The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-08-08
CON MEkUIAL.
Evansville Market.
JouRNM. OrricE

Evansville Market.
JoURNN. OFFicE
"Wednesday Evening, Aug. ..
WEsrHER during the past week has been ex-
&-aoi, the thermometer ranging 80 TO 10
degrees in the shade about noon each day.
s. Sickness has almost disappeared from among
as Business of every description has been ex-
tremely dull and there has in a mercantile point
OF view but very itIe of interest TRANSFERRED dur
ing the week. The receipts OF -four have de-
creased very mu,h. Prices remain about The
same. In consequence Of The exaggerated re-
ports of sickness among us, the receipts OF wheat
have almost entirely ceased. Our Mills are
without grain. Coffee, Sugar and Molasses are
unchanged, and holders very firm in consequence
of comparatively light stocks, and expectation OF
a fair fall trade.
! FaEIGmrs--The low stage of water has caused
freights to advance materially. We quote 10 n.
Orleans flour 75c, pork 81 Lard 81, seg 20, ba-
con and pound freighls 80, tobacco per hhI S5a
5 80.
Day GooDs-Fair stocks on hand. The bu-
siness of the week was compa. alively Light
Prices remain unchanged. We renew the
&C. bIeached shirtings 7al2ac; brown drills 1s9c;
bleached do salOc; osnaburgs 9ai1; ticSings 9ia
Isl; blue and orange prints, 9alO4c; blue ahd
white do Sia9c; fancy do 5ai24c; alpaca lustres
25a5Oc; ginghams l2a20c; silk warp lustres 5oa
&c; printed lawns Halo; Kentucky jeans 25a37c;
plain linseys l2alSc; plaid do l9a2l; satinetis
45a7O; hannels lSa33c.
CorrEg-The demand for and the feeling in
this article has been decidedly better during the
week. and holders have been obtaining slight
advance, on a strictly prime article III ii sc.
SuGia-Sales fair, Fair 81, prime and choice 4.
MoLassEs-Sales plantation in retail lots at
"a to 35c, sugar house un' hanged, 31iai2c-
M.cxgREL-Prices and demand unchanged.
Stock fair. with sales OF No. I, al Sli per Dbl;
No.2 $40, 50aSII 90, Nos, 80 00aS9,50
TsA-Prices firm. We quote Y. II. at i5a6oc;
imperial l5a7Oc BIZ the chest.
B,cox- Siles Hams al Il TO &c. We note sales
Of hog round in tasks at Hail. Transactions
small
PloUR-Scarcc and in demand Sales 40 bbls
~ evcral lots al So 90. Single bar
PaopucE-Market inactive. Low stage of the
fiver preventing shipments to any extent Corn
5oio Soc Oarsi0c. Hay, fair quantity in
market al - 90 per ton.
Mgar.-Scarce and would readily command
Coo per bushel.
wHEAr-Receipts light mills offering 80 cts
ior new.
WmiskY-Sacso of n. Harmony at 2ai. We
quote Cincinnati al &c.
BRsyDrEs-In gooI demand. Prices of Dupuy
& Co.'S otard s.. G0S3 90 per gal; Logger Frcres
So 50aS5 90; Hennns>y - 50aSl 90, Pciie-
voisin 81 75aSs2 O0; all Seignetic 81 5ja52 %;
J. j. Dupuy 81 1OaS2 40; American 33aloc.
WIxEs-Supply and demand lair. We quote
Malera al 81 25aSs o0 per gal; Sherry 81 GOA
SO on; Lisbon 15aSl 40; Madeira 1881 25c;
Clarel in loxcs - 7jsSa 90 per dOz; white, in
\ bbls Sl2a5ii; Malaga iO;t5Gc per gal.
G,xs- Swan IL 25aI 20 ger gal; Pine Apple
81 25al 80, American 35~jGc.
OiLs PA,NTs-Linseed oil--ihc market for
Linseed oil continues heavy aud prices have
receded maierially-95c 10 5Ilo. LAID oil soc
White lead S2a2 20. Sale oil 10 lbls Tanners
oil al SIS co.
WHITE LiMr-Scarce Retailing q, IS from
store.
CANDLEs-Sales mould at lie; Star at PIC.
CneEsE-Salcs 80 boxes at Gaze.
RIcE-Markel firm with small sales. Prime
selling at 81 10 &c.
L,RD-A good article selling al to &c.
- BUTTER-Scarce and in demand AT saIUc.
TAL-ow BEESwAx-W We quote tallow at G.
teeswax al lSa20c per III.
GUNNY BAGs-Sales 80 bales al q months
IRoN, NAILS &C.-Prices firm Common bal
at Sc; do. extra size 3sa5i. Prices for nails firm
Figures for Pittsburgh are 81 Copper keg, assert
ed sizes; Wheeling and Boston nails selling a
$ia4 so. We note sale of 5 tons castings $55
ToBAcco.-Fair stock. Sales % boxes lum]
Indiana at I5c; common Id lump selling at 10
l2c ID per box.
Con FIsH-We hear oflight sales at ia4ic |
per drum.
SToNEwaRE-In fair demand Al &c from pot
terics.
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