
S.