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Prices Tumbling.

--The fall in prices caused by the currency bill is beginning to show very plainly. In Lynchburg, Va., on Saturday, a beautiful article of coffee sugar, sold in 100 pound parcels at $7.50. In Petersburg, Va., Friday, cotton shirting, sold at $5.50 per yard and osnaburgs, at $3.85 @ $4.25.--In Augusta Ga., in the public market, pork is selling at $1.50 @ $2 per pound, and beef at $1.40 @. Corn meal is quoted at $13 @ 15 per bushel.

The Daily Dispatch: March 16, 1864. Richmond Dispatch. 2 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. March 16, 1864. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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