The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-07-10
COMMERCIAL.

For the week ending July 9, 1851.
Rirr.-The river is at present very low, and
The large steamers have laid up. There is no
prospect OF a speedy rise. Freighls arc high.
Wedta0.-Clear and very warm, but excel.
lent for harvesting.
Basiness-The ri er being low and weather
hot, business is necessarily dull, as il will con.
'inue to be Till fall. We have bu, few changes
t. make in quotations:
Corn-25c, and no sales.
Waeat-Cily mills paying SOC. There b
good prospect Of the prices keeping up.
Butter and Eggs-Common from wagons u
tets; choice roll I2A 10 IA; retail sales a, I5c.
Eggs. abundant al g TO &c
Broom,-Rough handle Illinois Brooms 75c,
to 81. Good r4rned handles 1 Is to 1 &.
Shaker 2 IS r
Candles-Star are now selling at 23a24c; mord
for winl,r, 9a93; summer II oll1
Cocperage-Flour bbls 20a25c pork bbls so 10
65; slack hhas 81 to 10; light hhds 25
Cheese-1i 7tc; very abundant with good sales.
Coree-SeIiing in small way tOiaI0Ac.
City mills supeIfne So Is; family
-four 80 50.
Fish-Mackerel No. sf4. sales in small lots;
No. SI2, No. 3 SO SO; Colfsh 4aa4lc; Her.
ring 65ai vi Shad So; White FISH 80; Lake
Trout SO. "a a.
Ginseng-Demandg good at 30c. 9
Fsathes-ln &, Oh demand al 30c.
FWas-Rai>iBs are very plenty AND low, We
quote Z branl or cluster al 81 IS per box; Mr.
- W to ss2 Isl Figs white l5c Smyrna Figs iG3;
Dates So; Oranges and Lemons none; Dried
Apples continue in good request at 65c per bush.
Sales OF go bushels. Pecans abundant at I IS
to 81; S Almonds - to2ic.
G1nny Bags-New Gunnies are now offered
at 9AalOc; good second hand 7Aa8c.
Hay-Small sales OF prime timothy Si2 i soes
Hay commands Is so.
Iron. Mails d.c.-We continue The same quota.
tions. Common Bar 2&a3c; do extra size 3la5k
Prices for Nails firm Pittsburgh 50 s0a3 IS
per keg assorted sizes; Wheeling and Boston
al SO 75a$4U0'
Le0d and !Shot-No change 10 notice in the
market. Pig lead We quote 81 bar lead St; shot
81 50 per bag, Si7OO by the keg
IeatAer The market continues without change,
but with rather better demand. Good Hemlock
81. G Dig. d Is 20 lSc; upper $26 per doc.
Hhite Lime-Sales al SUc.
lots al ~ to 7uc.
Ifoiasscs--Small stock in market. No large
lot could be purchased a, our quotations. Com
mon IS. reboied SIZE.
Rsee-4s i5c.
Seeds Timothy SO 90. Clover seed. 81, and dull
Flax seed 81 IS.
Sat-kanawha 25c. Turks Island 30 70 Sic
Slone1cqre-The current rates rom the Pis,te--
ries &c for assorted, with tair demand.
16baec0-C.mmo brand SIS and pounds are
selling in lots at 10 10 2jc; Virginia 3Oa35c.
Taiioio d Bees1caI-Tallow continues IL be
quoted al &C. and Beeswax at 6a20. =
Venisos Scarce and in demand; sales from
wagon al &c.
Ssgay-Firm, and We quote fair at 6ia7c.
WAite Beans-The demand for Beans still con-
iinues good a, 81 35aI 81 per bushel Of 60 LIS.
WAisky- May now BE- quo'ed at i9c
Brandses-Dupuy g. Co 8 Otard 81 6oa5a per
gal.; Legor Frerers So 50aS5; Hennussy 50 ;
5Oas4, Pellevoisin 81 75aS2, all Seigneirte 81
i5aSa Is; j.. }. Dupay, 81 70aS2; American.
3sa4Oc.
B,aes-Supply and demand fair. As before
We q1,ar Maiera al 81 2saS3 per gal, Sherry
fiaSa Lisl.m .5a5i: Madeira 75asi IS, Clar.
It in Ioxc> 81 ass per doz; white in bbls Sia
.sIi; Malaga i0a50c per gal.
Gins Swan 81 25aSI 50 per gal; Pineappl
81 -:,aSI 81, American 35a5Oc-