The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-12
Richmond Prices curren,

As spring moves along, trade continues to i'm
prove. Our markets have not improved very |
materially Wheat oats and flour are almost
inactive. Eggs are down. Prime butter brings
good prices Bacon is steady. Fish OF various
kinds are beginning to make their appearance in
market Slight advance in maclserel North
Carolina behring's are daily expected.
yoBBIHe PRICES
APPLES.-Green, sound, ~ 5oa4 90 a barrel
Inferior sold for what they will bring.
ENGLISH ALE-Pints 1926 quarts. 1870
BEESWAx-Dark, 25a2sc. Yellow, soasie.
BUTTER-Prime to choice yellow Virginia,
80 to 33 cents; common to good, 16a2Oc.
CANDLES.-TaIlow l3Nal4 cents per pound;
Adamantine, 16a2l cents. ~ 81 4.
COFFEE.-Rio, far to good. 23a24c. primet to
choice. 24a2oc.; Laguayra, 26c Java 27a2s..
CORN MEAL-oity Mills, bolted, so cents;
CHEESE-Northern and Western prime cut
ting, l6alsc.; common, lOal2c.; English Dairy,
COTTON YARNS-Country yarns, Nos. to
i b RUG AND DYE STUiFSFs-Aium &C.; Cop
| 81 10; Extract Logwood l6c.; Sal. Soda, 4ca4kc
Bluestone, l6c.; super car. soda. American Ac.'
! English. VIC.
l0a1lc. unpeeled 4a5c. Cherries, l0al7c Black
| berries, Ease. ~
EGGS-In barrels and boxes. leal7 cents, in
/
| FLOUR.-Virginia country superflne, rs .25 to
| $500; Extra $9.00as25; Family $40 00a1050
according to brands. No country flour being
FEATHERS.-Liye geese s6a7o mixed 40 to
Soc. Dull. 4
LAxsEED-sl e5al.7s
FISH:-Herrings-Ea Eastern gross, q. 90 per bar
rel North Carolina No cut, $5.OOaS5.50 per
barrel North Carolina No. roe &9a$960 per
barrel hali-barrel $3.50; North Carolina No. ]
| n 4 40 gka&Q. lin, bar
rels), $l1; No. 8 large lin barrels) &Sa$s.25.
GRINDSToNES-lNa 2c. per Id. for small and
medium; large size, 2Aa2h.
HIDEs-Wrr SAIrRD Steers. Aal2Nc
Dry-Conntry flint lea2oc; sailed IA 1sc
The buying rates for green are Ease.
HAY Good Northern 81 As. Good clover
! IRON-Bar SIC for common sizes 6Na6h
J for bands; Norway and Sweedes, 7a7hc; Coun
try Hammered, 6Aa6c; Sheet, 7Aa9c-.
LUMP PLASTER, IS so: Ground, $40. 60 u
sll.5o per ton; calcined, &sas25. Lump plaste
scarce
65a7oc,; linseed, sOc per gallon by the barrel
Virginia lubricating Oil, L0c. Whale Oil, 9Oc.
Lard Oil. s5e.; Sperm Oil, 1926; Labrador Coo
Oil, for tanning purposes 65a9Oc.
J LIQUORS = Rectifled whiskey : Common
Harvest" s5c.a&l ,9 full proof, $l.lOal 90
medium rye, 81 5oa2; pure old rye, $2a4; Viz
Domestic Dome brandies. sisSas Domestic gins
$l.20a1 90 Fruit brandies, $1.S5al.50 Black
berry do, III ,25al go Genuine Holland Gin
MOLAsSES AND sYKUPs-Amber gooc
, Syrup 60a65; N. o. Molasses 60a65; Dark Stand
, ard Molasses Syrups, in barrels, 25c; in tierce
%; in hogsheads, 2lc; Cuba Muscovado, in bar
rels, 66a6o; Porto Rico, 6oa76; White Syrup
$1.76pcr gallon, aH gtR
METALS-IRoN-Hors shoes, 7Aa0hc; mul
shoes SAaSA; nail road, SC. VI
! MILL OFFAL-Bran, Zoe; Shorts Zoe; Brown
stuff, SOC; Shipstuff. so. wholesale from mill.
: TAR-$476a5.oo for large barrels $4.o0a2
for small barrels. 5s 7H-
i, OATS-Baled, 81. 25a1 80. -
ONIONS-$200a2.2 20 per bushel
n PAPER STOCK-Mixed cotton rags, 4a4A
white. 6a5hc; woollen, 2a4c; imperfections 2%
PLow UASTINGs-w Wholesale, 5hc.; retail
PoTAToEs-New Irish soasoc per bush,
PREPARATIoNS-old Dominion Fertiliza
a $50 Gilham's Tobacco Fertilizer 40 90; G
hams Truck do, $40; do. cotton Fertilizer, $50
Whann's Super Phosphate 800 Soluble Pacif
Sea Fowl, and Norfolk Fish, $50 90; English I
bacco Fertilizer, $40 90; Eureka, $57h; Flour
PROVISIONS = Western Shoulders. saSA
Bone Sides sha9c.; Clear Rib, 10a10A
Breasts, l0aloAc.; Plain Hams. l4c Sugar-curt
;. l1al2c. Lard, Country, ealoc.; Baltimore Il
q in tierces and barrels 10al0Ac. in half barre
loAc.; in kegs, Ike. These are the jobbi
POWDER-Sporting, IS per keg, $3.50 by I
lot; blasting, &376a4 by the lot; mining, g. 2
4,oO by the lot; Eagle powderln TASKS Eli 80 /
case OF 26 pounds; Treble F, in canisters, $94
of % pounds.
SHOT-2.sOaSo0 per bag.
SUGAR-Raw Porto Rico, New Orleans a
u Cuba Muscavado, l0a11Ac.
Granulated. ..-....:.l2h Extra C................l
Powdered. ...........l2AI C.........-.......... i
= Crushed................l2h Refined Yellow.
!" AA.................ii9Snk Out Loaf.','.......A
Country merchants should remember in ord
ing, that refined sugar is constantly fuctuat
y sack. Ground Alum. $2.SSas4o p''
>, SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE-5sa6Oc.
~ SHUCKS-$1.10a1 20 for old, S0ca9O for ne
STRAW-Baled. s0a9Oc.
TALLOW-7asc. per pound in large quar-
ties.
TEAS-Black, 66c.a$l.2 6--the last a prime
ticle; Imperial, 81 l0al 80; Gunpowder, $lal 90
}. yINEGAR-Cider, 2oa25c NJ VI
W BUILDING MATERIAL.
LUMBER, &c.-Heart, $50 90 per NJ; ga 8
"a SIS ,00.per M; select, same sizes, $22.60 per
split laths, 81 90 per NJ; joist, various 81,
$500 per M; cedar posts, s feet long, 20 to
! cents apiece; garden rails, by by l6,
NAILS-Old Dominion, 10 to 6O-penny, $6. /
9-penny, $64; to 7-penny, $6h; to Open
az $6A; 3-penny, $7A BY the 100 kegs, Csc. less.
STERL-Naylor's cast. 1874. English BLISTER
lsc; American do, llal2c.
SHINGLES.-6-inch No. heart cypress,
to $l2 per NJ; s-inch No. l sap cypress, 80 I
4-inch heart cypress, 1926; 4-nch cypress,
3-inch heart pine, Sc; 4-inch sap pine u. Tn
are the selling prices at the yard,
U LIME AND CElIENT.Roelville, Virgin
81 2oal.4O; Riverton, 81 .2Oal.40 Rockla
8l.5o by quantity from wharf; $l.76 by re
from store: Rosedale 81. 2Oa2.25; Calcined r,
s Ter, $275a3 James River Cement, $2a2.26
LEAIt-Pig, 8hasMe per pound
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THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on