The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-22
Richmond Prices Current


FEBRUARY 30, 1873
APPLES.-Green. sound, 81 50a4 90 /; a barrel
Inferior sold for what they will bring
BUCKWHEAT-3h a4c. per pound
BEESWAX-Dark, 25a2Sc. Yellow, 3oaSlc
esBEANS-$l 60a2.00
BUTTLR.-Prime to choice yellow Virginia
Is to rs cents; common to good, l5a2Oc.
CANDLES.-Tallowl 3hal4 cents per pound
Adamantine, l6a2l cents.
CONFECTIONS-Lemo $500 per box scarce;
Oranges, 3.50a$500 per case; Raisins, 1915 whole,
Sl.65 half, 90ca$i.e0 quarter boxes; Candy,
leal7c; Mince Meat l3c.
COFFEEl--Jaya, 2sc., Rio, far to good, 22Ha
&C.; prime to choice. 22ha2sc.; Laguayra, 23hc.
CORN lIEAL-City Mills, bolted IS cents:
country, Soc
CHEESE Northern and Western prime cut.
ssa si va - ''i'' i'''-''' i's'9' D'''s y
COTTON YARNs---Country yarns, Nos $ to
IL " 60; Leaksqilie, n: g., yarns $l.e5.
peras &c.; Madder &c.,; Indigo, $l.s5; Cochineal,
sl.10; Extract Logwood, &c.,; Sal Soda 4ca41s c.;
Bluestone, 15c.; super car. soda, American 6Ac.;
DRESSED FOWLS. Turkeys l5a2O cents.
Chickens llals cents. Ducks lsalec per b Live
Fowls dull
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, sa4c Peaches, peeled
berries, Ease. Receips liberal. Market dull
EGGS-In barrels and boxes. 23al5 cents, in
patent carriers, 24a26c.
FLOUR.-Firginia country superfine, $3.50 to
1915; Extra S9.25aa.60; Family Sl0.00a$ll 60,
according to brands. No country flour being
FEATHERs-Live geese eoa65; mixed 40 to
Coo. Wholesale market dull
FLAXSEED-Sl.6 5al.76
FISH-Herrings-Ea stern gross, $3.50 per bar
rel North Carolina No cut, S5.00a$5.6O per
barrel; North Carolina No. l roe S9a$9.60 per
barrel half-b $3.50: North Carolina No. /
gross. "a .75as5-Mackerel-No Bay mackerel,
relsl 81; No. large Tin barrels) $sa$s Is.
GR1NDSTONES-lAa 2c. per Id. for small and
medium; large size, 2Aa2h.
HlDEs.WEr Sailed = Steers, Aal2hc
Dry-Country flint l6a2Oc; salted IA a Isc.
The buying rates for green are Ease.
HAY Good Northern 81 .45al 80, Good clover
1RoN-Bar SIC for common sizes 5'za6h
for bands; Norway and Sweedes, 7a716c; Coun
Try gT Hs%msre ed sHaSc shess
Virginia. 3oas5c. per ponnd.
LUMP PLASTER, 50 90; Ground, $40 so to
&ll.6o per ton; calcined, $3as25 Lump plaster
LIME AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Virginia,
81 2oal.40; Riverton, Sl2Oal 40; Rockiand
$l.6o by quantity from wharf, Sl.75 by retail
from store: Rosedale, $2.20a2.25; Calcned p.t s.
Yer, 50 76a3; James River Cement, $2a2 %. .
LEAD-Pig, 81 asa per pound.
MOLASSES AND S4RUPS-Amber coed
Syrup 60a65; N. o. Molasses 60a65; Dark Stand
ard Molasses Syrups in barrels, Csc; in tierces
70; in hogsheads, Gle; Cuba Muscovado, in bar
rels, 65a6o; Porto Rico, 6Oa76; White Syrup
OlLS-Kerosene 2saslc wholesale; straits,
6oa70c.; inseed, s0c. per gallon by the barrel.
Virginia lubricating Oil, Doc. Whale Oil. coo;
Lard Oil, Soc; Sperm Oil, 80 25; Labrador Cod
Oil, for tanning purposes, 65a9oc
LIQUORS - Rectified whiskeY- Common
Harvest s5c.aTl VI fnll proof, $l.IOal 20
medium rye, 81 5oa2; pure old rye, S2a4; Vir.
ginia Mountain rye, new, $l.75; old, $2.60a450.
Domestic brandies. VI .25a2. Domestic gins,
$l.2Oal 90 Fruit brandies, 81 .35aI. 80 Black
berry do, sl,25al.5 so. Genuine Holland Gin
5000 per case.
METALS-IRos-Horse shoes, 7Aa014c; mule
shoes, sAaSA; nail road, Sc.
MILL OFFAL-Bran, Zoe; Shorts 25c; Brown.
stuff, soc; Shipstuff, so. wholesale from mill
NAILS-Old Dominion, 10 TO So penny, 49, s to
9-penny, sen; TO 7-penny, $6h; 4 to 5penny,
s6%; 3-penny, $7A. These are the jobbng prices
By the loo kegs, 26c less.
STEEL-Naylor's cast lSh. English blistered
I5c; American do, llal2c.
PREPARAT1ONS-Old Dominion Fertilizer.
$50; Gilhams Tobacco Fertilizer $40 90; Gil,
hams Truck do, $40 do. cotton Fertilizer $50 OO:
Powhatan Raw Bone Super Phosphate. $50 90
Whanns Super Phosphate 800; Soluble Pacific
$50 90; SEES Fowl, $50 90; English Tobacco Fertili
ger, $40 90; Norfolk fish, $50 90; Eureka, &b716:
Flour of Bone $50 90; Giham's Peanut Fertiii.
ger, $50 co.
PITCH-s5a5h per barrel,
RYE-S5a90c.
RAGS-White SIC; cotton 4e wooIlen sashc;
RICE-Caroina, 9a9Ac.
ROSIN-$2S5a3 for strained s4a4 Of for No I.
pale, $bMa6.
PAPER STOCK-NIixed cotton rags. 4a4ho.
white, 6a6he; woolen, 2a4c; imperfections 2Na
Sc
SHINGLEs-6inch No Heart Cypress, $40
10 Sl2 per NJ; 6-inch No. Sap Cypress, IS to O.,
finch Heart Cypress, 1925; 4-inch Sap Cypress
~; finch Heart Pine, s6; 4-inch Sap Pine, 81.
These are the selling prices at the yard
for small barrels.
0ATS-Baled, 81 .40al 40.