The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-02
ANNrJAI, MEETING OF THE CORN
AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The annual meeting Of the members OF
| the Corn and Flour Exchange was held al
their room Yesterday afternoon. a large
number of the merchants composing Inc
Exchange were present, drawn there ho'
only by their interest in the institution III
self. but from the further fact that the
officers for the ensuing year were TO DC
| elected.
In the absence Of the President and Vice
President, Mr.. Jordan Fl. Martin was called
to the chair, and P. G. Coghlan appointed
secretary. -.
On motion, the reading of the minutes Of
last meeting was dispended WITH
The President and Secretary were ap-
pointed committee to prepare portions OF
| the Secretary's report for publication IN the
newspapers of the city.
| The Treasurer presented his report
showing a balance to their credit OF - OBJ
The following portion of the secretary
report. showing the offerings on Change
from the 1st of July, 1869, to June 80, 1870,
will prove very interesting to our readers
Wheat-White, 357 ,097 bushels; red,
1896, 920 bushels.
Corn-White, 1877, 635 bushels; yellow,
Is. $50 bushels mixed, 66, S35 bushels.
| Oats, 1852 bushels.
| Rye, 24,202 bushels.
| Dried Apples, 1904 bushels.
The financial statement of the year SHOWS
that there are al members on the roll, ana
| that the aggregate amount OF recelp1s iol
| the year were 81, l03.o0.
The Secretary rcada paper relative to the
recent appointment of flour inspector III
this city, giving in detail the proceedings OF
the Exchange relative to that appoint
Colonel Pevton Wise, in the absence of
the President, then read bis report, as toll
lows: ,o-o
RICHMOND, July l, 1870.
d" Gentlemen of the Richmond Corn and
Flour Elchange:
ssAt this recurrence ofyour annual meet
| ing it may be expected that l Shall say
something with reference to the condition
and prospects of your Association, which Is
80 intimately connected with the prosperity
Of our fair city.
"The treasurer's report will exhibit the
state of your finances to-day, and from the
list of subscribers on this the first of a new
fiscal year you may arrive ut almost the eX-
act amount of your resources for the next
twelve months.
uG aISOnDti'h SesteSiiSheS w.
secretary, to which your attention is lnvi-
ted whilst they do not embrace anything
like all the grain received and disposed OF
here), show that receipts of wheat at Rlch-
mond have steadily increased every year
since 1865, and that we may reasonably nope
ere long to handle as much in this market
of Virginia production as we did In sou.
The drought which prevailed so extensively
last summer in all the country tributary TO
Richmond had the effect Of diminishing the
quantity of corn and oats for the season just
ended, but receipts of both these articles
this season are likely to exceed those OF any
former year.
ga comparison of prices and charges at
this and other markets IN the past ought to
convince farmers and dealers within reach
of us that they can obtain as much or more
net money for their grain by sending IL 10
Richmond than elsewhere, and this Is likely
to continue, because the grinding capacity
of the mills is largely in excess OF any guam
tity that can come here until the completion
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, whilst by that time thanks to the en-
ergy and enterprise Of Our present Coun-
ciD the channel Of james river VIII nave
been deepened to our wharves, and we snan
have cheapened transportation to foreign
as well as domestic markets. Those TWO
events NAV be regarded as fixed facts,
and the restoration of our former trade ana
commerce with large increase certainty.
But if the James River and kanawha
canal shall be extended and completed to
the Ohio river, then will the dream ana
fondest hope of the most sangulne friend OF
Richmond have falle-I far short OF the
reality.
~ beg to congratulate you on the fact
that within the past year there has been put
two cases of arbitration growing OUT OF
transactions between members OF your AS
sociation, and that in each prompt compll-
ance followed the award OF the commlltee'
Every respectfully,
"Yours, most obedient, ;,
"LEwIs D. CRENsHAw."
The report was adopted. =,
The Association then proceeded to the
election of officers.
The Committee on Nominations SUBJ
mitted the following names:
President, L. D. Crenshaw First Vice
President, Thomas Branch Second Vice
President, Ed. Workman; Directors L.
w. McCance, T. G. Peyton, d. w. Moore,
Samuel Maccubbin, w. T. Staples, James
e. Tompki1is, T.. Ell. Gum, W. S. Archer,
r. H.. p. Robinson, S. Hirsh.
The following other nominations were
also su bnlitted-each ticket being proposed
by various members OF the Association
Conservative Tlcket.-President, A. War
wick; first yice-president, L: d. CrenshaW.;
second vice-president, Thomas Branch. D.
rectors Thomas w. McCance, d. W.
Moore, William T. Staples, Peter A. Sub,
lett, s. Hirsh, W. G. cambridge, Samuel
Maccubbin, Lemuel Powers, John j. King,
George Lee.
Iydependert Ttcket.-President Lewis ID.
Crenshaw; first vice-president, q. A. Banks
dale; second vice-presiGent, Edwin Mor-
than. Directors Thomas Branch, L. W.
McCance, Ii. L. c. Baskerville, John A.
Sloan, George Lee, N. M. Martin, l.. Levy
P. A. Sublett, l.. Powers, l.. l.. Bass.
The name of Mr.. r. Il. Peyton having
been withdrawn from the list proposed by
the nominating committee, the name OF MIR.
George A. Barksdale was substituted.
Colonel Wise moved that the report of
the nominating committee be adopted This
was carried, and the gentlemen proposed
| by the committee were declared elected,
the name of.Mr. Barksdale having been SUBJ
stituted for that of MIR. Peyton.
vote of thanks was rendered to the
officers and directory for the able and etil-
cient manner in which They discharged their
duties during the past year.
After disposing Of few other matters OF
no importance to the public, the Assocla-
ton adjourned.
METEOR BIOLOGICAL TABLE, JUNE 1870
| The following are observations on the state
of the weather taken during the past
| month .. ~; 49,. .. ...-- Ifs.
Da, ,. Degrees. State Of Weather.
June ..... SO. 800 Rain.
2......e7. ..... Rain.