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THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



Guano — We quote $50 from wharf, $50 50 delivered, 

 for Peruvian, Mexican Guano $30a$35. 



Gunpowder— Dupont's and Hazard's Sporting, P, PF, 

 and PPF, $4£, Blasting, $ 2,75a$3 per keg. 



Hoop Poles — We quote at $7a$fl per thousand. 



Hides— Slaughtered 6} cents per lb., green weight; calf 

 skins, green, $1. No Spanish Hides in market. 



Hay— Sales from store $1 25. 



Iron and Nails — Pig Iron, no sales since 1st January, 

 and prices nominal, $32a$40 per ton, Swedes $107 50 per 

 ton, English refined and Tredegar $95, Common English 

 $80, American country $85. Cut Nails 4fc, cash, 5c. 

 time. 



Liquors — Brandy, Otard, Dupuy & Co. $3a5 per gal.; 

 A. Seignette, $2 25a$4; Sazerac, $3 25a$4 50; Hennessey, 

 $3 95a$5; Peach, scarce at $la$l 25; Virginia Apple, 60c. 

 a85c; do. old, 75c.a$l 50; Northern do, 55a75c; Imitation, 

 45a47|c. Rum, New England, 48c. Gin, Holland, $la 

 $1 50; American 45 cts. 



Lead — Pig 6^6? c, cash and time. 



Lard— Prime Lard, inbbls. lOalOic, in kegs, Halite, 

 in pails, 13c. 



Leather — Good stamp 20a22c, per lb., damaged 18c, 

 poor 15a 17c, upper leather $1 50a$3, as in size, weight 

 and quality, the latter price only for superior heavy sides. 

 Skirting and harness Leather is more plenty with less 

 demand. We quote 20 to 29c, as extremes, principally 

 sales 22a26c. 



Lime — $1 25 in fstore, $1 12i from vessel, none in first 

 hands. 



Molasses— New Orleans 26a28c. per gallon. No 

 Cuba and Porto Rico received yet. 



Oats — Stock very light — sales at 65cts. per bush. 



Offal — Bran, 20c per bushel; shorts, 30c; brown stuff, 

 40c; shipstuff, 75c. 



Potatoes — Stock on hand much diminished, and we 

 quote $1 75 per bushel. 



Plaster — Lump sells at $4 75a$5 on the wharf, ground 

 $9 per ton, calcined $1 75 per bbl. 



Rye — $1 15 per bushel. 



Rice — New 5a5| cts. per pound. 



Salt — Liverpool fine $1 00 per sack from wharf. 



Sugars — Fair to strictly prime New Orleans 5a6| cts., 

 Porto Rico 5a6, Coffee Sugar 6ia7f , refined loaf 9ia9£, 

 crushed and powdered 8£a9c. 



Shot — 7a7£ cts. per lb. 



Teas — Imperial and Gunpowder 55c.a$l 20. 



Tobacco — We quote Lugs at $4 75a5 25 for inferior, 

 good and fine $5 75a6 25. Common Leaf $7 50a8. 

 Common 8 50a9. Good $9 50all 50. 



Wheat — Prime red $2 15, do white $2. Good quali- 

 ties 5 cts. less, 5 cts. per bushel advance on these quota- 

 tions on time. 



Whiskey — Richmond rectified 35a36 cts. Cincinnati 

 40c, 4 mos., nominal, none now in market. 



Wines— Port, Burgundy $la$2 50 per gallon; Port 

 Juice, $2 50a$4; Madeira, Sicily 45ca$l 75; Old Madeira, 

 $2 50a$4; Sherry, Permartin, Duff Gordon and Amontilado, 

 $2a$4 50. 



Wood— Oak $3 50 per cord, $2a2 25 for Pine, retail 

 $4 50a5 for Oak, $3a3 25 for Pine. 



Wool — Nominal holders generally above the views of 

 buyers. 



CATTLE, HOGS AND SHEEP. 



Beef— 84 50, 5a5 50 per cwt. gross, which is$9al0 and 

 $11 net. It is understood that there are English agents 

 purchasing Beef in Virginia for packing for the army now 

 invading Russia. 



Hogs— $7 per huudred, supply moderate. 



Sheep— Mutton sells for $3a7 a piece far ordinary and 

 superior Sheep. 



Stocks — Va. 6 per cents, (34 years) no sales; Va. 6 

 per cents (25 years) $98; State Coupons $97; Bonds 

 guaranteed by the State, $95 ; Richmond City Bonds, (34 

 years) $97; Va. Bank stock 73; Farmer's Bank stock 103; 

 Exchange Bank stock $104; Richmond, Fredericksburg 

 and Potomac Railroad stock, 95 dol.; Va. Central Rail 

 Road stock 37h dol.; Richmond and Petersburg Rail Road 

 stock 45 dol.; Richmond and Danville Rail Road stock, 

 50 dol.; James River and Kanvwba s-tock 13 dol. 



PAYMENTS TO THE SOUTHERN PLANTER, 



To the 2Uh of March, 1855. 



All persons who have made payments early enough to 

 be entered, and whose names do not appear in the following 

 receipt list, are requested to give immediate notice of the 

 omission, in order that the correction may be made in the 

 next issue: 



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A. Y. Kiter to January 1856 2 

 Col. J. H. Ferich to September 1855 1 

 T. T. Totty to January 1856 1 

 J. Overby to November 1855 1 



A. Moseley to January 1856 1 

 W. Dupin to January 1856 1 

 Rev. S. G. Price to January 1856 1 



G. S. Harper to January 1856 1 

 J. Elam to January 1856 1 



H. W. Fowlkes to July 1855 1 

 Jno. Henley to July 1856 1 

 R. W. Anderson to March 1856 2 

 R. B. Hendrick to January 1856 1 

 N. P. Fitchett to January 1856 2 

 Capt. T. Hardin to January 1856 1 00 



B. B. Keesee to January 1856 

 W. Parsons to January 1856 

 J. Robinson to January 1856 

 D. W. Waller to January 1856 

 Col. G. Baylor to July 1855 

 W. S. Payne to January 1856 

 R. H. Turner to January 1856 



B. F. Manley to January 1856 

 S. H. Ginter to January 1856 

 J. W. Barker to January 1856 



C. Meriwether to January 1855 

 C. F. Morton to January 1856 

 J. Wingfield to January 1856 

 J. F. Wingfield to January 1856 



A. Aldridge to January 1856 

 Dr. P. Goodwyn to January 1856 

 Maj. J. R Disoway to January 1856 

 Dr. B. F. Eppes to January 1856 

 Maj. T. J. Eppes to January 1856 



B. R. Smith to January 1856 

 B. W. Bass to January 1856 

 W. A. Wright to January 1856 

 Coles H. T. Garnett to January 1856 

 S. Tunstall to January 1856 

 W. M. Kebliuger to October 1855 

 J. S. Field to January 1856 

 R. H. Harwood to January 1856 

 T. H. Walthall to January 1856 

 Capt. W. H. Goodwyn balance 

 T. Walker to January 1856 

 Col. C. Cocke to September 1855 

 H. T. Kidd to January 1856 

 M. Wade to January 1856 

 Mrs. T. H. Hobson to September 1855 

 J. S. Barbour, jr., to March 1855 

 G. W. Whitfield to January 1856 

 Rev. D. Witt to January 1856 

 T. Clarks to January 1856 

 Y{. J. McGehee to January 1856 

 J. D. Walthall to January 1856 

 J. M. Johns to January 1856 1 00 

 J. W. Allen to January 1856 3 50 

 J. R. Holliday to January 1856 1 00 

 J. W. Moseby to January 1856 1 00 

 W. P. Tucker to January 1856 1 00 

 W. A. Wilkins to January 1856 1 00 

 W. Griffin to January 1856 1 00 

 W. C. Tucker to January 1856 1 00 



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