, 1859-01-20
COMMERCIAL.
Commercial and Money Matters.

| Commercial and Money Matters.
NkpssspAr. jan. lR 1852.
MONEY, EXCHANGE &c.-Exchan0 continues
at 4 today, bat it is becoming icarcer, and
we hear that some OF the bankers are proposing
| to put it up quarter tomorrow. No arrange
ment has Jet been agreed on for that purpose;
but unesa something occurs to reliere the mar
| letit cannot be maintained at present figures
many days longer The bankers have more
| currency than they can find opportunities safe
| ly to invest Discounts on first class local pa
per ore readily made at 10 per cent. Eastern
thirty day bills would be GLADLY taken at par to
half per cent discount. Gold is inactive at la
~ per cent. premium for ordinary currency.
Street rates continue nominal nj l12 per cent
per month. Very little doing and no really
first class paper to be had ADORE bsnk rates
Exchange continues close in Cincinnati and
St. Louis, prices ranging, when The discount on
currency is added, about as in this city.
We hnd the following in recent Bank Note
Detecsor:
RErcsK Tuzn-29s ON STATE BAsk or Teor.
n. Y.-The $50 plnte Of this Bank has been 60
well counter1eited, that some 81 400 Of it was
taken By the Metropolitan Bank OF New York,
oVAlE <tuv ~ k4e A1uau} S!taFluE I1QuBe. II
is the intention Of the Bank to retire immediate
II oil genuine 20s aud issue from q new plate.
ConNERc1AI.-The log market today was
quiet aud prices arc wtllout chauge. Sales To- day
show range OF s45o@G.l2i-lhe latter quotation
for a lot Of fine Hogs, small honcd and heavy.
Ordinary heavy Hogs sold freely at s5.75@Go0,
and light at 81 50M5 on.
Tie Provision market remains firm, with sahs
Of Mess Pork to so to ST. Louis at SIG Shoulders
ut $3.50 parked, and SIDES al 7;c packed. Lard
Is firmly held ut 10ic, with none Offering.
The Flour market continues firm, with an al
mot daily upward tendency. Slles Of medium
Spring Extras were made today at s4.5DGl4 75.
Choice brands arc held at $50 without buyers,
except for small parcels. Supe1tiue sold ut s3,75
Wiutrr WheJt quiet aud nominal at IS .5Oa6a5.
The huoyancy noted in the Wheat market YES.
terday continued uuabated to-day. There was IN
active demand for Winter, but oilers generally
asked t1.2o for No. Rcd. j. few sales, however,
we're made at si.17Gl Is IN store 81 90 for No.
lied: and &c for Rejected Winter. Spring
"Aeat IS also in good demand. hut holders were
eearsally above the market. About l 500 bush
80. was sold on private terms-gcncra'ly UNDER
StoAA ~ N tAL III oho!E ANH 4N1IktIA Az oVN4
GsAc in store; old Rejected. G0c in store ; and
"Stump.tail' ut Csc delivered in bags.
In the afternoon the Liverpool steamer vas
telesaphed, with an advance Of lsG2s per quar-
ter on Wheat, which increased the bunyancy Of
the market, and encouraged buyers to invest at d
| still further advance. Abont G 500 bu No. Rcd
va, sold at sl22 in storc and QUO bu at <l.o0 in
| >torc-thc former lot in 1ayorite warehouse.
| There was also good demand for Spring, but
| buyers and sellers were apart.
Corn vas quiet, with sales Of Shcllcd at 57M5sc
per co lbs on track !; and Ear, 5lc per 20 lbs on
| track.
Oats are unchanged. Rye steady. Barley in
fair demand, With sales Of No. 2 ut 50c free Of
storage, and Rejected at 35c in store.
| Thcre vas received ut Mil4aukec, during last
week, 2.Gl8 bbls -four, aad 1905 bush wheat.
There have been received since the close Of nnyi-
| CATION (scyen weeks, co,5o3 bbls -four, and
2A5,210 bu wheat.