The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-16

American Cold Z prem. 5691 prem.
Uncurrent money has declined generally
during the week, as will be seen by refer
ring to our Bank Note Table, in another
column.
In the general markets, during the week,
there has been little developed of especial
interest. The business done in most of the
departments has been quite moderate, and
in produce the transactions have been far
less than the previous week.
Flour very dull, and the demand so light
that the sales from day to day hardly furn-
ished sufficient basis upon which to pred-
cate quotations, so that prices have been lit
tie better than nominal. The receipts have
been fair, but the exports were chiefly COM
prised of the purchases made the previous
week At the close, superfne was not sale
able to any extent at over 81 so, though it
was held at $4 go, and small sales making
at $4 60@4 65; extra 81 80(G)4 90, and ex-
ira family $5@5 25.
Wheat has been in moderate demand at
98@$1 90 for prime red, aud ST 050l 10
for white. Corn dull and declined to 300
33c for ear, and 33@95c for shelled, in
bulk. There has been very little done in
shelled, owing to the impossibiIity of ship
ping by railroad to the interior of the
Southern States. Oats have been in good
demand, and prices closed at 271c in bulk,
on arrival, which is an advance OF 1c per
bushel during the week. Rye dull at 50@
sec. Barley dull at 5s@60c tor U. S.
spring
Whisky dull all the week and prices decIin-
ed &c toward the close. Cheese in moderate
demand at the close of the week at 65c for
Western Reserve. Butter extremely dull
and 1c lower. Prime roll being dull at y
@13. The receipts have been quite large,
and the export demand very light. Glover
seed dull, and selling slowly at 81 3504 40
per bushel. The imports of this article so
far are behind those of last season, being but
9,252 bbls this season, from September 1st,
against 81, ,l08 bbls the corresponding time
last season. The demand from the South
is quite limited, however, and it is from
this section the demand comes each season.
In the grocery market good business has
been done, at very full prices. The ad-
vices from New Orleans, as regards coffee,
sugar, and molasses have been quite en-
couraging, which made our importers more
| firm for all articles. Sugar advanced in
! New Orleans, during the week, &c per fb,
I coffee &c, and molasses 1c per gallon. There
| is an increase in the quantity of both sugar
and molasses, which have gone into con-
sumption, this season, as compared with last
so far, and large decrease in the importa-
tions of molasses. Our grocery merchants
| have not only done larger business this
season than last, but a vastly more profita-
BILE one, and they are indebted to this for
the financial crisis, to great extent, as
regards the depressing effect it had upon
prices of sugar and molasses in Louisiana.
There can be no doubt that sugar ruled one
cent per fb lower, and molasses SC per gal
lon, than they would without the crisis.
The provision market has been very quiet
during the week, and slight concessions had
to be made at the close, in order to effect
sales, though, generally speaking, holders
! are firm, and have great faith in the future
of the market; but the necessities of some
packers compel them to sell, and there not
being demand enough to bear any pressure,
the market may be expected to fuctuate
until the product becomes concentrated in
the hands of parties able to hold it. In the
fore part of the week, mess pork has held at
SIT 00@17 %, but toward the close, the
best brands could have been bought at SIT
and good country at SIG Is.
Bulk meats was held firmly in the fore
part of the week at SIC, 8kc and 93c, foI
shoulders, sides and clear sides, in bulk
but at the close it was easy to buy at 64c
84c and 95c. Bacon has been dull all the
week at &c, 94c and l04c, with but very
light demand, and the market closed so.
Lard has not changed essentially but the
demand has been quite light, at 94c fol
prime, though it has not been easy to buy
prime city rendered at less than 94c, anC
we know that 9sc was offered and refused
for choice country, yesterday. Head anC
gut sells at 8@84c, according to quality
; and the oil manufacturers are paying SIC
for butchers and furnishing cooperage. Kel
is dull at l0c for prime. Sugar cured ham
may be quoted at lie.