The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-03
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Monetary and Commercial.

inlro-SHeet Whs quito animated yesterday
III spite OF the very disagreeable weather. and Mon
eyed transactions were as numerous as usual Cur
rency was In bettor supply than for two days pre-
vlOus but Inferior to the demand which continued
active at the Bankers.
The Discount-houses have more offerings Of good
paper than they can accommodate, and the names
In the street are difficult of negotiation at any price
Eastern Exchange was rather scarce yesterday, the
often paid 3Oc. premium though u was the regu.
l,r buying rate. Little is disposed Of across the
COUNTER and bankers areforced to make 1t by seturn
In Coin, New Orleans Exchange, Time. bills and
Cncurrent Money we hear OF no alteration.
ronr yesersy anS S"s tb was asn 10
Whisky was dull and &c. lower. The demand for
Hogs was brisk and pr prices we're 70 per cent higher
speculators was experienced fer Mess Pork but buy
grs and holders could not agree on prices. Other
every other article In the market
The imports and exports for the twenty hours end
HE YESTERDAY F0Sr Ioor yere' S1 brs wb.sv m
Corn, 9,637 bushels Wheat, 2l72 bushels; Oats 2e3
bushels; Barley, l,1io bushels; Hogs, 62s9 head; Mo
Potatoes, 5s3 brls; Salt,72i brls -"'' ''' '"''''
wbsst balsg BIZ e Hi vss4 %sskS @
asses SO brls Coffee I'll bags; pples l3l brIs nt.
ter 7e kegs Cheese 80 boxes; Potatoes Is brls; Salt,
| 100 brs.
Thursday last: f....
In the Discount market there Is little more arn.
ness shown ON AGO months paper, and the exoep-
tons below per cent per Gnnm. on very choice
names are rare. Bills bearing 60@9O days to rum OF
the best class continue to be done outside OF Bank
Money among the Stock Brokers are as usual late,
quarters early the day at the outside figure There
was not much done In exchange for the Hamburg
steamer sailing to morrow but some parcels OF Bull
Nyil Uo nv rfa m ~
southampton, say $4,000 In Gold and $4,000 in
Silver
The Boston Post. in it's weekly review of Finance,
says:
Money will be rather closer than 1t has recently been.
In Boston, to be sure there snO unfav0rabe change
as yet; and indeed, the demand for Money is tempo
ariy less than that which has been lately current.
But Exchange with New York Is ruling against this
city, and our bank specie has declined to less than
minished to any extent without inducing some little
contra9tiSn which y likely to be increased by the
NEW York CATTLE MARKEr.-Thursday morning,
December The Live Stock markets have been we'll
supplied during the week, but were not overst9cked
The nas aua@ For P"i The %ssk ending
the total receipts st the regular yards Of live snmals
veal calves $685. sheep and lambs, i4SO swine, 4O6
aso of milch cows, li3 Total Of all kinds, s2O
an excess Of l2o over the previous week, being an
and 1904 swine. At yesterdays general weekly mar
ket beeyes sold at first rather better than last week.
but closed dull, with 200 unsodthe last sale being
below the average Of the previous Market The best
cows sold at little advance: poorer grades 80 of
slowly. .Veals rather dull at former quotations.
proved in price. Swine In good demand, at last
weeks rates.
CINCINNATI MARKBT-DEoEABEB 2.
FLOUR - The market was scant to-day, thu
weather being bad, and the accounts from New
York, again untavorabe. The GALES were 700 brls.
at S55 Is for good super6ne and IS 255 80 for e2-
ira, Holders were generally firm, but buyers we're
holding back. ."
WHfsKY-The market was dull to-day, and prices
40. lower: sales Of 1900 brs. at 2lho, and ia do.
ii. p. at 2lAC.
H0GS-The demand was quite brisk on 'Ohap 20,
and prices were fully 10 per cent. higher. The