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


American GoId..........1149sS prem. 5s@s4prem.
The weather has been quite changeabIe,
and, on the whole, unusually mild for the
season, the Thermometer ranging from 80 to
40 degrees. The temperature has not been
low enough this winter to make ice over
two inches thick, 80 that our summer sup
ply fthis essential article must be imported.
Louisiana withdrew from the Union dur
ing the week, making the sixth State which
has seeded, and the indications are that if
no compromise is made very soon, other
States will follow. The obvious conclusion,
we think, with all who reflect upon the
matter, must be that this Union is virtual
ly broken up, morally snd essentially divid-
ed, beyond the power Of compromise TO re-
store, for if one or SIX States have the pow
er, or claim the right, under the Constitu-
tion to Withdraw at any time, no solid basis
for a government exists, and consequently
none eau be established or reconstructed,
under the present Constitution. People can
hardly realize this, because it seems too stu
pendous conclusion to be real, too muca
| like fiction to be fact, and too much like an
impossibility TO be reality. There is an
impression rapidly gaining ground among
the people in the Northern States that the
best course to take is to call convention of
all the States. and peaceabIy and equitably
| divide; the Northern States form q Confed-
eracy with Constitution to suit them, and
| the Southern States do the same, entering
into treaty offensive and defensive as re-
| CARDS other powers.
Business during the week has been mod
erately active, and the transactions in the
produce departments have been quite large.
| Flour has not changed in value, and though
| the demand has been but moderate, holders
| have been firm, and the best grades of su-
| perfne have been held most of the time at
| S4 go, though sales of the lower grades
| have been made at 81 1904 so, and with
| difficulty. The receipts are very light, and
| the stock but moderate. Low extras sell
| slowly at $4 60Gl4 rs, and the higher
| grades at 4 8O@5 25.
| There has been moderate demand for
red wheat all the week, at about 98c0$I
| for prime, but white has been dull at 81 05
to 81 IL, according to quality, and not
much offering. Quite large business has
| been done in corn, at 35e for ear, and 81
/ to 40e for shelled, in bulk. This latter is
| generally taken for the South, from whence
| there is a steady demand. Oats have been
in but moderate supply, and the market
! firm at 26927c, the latter the closing rate
| Rye declined to 60@6lc. Prime grades oI
/ DhEI6H tOtdJOOC, anu IN IalF u6L1anu
| The lower grades are DUH
! Whisky has been in better demand, and
the receipts being light, the price advanced
to lac, closing firm.
The news from England received during
the week, has been, both in a commercial
and financial aspect, unfavorable. Indica-
tfons of crisis in financial matters woTe
| becoming quite manifest. The troubles with
| US were being looked upon in more seri-
GUS aspect daily, and were having marked
influence upon business matters generally.
| Prices of breadstuffS had further declined
| with dull market. In short the accounts
from the other side look rather gloomy.
The receipts of hogs during the week have
been quite light, but owing to a heavy feel
ing in the fore part of the week, prices de-
clined to $6 25@$6 so; this decline wa;
subsequently recovered, and the market closes
very firm at Sc 409$6 20 for light to heavy
The receipts during the twenty-four hours
ending last evening are but 400 head. An
other week will probably wind up the pack.
ing season, at this place The receipts Of
hogs during the week, and for the season
up to date, were as follows:
Total for the week 10, ,77t
Previously 54S
Total for the 4zs $40
This is within about 5000 of the whole
number packed last season.
During the last three business days, the
sales OF bulk pork, chiefly sides, reached 2.
500, 900 lbs. at 81, 81 and 6!c for shoulders
and s49S!c for sides, and Ole for clear
sides, closing ut the outside rates for should
ers and bone sides, and 5000 bbls mes.
pork at SIC IS, SIT, and silica, closing
at sl79l: IL, with pressing demand, tht
best city brands not obtainabe below SIT,
, %. Rump Pork may be quoted at SlI K