The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-07

Monetary and Commercial, =,

Eastern Exchange was quiet and rather low
yesterday at n buying, and y premium selling with
transactions at 32k@35c With the setting In Of the
very cold weather. 1t is probable the rate will decline,
and we think 1t may 90 down to-day.
Money was In active demand yesterday In the reg.
ulaI quarters; and the market was closer than on
Monday.
No change in any special feature of finance; the
storm interfering with all out door business.
Superfne Flour was In good demand yesterday, and
though purchasers willing to buy at IS l0j Ii
holders asked higher prices, No change occurred in
The market for Hogs opened with animation, and
advanced 20 per cent. from Mondays prices. The
very firm feeling gave way, however, as the day ad
vanced, and u decline of 2jc. occurred. The entire
number killed up to last evening was $4,000 against
the market yesterday holders were deslros OF selling
and almost all the lots offered were disposedof
Provisions were unsettled on Change, and mum,
unaltered, and Grains without change.
The Imports and Exports OF various articles during
the twenty-four hours ending yesterday noon, were
IAPonI,ss; Flour, ~ brls. Whisky, I.Ots brlsi
ing left At Brshton House % shs 1 three days Of
last week; Sugar 81 hhds Molassss, III brls Coffee,
bag: APPLES s 6rls Butter S kegs Potatoes
ExPoRTs.-Elour, 542 brls Whisky, 4i2 brls.: Corn.
200 bushels: Wheat, IA bushels Sugar, 50 hhds.
Butter kegs Cheese; 756 boxes; Potatoes, 50 brs
The import entries at New York for the past woek,
including the dry.go0ds table In our last paper,
amount to against $s 63a667 the same week
last season. The exports of domestic produce and
ame week year, nd q SPECIE nscudns s
against Sll5, 900 same week in 1858. -'''''
Mondays New York Times observes concerning
saturday:
During the week past, although the bank move.
oantxp ,uth mad
California, the tendency of the Money market was
to hrmness " the rates Of Discount on long.late
pill outside the Bank rule and also on temporary
taken By outside lenders AZ 6@6A pei, cent, and
nearly ali discounts for account Of their regular
generally per cent, at which there was ' good de-
mand at the close Of the week. Some of the private
banking houses In the Foreign Exchange, owing to
the rather light demand for Bills on England and
France were less free as lenders Of money at call
No movement Of Specie in the direction Of the South
New orleans being maintained Within M small % frae. c.
tion Of par. Bills on London are easier, at lOa4@
ITO, and on Paris f.3l5@3l3A.
CINCINNATI MARKET-DEcEABER 6.
FL0UR-A good demand for superfns, and buyers
willing to pay Us 1905 IS for fair to good superine
WH!sKYZNo change In the market; the demand
dOG0-Ine market opened Du0yaDt, ana prices
advanced 25c. per GENITAL, and lot sold at ST. aver.
aging go lbs As the day advanced, holders became
more anxious to sell, and on Change decline Of Sc
to Sc 70; Hogs averaging 200 lbs bringing S. so to
IS 65 The receipts during the last twenty -four hours
were about 5000 head The whole number slaugbt.
cred UP to date is about $4,000, against 23 600 the
same time last year At the close the desire to sell
was quite general, and drovers closed out all they
had pretty generally.
PROVISIONS-The market became quito unset.
tied on Change, and we noticed q strong desire 10
sell contracts for future delivery and several reaes
were made, and at the close bulk Meat was offered
for February, at 64 and she, being decline Of Nc