Unknown, April 6, 1864

No. 41. Richmond, April 6, 1864.

I. The following schedules of prices for articles named therein, adopted by commissioners appointed pursuant to law, for the State of Virginia, are announced for the information of all concerned; and the special attention of officers and agents of the Government is directed thereto:

RiIcHMOND, March 31, 1864.

Sir: In reviewing the schedules of prices for April we invited the co-operation and aid of Mr. William B. Harrison, and it is just to add that the schedules received the unanimous approval of the commissioners.

We respectfully offer the accompanying schedules, A and B, with the understanding that the prices are to remain for ‘the month of April, unless in the interval it should be deemed necessary to modify them.

The SONORA prices are to be the maximum rates to be paid for the articles impressed, in all cities and in usual places of sale, and when impressed on the farms or elsewhere the same prices are to be paid.

Under existing circumstances we have deemed it not only just, but most likely to favor increased production, that producers in future should not be required to transport their surplus productions when impressed, but that the agents of the Government should employ or impress the neighborhood or county wagons and teams to haul all such articles, and so divide the work between the owners of wagons and teams as to be least prejudicial to those successfully engaged in agriculture.

Articles. Quality. Description. Quantity. Price. DU WW DOAtsacuicanpiseis eleniainr Prime.vsvcins White or red ……. Per bushel of 60 pounds. $5.00 POUL se ecnenoesemaewe aes Good) sassenees Lp @n codsencaninnooc: Per barrel of 196 pounds. 22.00 Sane CO yenws coceseseicne stew eiseoOOsterbe cn PUPCLUNE)- accn cacicete een-00 seas deqeieniacias cial!) 20.00 L woiete OG eacceer caer cca nen versa OOisenies ec! Extra Superfine ssc. pease Ont CeGipeesti gts 26. 50 naond GUS BoRAEOBeee es be coactiane CD oamnbocd Wirth, ckcssenpcganrc pebecl Oaercosncapepacepace 4as(hy) BRC ONIN sae lateteinciatcteieielalei= == Prim6)<...-- habits or yellow.... Per busied of 56 pounds. 4.00 4] Unshelled corn ...-..--. ..-.- Oiseanapms lessee OO lncmeecacicass es) tiene (Onc eer anne manttee =a 3.95 5 Corn-meal ...-.-.--.---. GQO0d a asc ccann eewencasece=acnarescen Per een of 50 pounds. 4. 20 GRY Greeeweenecseaeear eet PPiM©) cnc 2iciss -newine vesancicncesic snc Per bushel of 56 pounds. 3.

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Articles. Quality. Description. Quantity. Price. 30 Sheaf oats, baled ….-.. GOOE Jo.seesoull eee bree ees ns canines yes Per 100 pounds . $4. 40 31 Sheaf oats, unbaled….. ….. QO oists -aisinis eaiesinitae eaten nie «seine ie ins d ne 3. 50 32 Blade fodder, baled …-. ….- CS BABS ead Epscoceesgssnsaocno sl bao 3.90 33 Blade fodder, unbaled .. ….- (Py Soe A on Se Se Od a ie a eee eee 3.00 34 Shucks, baled ……….j..00. AOiseececes pees ccrasseeneeseessen seaee 2. 60 85 Shucks, unbaled..-….-. …-.- CD eacoscod brancnnccsaneceeronensa eas2 1.70 36 Wheat straw, baled ..-. ….. CONES COREE Snicccude COO ECR P ECA ioe 2.20 37 Wheat straw, unbaled.. ….. Ge cacaeee lea setcscosccesccaacaos asian do 1.30 38 Pasturage …..—-..+– -.-.- dole secs s-Interior /:2:2.–<<-. Per head per month..... 3.00

Onl Baer! Gy pdsaccarsansescoace First rate….. ….. GN ee aseeema pencil baosd GA a tS Se csc 5.00 WN aes doyesosss sess cmernes (Goodtwesess=. Near cities….-…2-]..2.. 0 ONS SOL OCP oon Ceo 5. 00 74 eee GN eB anesonsanocecnce Superior ..-.– ..-.- (i ee aceececose rAd UDR PSS SBS SOS 55 a5 6. 00 Soi ero Oe ater cesna stance First rate…..].-..- MO earns com cecisiccl sctsem O/csesteelscecsee cere 7.00 AL Salt@eesessacos asses sees (Goodisacosan- aceeae eee eeaoe oe eae Per bushel of 50 pounds. 5.00 454 (SOP acces deste as acetcowielctetese CD Boots Aer bocAre Rn aneabe Sees Por pound. ss sepsass ees 1.00 4G (Cand lebanese cceies nee aase a4 stele CG edsbaces allow. Wesisse ce vis se eeses Otaconteinse coneeoees 3.00 Aa VATOS Aten eetdetas cle ste slate ieeisioe G recoopece Cider 5.2 2cscaaeeeee Per gallons. -eeeecee es 2.00 AS WIS Kayne ce cstaln=(nera telat (ier oaeg Tradespeccetee eases once Oleeeaeasinate seats 10. 00 AOue Sa @aretcmsceic setse~ cnie== clelsie 1 Moises

val Army, woolen cloth, 6-4 ….. Ci Cr eee ae 20 ounces per yard.. Per yard ………….–. 10. 00 ard.

a Pro rata as to greater or less width or weight. b On the above enumerated cotton cloths, pro rata as to greater or less width or weight.

In assessing the average value of first-class artillery and wagon horses and mules at $500, we designed that the term should be accepted and acted upon according to its obvious common-sense import. In other words, that they should be selected and then impressed accordingly as their working qualities and adaptation to army service, together with their intrinsic value, would warrant a judicious purchaser in considering them as coming within the contemplation of the commissioners when they assessed the average value of such horses as the Government needed at $500. But cases might arise, however, when the public exigencies would be so urgent as to demand that all horses at hand should be

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impressed. Yet under ordinary circumstances, when family or extra-blooded horses or brood mares of admitted high value are impressed, we

respectfully