The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-04

Western currency has not changed. Iowa
5, and Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin
per cent. dis. The Legislature of Illinois
has been concocting new measures to i'm
prove the banking law of that State, and it
is probable measures will be adopted, which
to some extent will relieve the people of the
burdens under which they now labor,
growing out of the banking system of the
State.
The seeding States at the South have
adopted tariff which goes into effect on
the fourth of March. This has increased
the demand for articles upon which duty
will be levied, and orders for such goods,
accompanied by the money, have been filed
to large extent during the week. Flour,
corn, pork, and bacon, and in short all ar
ticles of breadstuffs and provisions, will be
admitted duty free; but liquors, as we'll as
all manufactured articles, will be subject to
the same duty charged by the United States,
so that whisky, alcohol and domestic liquors
will be 80 per cent. advalorem, and ma
chinery I5 to 20 per cent, candles and soap
"a per cent, and so on. Munitions of war
are admitted free.
Whiskey has advanced largely in New
Orleans on the strength of this ; but whilst
this will affect prices in the seeding
States, it will have no influence whatever
upon those with US, the practical operation
being that those who want our goods will
simply have to come and buy them, and
pay the duty on them. OF course this will
stop consignments of all goods, wares and
merchandise, which will have to pay du-
ty for the present.
Without any special activity, business
has been moderately good during the week;
the quantity of merchandise and agricuItu
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week has been quite large, and in the man
ufacturing departments matters are gcings
on much better than was expected. 2,727
| packages of furniture were exported during
| the past week; l46 dozen of chairs and 49,
| 600 packages and pieces Of manufactured
| goods and merchandise, and still spring
| business has not opened.
The demand for -four during the week
has been but moderate, chiefly local, and to
fill orders from the South. Prices did not
undergo any change, and superfne rules at
! 81 5o(94 so, and not easy to buy under the
latter rate.
There has been good demand for wheat,
in part for export, and the market has ruled
firm, prime and red bringing 81 OO01 O3,
and white 81 10. Corn has not changed,
and the demand has been better for shelled,
and at the close prices ruled shade higher
We quote ear at 30(933c, and shelled at 33
036c in bulk. No important change in
oats, rye or barley.
Whisky has been in good demand all the
week, chiefly at 14c. Nearly 5000 brlc
were shipped to the South during the eek
and we may look for another active week il
| this line dealers in the South being anxiou:
to get in supplies before the tariff comes into
operation.
The grocery market has been rather que
in the large way, but in the regular jobbnt
way, good business has been done, anc
we find that 1879 bags of coffee 1870 bril-
of molaSses, and $50 hhds of sugar wen
= into the interior, during the week The re
, ceipts have been liberal, embracing 4 ,8Ot
bags coffee, 5000 brls molasses and ! ,65t
hhds sugar for the week ending last Satur
day. The steamer Maria Denuing arrives
since then, with 2,267 brls molasses, ,O8
! bags coffee and 1872 hhds sugar, all for on
of our leading importing houses-Messr:
Harrison Hooper. Prices of sugar have nc