Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-14

The oils to be tested were placed in open
vessel and heated by water bath TO the temper
ature indicated.
Thus it will be seen there are but three of the
samples submitted safe to be kept in summer, or
10 be consumed for illuminating purposes. The
fact is as we have before stated-the competition
which exists in the trade has induced manufactu-
rers to leave too much of the Benzole, or Naptha
in this oil. and the consequence is that confidence
in its safety, for Illuminating purposes, has been
greatly impaired
Flour has ruled steady and rather dull through
out the week. The demand has been quite light
and local, but it improved somewhat at the close,
owing to contracts made for army bread by our
city bakers. Superfne 81 2O@4 25.
Wheat unchanged. Oats advanced 10 3O93lc,
and in good demand.
Corn declined to 33@31zc but closed buoyant
under the renewed excitement in whisky. Rye
declined shade, but this was recovered at the
close. The whisky market fiuctuated 20 some
extent, as usual, under the advices from Wash
ington, and advanced &c per gallon Yesterday,
closing at l9c The House of Representatives
has stricken out the clause in the tax bill, which
we referred to a week or two ago, taxing the
liquor on hand; but the one taxing that rectihed
or manufactured into brandy, &c, has been re
tanned IL seems to us quite probable that this
tax bill will never pass the Senate, and that il is
not improbable that it will be radically changed
or a substitute adopted. A continued speculative
demand for and rapid and large fluctuations in
prices of whisky may be looked for the next
thirty DAYS
Butter declined &c. per h., under the influence
Of large supply.
The active demand for bulk meats and lard,
noticed in our last, fell off some toward the close
of the week and prices were a shade in favor Of
buyers, Saturday and Monday, but yesterday the
advices by the steamer Hibernia from Liverpool
l. A. -
arose, and the sales of bulk meat run up to p
200 900 lbs, at &c. for shoulders and 41sa4skc
for sides. but after Change yesterday holders
asked 1sc. higher. the market closing rather
buoyant
The low prices and the probability that the re-
belion is rapidly approaching its termination,
which we understand is the prevailing opinion
among the Liverpool merchants, keep up the
speculative demand IN England; and then the
quality of our bacon This season is far supe-
rior to that cured in any previous season, is prob
ably another encouraging feature. They are
not only taking sides but also shoulders, and If
hams had been cut to suit the ideas of English
consumers. an immense quantity of them would
also be taken.
There has been an improved demand for mess
pork, it having advanced in New York, and
quite large business has been done at Sl0al0 25
and 200 brls sold Yesterday at $40 40. Inside
city brands are held at SO 80, with uniform
frmness.
Some demand for bacon sides TO fll army con-
tracts, and 400 hhds. sold at Sc, 51sa51zc., but
this demand being supplied the market closed
quiet. Shoulders have not been inquired for, and
are offered at 356c.
A large demand for box meats at the close at
Size for short rib and &c do for clear Rump
pork is held at So 50@7. Sugar-cured hams ia
;isc, canyased, and in fair demand.
A good jobbing business done in sugar and
molasses, at full prices, but coffee remains dull,
and must be written lc lower.