The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-03
COMMERCIAL.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.

OFFERINGS REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT White, 2,0s4 bushels: Of which 400
bushels were re-exhiblted. Red, 5.072 bushels.
. CoRN.-1Vhite, TIA bushels. Aired 600 BUSH
OATs.-1.5a4 bushels.
PorAToEs-25 bushels.
BLACKEYED PEAS.-2O bushels.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
.WHEA1.-IF White, 24s bushels at S135: ls6
bushels at 1882. 200 bushels prime at lao: 70
bushels good at 81 .35-lotal, 704 bushels. Red.
46 bushels common Lancaster at $l.3o; 80 BUSH
els comTon Lancaster at S1.25: 80 bushels very
good Lancaster at 'Sl.40; 100 bushels Lancaster
at 81 81; IS bushels GOO d Lancaster at S1.37;
bushels prime Lancss TER at $40: ~ bushels mixed
at $3.50; 21o bushels mixed on private terms:
si.s5; ss6 bushels mixed at It's $40; Sc bushels
Fullz at 1892: 20 bushels Fuliz at $3.50: 16
bushels Fuitz at 1927; 1os bushels Fultz at 1927
very good Fulz at 81 80: 80 bushels fair Futz ut
81 20: ~ bushels very good fullz at LAO; LOO
sIso s. bushels Fnz at $is6 2s i BUSHES su Fnz
at 1927; 80 bushels very good Fultz at sl.33;
100 bushels Fultz on private terms; 81 bushels
Fultz ut 81 .22-total. IA III bushels
CORN White. 45o bushels very good at G3c.
Mired. lS bushels very good at Co.,; 272 bushels
prime 1T 64e.-tota. 800 bushels.
OATS.-132 bushels very good spring 1T 45c.: 2l2
bushels spring ON private tcrmstotai, 3i4 bu heels.
PoTAToEs.-26 bushels ut soc.
REMARKS.
The following comparative statement of the offer
ings on Change in October, 1878, and October,
1879, will prove interesting to those engaged in
buying aad selling grain:
OCTOBER, lS7S.-Wheat, white, 1854 bushels
rcd. 74,496 bushels. Corn, white, $1,000 bushels.
yellow, l,4O4 bushels; mixed, $50 bushels. Oats
1920 bushels. Rye, l52 bushels. Meal. 966
bushels. Peas, ~ bushelr Beans ! bushels. Po-
els. Flaxseed, 90 bushels. Corn on the cob, 40
bushels. Barley, 1S bushels.
OCTOBER, lS79.-Wueat, white, 1904 BUSH
els: red, l14,54S bushels. Corn. white, S.490
bushels yellow. 40 bushels: mixed, 2,722 BUSH
els Outs, 6,676 bushels. Rye. 2S4 bushels. Meal,
$50 bushels. Peas, 60 bushels. Orchard-grass
seed, 5 bushels. Fla1seed, 4 bushels Corn on the
cob, l56 bushels. Barley, 80 bushels. -Four, 239
barrels.
The offerings on Change on the 1st of November
1878, were 2,412 bushels of wheat, 18Th bushels
Of corn, $50 bushels OF oats, SO bushels Of meal,
aud 10 bushels beans; and sales were on that day
Wheat, white, 40s bushels, from 81 TO S1.O2-he
latter for very good Lancaster; prime FuZ, 81 .04
Corn, white, 752 bushels, from 40 to 54c.-the lat
ter for old: yellow, So bushels at 46c.
The offerings on Change for the quarter ending
September 80, 1878, and the quarter ending Sep
TENDER 80, 1879, were as follows
1S7S.-WheaL, white. 36.495 bushels; red, 474,-
2S5 bushels. Corn, white, 40,78S bushels mixed,
1872 Bushels. Oats, 1880 bushels. Rye, 542
bushels. Meal, 100 bushels. Peas, so bushels.
Barley, 70 bushels. Corn-bran, 10 TONS Corn,
yellow, 1925 bushels. Hay, 81 bales. Shucks, 81
bales. Orchsrd-grass seed, 100 bushels. Potatoes,
1873 bushels.
1s79.-Wheat, white, 36.s62 bushels; red, 500,-
TIA bushels. Corn. white, 1882 bushels; yellow,
1870 bushels; mixed, 30,992 bushels Oats, A.
l46 bushels. Rye. 94S bushels. Meal, 2, so BUSH
els. Peas, 800 bushels. Buckwhcat, 10 bushels.
Mill oifa tons. Orchard-grass seed, Ga bushels.
Middngs, 112 bushels.