The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-11-14
Monetary and Commercial.

The extremely inclement weather-a heavy
rain falling from tho opening to the close Of Bank
hours-had depressing effect upon out door business
day before yesterday, aud as natural consequence
Third-street was quite dull for Saturday.
The demand for Money continued good, however
and at the Discount.honses the offerings Of Paper
were moro than equal to the capacity accommodate
The payments Of the day were not large, and the
checkings OF city depositors lighter than usual. Al
the close Of the week the supply Of Currency accord
was lessthan on the preceding Saturday.
The general usness of last week was hardly as ac
have been expected duriog the period Immediately
preceding the opening OF the pack ing season.
aistsrn " grew in better demand toward
quite steady yesterday at 44Oc. buying and u prem
selling occasionally sales have been made at $50
but only in cases where dealers have been short Of
good deal of New Orleans Paper-bank notes
was returned during tho week; one house sending Of
Of obtaining exchange on the Rast-a step some o.
the bankers deem unwise, a. they suppose when ar
to ss ~
Bank notes are however, in sufficient supply In the
city, and viii be coming in, doubtless, 10 meet al
the Indebtedness created in the South.
The demand for Flour on Saturday was limited. an(
almost entirely local, without change In price
Whisky was unatered, and the inquiry fair. In Hog
there were no transactions in consequence of the
were quiet, little doing in any article. Wheat wa,
grain ruled as they did on Friday.
The receipts Of Produce during the twenty -four
hours ending Saturday noon were as follows:
Flour, brls .;......"36lS Whisky: ...l "A:
Corn, bushels...."."5,3i3 Wheat bushels. .....7 C.l
Oats. Oats. 49,, .."."....4l63 dl63 Barley, "."..-..sl6
Hogs, heau'"....... s9S
Fridays New York Tribune says Of Thursdays
Money and Foreign Exchange market:
The Money market is without change The Banks
are not TO take thing but very short Paper
at less than the legal rates, Ii their receipts
which are large, should not bo absorbed. The busi-
ness having nearly passed. very little dry goods
Paper IL seen, and FIRST class bills maturing In NAV
are readily passed ct and under legal rates. At th
Discount houses the rates for
o46 per cent.
In Foreign Exchange the market Is quite inactive
and without change. Sterling Is l09S@ @llOx; Francs
6l6G5l34.
Photographic two's on the Bank Of New York, we'll
calculated to deceve have been put in circulation In
that city.
Parties have been arrested In New York for passing
counterfeit IS bills on the Citizens Bank Of wor.
cester, Mass.
The New York Independent Of last week thus 70.
fers tn the Dry Goods market in that city.
Trade at first hands Is over for the season. but cor
siderable activity still prevails with the principal
1obbera. Their sales however, are limited to the
unimportant Spring goods are arriving In market,
but few are sold. Woollen fabrics seem to be risnr
The advance In the pce OF tle material at home
and abroad Is very serious, and compels manuactu
Iers to insist on better prices Aspresent stocks work
goods can be bought at somewhat lower prices, AZ
there disposition to get clear Of this kind Of stock
ifpossibie.