Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-30
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.


ana Sunday issues continued without any
important change. Monday is usually a
quiet day in Third-street, and yesterday
was no exception. The demand for Money
was moderate and the market easy for prime
Paper at l0@l2 per cent. in the regular
quarters. Little outside Paper was offering,
though we heard of the disposition of q few
pieces, of long date, at 1924 per cent. per
annum.
Eastern Exchange was fairly active and
quite steady, at most of the houses, at q
buying and = premium selling. Some
dealers were paying but Il to outsiders, but
there was no difficulty in disposing of first
class Checks on the leading points TO drawers,
at e, at which figure the Ohio Valley Bank
continues to draw for customers and select
Currency.
Gold was quiet at 4 and g premium, and
New Orleans Exchange in demand at par
and Is premium, with a very light supply.
In Uncurrent Money there was no change,
and the rates of prime Bills were unal-
tered.
Flour continued dull and the market un-
changed. The sales were very small; super
fine ranging at $4 So to $4 80, and So to
| IS 25 for extra. In New York, yesterday,
the market was steady, with sales of $4,000
barrels. Whisky declined here Nc. with a
good demand at the reduction, 1000 barrels
selling. Sugar and Molasses, according to a
| New Orleans telegram, dated Saturday, to
the Chamber of Commerce, were a shade
| lower. Here, Molasses was dull yesterday;
while Sugar was firm, and Coffee in good
demand at l59S@l5Ac.
Provisions were quiet. A good demand
| was still had for mess Pork at $l8, while in
New York it was firm at $40 l2%. Bacon
| Shoulders continued in request at 912c., but
holders figures were still &c. higher. Sew
/ eral lots of new Lard-we did not hear the
= nfa 81 L
delivered during the next fortnight Wheat
was moderately offered on Change, and the
feeling was rather frmer, though holders
| and buyers were still unable to agree on
| prices by l@2c. per bushel. The sales of the
| day reached 1880 bushels. Corn, Rye, prime
Barley and Oats were still steady, without
variation in prices.
Hogs continued quiet and unchanged from
| last week, holders still asking Sc IS per
GENITAL for 20O-pound Porkers for the first
half of next month, and Sc so for early De-
cember delivery. Buyers were, as before,
unwilling 10 acc de to these prices, though
| they would purchase at Sc 6211@6 371S for
the two months. Yesterday few Hogs were
offered, and we heard of no transactions.
The Imports and Exports of the various
articles, during the forty-eight hours end
| ing yesterday noon, were:
Lmpovts.,AppIes 22a brls.; Barley, 1881 bushels;
~ b9xeS; 97 Coffee & SI bags Flour s5S7 barrels
Ees Ehs MSst Shs brrs GSf 6ss bh Poa
tees LIS brs. Rye, $50 brs; Salt $50 brl5; Wheat
6q pS1i sShe Rppas %ai'Es 81 B Bae. STS Barley bushels
Butter, 36l packages; Candles, 527 boxes; Cheese,
bs1Ts Rds d Kegs osses % 6arrss S 9 Malt @
bushels; Pork and Bacon 2lO hhds., 81 terces, isI
Rhds Salt a5s barrels; Wheat AS bushels WSisky,
| l,733 barrels
The following is comparative statement
of the imports of Foreign Dry Goods and
General Merchandise at New York for the
week past, and since january
For the ,reek. sS5S. 1859. 1850.
FRtssa FRsGTS Sn Sf iRs @sIEs sssS4 sS2S
EStsSsd q the port ss2,55a gsl795so ssnssss
Saturdays Tribune says of Fridays New
York Stock market
The excitement in the Stock market continues
extraordinary degree, and there was more Of panic
ook about the market than We have seen since the
nearly every stock upon the list and the disposition
b the eST d s5S OF 4 ee dSy IN t. be 9 t. sell
Brokers had made up their minds that the Union
s 5ne eGred f hat gsas on and
them should "stand from under as the structure
Slight recovery from the lowest points touched, and
the morning session closed with a steady feeling.
iarity but upon the whole, rather lower prices but
after the session the market hardened again, and
finally closed fTmer and better.
The days operations have been large, and there
seems to have been little discrimination as to
Stocks Of the speculative elass-the slaughtering
process extending apparently TO the whole list:
solution however and the full programme Of hor-
ron paraded In the papers Of this rning the mar
ket seemed TO touch bottom. The mass Of contracts
that We're frightened into liquidation during the
last few days, resulted apparently in their last eff
fects day and there probably fewer contracts
years, At the came time there is a large mass of
sellers option Stock TO be bought in and delivered
TO strong parties who generally are able to retire
them from the market. The most noticeable feature
at the Board to day was the large number of orders
for cash from real monied men willing and anxious
to take the prominent stocks at the present low
One or two Of the shrewd Bear operators observed
these facts, and took prompt measures to secure
themselves against the inevitable recO leaving to
the larger ber, who go it blind or follow in the
train to take OF themselves The sales of State
st cks were larger than usual, these were evil
IDENTIFY selec as good targets for political artillery
The same number of the Tribune observes
of Friday Money matters:
The business of the Clearing house to-day was
$40 500 293 6s, and the balance 81 3i0920 II. The
Money market continues very easy loans
In some instances per cent has been accepted hut
these are exceptional cases. Firstclass Paper goes
The Foreign Exchange market is very dull for to-
morTow's steamer Sterling is quoted at lOs1s@lOsS
for Bankers Bills, with but moderate sales az the
askii rate, Commercial slgngtures range at from
lO7A TO lOS4, Francs 20G5 lT1s.
Pork packing has commenced at Dubuaue.
Iowa. where, the Times says, $4,000 or l5,-
900 hogs will be cut this season.
In Louisville, KY, Provisions are dull and
unchanged. Small sales of Pork at $Is so
on Saturday, and sales of 25 casks Bacon at