Financial and Commercial.
Tuesday, April 21, 1863.
Specie and Notes. --The market is quiet, with occasional sales of gold by the brokers at $4.75@5 prem.
The buying rates are about 39 @59 below these figures.
Bank notes are still quotable at 75@80 per ct. Treasury notes, of the old issue, were freely offered to-day at 1 per cent, premium, but most of the brokers declined to buy. The privilege of exchanging these notes for 8 per cent. bonds ceases tomorrow, (Wednesday, 22d.)
Bonds and Stocks.--Confederate 8 per cents, issued in exchange for Treasury notes, under the recent act of Congress, are selling are quotable at 109@111 for long dates.
The last auction sale of coupon bonds, of the 15 M loan, was at 177 and We quote Va 6's at 112; N. Carolina do (old) at 178; Va and Tenn. R. R, 2d mort, at 120; R. F. and P. R. R. stock, 105; R. and D. R. R. do, 120; R. and Y. R. R. do, 48; Va. Fire and Mar. Ins Co. 48½, Merchants' Insurance Company, 84; Old Dominion Insurance Company, 41@42; Exchange Bank, 121; Bank of the Commonwealth, 123; Bank of Richmond, 103; Bank of Va, 87; Traders' Bank, 128; Farmers' Bank, 122, James River and Kanawha Co; 19.
Produce, &c.--Bacon has further declined, and we now quote $1.25@1.30 for hog-round.
Butter, $2.25@3 per lb. Beans in demand at $20 per bushel.
Corn is lower; we quote at $6@6.50 per bushel.
Corn Meal, $7@9 per bushel — the latter figure for a limited quantity.
Candles, $3.50@3.75 per lb. Fruit — Dried Apples, $10@12; Dried Peaches, $15@18 per bushel, Flour — Superfine, $31@32; Extra, $34; Family, $36. Hay is in very small supply; sales at $15 per cwt. Bard, $1.65@1.70 per lb. Potatoes--Irish, $8@10; Sweet, $10@11 per bushel.
Rice, 25@33 per lb.--Wheat, $6.50@7 per bush.
Groceries.--Sugars have a declining tendency; we quote Brown at $1.15@1.25.
Molasses $9@10 per gallon.
Coffee, $1@1.50.--Salt, 45 per lb. Whiskey, $28@35. Apple Brandy, $24@25; French Brandy, $35 per gallon.
Tobacco.--Within a few days past, common Leaf has been a shade higher — say from 50 to $1; but in other qualities there is no change.
We quote as follows: Inferior huge, $15@25; good do., $16@20; Common Leaf, $23@26; good do., $27@40; Fine, $45@55, line Manufacturing, $50@75.
The market for Manufactured Tobacco continues very dull. 