W. M. B. Harrison to Commissioners for Virginia, January 29, 1864

No. 9. Richmond, January 29, 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: Te Richmond, January 27, 1864. Sir: In reviewing the schedules of prices for February and March, 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 months of February and March, unless in the interval it should be deemed necessary to modify them. The following prices are to be the maximum rates to be paid for the articles impressed, in all cities and usual places of sale, and when impressed on the farms or elsewhere, the same prices are to be paid. Since the passage and enforcement of the law imposing the tax in kind places additional burdens upon the farmers of delivering a tenth of their productions, we think it rather too onerous on those who pipauce the most to be required also to incur the heavy additional expense of delivering their surplus. 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. Article. Quality. Description. Quantity. Price. da) Wheateec2es<.c 5.20526 Prime yesess sec White orred.......... Per bushel of 60 pounds. 5. 00 2 VOIOUT ce cahicccah wiarcciciets Good! . 222555 Hin@ece sc teens Per barrel of 196 pounie: > 00 a do Superfinessssgaceec sae aes Oeecen st scmeseea ee 25. 00 ead Oca comssastosmereacle BoGco0 MWe ahisqacnpsdasetel Berase dO arenes teats took cc 28. 4 Corn Unsnelled . cece silence AON caciaim orale te OOo oe anem oeisieeiteis’s ue CSSA Rees Ansaaekeess 3.95 7 Cleaned oats………. ….. CIS cecan§ Hocorocto depoohaecenda Per bushel of 32 pounds. 2.50 8 Wheat bran ………. Good! Mica ster sess sattencts Meee se cbeee Per bushel of 17 pounds. -50 9 Shorts ….. debestesoce sScc” WO) sleciecintaja erase oie ote = nee ieee cate Per bushel of 22 pounds. 70 10) Brow stuals <7 scestons ioia/aseeesel eee es Per pound………0..04. 1,25 Horses meoimein\nislewiewe nine First class…. Artillery, &¢ … – Average price per head.. 350. 00 IWO0lnc esc .cesecn sous Fair ormerino Washed …..-… – Per ound Spee eciaiienice 3.00 Bote OO occssennseercen sas–O0lsc-ense- UN WASHEd. 5-5 – 2.00 CAG see en a cae ee eens GLOOM t rams aan ent 4.00 B6AS ve eee e ses ne ocean eOOmc enna eee amet see a ceo 4.00 POtAtOeS see. -se se ==: right -ces\ecnn = 4,00 s=neeAO cscs toecn==nece Sweet …-.-.. 5. 00 Onjonae cece sine nea tae COm ies Sala eels cate noc aerate 5. 00 poncho dried… 222. Peeled…. 8.00 RBERA AOE SeRBRSaHRSHeAS Unpeeled 4,50 ae dried… Peeled 2.5.2. -.~-= 3. 00 Hay, baled…- Timothy or clover …. Per 100 pounds!.<---252- 3.50 sea AO hater at Orchard.or herd grass: 52..

W. M. B. HARRISON,