The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-08-15
COMMERCIAL.
Evansville Market.
JOURNAL OFFICE

Wednesday Evening, Aug. Is.
TIE RIVER has continued to rise slowly since
the storm ofSaturday. Telegraph reports rise
at Pittsburgh.
The WEATHER has been warm during the past
week--the thermometer ranging from IS to 1909
ON Friday it rose TO 100 Yesterday morning
and yesterday was, however. more cool and pleas
ant.
BUSINESS generally has been dull the past week
but little improvement was perceplible over
that of some two weeks previous.
Sugar and Molasses continue in good demand
from country trade at full prices. There is
moderate business doing in Flour, although the
article continues scarce.
Day GooDs-Fair stocks on hand The bu-
siness of the week was comparatively Light
Prices remain unchanged. We renew the
figures of last week. Brown sheetings 81 in. 81 "a
SIC; beached shirtings 7al2ic; brown drills 7Ia9c;
bleached do sal0c osnaburgs Gall; ticlings GA
l5a; blac and orange prints, 9alO4c; blue and
white 10 saa9c; fancy do 5aI2sc; alpaca lustres
25a5Oci ginghams 12a20c; silk warp lustres 5Oa
15c; prited lawns Hale; Kentucky jeans 25a37c
plain liiseys l2alSc; plaid do 19a2l; satinetts
i5a10s fllnpels 1Sa33c.
CoFFEEThere has been steady demand in
the market duriag the week and prices fully
maintaine.-the stock is exceedingly light and
the article annot be imported here from Southern
markets and sold at the present rates-regular
Iobbing rates for fair to prime, I0s to IL.
SrGAR-Sales fair, Fair 81, prime a nd choice T.
MoLAssEs-Sales plantation in retail lots at
81 to 35c, sugar house unchanged, 37lal2c.
MAcKEREL-Prices and demand unchanged.
Stock fair with sales of No. I, al Sli per Dbl;
No. 2 $40 50aS1lO0; No. 3, 50 OOaS9. so.
TEA-Prices firm. We quote Y. II. at 45aGOc;
imperial 45aI0c, b. the chest
B.coN-Clear sides-none in markct-wouId
readily command SIC.
FLoUR-Market moderate. New selling by
the dray load from mills al So 90; siGgle barrel
SIS %.
PnoDucE-Market inactive. Low stage OF the
river preventing shipments TO any extent Corn
so to 55c. New Oats have commenced coming
in-seneraly ofpoor quality and all held at %.
Hay, fair quantity in market al So 90 per ton.
MEAL-Scarce and would readily command
wnEsr-Rees;prs light; mills offering so cts
for new.
wmsKY-No change. N. Harmony 23a2f.
sale of 20 bbls N. Harmony at pc cash. We
quote Cincinnati at CSC.
BRANDIEs-In good demand. Prices of Dupuy
& Co.'s otard 81 6O$3 90 per gal; Leger Freres
So 50aS5 90; Hennussy. 50 5OaSf 90, Pele-
voisin 81 75aS2 90; all Seignette 81 75aS2 %:
J. J. Dupuy 81 10aS2 90; American 33a40c.
WISrs-Supply and demand fair. We quote
Malera at 81 25aS3 90 per gal; Sherry 81 GOA
So 90; Lisbon 75aSl co. Madeira 75aSI 25c;
Claret in boxes 50 75aS3 % per doz; white, in
bbls SI2aSli; Malaga 40a50c Der gal.
GrSs-swan 81 25aI so ger gal Pine Apple
81 25ai so; American 35a50c.
OLs . PAINrs-Linseed oil-the market for
I.inseed oil continues heavy AMI prices have
reee,led ma,eriaiy-95c to clio. LAID oil SOC.
White lead S2a2 20. Sale OF - bbls Tanners
oil at SiS co.
WHITE LIME-Scarce Retailing at rs from
store.
CsSDLEs-Sales mouh 81 lie; Star at BIC.
CHEEsE-The receipts have been very mode
rate and that arriving in good order meets with
ready sale al &C.
RlcE-Markerirm with small sales. Prime
selling at 81 toe.
L'HD-A god article selling at 6 to Gle
brTTER-Sarce and in demand al SaIOc
iAL-ow BEEswAx-We quote talow al ca !
oeeswax al Sa20c per lb.
IUNSr BAGs-Sales 80 bales at q months. !
IRON, Nails &C.-Prices firm. Common bar
a. &c; do. extra size 3sa5s. Prices for nails firm.
fisures for Pittsburgh are "a 90 per keg, assort-
-, 80, ",haN'iua and Boston nails selling at
~ri 'o' we note sale of tons Castings SIS;
no''oco'-Fa'r stock Sales 25 boxes5 lump
ina'ana al i'c; common ID lump selling at lOa
lie lb per box.
Con FIsnWe hear of light sales At iailc !. |
per drum.
SToNEwAnE-In fair demand at &c from not.
tcrics.