The Evansville daily journal., 1860-08-20

Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin currency
remain at discount of l per cent.
The accounts from the growing corn crop
continue exceedingly favorable from this
and all the Northwestern States.
In our last we noticed that Chas. II. Nc
Dougal, of the firm of West & McDougal,
had absconied with S35, 600 of the money
belonging to the firm. Montague the
bookkeeper who went with him, was ar
rested in Toronto, G. w, during the week
and over S25, 900 of the money recovered,
but the man could not be brought back,
under the existing treaty. McDougal es-
capped, but as soon as he found that he could
not be brought back to the United States,
he gave himself up to the authorities at
Toronto, and was discharged, and now, as
we learn by telegraph, threatens to sue the
parties in Toronto who gave up the money
to Mr.. West, his partner. How strange
and Inconsistent it is that any treaty should
exist between two such nations as the Uni
ted States and Great Britain to protect such
villains.
In flour or grain there has been no change
of consequence during the week the de-
mand has been moderate, and prices pretty
steady. Corn is lc lower for ear, but
shelled is in good demand for shipment
South.
Whisky advanced &c per gallon, and has
been in good demand, the receipts being
quite light.
A decided improvement took place in the
Provision market, the effort made 10 break
it down having proved Intellectual. Bacon
advanced &c Oh sides and shoulders, and
mess pork 25c per brl Bulk meat was held
fully fc higher. The business done in mess
pork and bacon has been large as will be
h,vr tn
in bulk meat, quite moderate. The demand
has been chiefly from New Orleans, but
there have been orders in the market from
other points. Lard has been neglected, aud
nothing of Importance done in il.
The shipments of bacon and brl pork to
New Orleans have been large, the last day
or SO. Two boats leaving tonight for that
port have on board 1900 brls pork, and 400
hhds bacon, which should be added to the
shipments shown in our table for the week
1000 boxes star candles, g o. sold to
a Richmond, Va. house within the week, at
Ice we understand, which is &c below our
quotations for Il OF. The market for them
is very heavy.
The reaction in the Provision market has
attracted attention to the Hog market, pro-
spectiveiy, and sales have been made for
November at Sc so, and for the first half of
DeCemDtI dl Do - HtI mere ms also
been pressing demand for stock hogs, and
So so was offered for lot during the week,
per GENITAL gross. Very few offering, which
by some is taken as an indication of a scare
ity, while others think the cause is the pros
pective abundance of corn, and that every
farmer will have enough to feed all the hogs
he has, and more than enough; and hence
none want to sell any, but many desire to
buy.
The grocery market has not changed to
great extent during the week. Prices of
coffee have been rather easier, and a decline
of 1c has been established. Sugar ruled
rather quiet towards the close, under the
advices from New York, but our merchants
generally have great confidence in present
prices, and we understand one of our lead
ing grocery houses purchased 400 hhds su-
gar on plantation, in Louisiana, last week,
at 84c. This must bring 6 4c in this market.
in order to pay moderate profit; and this
indicates the feeling, as regards the future
of the sugar market. Hides declined lc
per H.. and are dull and our quotations are
the selling rates from store, so that the rates
paid by dealers are 2@lc lower than our
I quotations