The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-02-21
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
Monetary ana Commercial.

The financial week, as usual, opened rather
quietly on Third street yesterday. with no material
changes In quotations from Saturday. The offerings
Of Paper were large. and IN excess Of the ability Of
the Disoount-houses to accommodate. Money con.
tnues to improve. however, and Bankers readily
favor their friends to the extent Of their ability at
lo@l2 per cent
The Eastern Exchange market Is dull, and the
offerings light Hates continue nrm atH@i0c. prem.
* Few Eastern Time bils are done at san per cont
sight and Tims.biIs are both dull with very little
uoid is dull, and Uncurrsnt NJ onsy unchanged.
Saturdays NeS York Herald, under date Of Fri.
day evening, observer
The amount OF Paper Offering to-day at the dis.
houses has been larger than for little
and s,e rather ;hy of long Paper. We ssnnot Row.
ceptances 60 at 6; first class double Paper 4@6
months, per cent; Money on call &C 9, with occa-
The delay at Washington in paying the Postohaes
Certificates creates some surprise; but the money 10
not needed. and what could be expected Of the Treas
francs leading house Is holding Bills On Paris At
sterling eS !. pretty r%y held az os but % today E hers
was very little demand at this rate for francs there
g Issns. sR sDcSS s:
to points which will admit Of shipments Of specie.
since the advance In the bank rate Of discount in
per cent. above their 60 day bills.
The dry goods dealers are again Increasing their
~ and y to Be- Da n eo TSs
%pGrt ,ey s1. the as wses END ending today Is
same week of 1885, 50 that, now, our aggregate i'm
ports since January are in excess Of those
Of the corresponding period of last ID
dry goods low. Country buyers at this rate need be
in no hurry about making their purchases; prices
| will rule low enough BY and BY.
CINCINNATI MARKrT-FrnauAsx %.
| FLOUR-The market continues dull, and the Dc.
perdne at IS so@s IS, and extra at IS 1905 %, the
| latter an extreme rate for family.
au i'm :as: issf q .ns
t4s S% not changed
ses S fun Rsis j. snS sHSa SO.
portion Of 1t speculative. The sales were $4,000
DS1uSs So at Dssfss sSs: Ss ss
900 heavy to be delivered in March, at sXo. Bacon
offered pretty Freely at 70 and shc but buyers
quotations moderate business could have been done.
Nothing done in mess Pork and Lard, but holders
try and city brsnds aud Lard at 1876. for city rem.
E ssss % @ sss p1Ss ssd rs ~ aVss aassar sss%r
stand an English house took 3Oo,00O pounds heavy
'Sh SdR6GERfES-A SS good demand for Coffee. and tn,
market is buoyant sales Of 800 bags at l2A@l3c. fol
prime Rio, and 1870, for Santos, Sugar uHohanget
in some cases 45c. 10 obtained for prime, in cypress
WHEAT Tine demand continues good. We hav
no change to notice In prices, and quote prime whit
81 S0QDl 49, and prime red OF 81 2s@l 28: sales
$50 bushels primo white ct 33 800 do. ct VI 81, de
GORA-Esr Corn continues steady. with . fair de
| mand at 4s6149c, In bulk. There 10 q good deal 0
Sheled Offering, and the market dull at 62@65o, II
| sacks, buyers furnishing sacks.
OArS-The demand 10 good, and prices firm ct I
4So in bulk: sales Of 500 bushels, In Sacks at 49c
| 500 do. prime seed, In sacks, at 800.
Rye The demand continues fair, and price
DXkLEY-The market ia STEADY, with q fair de
maud at 656So, for prime fall and 5S@63c. for fai
to good: sales of 200 bushels choice fall at zoo.
| HAY-The market is dull, and prices are un
changed. We quote primo Timothy at $40 per tun
OHEEBE-The demand Is fair, and prices firm a
l eh@l0c for Western Reserve, and lie. for Englis
BUTTER - Tho market is dull and heavy. w
quote Central Ohio at ll1l4c., and Western Reserv
ct 4lsc: sales of 1870 tubs Western Reserve at 1910
| APPLES-The export demand has fallen OF, an
prices have declined to 1908 per barrel: saes Of
barrels choice at S3 and 80 do good at 50 25. Drie
are dull at 6h@7o. per pound sales of, 800 pound
POTATOEs - The market Is firm, with good de
mand at 80 per barrel, for prime Northern.
, SEED-Clover remains dull and unchanged. W
quote prime to choice at $4 o5 20: sales Of % bril-
choice at 81 TO- 20 do. prime ct "a go, and l6 do.
| 81 80. Timothy Is In fair demand at S313 IS pc
busbel for fair to choice.