The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-03-26
[From the Cincinnati Price Current. March 81.

From the CJnctflndtL Prlee Current, March Il.
Business Summary for the Past Week.
The demand for Flour during the week
has been quite limited, and the market, the
last three or four days, has been exceedingly
dull; though holders made concessions of
1O@15c p Dbl, it did not lead to any in
creased demand the receipts have been
quite liberal, and the stock has further in
creased. 1t is estimated that it is now fully
loo, 900 bbls
The Provision market has not changed
essentially. A fair business has been done
in mess pork, at SIT 90 for first class coun-
try brands, and SIT 25@17 81 for city
Holders are firm, and contend for very full
rates.
There was more done in Lard, and prices
ruled 9c better during the greater portion
of the week. A Liverpool (England)
honse took about 1000 packages about the
middle of the week, which induced better
feeling; and the sales for the week reach
5000 pkgs, at 10@l0s for country, and
lOi for prime city. Keg is held at IL. The
exports of this article from this country to
England have been quite large, so far this
year, large demand for it being expected
in that country, and these heavy exports
increase the confidence in its ultimate value
with US.
Bulk Meats and Bacon have been bought
very sparingly, and the value of either has
not changed in any essential particular
The prices realized for bacon have been Z !,
ct and 104 for shoulders, sides and clear
sides, but it has been offered rather sparingly
at these rates-holders generally contending
for &c higher. Bulk meats have been COM
paratively neglected, though they have been
held firmly at 6s@6k for shoulders; $50
81 for light to medium sides; 8s@83 for
heavy do, and 81 for clear DO. The English
houses have been buying heavy sides to
some extent, to pack in boxes for the Liv-
erpool market, and have been paying 81 to
81 for Them the latter for future delivery.
Business in the Grocery market has i'm
proved largely during the week, and the
feeling has become decidedly firm; the low
er grades of Sugar are 40Sc better, and
Molasses has advanced fully &c per gallon,
with less disposition to sell at the advance.
The quality Of the molasses now being re-
ceived at New Orleans is very inferior, and
not adapted to this market. The better
grades of sugar are very scarce, both here and
at New Orleans. Though very firm, and
the stock light, Coffee has not changed in
value: the demand has been fair further
advance in prices seems pretty certain, there
being no prospect of immediate supplies at
all adequate to the consumption.
The receipts OF Potatoes continue unusual-
~ large, being 1865 brls for the past
week.
Wheat declined &c per bushel, and closes
dull; most of the city millers have suspend
ed grinding, owing to the water being shut
off the canal for repairs. Barley advanced
to IS for prime samples, with good demand.
There is no change in Oats or Corn. The
receipts of Oats are very large, far in excess
of those of last season, but there is an unu-
snallY large export demand, otherwise prices
could not be maintained under the large re-
ceipts.
The market for Eastern Exchange was
steady, with a supply and demand about
equal, Dealers bought all that WAS offered
at 40 prem, for New York and Philadelphia,
and 81 for Baltimore and Boston. Bankers
checks We're I prem. Good demand for
New Orleans sight and all in hands of deal
era was taken at prem, while private
checks were saleable at par. The improve
ment in groceries has caused this increased
demand for Southern funds. Gold is going
East at a rate of about S65, 900 a day
There is no local demand for it, of conse-
uuence