The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-26


very beautiful in theory, but 1t seems to US
to be impossible in practice. It is certainly
a very silly thing TO suppose that the ship |
owners or railway men will make any con- |
cessions, for they no doubt remember well
the time when they carried freight at rates
inadequate to pay actual expenses, and now
we must admit the inducement is strong to
make up for past losses and no donbt the
determination is as strong as the inducement
to do 1T. The railroad companies running |
East, are now IN an impregnable position to
take the lions share of the financial profits
of the foreign demand for breadstuffs the
present season, and if -four should go up to
$50 per parrel in New York, there seems to
be little doubt that the rate of freight on it
from the West would be S..
The weather has been changeable. A
good deal of rain fell, but the temperature
is high, ranging from so to 60. There has
been no frost of consequence so far.
Flour has not changed much, and IS dull
at the close at 4 1904 20 for superine and
1904 40 for extra and family. The high
rates of freight and the unfavorable news
| from New York caused the market to close
| heavy. Wheat has been in light supply
and good demand for the local millers, and
/ prices advanced to $4,000 for prime to
choice red, and 90@95 for prime to choice
| white; but yesterday 2@3c of this advance
was lost, and 83088c for red, and 68@93
for white were the closing rates. Oats went
up to Bic, but the receipts being large. fell
back to 263@27c, and closed very dull
There has been good demand for the ar
N.Y. but the supply in the country is good,
and fully up to any demand which may
arise. Rye advanced to 3S@4oc and In
fair demand. Corn remains steady at 30c.
An improved demand for barley; prime
to choice fall brought 45C65oc at the close,
but for the lower descriptions there was no
demand. Barley malt is selling at 5oC96S.
The stock of this article has been very
large, and caused the almost total absence
Of demand for barley for some time.
Whisky has been in brisk demand, and
prices went up to l51c. This demand
was chiefly from the manufacturers of slco-
boil. The market closed less buoyant. The
provision market has dragged heavily, aud
with the exception of bacon, prices have
been to a great extent nominal. Bacon has
has been sold &c a moderate extent at 400
Il and 65, chiefly for army purposes though
some has been taken for the East, and a
good deal moro would have gone thence
but for the want of shipping facilities and
high rates of freight. Bulk meat may be
quoted at A and ST. Mess pork IL 500
IL rs. Bacon at 4 81 and Sc, and sugar
cured hams at $3.50.
Prime lard would bring SIC iu tierces,
bat the stock is exhausted. Butchers is
worth 63(97c, the latter packed.
Under favorable advices from New York
in the early part Of the week, linseed oil
advanced, first to &c. and subsequently to
55057c, closing with good demand at the
latter rate.
In the grocery market no change Of i'm
: portance has taken place the jobbing de-
mand has been good, but the business done
in the large way has been small. Holders
remain firm, however, at full prices, though
l in some cases purchases have been made on
{ rather easier terms, than they could have
been week ago. The advices from New
York, which is the governing market for
these articles just now, indicate further
advance in coffee and sugar, with light
stocks. RefI Ell sugars are &c lower, clos
y ing at l146ll4c for powdered, graduated
and crushed. The supply of potatoes is ia
Z excess of the demand, and prices are shade
lower Shot has advanced to $22 So
. 7 ia Tar i is ri g RbisRer-
t Green apples Il in large supply, but the
!. great bulk of Tia SO arriving are poor In
8 quality and in bad condition, and prime 10
choice are scarce and sell at ST. 75M2.
Raisns are Csc per box higher, and cur
rants DC per ID above last weeks quotata-
a tons.
The demand for manufactured tobacco
continues good, but not as active az It
was week ago. The demand is chiefly
from the Eastern cities. Leaf in good de-
rnand at full prices.
With regard to hogs, the general aspect
OF affairs has not changed much. Some
disposition has been displayed by dealers in
Boston and New York to contract at So for
November, but none can be bought deliv-
cred here, at this rate, and not less than
S3 so. The Cincinnati packers think that
even 50 is too high, for they say if with
but moderate crop last year, a good for
eign demand and fair proportion of the
crop taken by the South before the bloch
AIDE, the quantity left in the North. not
wlthstanding the army demand was great
| ~ more than what was needed, and hence
| prices went down to a very low figure,
what disposition can be made of an in
creased crop this year, with no market at
the North, and but moderate one abroad. |
even at S3; and thus the matter stands, |
general want of distrust and few DISPOSED |
to buy for future delivery. We should not |
De surprised, however, if the market would |
open at 53 90 but as it ia now, over So |
cannot be obtained
we notice 1t reported that the Chicago
packers are offering to sell mess pork for
November at $40, which is equal to S. Is
Tor hogs.
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