Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-26
coMMERCIAL AFFAIRs.
Monetary and Commercial.


In the banking qdarter on Saturday hardly
any alteration occurred from the previous Friday
except that Money was rather more dotve aud bust
ness better. The market, however remained tolera.
bly, easy for good Paper which in much less sup
ply than at the beginning Of the week.
Currency seems to be augmentlng, and the Bank.
crs at present have more means on hand and fewer
customers to accommodate than they had few days
ago.
yions rates-M tOc buying and prem. selling rate;
Gold quiet ct y and h@l0 prem; New Orleans Sight
Sc.grred u ihc rates q UncGrrcht Money IN which
Flour % on Saturday was unchanged, with limited
demand and Whisky was IN better request. Mess
Pork was .il in good demand and there were more
ror kinds Of Sugar were higher, but Groceries gem
orally unchanged. Grains were unaltered.
The Imports aud Exports Of various articles during
the twenty -four hours ending Saturday noon, werc
Imports-Apples, l2s barrels; Barley, si7 bushels;
Flour ~ barresi Hay, loi bales Lard 80 barrels
t9es $3.50 barrels SUGAR Is hhds. Wheat Isi bushels
o,E5poTi.1Bsricy, ss bushels Butter, 81 keg.i
terces Is b"rreis and y boxes Potatoes y barrels
Sugar l52 hhds Salt II barrels; Wheat 2l2 bushels
Whisky, ig9 barrels.
Fridays New York Tribune observes concerning
saturday;
"In money there Is nothing new to notice. The
grotation is 5i7 y cent for paper and 500 q cent
Foreign exchange is very dull. The market has
hardly opened for the Saturday steamer; but bankers
Si6lf@ilS II is probable that The best bills can
be bought at the lowest Of the above rates. Good
aud 5.lsA@2O for francs. The shipments Of cotton
must decline from this out, and an advance In bills
Money, continues very abundant in Philadelphia,
and good collateral loans have been effected at I15lp
cent For hrst-Class short paper the current quo
tntions are G6d6is n cent and other dissertations
from 7 70 Y z cent.
that requires comment. The supply Is easy at 56f6
New yony n,x %S Soon. .en' on Pr,nc p"p
thus speaks OF the Dry Goods trades
Goods market the past week. The south having been
supplied for the present and the Western trade moi
yet making T. appearance anticipated less activity
The stock Of heavy Domestic Cotton Goods con.
tinues light, and no anxiety Is felt BY makers as To
the continuance Of the demand. The deliveries for
chin, Chinn and the South American markets are fully
packages. Other styles are accumulsting somewhat.
and less flrmness Is noticed
., There has been no change in the general Wooden
holders Of nnseSsoRs6e and undesIrSble goods to to
haRs Sa sE IN
s Fancy have BEEN S during sS
style had been observed, would have been sold months
since at ~ 1915 a yard There Is no doubt If tho
system which has been 20 often advocated by s could
De adopted, that the advantage gained wonid br
equal to the present profits of the business.
as by 'TSy the samSe wcbs Gc y
there Is no difficulty in placing orders Tor tbe Autumn
sales.
Low Satinets are not a. firm owing 10 the limited
demand, although no important change is noticed.
We look forward to d larger trade in Woolens
during the next sixty days. the large cutters and
clothing houses will soon be Obliged to come into
the market for their stocks suitable for the Autumn
The Cotton market fayors the buyer, and the re-
cent accounts from Liverpool ioreshadowed Il great
decline in all grades below fair and middling fair
grades.
FLOUR-There Is no change in the market; the
demand is limited and local. at IS iOd5 30 for super-
fine, and S. 6Ogj IS for extra.
and the market was frm at }nli prices. The sales
comprise 900 barrels at lsslSs5c the latter rate
OLA sale Of 2j barrels Linsced at &C. The
market continues very firm.
TThhdhLS2NW,pIA sale of 20 brls. rendered at loc.
are selling at better prices: sales Of 100 hhds at s
IN the regular way ~ ed S W.n soSa aeaa
sold at i3iIGc., but these rates arc rather below
the market,
PROVISI0NS-A continued good demand for mess
tion sales Of $50 brls. at SI7, part country City
brands are held at 81 q pretty generally An in
creased demand for Bacon, with sales Of 800 hds at
Gi, Va ana ipg1c, Tor Shoulders, Sides and Clear
Siaes. @ IN bnik Meat, except heavy Sdes there was
are onereid, as heretofore at GA and stc lOooOO tts
helq Wlt9r a. io5R@iIic. I Tor barrel and keg; -,
mhhhAiLlhe ha a, market continues dull, but we have
a 81 5o5i Ss aud prime red at 81 sSl ~ sales Of
81 29i 20 Ihp 9Y prime, white s az 81 e. q;
quote good ear, in bulk, at isi9c, and sfeiicd in
visinWn ~ ~ DC, anu ~ IN saCks az o2c buyers imr-