The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-01
FOREIGN AND coAsTwIsE CoNMERCE-HEAvY
EXPORTS OF FLOUR, TOBACCO, &c.-sAALL
81. I'D II u g.,

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DOMESTIC TRADE. 80. .....,... .. s.
During the month ending yesterday seven
American and eight foreign vessels cleared
from the custom-bouse. or these eight
were laden with -four for Rio Janeiro, Ba-
bia, Rio Grande do, Sui, and San Jose del
Norte-all Brazilian ports; one carried to-
bacco in hogsheads to Fiume and one to Tri-
este, Austria, and two to Geno, Italy; one
carried leaf tobacco to Liverpool and one to
London, England; one railroad sills and
one railroad ties to Hamburg, opposite
Hamburg in Germany. In addition to these
cargoes the vessels bound to Brazil carried
out cargoes OF assorted merchandise.
The total amount of flour shipped was
16,919 barrels, vauled at S10S,261. The
number OF hogsheads Of tobacco was 1,657,
valued at S265,O00 The value Of the leaf
tobacco shipped was S121,475; that OF
the railroad sils S13,490, and the railroad
ties S1,SOO. The miscellaneous shipments
consisted OF the following articles: Lard,
400 barrels, valued at S1,154; rosin, S4OO;
manganese, 81, ,210; bark, $3.50; slaves, $500;
and assorted dry goods, S2,27S. The aggre-
gate value OF the exports for the month was
S516,926. One Of the largest monthly trans
actions in the history of the custom-house.
The imports for the month consisted OF
salt from Liverpool and plaster from Nova
Scotia; the value OF which was not reported,
but was an increase over that for June.
There are q number OF vessels in port load
ing for foreign ports and Others en- route,
and the trade for August promises to be
good. The coastwise commerce was not so
large as that of the preceding month. Sixty
three vessels entered and thirty-seyen
cleared-exactly 100 in all. The receipts
consisted Of coal, salt, ice, grain, cement,
lumber, white sand, iron, hay, lime, and as
these articles were received embraced New
Rockland, Portland, Alexandria, Havre de
Grace, Port Deposit, Albany, and Wash
ington. Some dozen vessels, mostly from
Petersburg and Norfolk. arrived light, seek
| ing cargoes or under charter TO load. %, , .
The shipments consisted principally OF
coal, with some grain, granite, truek-bar-
rels, ties, and wood. 49,. ...-...y ..r,.. ,
There are now number OF vessels in the
dock loading, discharging, and waiting car
goes.
The number OF vessels entering last
month was greater than the demand for re-
| turn cargoes, but an increased and steady
| activity is looked for in very short space
OF time. .-.
THE TOBACCO TRADE.
The breaks for the month ending July
| 31St comprised S,041 hogsheads and 226
| tierccs. The offerings at auction on Change
| consisted of 2,0GS packages, OF which 7O4
| were taken in and 1864 sold. Prices ranged
during the month from 81 to S71. The largest
break occurred July 10th, when it reached
522 hogsheads and 10 tierces. The highest
price was also reported on that day. The
largest number OF offerings was made July
18th, when it reached 116 packages, OF
which 81 were disposed OF. Highest price
reported, S47.5O. One package was with
drawn at S5S. The transactions were larger
than those for tue month OF June.
~ FIRE-4LARMs.
-Four alarms OF fire were reported for the
month ending yesterday, as follows: July
Sd, from Box As; July 10th, Box 81; July
18th, Box So; and July 9th, Box 7. The
last named was the most serious, occasioncd
by the burning OF Lottier's tobacco store
house, on Nineteenth street. The losses at
all were inconsiderable, and mostly covered
by insurance. ......a
DEEDS AND MARRIAGES.
The clerk OF the Hastings Court issued
45 marriage-licenses for July-l2 white and
SO colored. The clerk OF Henrico County
Court issued 9-3 TO white ana 10 colored
couples. The clerk OF the Chancery Court
recorded 169 deeds, and the clerk OF Henrico
Court 62, for the past month. E
PoLIcE-coURT STATISTICS.
During the past month the Police Justice
disposed of 403 criminal charges and tried
337 cases OF ordinance violation. On crimi-
nal charges u persons were sent to the
grand Jury for indictment, II were commit
ted to Jail on conviction OF assault and bat
tery or petit larceny, and 81 in default OF
surety for their good behavior.
Fines collected City, SOL. State,
S221.4O; costs, s99.25-total, SS9s.o5.
- REVENUE COLLECTIONS FOR JULY. ..2.'E
ro,.cco .S293,5s6 SO
1,ss tEnus .,..... 1924 10
Slar SsIi .....,. $40 90
ioar.as 49, - '''''.'' ...,.. 697 81
..St,s SslSeuseS'''' '........ 10 10
psts 80 " '...,.... 364 70
.S299.721 90
FLOUR INSPECTION.