The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-29
Petersburg Markets.
Reported fer the Richmond Dispatch.

Business continues moderately active, and
in the wholesale department our merchants
are doing as much as they could reasonably
have expected. If their means would allow
them to sell more goods on credit they could
do great deal more, even with safety. But
their limited capital, and the extremely diff
fcult times by which they are beset, necessi-
tate the utmost circumspection in all their
dealings.
We have no change to note In the cotton
market during the past week. The daily
transactions are not large, the stock on hand
being limited, and holders not inclined to press
sales. Shipments have entirely ceased, and
spinners are now the only buyers. The supply
on hand will probably all be retained for their
use.
The factories are all doing full work, and it
is understood that their profits for the first
three months Of the year were entirely salts
factory. Since the first of this month sales Of
cotton goods have been rather slow, the spring
demand having been supplied. Some one or
two of our factories, we understand, are in
PRODUCING looms with the very latest improve
ments, and capable of turning out much
larger amount of work than any hitherto In
use. They are spoken of by our spinners as
being simple in their construction, and much
less costly than the present looms.
The Tobacco Exchange shows daily in
creasing animation at about our former quota
tions. The offerings are much more liberal,
and everything of desirable quality is readily
bought up. This is to be ascTioed In great
part to the pressure of some OF the foreign
agents who have large orders to I'LL, though
at stated prices. Good, sound tobacco con-
tinues to be very scarce. To convince plant
ers how much it is to their interest to pay the
closest attentio to handling, we may specify
the sale yesterday Of crop OF eighteen hogs
heads belonging to gentleman in Cumber-
land, which averaged $3.50, including both
short leaf and Jugs. Only few days before
another crop, raised by planter in Prince
Edward, amounting to thirty-two hogsheads,
at $lo.7l; and, leaving out the Jugs, the ave.
rage for leaf was little over $l2. These
prices may be taken as q fair exponent OF the
market when there has been proper care in
the manipulation and now that the season
for prizing is at hand, we trust planters will
exercise all their skill in getting it ready for
market.
Corn has suffered little depression for q
in active demand at our quotations.
Flour is rather dull and the market weaker,
though perhaps not quotably lower than at the
time of our last report
With bacon the market is fully supplied,
and nothing above our quotations can be real
lied. In large lots o concession might have to
be made even on them.
The following is believed to be fair express
sion of the general market at this time
Cotton steady mt 26hc. for running lots,
and 265i TO &c. for selections. few transac'
lions to- day at the last figures.
Tobacco We can do little better than con.
| tinue our quotations of last week, accompa
| MED, however, with finer spirit and in
creased activity among buyers. Lugs, com
mon to fair, IS to IS ; good 10 fine, IS to 80
| leaf, common to fair, 81 TO 81 so; good, $40
to rs so to 80 fine, 80 so TO Sl4 to $l4.5o; DARK
wrappers are worth about $l4; fancy, from
| $50 to $50, according to quality. A strictly
fancy wrapper might bring even more.
Corn continues active ut So to 9Oc.
Flour.-Fine, IS so; superfine, IS; extra, $40
| family, $ll 80 to $l2.
| Odts.-From go to 65c.
| Rye.-S13 80 to Sl.35.
! Peanas-But little doing, the demand now
| being mostly for seed, which may be quoted
at So.
Beans-Prime white navy in demand fol
seed at So to $3.50.
Peas.-Very dull; stock, IS to SOC. black
| eye, 81
| F7dzseed 1920.
Meal.-$1.
Bacon-CIear- rib sides, lSc.; backbone and
rib sides, l7A to 17Hc. shoulders, &c.; South
western Virginia hog-round, II to l7Hc.
Southampton, lSh to l9c. hams, l9c.
Mrd.-Tirginia, &c. kegs, &c.; barrels
| zoe.
| Fish.-No North Carolina fish in market
| or new herrings of any kind. Eastern gross
| IS 80; eastern trimmed, $3.50 to IS. No.
| gibbed, Sc; No. split, So. Labrador 81
| Alewiyes, So. SO No. mess shad, SR; No.
| ditto, 50. Market fully supplied.
B,ltter.-Yery scarce and in demand at 4oc
| for good country,
| Beeslodr.-3Sc. *
| Chickens. Scarce, 40 to 45c.
! Eggs.-Wholesale, zoe.
Hides.-In demand at 1Oc. for green and 2lc
| for dry. 3.