Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-16
THE DAILY PRESS.
MONETARY AND OOlIlIEROIAI



Financial affairs are rarely as quiet here
at this season as they have been during the
present month. Hardly any change worthy
of note occurs from day to day, and all the
Bankers speak of inactivity in almost every
department.
Money remains easy for first class Paper,
Of which there is very little seen at present
but inferior grades are difficult to negotiate,
even at extreme rates.
The transactions of to-day about equal in
the aggregate, those Of tomorrow, and the
receipts and payments nearly balance each
other The stock Of Currency varies very
little, though city balances at some houses
were slightly on the increase.
Eastern Exchange ruled yesterday as it
has all the week-frm, though not active, at
u prem, selling; H@9s, buying, on Boston
and Philadelphia, and 96@40c. on New
York. Baltimore continued dull, at H@M
dis, buying, and par selling price.
New Orleans Exchange was steady, with
few transactions, at K@A prem, and Gold
quiet, at 5S@% PREM; sales making occa-
sionally at 4.
Western Uncurrent Money was somewhat
easier yesterday, and Missouri was quoted
at eK@7, and Illinois and Wisconsin at
cor dis.
Flour continues here in limited demand
and Whisky dull little being done yester-
day in either of them. Groceries were un-
altered. Red Wheat was in fair demand,
but white was dull. Corn, Rye and Barley
were also dull, but Oats closed steady. Pro-
visions remained quiet yesterday, without
any particular variation in prices. Holders
of mess Pork were firm at SIC 75@17, but
no buyers at those rates. Bulk Pork nom
inal and Bacon quiet.
The following are the Imports and Exports
during the twenty-four hours ending yester-
day at noon:
Imports-Apples, 422 barrels; Barley, 1877
bushels; Butter, 70 packages; Candles, 80
boxes; Corn, 1929 bushels; Cheese, 90
boxes Coffee, 800 bags; Cloyer-seed 293
barrels; Flour, 2,319 barrels; Hay, 1917 bales;
Hogs $40 head; Lard, LISP barrels and l, l67
kegs Molasses, 997 barrels; Malt, $40 brls.;
Oats, 4,O43 bush; Pork and Bacon, "a hhds.,
l tierce, 2O7 barrels, boxes, and $500
pounds; Potatoes, 442 barrels Rye, 1893
bush; Sugar, $50 hhds.; Salt, 800 barrels
Wheat, 1,OO5 bushels; Whisky, 2,239 barrels.
E1portS-Butter, 73 packages;' Candles,
1,0l5 boxes Corn, 96s bushels; Cheese l4l
boxes; Coffee, 29O bags; Clover-seed 81 bar
rels; Flour, 224 barrels; Hogs, 80 head
brls Malt, 400 bushels; Oats, $40 bushels
Pork and Bacon, lO2 hhds- 27 tierces, l23
barrels and 4OS boxes; Potatoes, 116 barrels;
Rye, 100 bushels; Sugar, l9l bhds. Salt,
2 barrels; Wheat, l,264 bushels; Whisky,
l,ls6 barrels.
The. Louisville Provision Market was
weak on Thursday, and the papers of that
day report sales of 140 brls. city mess at
$lF %; 95 do. on private terms and 81 do.
rump Pork at $ll.
Concerning Wednesdays New York Stock
Market, our Thursdays exchanges observe:
The Stock Exchange was less firm to-day
by about one per cent. on the average run of
the speculative sales than on Tuesday, but
mainly on the Railway Shares. The State
Securities were steady at yesterdays ad-
vance, and there was increased stiffness in
the prices demanded for leading Railway
Mortgages. Among the latter Erie Thirds
rose to so, and the Fourths sold up to 8lA
per cent. We hear that some of the holders
Of the Seconds overdue since March, 1859,
are voluntarily extending the Bonds twenty
years, instead of demanding payment under
the terms of the recent foreclosure of the
FIVE years, are worth about par, and the
longer date would, no doubt command a
premium under any general return of fnan-
oial and dpolitical confidence to the Stock Ex-
change.
1There was pretty full supply of Missouri
State Skies on the rise in price noticed yes
terdsy, and the account, after taking about
$4,000, left off steady at 66@66H per cent.
TeDnessees were higher, and Virginias
steady. The Federal Funded Stocks were
weak, while the Treasury Paper was in re-
quest on the basis of 10(1l0H per cent. per
annum interest. The old Paper, bearing but
G per cent. interest is now coming in in
payment of customs, though not rapidly, as
about tWo-ffths the duties are still paid in
Specie.
The cause Of decline in the Railway spec
ulatives from yesterdays best prices was
ascribed by some to the suddenness of the
previous advance which, as usual in such
cases, brought in a number Of sellers for the
realization Of profits, while other parties at
tributed the change, and with appearance of
plausibility, to the less favorable interpreta-
ton Of the political news Of the day, which
is made to vary with almost every tele-
graphic dispatch from Washington. There
was fair amount of business done at the
decline in the forenoon, but at the Second
Board sellers appeared less disposed to meet
the market, and prices left off steadier. Late
III tut titCIuOOu lu0 uhIk6J was ulspOSeu W
frmness again, although there was not much
doing, except in New York Central, which
was wanted at 77M per cent
Thursdays Times says Of Wednesdays
New York Monetary matters:
The city Banks held this morning over
S36, 500 600 in Bullion, exclusive of the Cali
fornia arrival Of 81, ,044 600. This is a further
ecce essiOn Of 81, 600, 600 since the last weekly
average reported on Monday. At the same
time we have reason to state that the line OF
Loans and Discounts has fallen below $l20,
100000. This state of things while rich tC
look at, is by no means desirable, so far as i
is brought about by the absence of regular
and healthy trade, and the mercantile de
mand for Money, and more general distri
button of Specie, which would be inciden
to il.
The rates for Exchange on London, afte
closing steady yesterday, promise since tht
closing Of the ATabias mail no higher figure
for the steamer on Saturday; and should thu
demand improve on the basis of l041z@l0i
per cent. for Bank-bills, and 103%G1l041,
for Merchant Bills, the fact will be owing L
the fresh orders which have been made anC
are now making on the other side for Gold
as sn Exchange speculation. The inquiry
from the Importers of Foreign MerchandiZI
is extremely limited. Money continues il
easy supply, at per cent. on select mercan
tile and good Stock securities, while thu
classification Of the former is too strict Il
make ordinary negotiations of Paper outside
of Bank at all reliable.
HLW YORK CATTLE Market Thursdau
Eebra0Taf 14-At the Live. Stock maxi a.