The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-24
Petersburg Markets.
Reported for the Richmond Dispatch.
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PETERSBURG, December %, 1865.
While the small trade of the city has been
very active for several days consequent Oh
the near approach Of Christmas, large trans
actions appear to be pretty much suspended.
Nor may we look for any general revival till
after the holidays are we'll over.
For day or two the cotton market has been
less animated, though without any material
reduction in prices. To-day transactions have
been more limited than al any time for several
weeks. At this season, however, business in
all the leading staples is usually languid. 1t
will probably be the middle of January before
the trade in these articles will recover its &c.
customed activity.
Not III the history of our market, perhaps,
has the tobacco trade been in such q depressed
condition. The sales of loose tobacco al this
season have heretofore been large, but the
guam THY coming in is very limited, consisting
mostly of freedmen's small crops, and in bad
order. Very little Of desirable quality has
been offered for some time. The better grades
would we think, sell at fair prices; but it is
wise in planters to hold their crops back till
the factories get into full operation again.
The receipts of wheat have been so light for
some time that two of our mills have closed,
as was reported in 4 former letter. One or two
milers, however, have been receiving cargoes
of wheat from New York, and by that means
have kept their mills in motion. From this
we may infer that the Touring business has
not been unprof table.
The market is well supplied with corn,
which Is generally dry and Of excellent quail
ty Prices, however, have fuctuated from
day to day, and we cannot quote it as high at
this time as it was week ago.
Flour of the common grades has slightly adj
vanced, and the stock on hand, from having
been heavy, is much reduced.
The peanut trade alone shows undiminished,
indeed rather increased, activity. The results
of the crop-its great productiyeness and re-
muneratng prices-are having the usual effect
In such cases of stimulating farmers to plant
largely another year.
The folio wing quotations are believed TO re-
present very nearly the state of the market to-
day:
Cotton.-Market quiet. Ordinary to good,
22h to 23c. selections, 23Ac. Receipts fair.
Tobacco.- small and of inferior
quality Primings, $l.50 10 $50; new Tugs,
loose, $3.50 to $3.50; new leaf, loose. $50 10
sl2 80; old Tugs, u to. $3.50; dark heavy leaf,
SIS to $40. so.
HLelt.-N Omlnal. fTlme samples would
bring 50 IS to 50. 80 for white, and ~ TO ~. 10
for red.
Corn.-Receipts large. We quote white at
So TO size.
F7our.-Superfine, $3.50 10 $40; extra, 81 TO
81 80; family, sl2. so to $l4.
Bacon.-Old sides, lSc.; shoulders, l5c. new
sides, l7H to lSc.; shoulders, l4h TO l5c. ;
jowIs, lOhc.= Stock light.
Lard.-In barrels, l7& to lSc.; kegs and
pals, 20c.
Pork-Receipts liberal. We quote at 81 to
Sll.5O.
Fish-North Carolina trimmed behring's,
$40. gross, $3.50; North Carolina roe, Sic
10 $40. so; eastern gross, $3.50.
Peanuts -Market steady. We quote from
81. 80 TO $2.l5, according TO quality.
Buttsr.-Mountaiu, 80 TO &c.; roll, $780,; Co.
shen, none in market.
Orts.-60 10 CSC.
Rye.-Sl.S0 TO $l.40.
MeGL.-$l.
Beans.-s2 % to IS.
PeaS.-Stock, 81 TO 81. 20; black eye, $3.50 TO
$l.75.
Potatoes.-Irish New York;, per barrel, s. 20
to 81 IS; Virginia, $50 TO 1915. Sweet, 75c.
10 81 per -bushel.
Appies Mountain, a 10 $40; northern,
S.. so TO $3.50.
Clsstnuts-S4 TO $3.50 per bushel.
Fresh Meat.-Beef, 6 10 Sc, by the quarter.
Dried Fruit.-Apples, TO &C.; peaches, Il
to zoe.
Beeslrd1.-35 to 40c.
Eggs Wholesale, 25c. retail, soc.
HideS.-Green, &c.; dry, i9c.