The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-04
Petersburg Markets.

PETERSBURG, March g. 1869.
We have but little activity in business mat
tiers to report during the past week, and no
large transactions to note. Even the retail
trade has been rather languid. Farmers are
busy preparing for their spring crops so that
we have fewer visitors from the country than
usual.
The cotton market has been quiet for seye-
raj days, though not to say weak, and prices
have fluctuated less than was the case during
the last week. At the time the sales
have hardly been as large. Buyers seem in
disposed to purchase at present prices, and
holders continue firm in their demands. Spin
ners alone, who are obliged to have 4 supply,
have been the buyers. Mean time the receipts
are light, though there is yet Il good deal of
stock in market, being withheld by order Of
planters 20 take the chances of IL rise, the
owners being under no immediate necessity
| TO SELL
On some days there is degree of animation
| exhibited At the Tobacco Exchange; 1T other
times the bidding is without spirit. To day
the quantity sold was larger than usual, being
above sixty hogsheads, with only few loose
| parcels As the receipts Of the latter have
| fallen off so much, we may conclude that not
much more remains 10 be brought in. The
| offerings are almost entirely of the lower
| grades, no samples of really good manufac-
| turing leaf having been put up for sale. Our
quotations are based on the sales of to day.
| All the additional information we have been
| able to obtain of the crop is pretty much to
the same purport of what has been previously
stated-namely, that the number of hogsheads
will be nearly the same, but that the proper
ton Of good will be much less. The prospect
| is that every thing Of the best classes will sell
| ut excellent prices, us there is Il good demand
| for such, while inferior leaf will not advance
| materially above the present rates.
| The flour market is less active and we have
| to report decline in fine and superfine, while
there has been little or no change in extra and
family.
Corn continues steady ut about the same
rates as prevailed last week
The peanut market is something weaker
than it was q week ago, and receipts have
| fallen off considerably. This is doubtless ow
| ing TO the fact that planters are busy 1T home
getting their land ready for another crop;
| for from all accounts not less than q third OF
| the crop Is held back-if not for higher prices,
| at least with the almost certainty that they
will be no lower. SO many persons are going
| to engage in the culture this year that seed
are in great demand and sell very high. II is
not every article rated as "prime" that will
answer for this purpose. 1t is necessary that
in the curing it should never have been ex-
posed to 4 frosty atmosphere. inexperienced
persons should therefore procure their seed
from those cultivators on whom they can
fully rely
| nj Wow IF n M rtx tn-dn
we submit the following list Of quotations
Cotton.-Market quiet but firm at 27h to
| 2Sc., with few transactions.
| Tgbdcco-If there is any change it Is for the
better, but SO little Of good is offering that
there is no active competition. We quote !:
to fine, $3.50 10 So; leaf, common TO fair, 10
| 10 SO 30: good, $3.50 to $3.50; fine, 80 to
81 go No offerings of bright manufactur-
ing, which is in demand
nal.
| Corn--Market quiet at Soc.
Fgour.-Market quiet and weak. Fine, 81 to
$3.50; superfne, $50 to 50; extra, 5000;
| family, ;l2 10 $l3.
Oats.-Steady at rs to soc.
Rye.--$l.45 10 $50.
Peanuts.-Prime, IS to sso5; fancy, $3.50 to
1925; seed, $500. Receipts light.
Beans.-.S2 10 s2.6o-the latter for prime
quality.
Peas.-Black.eye, 1925 to 81 80; stock, 81.
Bacon.-Market well supplied but firm
shoulders, l6hc.; sides, 19c. Southwestern
| Virginia hog round, Is 10 l9c. Southampton
do, zoe. hams, 22c.
Pork.-We note some lots OF very fine &c. day,
held at $13 TO $14 per hundred.
Ldrd.-In barrels, &c. d; kegs, 23c. Virginia,
23c.
Fi&.-Scarce and in demand. North Caro-
lima trimmed behring's, 5000; North Carolins
roe, $40 east tern gross, sc. 60; eastern trimmed
81 TO $3.50; No. gibbed, 81 No lsplit, s6.7t
10 1928; Labrador, 81. 90 TO IS. No mackere
| III market.
ButtSr. -Mountain, 80 to 35c. roll, soc.
PotatoeS.-Large stock of northern Irish on
hand at from II TO IS per barrel, according &c
variety. Es.aasaSs
.Appies.-Northern, $50 to 81; mountain, 3
to 81. so per barrel.
Dried Ftstt.-App!es, TO &c.; no peaches.
Beestodr.--SS TO 4Gc.
Eggs.-I to lSc.
Htdss.-Green, loc.; dry, 2lc.
Clocsr Sssd.-$ll.