The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-16
Wheat White sai bushels. Red, 7si bushels.
Rye.- bushels.

day l0,22s bushels white and 1928 bushels red,
against G,7.o bushels white and o. $50 bushels red
the corresponding day Of last year. Market to-day
steady, active, and uniform, opening aud closing
at 81 81 for prime white and S.j2I for prime red
and i1.I5 for choice red.
! Offerings OF Corn light and market firm.
| Cferirss of Cats light, and market quiet and
! rather lower.
Rye without change.
! III the Knoxville Press and Herald OF the Ilih
instant we find the following:
! 1.-THE past week has been one OF decided interest
| 10 operators In grain. The markets 10 which orr
| surplus is being sent have all declined. *nd we
/ Richmond Va are beyond The consumptive de-
maud. aud shippers arc now at the mercy Of the
lnillers OF that city. Those who put reliance in
tie sensational circulars sent out from there TO In
| duce shiDments are now realizing the extent Of
their folly, accounts come back Of sales far be-
| low what was promised and expected
| and, on the other hand, in the Wythevlc Dis
pntch OF the 18th Instant We find the following
| at Is important to every wheat-grower to
know where to find the best MAJ ket for his surplus
| produce. The Knoxville Wing says on this sub
jcct We can very positively assert that the best
wheat 1rkct to-day in the United Statee Is Rich
| mpnd in Virginia. -
| In reply to the Knoxville Press and Herald we
have word or two to say. Wheat ran up rapidly
this season in this market under the exciting In
hucnce Of war news and an advance in the north
ern and English markets. While wheat was thus
! advanced In this city fully up some occasions
| to the highest figures In northern markets, some
parties In Tennessee began to make some ship
| mcnts hthcrward while others sent their wheat to
| the dcpots for transportation In this direction
Before, however, some of this Wheat reached
| here the market began to tumble in the North and
| in Europe, and of course there was correspond
Ing depreciation In Richmond and surely millers
could not, In all conscience, be expected to keep
| up the market for Tennessee Wheat beyond what
| they were paying for the Virginia article. In
other words, Tennessee Wheat must share the fate
| of Virginia Wheat. With respect to the assertion
that the Richmond millers have the m Irket at their
mercy We must say that such is not The case
for there are almost always parties residing here
~ho, the moment 4 n "sin is presented to them,
| are re1dy to speculate on their own account and
ship North while st the same time there are al
| Ways orders here in the hands Of our commits
| sion merchants from parties In the North for
| the purchase Of Wheat for shipment there the mo-
ment a chance of realizing is presented.
| With regard to the sensational circulars
| which the Press and Herald alleges sent from
Hichmond 10 s'induce Shipments we must say
| that We haze never seen or heard Of one of the
| 'iscnsat.on ,l;' urticr. Our Richmond commits
sion N, rchants are above I'll that kind Of thing.
| Whatever they say 10 their correspondents they
say ~ good faith. Th2y are incapable of making
| wIfully any untrue repre-: cntatlons, and they
have the good to k1ow that 1t Is important to
| them To b. rs accurate End correct as possible IL
| what they state suggest In order To permanent
| ~ retain the trace which they toict. There is
enc thing which we opine The Knoxville paper
has overlooked or is not aware of, and 1t is this
| that Wheat from Tennessee arriving In this mar
ket in IN" great mn jority Of eases lacks uniformity
in sampit"g, there being frequently several quail
tics o: wheat IN the same lot; and not only that
| but sometimes In the same bag, and this, rs ~! y
one can SIC, gives trouble aud annoyance 10 The
purchaser, and ihe article not being up TO sample
reduction in price or rc1eci0n Is inevitable
And IN this com cotton we draw the attention oi
The Herald tn what We have over and o7er sug
g:sted and what find SO well put in the follow
ing extract from the WytboyiIc (ya.l Dispntci
| ITO obtain the highest III irket price, farmer:
should carefully observe the following rules i'st
let your wheat he thoroughly dry before bagginl
g. second, let 1t he thoroughly cleaned from ~!
imDuriteS OF dirt, aud otGcr gr1inS, and seeds
third, 1t must be quite uniform as ID quality. ]!
Will not do TO sappose thi ali wheat IS p'lln'
| wheat or good wheat, and so mix good and bad To-
gsthcr. Ifthis is done. inste'd u selling Err gooc
wheat IL will he sealed by The miller and the prc,
reduced to suit himself; fourth! Il any but 10
| carefully tIckcted with the quality, or the whole
my be sold rs of low and inferior grade, and con-
.ld.raDlc delay ard dissatisfaction may result
mali, be sure then that Your wheat when sent t,
market .C perfectly dry, clean, and OF a uniform
quality ali we'll and safely bagrcd accurately
Weighed, and invoiccd, and then you may depcnl
upon getting the best price or The market. hCcr
all inferior wheat for home sale or use. 1t will pa!
you rcst 10 do sou
One word more and we are done. 1t Is due to the
propretors Of the Richmond mills to say that they
are promp. aud pHnctual in their payments, fair
and square in their dealings, and that while, as
IN alter of course, their interests claim ihclI
first attention, they do not at the time forget
the interests of their native State. and are Away:
willing t. do The best they can for the farmers
whether from Virginia or Tennessee.
AS an evidence OF the depreciation in Wheat VT
give the following, which has been Just put into
our hands ssDec!ine In Liverpool from the high
est point Is about Is per cent say from los. od tc
o.: per GENITAL, while gold has declined from 2?5 t.
l5t.'' Such being the case, the market here mu;
| follow suit as il docs North.