, 1859-02-05
COMMERCIAL.
Commercial and Money Matters.

Commercial and Money Matters.
Fanny Evening. Feb.
&oNzr, EXCHANGE, ETc.-The financial ma.
sinner, Of the city has worked easily during the
day, giving us no chance to notice jars or breals
of any kind The accounts from the State Bsnk
Of Illinois, at Saswnee,ovn, are entirely sstis-
factory. Gov. Natteson has written letter to
the chairman of the Senate Committee. inviting
tho most searching investigation into all the olr
cums,ances connt tcted with the issue Ct these |
bonds on the counterfeit scrip. and of1ering.-f
the Bank Commissioners deem the bonds now in |
the hands Of the Auditor unsafe or uusst1s'acto-
ry-to deposit olher securities, 10 as to make Tue
bills Of tho bsnk good beyond contingency
The letter Of Gov. Maueson will be found In
another column.
There is no change whatever 10 notlce in quo"
tatious. discounts, IS uaual, 10 per cent Ihe
scarcity Of nrst class business paper Still eont'n
ues. Exchange 1H@l3c to customers; 70 out
eiders and On collections the rates afe nnnorm
at 11<o. Gold 111l@lkc. with very little de-
mand. Street rates nominal at lg2 per cent
mr. month. The banks ahsorb about IL the first
class paper that ofiers-
The n. Y. Timts, OF Wednesday, says:
The rise in the market for Money ia now we'll
established, and per cent. is the minimum LOT
loans 10 Brokers, and 5@6 and Gg7 per cent lof
6rst-ceasa paper. according 70 date ena tns gIo
fereuces ol the lender. We hesr Of sRles 4541o
days, At 5@5X per cent, and ACC months oills,
choice, q. 6 per cent. Some ot the banks are
iudisposed to lend on call under per cent ibe
supoiy Of means at the advanced quotations ls
liberal, aud the feeling iagenerl that the change
il rot inconsistent with the improved general
trade Of ths ci.y; ,ol: Exchange & on London o0Aa'
coynERc1A1-Ihc Wheat market was quite io-
active 10 day, with downward tendency. Both
buyers and sellers were generally dlsinellned to
opernte till tue Asia's news was tclcSErhed but
those w,o pressed parcels on the market, bad 10
submit TO u decline. About TO- 900 bush changed
hands at sl244@l.25 for No. Red 81. .os&Los3
for No. Rid SEC for Standard Spring. and Csc
for nejected. 4 parcel of 5,000 busl old No.2
Spring Chang. i 1lanls on private tcrns-undes-
stood TO be So. OGeEs for new No. Spring
were limited to 1dc but We heard Of no sales.
The Flonr,naskct continues inactive, with Linz
tied salcs at s4@5 for low grade to choice Spring
Extrn-
There was q more active demand for Corn to-
day, and sellers gained an advantage Of 34@1e
Sales Of shelIel we're made at C2@G34e per GO lbs
on track, and Ear q. sc. per 20 lls on track.
The IN arkct for Dressed Hogs advanced 109l5c
to-day, with sales at sG50@7 for Heavy, and SEQ
6.25 for Light. Tie chief demand, however, is
for choice fat hogs, lY packers Of Heavy Mss and
Clear Pork
The Provision market continues firm, will
strong upward tendency in all kinds Of Pork pro-
duct There is very little Mess Pork here, except
what is held subject to Eastern parties, who will
not place their stocks on the market ut present.
Cut Meats sold at &C. for Shoulders, and &c or
Hams, loose, and Sides at Sc packed, Of Which
there we're about 5000 pcs-fos the Bl!tmore
trade.
There is very anxious inquiry for Lard, hut
there Is none on the market. A few small lots
were picked up to-day ut ll55s@llHc.
There is m active inquiry for Hides, aud prices
Of Green Salted and Dry Flint have advanced 4@
3c per lb. Clover aud Timothy Seed in good de-
maud. Hi.hwircs firm al 24c. Poultry ad-
vanccd. Dried Fruit active, aud prices sha'.e
tirmer.
At Milwaukee yesterday the receipts we're sl8
bbls 19pr, 14,l5e bu wheat, 3,o35 bn oats, 1850
bu corn, 93 hu barley. Wheat declined 1@2c-
selling at *Ll5@l.ls for Extra Club; No. l,
$lo4; Extra No. l, 81 0s. Flour more active,
with sales OF 1000 bbls caolca spring Extra
brands at $5.56@5 C2]]1, free Of insurance till
Spring; oats 4s@4sc; dressed hogs se.s7@6 rs.
Al Buffalo, on the ed inst, white Canadian
wheat sold at sl5o; i'll. and Wisconsin Spring
Extra -four, <537HG5.62H; corn, is@soc;
oats. $40: timothy seed. $1.75@o.5o.
The amouut ot lour manufactured at Buffalo
since the close of navigation, is about 4, 900
bpls-a large proportion Of which is from spring
wbest.
This Cleveland Herald piyes the following. be.
inc thu reeeints by railroad for the week ending
Saturday pieht Jan. oeth:
Flour, bbts .,1s3os Barley, bu coe
Wnsat, bu....laei ys; Hys III
Corn. bu............. 4so Pork. bbls ........l9as
Ass Louis, on the "a lnst, the receipts o'
Wheat were t. .G74 skn; Flour, ] 700 bbls; Corn,
1854 sks: Whisky. 6e6 bbla Mess Pork sold
e1o .sa,o m nm hht. =. th. ,,,.o. s,r.a
eto''e9A' oo-!'''' oD!' ~ 'oe tassei uxa'e'
Lard, 1l13c; Prime Red Wheat, $1.l091-1 -13;
Corn. S56s0c: Oats. 75MB0e Glover Seed. 81;
T;m,,h. e. OK t1,ro.r;an p,ase ssed =, 5o.
n,s,s ~, ne' ~ -
Dry Flint Hides. l6Seegl6|<e; "nlsSeT, ZIG
Csc.
III. coo,s-s+o-r m Y, .Eo.rooz sars toat
w. .:-
the drst and second SORTS OF Aops are nsinR'nE
from 10 10 1G cents. OF strictly prime but lew
n-e offe,;nc and thez are readily pjcked up ut
~
10 cenn.
Tue Cleveland t1a'n OeafT says tnas uuf'os
1l,c mast two years, ten vessels, with total ton.
,aaa ~ M, ,o,s uerc 1,r;,t at crorr,an5 Ob;,.
nAse y. Nv. ,oD'' W.. o' =. :, 49, ~ - -
and frcsh'ed ~ merchants ol mat Guy lof Ens-
lish ports, their cargoes being chiefly stayes and
Hack walnut Iumhcr. Tbey all d,sposed of their
80. -. ,o.,,.a.a ..;,,, o,..
ife'sn. u ao'ahasse'a anu sA te'uAea "'o' ea'- y.
goes Of crockrry. bar iron. p'. iron, or salt The
return cargoes were also profitable. The other
four vcs,cs i;1 mi rct,rn 10 .he I.ke4 Int orp
1 - 49,. ~ A s~,,:su r,,s -. w. ~ ~ na~
engaged III oeeaa Navigation. 1nc COST o. INC
round trip is estimated from s. 900 to 81 900.
.ots l. ,sIon f~an, t,, vo,,- c;~,,,,,s - =,
Ha!a LII!
Aue eepes1las'r1 ~, eeAnH wn.en nas ue1e exist
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