The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-05-04

q FTtIu- ,J7I5I9 prem.
Boston.-....... prem. $685. prem
Coin. prem. prem
The buying rates : prem. for Ohio and
Indiana, and q for Kentucky. We cannot
give quotations Of checks on Baltimore or
New Orleans. The market for Illinois. Wis
consin and Missouri money, is very unset
tied, and few disposed to buy If at the quo
tations given in our bank note list, on the
third page. The fact is, the large decline in
the State stocks upon which the issues of
those banks are chiefly based, namely, the
stocks of the Southern States, renders their
notes of very doubtful value. The progress
in the Rebellion since our last, NAV be
summed up in a few words grand prepara-
tions for the dread conflict. Business in the
general produce line, and indeed in all de
partments, is thoroughly prostrated, ship
ments to the South from this port are to-
tally prohibited, not by any law, but by the
force of public sentiment. This is not the
case at other points below here, aud we un-
derstaBd thai Madison, Ind, has been SELL
the week, so has Evansville, and so has ST.
Louis, so that whilst shipments from this
point are prohibited, the South has been
furnished with liberal hand by other pla-
ces.
The receipts of -four have been quite light,
and with a fair local and some export de-
mand, prices are fully 25c per barrel higher,
the market closing firm at S4 5000 60 for
superfne. There has been no important
change in grain, except as regards rye,
which has declined to 47c. Oats are lc
higher.
Whisky very dull though the receipts
are not much over one-third the usual
amount, yet they were in excess of the de-
mand. The ruling price was l23c, though
some sales were made at 12c, but the distil-
lers agents are storing all they cannot sell
at l23c, 90 that there is an accumulation of
stock. The alcohol distilers have stopped
generally, which, together with the cessa-
tion of shipments to the South, curtails the
demand to a limited local one. The distil-
lers are curtailing their business as much as
possible, and as speedily, as the business
now is a losing one, without any prospect of
an improvement
The business done in the grocery market
has been quite light, and the sales confined
to small parcels to meet the present wants of
the trade. Prices have not changed, though
round lots of sugar could have been bought
upon easier terms.
In consequences of the blockade OF the
Southern ports, rice has advanced to 607c,
spirits turpentine to 75(68Oc, and tar, pitch
and resin are held higher.
The Provision market has been very dull.
Hardly anything was done during the week,
and prices are nominal at the close. There
was some demand for mess pork in the fore
part of the week, at SIG 75(9$16 81, but
this demand fell off at the close. Lard sold
| to the extent of 900 tierces. at 7EG09c, in
! the early part of the week, but there was
/ no demand at the close. Butchers lard de-
| clined to 7c, buyers furnishing barrels but
| even at this rate it is not saleable at the
1 close. Rough tallow has declined to 4048c
/ and dull. Bacon has been neglected, and
could have been boaght to some extent at
! 508c. Bulk meats dull, no demand,
/ though offered at 5@74c. Holders have
pretty generally arrived at the conclusion
that all articles in the provision line must
be held for some time, and are making their
arrangements to do this, so that there is not
much pressing on the market.
Shipments to any of the Slave States are
now out of the question, and the Southern
river trade has been abandoned, and the
boats all laid up, as regards this city and
points above; but not so as regards any
points west of this, and consequently large
shipments of provisions have been made
from thence to the South during the week.
The shipments from Louisville were so large
that the people there became alarmed lest
enough was not left for city use, and in or
der to pacify the popular clamor, it seems
an account Of stock was taken there Thurs
dav, when the stock was found to be %, 00O
bbls. mess pork, 4, 500, 600 lbs. bacon shoul-
ders, 1000, 900 do. sides, and 100000 do
hams, which we presume includes that in
bulk We notice, however, that the Louis
willie & Nashville Railroad Company has
given notice that no more through freight
will be received to go over the road. VIZ
presume the blockade proclaimed by The
Government, will be extended to the OhiC
and Mississippi rivers, and commerce upon
them be suspended.