The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-15

sis of this opinion is The disposition display
ed by the President recently to perform his
duty in his official capacity. The Illinois,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri currency has
greatly improved during the week, which
helps on the improvement amazingly, and
tends to restore confidence. Exchange on
New York has materially declined at st.
Louis and Chicago, being down to per
cent. discount at the latest dates. This is
very favorable omen
Rates for sight exchange on New York
and other Eastern cities, also on New Or
leans, have declined during the week, and
the market ruled dull. The supply has
been good, owing to the increased ship
ments of produce. 1t is generally supposed
that the Baltimore and Philadelphia banks
will soon resume specie payment We
quote as follows:
Buying. Selling.
New York sight.parGs 7sprem g 1gi prem prem
PhiS Sdi;i;.,i6,..' dis. @par.> s prem
Baltmore................. 15y9l dis. 14dis.9par.
H S1~ G1S19o pare" pF RsH zs prem prem.
Generally speaking, there has been
marked improvement in business during the
week, and the quantity of merchandise and
produce of all kinds which went out, was
quite large.
Flour has been dealt in quite freely dur
ing, the week, and prices advanced further.
The demand was partly speculative, but
good deal was taken for export. The re-
ceipts are quite light, and the exports in ex-
cess of them, and as the city millerS are not
doing much, tie stock is being rapidly re-
duced. About $4,000 bbls. were sold dur
ing the week, closing at 81 65@4 Is for su-
perfine 81 8O(04 80 for low extra, and s.
as p for good do, and s. 50G6 90 for
fancy.
Wheat advanced to 81 03 and 81 10 for
strictly prime red and white, with very
light supply.
the ear, and 3s@)4Oc. shelled in bulk i'll
gunnies, the quotations are 56@4S. Oats,
advanced TO 29c, with Il good demand. 1t
will be seen, by referring to our tables, that
there is a large increase in the receipts aud
exports of them this season. compared with
last Rye advanced to 62G63c. Barley in
good demand at 75@78c. for prime fall, and
7S0S0c. for prime Canada. Whisky de-
cIned to l33c, but closed at 4.
The receipts ofhogs during the week were
quite large, but fell off at the close. The
demand, however, has been quite active and
pressing, and prices advanced materially
The Irish and English packers have bought
very freely which tended to force up prices
from day TO day.
Yesterday the offerings for future delivery
! were quite numerous, and induced buyers to
hold back, and the market was tame, and at
the close sales to any great extent could not
have been made at over Sc 25, though hold
ers continued to ask Sc 1926 so. The re-
ceipts did not exceed 1000 head. The
sales were:
Total the week 81 1926
previously reported -.SOO,oii
Total this season ,oo3
| The advices from the various points in
the interior indicate that the hogs are most
! ly in, though we may look for so, 900 head
more at this point, but at many of the
smaller places, packing is closed, and at
every place we have heard from, there is an
increase in the weight ranging from to
IA per cent, with a corresponding increase
| in the lard
! The market for all articles of the hog pro-
duct has been quite buoyant, and prices gen
orally advanced Some purchases were
| made of a speculative character, but gener-
/ ally the demand was to fill orders. On the
| part of holders there is not much desire to
SELL owing to very prevalent belief enter
| tanned by them that prices in the future will
rule much higher, and hence it is that it is
very difficult to make purchases for future
delivery, except at prices materially above
! the current rates. In most cases packers
are disposed to hold all they can, and only
sell enough to meet their current neces sities.
| There has been a good demand to fill orders
from the South, and some from the East.
Mess pork advanced to $I60l6 IS,
reaching the highest point last Monday,
when the latter rate was offered and refused
for first class brands but yesterday it was
offered more freely, and there were more
sellers than buyers at SIC for the. best
brands.
Bulk meat advanced to &c. and &c. loose,
! though the demand has not been large. ln-
GLIDING packages, it is held at Ct and 84e.,
and these rates were offered Monday for
100000 lbs delivered next February, and
refused. Lard advanced to 93@lOc. for
prime in tierces and lobe. for keg but at
the close tierce would not bring over &C.,
and some parcels country were purchased
at 91c. Keg YVES in moderate demand at
| lobe Green meats advanced to sc. for
shoulders and &c. for sides, and 7@7{c. for
hams with a good demand.
Clover seed has been in good demand,
and 81 so is freely offered on arrival, and
from store 81 IS is the rate charged. Wool
has been seriously depressed by the crisis,
and prices have declined IO@l2c per ID,
with aa unsettled market. The losses on
this article will be large. In the Grocery
market there has been considerable activity,
and quite large business has been done the
past week. The whole range for sugar has
been 81 to &c. Molasses advanced to 30c.,
and in the small way Sic. is obtained. =
Coffee firm, and in good demand at 100
l33c., and in the small way lac is obtained
for very choice.
By referring to our table of imports and
exports, it will be seen that there is a mark
cd falling OFF in the grocery trade this sea
sou, so far, as compared with that Of 1859
Though this falling Of chiefly took place il
the fall, as since the new crop of sugar ant
molasses came in, there has been pretty
fair business done.
Hsg,-A soldier, one of the garrison il
Port Sumter, writes letter to his wifi
which is published in the Rochester IN. Y.
. Democrat. He says the men are all cage
to fight and clean the traitors ont.