The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-23

Western currency is rather better, and
ruled at 596 per cent. discount at the close.
| The quotations for uncurrent money will be
found in our bank note table, on the third
page.
The weather has been pleasant generally
! speaking during the week, though some
what cbangeable, being cold at the close
I the whole range of temperature being 26 to
| so deg. There is a high stage of water in
the Ohio from PIttsburg 10 the Mississippi.
In the general produce markets. there
1 have been but few changes of Importance.
! Flour ruled dull up to Saturday, when, un-
/ der the influence of favorable news from
/ England, received Saturday and Monday
! which caused an advance of DOC per brl. in
! New York, the demand improved very de-
cidedly, and the market became frmer, and
whilst it was difficult to effect sales of su-
per6ne in the early part of the week at Sd
so, all to be had at this rate was taken at
the close, holders asking 81 60.
Wheat has been in good demand all the
week at 98c(9$l for red, and 81 o5051 10
for Ohio and Indiana white.
Corn unchanged in the ear 30M33c
were the rates all the week, aGd 33Gl35c
for shelled in bulk, which has been dull,
owing to the difficulty in shipping South,
caused by the accumulation of freight far
beyond the capacity of the railways, south
and east of Nashville, Tenn, to carry it.
Oats ruled steady at 27c, closing buoyant
Barley in moderate demand at the close at
7O@75c for the best grades, the latter being
only obtainable for choice Canada spring.
Whisky has been in large supply during
the week, but the demand being good, prices
advanced 4c; at the close this advance was
lost, with sales at l35c. There is large
; Il. -.
this article the present season, the imports
being %, 600 bbls greater than those of the
previous season, from the 1st of September
to this date. The exports are $4,000 bbls
less than the previous year This might
be supposed to indicate a large increase il
the stock, but this is not the case. The
low price of whisky has increased the man
ufactLre of alcohol, and we find an increase
in the exports of that article of II, 900 bbls
equal to 25, 900 bbls whisky.
Clover seed has been in but limited de
mand during the week, and prices are lower
the range may be called S4 25 to 4e. Th,
demand is but moderate and the receipts
large.
In the grocery market, good busines
has been done, and quite an advance estab
lished in molasses, under favorable advice
from New Orleans, where it advanced to Ic
= though it seems this advance was not sus
: tanned there as it declined &c there Monday
At one time holders asked 35(036c, bu
under the advices yesterday, the market be
3 came quite unsettled, and accurate quota
tions could not be given. The range for su
: gar is Il ID Tic, and for coffee I23 to lac
The demand from the country is very large
: 1850 bags OF coffee, 1000 brls mOlasse
, and 1,066 hhds sugar having gone into th
: interior during the week. In order to shoy
: the extent of country our grocery trad
reaches, we will mention that one of our i'm
porting houses filed an order from a groce
: in Rochester, New York for sugar and mo
0 lasses during the week. Coffee is held firm
. ly. Sugar of the lower grades is dull, bu
I good fair choice being very scarce, is bel
: firmly. Indeed, we hear all our importin
merchants complain of the great difficult
z experienced in obtaining good sugar thissea
son, the great bulk OF the crop being
very low grade and this accounts for th