The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-26
Grain and Flour Market.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE
RICHMOND, VA, July IS, 1870.
OFFERINGS.

"a OFFERINGS.
sWheat.-White, l. 400 bushels. Red 1,3l2 bIsheis.
C0rn.-White, 1875 bushels. Mixed, a7i bushels.
Oats.--t 900 bushels. 80.
Rge.-3s nliahels. e..
-MeuL.-36 bushels.
Wheat.-Whltc, 100 bushels prime al ST. SD; 25g
bushels very good a; $ls5; 452 bushels very good
at *l.s7s; 400 bushels good ut Sl.So; elo bushels
extra at sl.sO; 2eS bushels choice ~, Sl.ao; aS
bushels smully 1T $I.65; 2GG bushels slnulty al
sl.6o so bushels very Inferior at Sll0; 20 bushels
bushels damaged ut $l.473; 20 bushels medium At
SLG5-tots, 07s. Red Ssl bushels prime ut $L8O !;
nushels very EGSa e bSsh
els good at sl.7ci 200 bushels damp. ut $l65 !;
% bushels damp at sla5 2aO bushels fair AZ ~: %
81 IS 200 bushels badly cleaned at sl.s5-total'
| 6 0T6 bushels.
Corn.-Whlte, 50 bushels fair at Sill; 81 bush
OatsCo bushels fair old on prIya1Se terms ,OG
bushels very good new ut 55c % a au
new at soc. 105 bushels fair new at 53c, 2VS ous
RyeF--2o bushels very good at sl.Os3; Is bushels
| common at 95c.-total, IS bushels. .r...n-
..,,. ~ RE-EXHlBITED.
| Wheat-White, IT. bushels. Ked, 40 bushels.
| COra.--White. 26O bushels. 80
- .,.'0'---- REMARKS.
| Offerings Of Wheat on 'Changc to-day, 9,aIo
bushels White and 1872 bushels Red, against 1850
i
spending day of last year. The market on Satur-
day as we have already stated, was checked In us
| upward progress, and to-day 1t was somewhat
weaker, especially for inferior and badly-cleaned
grades. Still the market is fairly active, ana LOT
| White Wheat is above any other we know OF. Inc
receipts OF Corn and Oats are Increased; the ior-
mer has declined &c. since Thursday last, ana is
inactive, and the latter is dull and declining ow-
| ing to the large Incoming crop of new.
7 In Rye there is but very little doing
We have heretofore stated that there was good
deal or diversity or opinion as to the extent anc
quality OF the Wheat crop-some enthusiastic ane
interested people applying to it the term "mag
nifcent,' ".glorlouslyiabundant'' land other high
sounding phrases while, on The other hand, some
i croaking and interested people set 1t down az
mot an average crop" Comparatively inferior
lin quality" and the like. In connection will
this subject, we notice theAgricultural Bureau In
| Washington, an institution with which we have
yery little acquaintance, has undertaken already
to- estimate the crops aud give us the quantity to
busheI Dissatisfaction, the source OF whose In.
formation must, it seems to us, be to some degree
imperative because we zee noone gathering Stalls
! ttcs1o itnow; that the other bureau known a.
tne Freedmen's what used to (people say gather
up for The agricultural concern, cerea
| caculatlons, as 1t gathered up many othel
things bcsides-at random-is, to use Gas
steal phrase 80 gone up the spout" has pu
down the wheat crop for this year at no.
600 900 bushels, against 25o,oOoc 600 bushels ias
GEAR. adding, however, with admirable caution
future reports of the conditian at and AFTER tns
harvest are still elements in the ultimate est
mate, The New YORK Herald tackles The Blu
reau, and says 1--we rather incline to the opinion
that when all the reserves of the harvest are ascer
tanned the deficit viii hardly reach 20 oo0 600 bush
els. We have, at the same time. on hand con
siderable portion Of last years. crop which mus
be taken into the account In estimating the actua
resources The Commissioner says that the IN
crease In the breadth Of Corn is greater than IN
| average Of Wheat; that the Dat crop promise
i we'll; the prospect for large Apple crop Is un
usually fine; Peaches will not be so abundant
and Grapes promise good yield. But we leav
all this to the Bureau and Bennett. ~ 5gsa
The Richmond Flour market Is not quite as ex
cited and active as 1t was last week, as the mill
|, are now aiding In supplying the city demand
The stock of country, however, is light, and re
ceipts light. The city Ills quote new Flour te
i day as follows:
| Fine. s7.soGDSs; Supcrhne, $s&2ss.5o extra
$9@ss.5O; family, 20. 5e@$io.
WewouId state for the inform alton OF all cor
cerned that members Of The Exchanse have II
} privilege Of hanging UP their business cards
the Exchange room without any extra cbarg'
and parties who are not members can have u
. privilege on paying $3.50 per annum.