Richmond Markets, Feb. 13, 1862.
The irregular course of trade renders it difficult, in some instances, to make accurate quotations.
There has been no change in flour or wheat since our last report.--Corn shows a slight advance.
A rumor, founded on fact, was started the other day, that Government had ordered the seizure of all the corn held for distillation, and the consequence was a panic in the whiskey market, under the influence of which the prices of this article suddenly advanced.
Although the order has been revoked, owing to some supposed illegality, prices continue high, and we give the approximate quotations below.
The animation heretofore noticed in the tobacco market continues, though we have no change to report in prices.
Cats are advancing, and in demand.
The sugar market is excited in consequence of apprehended interruptions of transportation in
Tennessee; and under a speculative inquiry prices have an advancing tendency.
- Apples — Very high and scarce; we quote Pippins $10a12 per bbl.; other kinds, $8a10.
- Bacon — Stock light and firm at 23 to 25 for hog round; Hams, 23a25 cents per lb.
- Butter — Common, 30a33; fair to good, 33 to 37; choice, 42 cents.
- Bread — Navy, 4 cents; Pilot, 5 cents; Butter and Soda, 8 cents per lb.
- Cement — James River, $2 50a3.00 per bbl.
- coffee-- Rio, 75 cents per lb.; supply nearly exhausted.
- Candles — Adamantine, 75a80 cents; Tallow, 22a26 cents.
- cotton--9½a10 cents per lb.
- cotton Yarns--None.
Candlewick, 50 cents per lb.
- corn — We continue to quote 85 cents per bushel.
- corn Meal--$1a1.05 per bushel.
- Cheese — The limited lots of Country Dairy 35 cents per lb.
- Dried Fruit--Peaches, unpeeled, $3.00 to 3.50; Pealed, $6.00a6.50; Apples, $2.00 per bushel.
- Forage — Timothy, $1.75a$2; Clover, $1.60 a$1.75; Sheaf Cats, $1.50a$1.75; Shucks, $1a $1.25 per cwt.
- Fertilizers — James River Manipulation guano, $60 per ton; stock small and rapidly reducing.
Mexican guano, $25; Sombrero, $35; Bone Ash, $40. Stocks exceedingly light.
- Feathers — Quiet, at 37½ cents per lb.
- Flaxseed — Nominal; $1.50.
- flour — We quote Superfine at $6.75a $7; Extra $7.25a$7.50; Family $8a$8.50; all by the dray load.
- Hides — Green, 6 cents; salted, 9½cents; dry, 12a15 cents.
- iron--English refined and American, but a small supply, which is sold in limited quantities at 8 cents per lb.; Swedes, none in market.
- Liquors — Common (20 per cent) whiskey $1.50 per gallon; W. Wallace's Mountain Dew $3.50; New Proof Whiskey $2; old malted (Stearns & Co.) $3.50; Apple Brandy (new) $2.50.
- Lard — 21a23 cents.
- Leather — Sole, 65a75 cts.; per lb.; Upper 85 cents to $1 per lb.; Harness 70a75 cents; Rough Skirting 55a65 cts.; Calf Skins $48a55 per dozen.
Stock of all kinds very light.
- Lime — Mountain unslacked, $1.75 to $2.25 per bbl.; according to quantity.
- Molasses — New Orleans, 90a95 cents; golden syrups (Richmond) 85 cents.
- Nails — Old Dominion, 10a11 cents.
- Offal (mill)--Bran, 20 cents; shorts, 25 cents. Brownstuffs, 30 cents; shipstuffs, 70 cents.
- Oil — Tanners', $1.12a1.50; machine, $1.50 a$2 per gallon.
- Cats — We quote 85 cents per bushel, and scarce.
- Rye — 90a$1.10 per bushel.
- Sugars — Brown, 14a15 cents per lb.; coffee, 15½a19 cents; crushed, 23 to 25 cts.
- salt — Sales by the sack at $25 for ground alum; fine, $37. 50a$40 per sack.
- Seeds — There are no stocks of clover or timothy.
- Soda — Best English, 35a40 cents per lb.
- tobacco.--Sales of the week show that there it brisk demand in the market, and a decided improvement in prices.
We quote Lugs at $3.75 to $4.50; Leaf $5.75 to $10. No prime offering.
All now sold is old Tobacco.
- Tallow — 15a15½ cents per lb.
- wheat — We quote red $1.25a$1.30; white $1.30 a 1.35.
- Wool.--Mark firm, and arrivals light 90 a 95 cents per pound.
Cattle market.
Cattle — The sales at the scales the past week amount to 332 head — prices ranging from $4.25 to $6.50 gross.
Good quality in demand at better price.
Supply rather light.
Sheep — Supply light.
Extra quality, $8 to $9 gross.
Hogs — In demand at $13.50 to $14 net.
Money matters.
Gold — We quote buying and selling extremes at 23 to 28 cents premium, and silver 15 to 20
Bank notes — Nearly all Southern Bank notes are taken on deposit by our
Banks.--We note the following as rejected for the want of arrangement to make them current at Bank:
Georgia--City Bank,
Augusta; Mechanics' Bank, do; Bank of
Augusta; Augusta Insurance and Banking Company; all 1 percent. discount; and Bank of the
Empire State,
Rome, Ga., and Northwestern Bank,
Ringgold, Ga., 2 per cent. discount.
North Carolina--Bank of
Lexington; Bank of
Clarendon; Bank of Commerce,
Newbern; Bank of
Fayetteville, and Bank of
Washington, all 1 per cent. discount.
The notes of the
Wheeling Banks, Bank of Berkeley, and Bank of Philippi, are taken by Brokers at par. Bank of
Fairmont 10 per cent. discount.
