The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-07
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS
Monetary ana Commercial.

Financial affairs underwent hardly any
change yesterday from the previous day. Although
Money remains close the market Is generally re
ported somewhat easier Capital can be readily used
at remuneratve rates, and there are numerous Dor.
rJwers in Bank or in the street, but the principal
part of the pressure appears to beoyer. 1..
Eastern Exchange was firm and rather scarce at
'GGiOc buying, and y (nut as erroneously printed
New Orleans Exchange Was in active request, but
n2ne ', coad ga Se had at pEemi1m dealers paying
ksw York at discount. ,FF-U
Business in Thlrd.strest was fairly active yester.
day and better feeling pervaded the banking
quarter. p.f al. uI.l
Flour continued quiet Yesterday, but Whisky wa.
uachsnssd @ Provisions were s nnsiered, with fsip
d"mand Hogs varied In no essential particular from
the condition of the market on Thursday, the ds'
The Imports and Exports OF various articles dur
rg the twenty-four hours ending yesterday noon,
IMPORTS Flour, LIP brls.; Whisky, 795 barrels;
,shels Barley, loA bushels; Hogs, 2sss head Pork
I Nee, zig bag; ; Apples, os brs.; Butter Sc kegs;
Pork and Bacon, 5 hhds., Is tierces, iss briss So
xes; Sugar, 5S hhds.; 'Molasses l39 brls Coffee,
rSss Sesg Sssisss Sssss 1a salt brs to
state, failed again last evening Our latest newspa
per advces are those of Wednesday. The Express Of
that date remarks concerning Tuesday: '.7 N "
There is much activity In the payment Of coupons
ana dividends and in money generally this morning,
but rates are not materially changed; As soon al
money returns to the ordinary channels OF business
greater ease will naturally be shown.
Money has commenced to fnd its way to the streets
from the payment OF dividends and the city loan, but
not to an extent to reduce rates at all. There has
been some calling in Of short loans by the Banks to-
day and for about all the business doe, no matter
how short the time, per cent. has been the rate.
Leading drawers Of Exchange ask l09H for 60-day
bills this morning.
There will be some shipmen of specie to New Or
LEAFS this week. and quite large payments made to
the SubTreasury on account OF treasury notes. Gre
which as whole, keep very near to the 20 per cent
ofcOin. As there Is California remittance due to
replace the coin thus lost, the Banks compete for
specie quite sharply.
Wednesdays Tribune says of the New Yosk Money
arket:
There was sharp activity in the Money market to-
day, and good borrowers in some cases were obliged
To pay more than legal interest Nothing was done
under per cent? either In demand loans or Paper
The disbursements of the week, however, will be
very large and bring considerable relief. We shall
lose some gold to the South, and by payments into
hanks like shipment Of gold to Europe. Conse-
qently expect to see the expansion of loans 60
until perhaps the CHEST previous point Of enlarge
ment is touched. We hear of no new defaults to-day
in the payment Of coupons. - -. 900. ,. DID,.
ClNUINNATJ MABKET-JANUARY 6.
FL0UR = The market remains quiet and un.
changed. The sales were at 85 3095 40 for superne
and S5 1905 so for extra. . E1l
WHISKY.,A dull market, and prices ho lower.
closing at 2Oxc.
HOGS-No change in the market; the demand is
about equal to the supply at the rates current Yes