The Evansville daily journal., 1861-11-04
[From oinclnnati Price Current. Oct. S05hl
Financial and Commercial Summary
fOr tlse past Week

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per centeut there i5 no sale for such as
does not come up to this standard First
class time bills on New York are IN demand
&c SOLO pert cent. per anuum, and but
few Offering, as the shipments of produce to
that place from this city are now exceedingly
light, and this has gradually led to q close
market for exchange. the demand the past
week or two being rather in excess of the
supply, so that bank notes had to be re-
turned to some extent for the purpose of
4 Procuring supplies of exchanges and as this
Is an Improbable business owing to the
low rate for exchange, bankers have paid /
premium more freely than they did week
/ ago, rather than send home bank paper for
redemption. Gold is duh. We quote:
Buying zef Selling.
/ New pare 5Prefn. 14preIn.
4 BOston ........-. ..s.-,.-.. par. 5zprem.
Philade4Ph Phiit...-...... -.....- par prem.
\ todd -.-......ts prem 3S91Ipren,
/ As usual there have been some fuctu-
/ ations in uncurrent money. The closing
! rates viii be found ia our Bank Note table.
/ The weather has been pleasant, and Of
! the usual October description There has
/ been white frost at night several times dur
I ing the week, with the temperature ranging
from fifty to sixty deg each day
In the general business Of the week there
has been but little change calling for Special
I comment The news from England has
+ been more favorable regarding breadstuffs.
and consequently, the market for -four and
/ grain, both here and 10 New York. has
become irmer, and prices are higher; bat
the high rates of freight heuce to the sea-
4 board continue to curtail business in both.
/ so that the favorable adyices from New York
and England are. ueutraIized thereby.
A 0t Of hogs sold on Saturday al 50 90
4 net, to 1e deigerSd the lass two weeks Of
4 November. This is abe first sale made this
season aud we may add, that even at this
rate there are not many buyers or selIers
/ As the season approaches, however, there is
a good deal of inquiry, and the usual ankle
ty for estimates regarding the future of the
market hHg!Ish packers are already pre-
pairing t1r business, but are not contracting
for any but prefer waiting for the regular
and legitimate developments Of the market
At New York there has been 3. good deal
packed alFeadX,siOr tue liverpool market.
and Several shipments made aud I.075
cwts had,aFriyed there at the last aavices.
There Wit be heavy packing business done
I N New I 0rlS this season, DO doutt.
There we're sales Of green meats made
heFe within the week, for November de;7-
cry, OF shoBlaecs Rs 2c, sDd HAMS at 4c. It
is generally conceded that bans aud should
sstg will be the most difficult 70 dispose of
this season of any part of The hog. aad that
pieces Of both must be lower ia uroportion
than usual. New lard is 4eld at 75R87c
for forward delivery, bat we have not heard
Of any buyers. Now that all apprebensious
ot CelnS menaced By The rebel ferces Is re-
moved az regards tuis city, there have Been
quite large number of dealers in pork in
market, and feeders and droyers from Ken
tucky, Indiana, Illinois, and this State, are
hare my f41f i~ffr Il
There has been a good demand for -four,
and prices advanced 10 81 z0@S4 Is for sa-
perhne; 81 35Gs4 40 for exlfa. aud 81 so
@S4 60 for family and fancy; but, toward
the clcse, prices declined shade, and closed
yesterday at ST l54S4 ga E3s superaue.
aud 81 30(G64 35 for ezra. Bhest closes
firm nc 90Ws5c for wdite, and 86(3ss for +
red. Germ has beeu id bettsrs suppl, and
rather easiee selling at 10000. Oats, nm
der large receipt declined 10 25e but to-
ward The close, tbs receipts fell Of aud the
MARI Eet closed buoyant az 26Gz2 3c. Rye
advanced TO. 426t9A5c, and has been IN brick I
demand.
The demand for barley contnues to i'm
ppe7e, aud was quite active yesterday at au
advance prime fall bringing 50052o and
spring 45G 47c.
S Nbiskey declined TO -l44e, ewing to an
aIRcrease in the supply aud large falling
gia ID the demand for alcohol
Green Apples are yery plenty and sell as
%lG9$l IS per bbl. There ia no export de- .
mah6 OF consequence whilst the receipts
are large, and the local demand limited
Butter Is lc per 10 lower for packed, but
prime fresh roll is scarce and in demand at
l4eGl5c. Eb
Cheese unchanged, and in moderate local
demand.
. r. ffnra. hes bpon "a fair Ga,,an.s 81, h,.-..
Tor army purposes and from New York, but
prices are lower shade, and the anxiety
OF hoiders to sell being pretty general. Bids
advertised for by the Cemmissary depart
ments of Louisville and st. Louis. Last
week, were. awarded the Louisville con-
tract az 81 623e an6 So 80 for shoulders
and eleaE sides, z }c for hams, aud $I275
for mess pork and the st. Lonis contract
at 81 SO and So 20 for clear sides and 43c
for sh0uideFs-the whole anonut taken at
both Prices being about SOC, 600 los. The
great bntk Of toe s.. louis contract was
awarded TO Mr &. Z. Mowry, g banker of
this city who uudesbid several ST. Louis
ana 0ue or two Cincinnati provision dealers.
Two hundred hh3a bacon sides sold at
81 delivered in NeH York, apd in addition +
90 what was 5Qidas beTe have beea several
lots Shipped to that market there being
good margin, notwithstanding the high
rates Of freight. Nearly 500 hhds went out
during the week.
Shoulders close at Il. and sides at 58c,
and clear sides at &c. Mess pork declined
25c, closing at SI2S SS12 so. New mess is
offered for early December delivery at So.
This makes dealers anxious to dispose Of the
old stock. Batk shoulders are dull at 4e
and sides would not bring over Sc
Nothing done IN lard, there being none
OF consequences in the market A week ago
there was some demand for new for future
delivery at 63(97&, but none willing to sell
at these rates. now there are no buyers
butchers lard IS very dull at 6Rc, without
packages There has been no demand for 1t
for export.
Linseed oil advanced to 6oc and IS in fair
demand.
In the grocery market there has been no
change the demand in the jobbing way is /
fair, at full peices, though molasses could be
bought in the large way upon easier terms.
sugar ranges from 94e0lo4c; moIasses
45Gf6c, and coffee 1540l73c. Quite |
IS