Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-09

and Virginia, causing an unusual rise In the up
per Ohio andits tributaries, the Ohio az Pitts6urg
reaching thirty feet in the channel At this place
the river was rising three inches an hour, last
evening, with fort. feet water in the channel.
This sudden rise has done great deal of dam
age on the Ohio and It's tributaries
There has been great frmness in the -four mar
ket, under the advices from the East, but the ad-
vanced rates Of freight asked BY the railway com
panies, and the difficulty of shipping at the adj
vance, checked business materially. There has
been, however, a large business done. chiefly at
s4td4 10 for superfine, 81 20@4 30 for extra and
"a 1901 so for fancy and family white wheat.
Monday and yesterday the market, under favor
able advices from New York and further adj
vance in rates of freight. became quite dull, and
prices declined fully l5c per brl. The railway
agents refused to take freight even at the adj
vance and, as shipments could not be made, buy
ers withdrew from the market, audit closed heavy
at 50 85@3 IS for super6ne; S4@4 Is for extra,
and 81 2O@4 80 for fancy and white wheat family
Wheat was affected by the same influences as
-four, and after advancing to s5c and Csc, declined
on Monday and yesterday to 75@76c for prime to
choice red, and e5@S6c for white. Tie receipts
were about 10000 bushels.
Corn remains steady at 26c per bushel.
Oats advanced 20 24c, with demand about
equal tc the supply.
Rye ruled at 35@36c at the close, which is a
decline, but the demand is good.
Barley remains about as heretofore quoted;
hardly any demand. Small sales were made at
40@45c.
Barley malt is dull at 60@65c
Whisky declined to 1876 about the middle of
the week, but subsequently this decline was re-
covered, and the market closed firm at l4c. 1t
has advanced to 81 &c in New York.
Spirits OF turpentine has advanced l0c per gal
lon under favorable adyices from New Y ork, and
is now selling at 81 50@l So.
Butter and cheese are unchanged. Choice
table butter IS scarce, and wanted, at l3@l4c.
Green-apples are scarce, and have advanced TO
81 75@2 50 per Dbl.
Potatoes are in good demand at 80 cents per
bushel
Timothy seed very dull at 81 so for prime on
arrival.
Ginseng has advanced to SIC, with continued
active demand.
The demand for provisions, noticed in our last
continued for the first three DAYS of the week,
and Sl3 was paid for 2 800 barrels of mess pork,
436 to Size for 200 hhds bacon shoulders and
sides, chiefly the latter.
! This caused more firmness on the part of hold.
ers, and the market subsequently became quiet
which is to be attributed in part to the impossible
/ ity of making shipments g the East, from whence
the demand exists chiefly.
| There has been but limited demand for bulk
meats or clear bacon sides, which sold at $40
| 634c. The closing quotations, which are the
rates asked, are as follows bulk shoulders, 334c
sides, 433105c; clear sides, 534c; bacon shoul
ders, 4ss@41ac; sides, 511ae' lnd clear sides
65s@634c.
Mess pork, sI3@I3 25; no sales above the in
side rate.
Lard-sc for prime, in brls. or tierces. with
good demand. Small sales of keg we're made a
6@s14c.
The stock of all articles of the hog product ha,
been largely reduced since the lst of September
and there being very light stocks at every othe
place in the West, holders in many cases are no
! willing TO accept the current rates, and are hold
ing their stocks out of the market. expecting tc
get better prices. They feel satisfied that Their,
must be large demand for army purposes, anc
that new meet can not be cured so as to meet thi:
/ demand before the lst OF December.
The stock Of barrel pork in the packing yard:
of New York and Brooklyn yesterday was As,
056 barrels. against "a $40 barrels this date last
year, and 40 032 barrels the LIST of October, 1859
The grocers are holding their stock with grea
6rmness, and feel secure in their expectations o.
obtaining higher prices.
/ Sugar and molasses have not changed. but cof
fee is firmer, and it is difficult to buy a gooc
grade of Rio below Ice, and choice is held firmly
/ anu Sells III suldi iOtS dt 1872 V01ic lhere na'
| been a good obbing demand, but the bushes.
done in the large way has been limited the higl
prices inducing the retailers to buy with NOR,
caution. The menacing attitude of the rebel ar
my in Kentucky. it can not be denied, makes PEG
pie nause in entering into new obligations.
There is good stock of coffee now here, ant
also OF refined sugars which have been brough
from the seaboard by railway, and by railway anC
lake, at the unprecedented low rates of 1919 Il
20c per 100 pounds; but the railways have no
put up the rates for Western bound freight t
the old standard 4O@45, per ewt, though we cal
not see why this should be so, as hundreds of til,
cars are coming West daily empty.
Beef cattle have advanced 50@T5c per centa
gross, owing to a short supply, choice selling a
50 so and common at 50 25 Sheep in ligh
supply, and firm at 81 5000 so, and lambs a
Sl@l So No corn fatted hogs in market, ant
they are wanted at 50 gross. Stop selling a
81 75@3 90.