The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-13

buying. oollluSs
Boston BSS a0r1 S.s".,, & prem @ prem prem
Philadelphia.-.......-..... as prem 1904 prem.
baltimore -.-..-...--.--..2ogt3O prem 1904 prem
New Orleans...-.-..--... par q prem.
American Gold............2 5000 prem. 37@4O prem.
We continue to quote uncurrent money
at l(0lA dis for Illinois, Wisconsin and
Iowa, and I dis. for Missouri-buying
rates.
The weather has been quite pleasant
during the week. No frost Of consequence;
indeed the fall has been unusually mild, the
temperature above the average. TIE range
of temperature during the week was As to
SO. Flour though somewhat irregular has
been held with firmness, and in a few cases
were forced sales made; the demand has
been moderate, and good deal has been
shipped to the south by fatboat, so that
there has been no increase of stock during
the week. Superfine sold as low as 81 60
IA 10, but these rates were rather below
the views of holders; so that whilst round
lots, if forced upon the market, would not
have brought more; purchases to an extent
could not have been made at less than
81 8O6I4 90 for superfne. The range for
fair to good extra s. 00@5 %, and for
fancy brands s. 5000 IS.
Wheat has been offered sparingly, and
there being good export demand from the
South, prices advanced fully &c per bushel,
closing at 81 1901 lG for choice red and
white. New corn comes in rather slowly,
and prices advanced to Soc Old is nomin-
al, none of consequence arriving.
The receipts of oats have been large, and
prices declined &c per bushel, closing at 28c
for prime in bnlk. 10000 bush were re-
ceived during the week. Rye declined to
63@64c. A good demand for barley at
s569Oc for good prime fall and Canada
spring, the latter selling as high rs fall.
Whisky advanced TO l64 last Wednesday,
and ruled steady at this rate ali the week
Cheese declined &c owing to large receipts,
but there was 4 good demand at the decline,
and some II 600 boxes sold during the
week at 909I. Butter Ic higher, owing
to light supply.
About 100 hhd5 new sugar aud so do
new mola.ses were received during The
week, and small sl-5 made at 8fG384c for
sugar and Al, Tor mnilsses, but dealers buy
ing sparingly; the sugar is rather poor in
quality and loses l1rgey by drainage; old
molasses is dull at 4lc. Generally speak
iEg the demand for groceries has been quite
limited except coffee, which is in good dc
mand Tor the higher grades, which continue
scarce
II. Br.,tus & Co, dealers in jewelry, and
Devon & lockwood in fancy dry goods,
suspended Monday. The former have made
an assignment and the latter sold out to
one Of their largest creditors. D. & R. have
not been in good standing since 1857.
In the provision market there has not
been much done. All the old mess pork in
the market was sold out at Sl8, the fore
part of the week, and small sales new mess
are making to fill orders at SIS. The de.
mand for bacon has been quite limited, and
the market dull and prices lower Shoul-
ders have been offered at 8 !, and sides mt
III, but those having orders to fill want to
buy at quarter of a cent less. in new
meat there does not seem to be any desire
To operate. Green hams are in demand al
sc from the ham curers, and shoulders and
sides are held at ca &c from the block,
bnt are not saleabe at over G4MF&c. A
good deal doing in box meats, at SIC for
Cumberland cut; 84c for long ribbed, 9lc
for short do; 94c for clear do, and &c for
long clear, TO be delivered any time before
the middle of December. There is 1noder-
ate demand for new lard, in small lots, Mt l Ic.
The stock of old bacon in this market is
abont 200 hhds, Of which 1000 hhds. are
sides aud so do. clear sides.s is estimated
that there is about one million pounds of ice
cured meat also in the CITY. Shipments of
-four amounting TO 5000 bbls. were made
direct to Liverpool via the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad at 81 70@Sl 80 per Dbl. during
the week
Pork packing commenced in this city last
Friday, and on Monday there were six hous-
es in operation. The weather has been
quite favorable, and should it so continue,
packing operations will be general in an
other week. 81 may be set down rs the
opening price for good hogs, say those aver
aging 220 lbs. net, and this rate was paid
for two or three lots Saturday and Monday;
though for delivery in the future, even a
week ahead, this price would not be paid
and good hogs are offered for the last half
OF November at Sc 60, and the first half of
December at Sc So and but few can be
found willing to pay these rates. The open
ing price is, however 81 % per GENITAL
higher than that of 1859; SIZE higher than
that of 1885, 81 so higher than that of
1857; 75c higher than that of 1856, and
! so higher than that of 1855. Now upon
what basis is it that this extraordinary high
value of pork Is predicted is a most inter
esting inquiry just at this time, when thirty
million dollars are about being invested in
this article. II We understand the prevail
ing sentiment, this basis is composed of the
following expectations: A largely increased
demand from England for bacon;an increased
demand from the Southern States, because
of the failure of the corn crop and the con
sequent impossibility of feeding hogs or cat
tie there; and last, but not least a falling
off IN the supply in those States which usu-
ally furnish the surplus of the article
Now with regard to the foreign demand,
supposing it should be fifty per cent. great
er than that Of last year, it would be but
equal to the product of $4,000 hogs and
then supposin" the Southern demand should
increase ten per ceut., this would be but
equal to $4,000 hogs. Now, if there are
stock hogs enough there is n sufficiency of
corn in Ohio and Indiana to fatten 20 per
cent. more hogs than were iattened in these
States last year, and thirty per cent. more
in Iowa and Illinois, which would make a
total increase in those four States OF, say,
in round numbers 472, 900 head But ia
Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri, there
will be a decrease of sav. 10000 head. ia