Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-29
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAI.


Yesterday was generally noticed as the
dullest day Of the week In the banking
qoarter,p Where Money was easy and accu-
muiatingg prime names going at lo@l2 y
cent. az The Discount-houses.
Eastern Exchange remained very 6rm at
a premium and some dealers were hardly
able to keep up their supply, giving 40 and
even 45e. premium on the leading points
For Baltimore and Boston, K@% was the
price usually paid.
Gold was quiet, and New Orleans Elk
change dull and nearly nominal; while in
Uhcurrent Money little was doing at our
last quotations.
Some 1900 brls. of Flour, supet6ne follow
extra, were sold at 81 so early yesterday
morning, by persons who had private tele-
grpms of the steamers news; but after the
intelligence had been made public, 10c. adj
vance was made in prices, and the market
closed unsettled. Whisky continued dull,
and rates declined 80, per gallon; LOO
bIls. selling at 1870. Sugar was in mod
crate demand; Molssses quiet, and Coffee
firm; holders asking higher rates.
Mess Pork was in limited demand at
SIC 5O@l6 70 for country and city brands.
A good request was experienced for bulk
Sides, and a moderate one for Bacon Sides.
Shoulders were dull, and a shade lower.
Wheat opened dull, but improved after the
New York adyices; holders asking &c. ad.
vance, which was not met by buyers. Ear
Corn remained steady, and shelled dull.
Oats were rather higher, and Rye was
steady, while Barley was still dull.
The Imports and Exports of various arti-
Giles, during the twenty-four hours ending
yesterday noon, were:
imports-Apples, 74S barrels; Barley, 2,4O2
bushels; Butter, 60 pkgs.; Corn, l,663 bushels;
Cheese, 602 boxes; Coffee, 2l4 bags; Clover
seed, LOG barrels Flour, 1,2l9 barrels; Hay,
l16 bales; Hogs, 366 head; Lard, 1914 barrels
and 3 kegs Molasses, 8 barrels; Malt, 357
bushels; Oats, 1894 bushels; Pork and Bacon,
II hbdsy l4l tieTces, 70l brls., and l67,690
pounds; Potatoes, 324 barrels; Salt, 300 brls.;
Wheat, 2,Sl3 bushels; Whisky, 1882 barrels.
Exports = Apples, 500 barrels; Barley,
800 bushels; Butter, &c packages; Candles,
1928 boxes; Cheese, $40 boxes; Coffee, 200
bags; Clover-seed, 81 barrels; Flour, 2,l77
barrels; Lard, $40 barrels, and 727 kegs; Nc
lasses, l5l barrels; Malt, 4l6 bushels; Pork
and Bacon, 426 hhds, 246 ~tierces, and l55
boxes; Potatoes, 1856 barrels; Rye, l,274
bushels; Sugar, 1874 bids; Salt, 1873 barrels;
Wheat, S26 bushels; Whisky, 1856 barrels.
Provisions in Louisville were quiet on
Wednesday, but holders firm at former quo
t%ations, with sales of 100 brls. city mess Pork
at $l7; los casks Bacon at former rates, and
40 tierces Falls City Hams at HE.
The following is a comparative statement
of the exports exclusive of Specie) from New
York 10 foreign ports for the past week and
since January l:
1859. 1850. 1861.
For the weef-..~;.s l,T2s,4s6 l,tss,sS6 1,Ill, 2f2
Previously reported n,4I,S52 %l7,O8g.6at Is 96l,4l
Since January L.. SIs,2fs,2sS ~Is,777,ssO 8O,s72. $50
Wednesdays New York papers observe
respecting Tuesday;
Some of the Brokers report more inquiry
for Money to-day, but the amount of Paper
in the market is so small that the increased
activity can not be very marked. There is
no difficulty in borrowing at 5 on call or in
selling first. class names at about 6 per cent.
Foreign Exchange continues dull; very
little business has been done for this steamer.
There are no Mercantile Bills in market:
the Bankers who sell are obliged to cover
with each Others Bills. No good Bankers
Bills can be bought below about 107A for
Sterling and 5.23A for Francs, and there is
no inquiry for Bills at l0S and 5.22%. Some
of the Bankers look for a further rise and a
commencement of Specie shipments to Eu-
rope.
The Stock Market to-day was quieter
than yesterday, but prices were maintained
without material change. Governments
were better; the new Skies recovered the
decline which was caused by the announce.
ment Of the new loan. There was a fair in
quiry for State Stocks, under which Vir-
ginias advanced q and Tennessee \. Mis-
souIis would have risen to-day, but the
market was checked by a full supply, APP
paTently from the West.
The business in Bonds was small; choice
Bonds of New York Roads continue to ap.
p%reciate; the Michigan Southern Sinking
Funds fell back q, New York Central de-
clined 4, Erie %, Galena "a, Reading 4,
Michigan Southern =, Guaranteed 4, To.
ledo z, Rock Island =. Illinois Central
was steady. Harlem, old and new, ad-
vaDced Il per cent. The prevailing i'm
preston in the market continues to be IA
vorable to the preservation of peace, and
consequently TO the appreciation of s~pecula-
tive securities. But the public continue
very apathetic indeed. After the Board the
market was steady; in the afternoon it was
q shade lower, and closed weak.
Laud-war1ants are thus quoted in New
York: