The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-24
COMMERCIAL.
Conn AND ELoUa EXCHANGE, :
ErcumofTp. Va, Dec. %, lS7o. )

Conn AND FLoUa g1cgAEaE,:
ercumoirD. Va. Dec. %, T7o.
|. OFFERINGS.
Waeat.-White. l,s1A bushels, Red. 1854 bushels.
Corn--W hlk, &5 bushels. Yellow, 50 bushels.
Mixed, 538 bushels.
Oats. -4u6 bus heels.
Rue.-le bushels
Wheat.-white. 80 bushels slightly smutty at
se2i; ID bushels good at 81 eS so bushels slight
y mayed at $40 800 bushels at 9l.co l42 bush
els common at $40; 100 bushels good on private
terms; 100 bushels slit htly damaged on private
terms; Soa bushels very good at si.s75 $40 bushe
very good on private terms; 100 bushels iofsrior
al $l IS; 10 bushels foul at sl2ototaL LIS bush
els.
Wheat-Red, 40 bushels very good at sl.ss; 10
pushes very inierlor at 81 Is 1872 bushels far a.
81 S73.. total. 1886 Bushels.
Cjrn.-Wht', es bust els prime on private terms;
Mi~ on h sgs very good at sos bushels
good at &c.. 1e9 bushels Inferior at .totsl 43o
bushels.
oats. bushels good at t7c.: 24s bushels very
gooI on priv tie terms total, $50 bushels.
Rye.-4l bushels very good at roc.
RE-ExHIBITEp.
Wheat.-Red, 81 bushels.
Oats.--Yellow, SO bushels. Mixed, DO bushels.
REMARKS.
The Offering Of grain on Change on the 23d OF
December, 1859, were as follows Wheat-White.
432 bushsls; red $50 bushels. Co-n--T hte 2ss
Oats. sos bushels. Rye, 10 bushels,
Prices on Change that day were: Wheat.
White. prime, 81 DO; red, prime, $3.50. Corn
hlte, prime, SIZE; mixed, prime, sI3c. Oats,
prime, SEC. Rye, prime, 10.
This table shows an excess Of wheat offered to-
day over the corresponding date Of last year OF
2,37s bushels, but an excess Of corn last year OF
573 bushels, of oats 400 bushels. and OF rye 81
bushels 1t Will be noticed that heat this year Is
much higher than at the CORE spondiag tie Of
last year. while corn, oats, and rye ere loHer.
The market for wheat to-day vas not quite so
strong. Corn was active at 7Oc. for very good,
there being disposition on the part OF mill RS 20
buy because Of the partial discontinuance Of the
movement Of freight trains announced to take
p ace during the holidays.
he fl Jur market Is quiet The price or Virginia
country flour on the 23d Of December, 1860, in this
market, was Superfine, IS SO; extra, 80 family
81 250s7.50. Buckwheat -four, az Iic. per pound.
Rye fur, $3.50.
Another ye 4r is about to close on the Corn Ex-
change yeBr of successful operation, and char
ac:erized by ge.,d feeling and harmony amongst
its members A year, however, in which, more
than once. the Angel OF Death threw the shadow
of his dark wing 1t. end good men were trsns-
ferred the roll Of It's members to til u long.
long list which tie recording angel keeps beyond
the grave. AS WAS meet, proper, anu Chrlsllan-
like due Tribute has been paid TO the memory OF
the departed ones by lheic surviving associates,
and we know that the bereaved ones, who will on
Oh istmas day lock So dy on "the vaca 1t chair
have their deepest confidence.
kut comparatively little business will be done
during the holidays. To-dsy Saturday being
Christmas Eve and It being customary on Ills
day 10 indulge 10 little eggnog, all the members
will, we know, be agog at the expected treat
| from "the bandsomest man on Change" who IL
branching out In new line Of business. The
| ugllr st man Is to treat on New Years day.