The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-02
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OFTERIEGh fNtats
Whs1A=White, zos bushels. BED, $40 busbess.
Corn,-Hone. n -
Oats. ->S8 brshels. I'll ~
BeGfas.-W baEhels. y
EsE sgE :%t CALEB.
Whe1t.-White- 50 bsshels inferior at 81 10: 1s
buHfeis damaged NJ 5l.05-tofal. loo bushels
Wheat Rcd, 1s2 bushels very inferior at . liz
bushels.
Rheat.- White, 1873 bushels. Red, 100 bushels.
REMARKS. g2u
The offerings of Grain on Change to-day were
very light. The offerings OF, 'Change on the sist OF
Decembcr, 1853, were !: Whest-White, 2S4 BUSH
els red, % bushels. Corn-White, 1Is busheIs
yellow, % bushels !; mixed, 20 bushels. Oats, ~
bushels. Rye, 60 bushels.
Prices on that dIy were Whsa-White, very
good, 81 s7a red, very good, 81. az. Corn-Thite,
prime now, Soc ~Cats-prtme. Sc.
This offerings OF Wheat, Corn, Oats, and Rye on
Change in the mouth Of december, 1850, were an
follows: Whsat White, %, zoe bushels; red, =. lss
bushels. Cosn-White, Is, ass bushels yellow, 2at
bushels ; mixed, 4,l84 bushels, Oats, Is asa bush,
els Bye, l,oN bushels.
The offerings Of Grain and other articles on
'Change for the month OF December, 1870, are "a
follows: Wheat-White, a, $50 bushels red, 90, 7a
bushels. Corn-Whae, Il, 1913 bushels |; yellow, 4st
bushels; mixed, I, $50 bushels. cats, s,sss bush.
els. Rye, L 1888 bushels. Meal, 4ss bushels. Flour,
200 barrels. Flsxseed, 8 bushels. Screenings, lot
bushels. Dried Is pples, 800 pounds. Dried Peaches,
20 pounds. Meal Ofal, 4,44 pounds. Shorts, ess
pouncs. GleaBings, ~ pounds. Beans, % bush
els. Hay, 80 bales.
The prices Of Virginia country -four. Richmond
-. $50 1ys tooo ->,o Gr-
per-, s5. 2:@$5 so; extra. s. rs: family, 8e.7s@S7i
rye flour, &C buckwneat dour, 4GlSc. saD.
Flour inspected In Richmond during the quarter
ending s1:t december, 1870, was: 2,4ss barrels fam
lily; e., coo barrels extra superhne 1890 barrels Q =
perhue; 2,4ss halt.barrels extra superfne; 1.o9'
thfrd-bari els extra supe, fine 6.7s7 barrels hne
1856 bar,e els mitdlings 4 1877 barrels condemned
Thus another year closes on the Corn Exchange
But little business was done to-day, and the mem
bers gathered around the steve, intefchanRine
greetings and making snxious inquiries for The
handsouest andrgitest man. There was plentyo oil
ice In the cooler, plenty OF fire in the stove, but III
far as anything else Is concerned, there was 0
Vacuum, and nature, human nature, we all know,
/ alb ors that kind Of a vacuum. One Of the E1ecu'
tive Committee, however, who Is remarkable FOL
good humor, declared that he would fl that vacu'
um, no matter az whose expense 1t was; and SO
CQS meWUtNS WcuL loue TcJOlCluSJ auo CofAuS sus
secretary without any companion but the cooler
AZ the Tobacco Exchange there was but one
sale-a fierce OF bright tobacco, sold by Mr. Dbl
r, II. Tie membe.s formed them into a meet.
ing, with Mr.. E. o. Mol Ing in the chair. The
President, IN his address, proposed that the veal
be a dies non. as far as business was concerned
and the suggestion was at once adopted. he then,
in a few well-conceivcd and well-expres:ed re-
marks. and in a most kindly spirit, congratula ted
the trade on the harmony and good feeling that
prevailed during the year, and warmly wished them
q. happy Sew-Yesr.
He was followed by Captain Sheppard, the vete'
ran auctiopeer, In a like vein, and his speech, like
the p esldent's, me- a warm response.
Several gentlemen were called upon to speak,
but Ills said that the apprehension took hold o.
| each Of them Of his being called 'the Handsomely
o. "ugliest" man, and accordingly, as In The
Corn Exchange, bound to treat and they there
fore kept perfectly still.
It is the intention OF the members OF the Corr
| EXCHANGE to invite the members OF the Tobacco
exchange to the treat In the Corn Exchange.