Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-31
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL



Financial Affairs.
Yesterday was decidedly:.dull-one of the
dullest days experienced in Third street dur
ing the present month, and Financial affairs
were without any marked change.
The week ending last evening was one of
the most, perhaps the most, quiet of the sea-
son; the demand for Money having materially
declined, and the receipts being rather light
with an increase of Currency at the close
| The Discounts obtained at the Bankers were
augmented, but still good deal of perfectly
satisfactory Paper was rejected, and thrown
into the street, where rates ruled as before, at
24@30 per cent; the former being the regular
price.
The number of borrowers, both in and out
of Bank, was less than for several weeks pre-
vious, and the Monetary market was toler-
ably easy for the season and times, but chiefly
on account of the absence of an active re-
quest which would have caused very sens
ible stringency.
Eastern Exchange ruled steady, though
not active, during the week at the rates pre-
vailing the previous week, with firm feel
ing at the close among holders, who gave u
on Boston and Philadelphia, and H@2S
premium-often the latter-on New York,
and drew all they desired on those points at
7 Il premium.
New Orleans Exchange became in better
request duringthe week, and the price rather
higher, dealers asking n for their signatures,
and giving u premium readily for any
| amount. Time bills on the South were, as
usual, rarely seen in Third-street, the Grocers
taking most of them at about IL per ceni. per
apnum.
Gold was in better request; considerable
sales having been made the past two or three
days to the country Banks at 5s@A prem.
The supply generally is not large, but it is
in excess of the request
In Eastern Time bills there were few trans
actions at lo@l2 per cent. per annum, which
is the regular rate of accepting them, though
several houses were willing to buy at those
figures.
The Uncurrent-money list altered in some
particulars, rs will be seen by these quota
tions, corrected last evening:
Indiana Stock, specie-paying, l; Penn
sylvania (interiorl 3@4 New Jersey (not par
City, 5; Wheeling Branches, 6; other solvent
Virginia, 6; Missouri, COZ; Iowa, 5@7 Wis
consin, COT; Illinois, solvent, COZ; Illinois,
suspended, 20; Maryland (interior) 5; Ten
nessee, old Banks, g.; free Banks 1002O
Michigan and Canada, 5; Alabama (Mcbile(
10; Alabama (interior( l0@l5; the Carolinas,
l0@l5i and Georgia, 1O@l5 discount.
Quotations of Exchange and Gold at the
close of Bank hours yesterday, were as fol-
lows:
Sew York sight"....."}A }A@26 prem. y prem.
Baltimore ...,.........'....1 dis;@pars prem
American Goid... iii,,...'. Nos prem h@4 prem prem
Superfne Flour was in good demand here
yesterday, with firm market, and Whisky
continued steady at full rates. Groceries
were firm, Sugar being sitter under the
continued favorable advices from New Or
leans. Wheat receipts were light, and not
much was offering; prime red being in
demand, and white in moderate request.
Corn, ear and white shelled, was in demand,
but mixed was dull. Oats were steady.
y
Country Provisions were freely offered
yesterday, and readily taken, especially
Bulk Meats, in which there were large
operations Mess Pork was offered more
freely than it was taken, the greater part
of it being country packed. The sales were
l,4OO barrels at $l7@l7 l2H, good city
brands being offered at the former rate at
the close.
In Hogs very little was done-about 300
head being sold at So 65 for those averaging
2S5 pounds.
The following are the Imports and Exports
during the twenty-four hours ending yester-
day at noon;
Imports-Barley, $50 bushels; Butter, l62
packages; Clover-seed, 282 barrels Candles,
20 boxes; Corn, 9,545 bushels; Cheese, 81
boxes Coffee, 400 bags; Flour, 4,4lO barrels;
barrels and 81 kegs; Molasses, 100 barrels;
Oats, ll6 bushels; Pork and Bacon, l3 hhds,,
200 brls., $50 boxes, and 233, 762 pounds;
Potatoes, 178 barrels; Salt, 472 brls; Wheat,
l,2ll bushels; Whisky, l, ,248 barrels.
EzpoTts--Apples 98 barrels Butter, 81
packages; Clover-seed, 126 brls.; Candles,
1855 boxes Corn, A, 444 bushels; Cheese, 25l
DOAeki OOHee, ZlO DaRsi flOur, l,5Uo Darfelsj
Hay, so bales; Lard, 1856 brls, and "a kegs;
Molasses, l56 brls.; Oats, 3Os bushels Pork
and Bacon, 246 hhds., n tierces, $50 brls,
and 1877 boxes; Potatoes, l99 brls.; Rye, 20
bushels; Sugar 2ll hhds.; Wheat, 2,3l4 bush;
Whisky, l,O53 brls.
In Baltimore, Money is easier, and prime.
Paper goes at IL per cent, and some times
at 10 per cent. per annum. In Philadelphia
finances are improving, and the Banks have
in effect resumed Specie payment frst-class
names going at SOLO per cent. In Boston
Monetary matters are easy, and capital can
be had in considerable quantities at 9@lO
per cent
In Chicago, Monetary Affairs are tOlerably
active, good borrowers being accommodated
moderately at ~ per cent, and Eastern Ex
change is 6premium. In St. Louis, Currency
Is in fair supply and business dull, the Bank
ers drawing on the East at 6 premium.
Our latest New Orleans dates are those of