Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-29

The weather has been dry and hot and rain is
greatly needed Vegetation is thoroughly dried
up in all this region OF country, and il has been
impossible to prepare ground for wheat it is so
dry and hard
There have been rains IN other places during
the month, and the eastern slope of the mountains
have been visited with heavy rains.
Military affairs still continue to interfere with
the general trade of the city. The Merchants
Exchange continued to be occupied by troops all
the week and the members met on the street and
in some adjoining halls. This interfered with
business and deranged commercial affairs to
great extent The movements of the rebels I'm
kentucky still causes uneasineSs aid want of
confidence.
There has been good local demand for -four,
and the receipts being light prices ruled a shade
higher
The orders regarding traffic in liquors were
modified so as To admit of the sale for shipment
or for manufacturing purposes, but the demand is
irregular and light None is being manufactured,
as the Government officers are not vet prepared
to inspect and collect the duty, so that the
excise or tax law, so far, is in effect but theo-
rehcally
The supply of corn aud oats has been better
and the market for both is dull and prices are
lower, excepting old oats which are scarce and in
light supply and in demand owing to the fact of
their being greatly superior to new.
Rye is very scarce and lis up to 6Oc, and in some
cases Csc is asked.
There is hardly any barley arriving, and there
is a pressing demand for it at $685. The short
crop is the cause of this There is a buoyant
feeling in the hemp market. and rough is held at
sos, and dressed at SlI5 The news from Eng
land, which we publish above, will lead to great
excitement in this article, and rapid advance in
prices.
Butter and cheese are very scarce, and full
prices are being realized.
In the provision market but little has been
done; some bulk shoulders sold at and smoked
at 434c. but $4,000 lbs. advertised for by the
Government. to be packed in boxes, were fur
nshed on Monday at S4 6l@4 81. Mess pork
is held at 50 25@9 so, but none could be sold at
over 50. Bulk meats are ned at and 43Ic, and
smoked at and 80 c; clear sides at 61sc; but
these rates are merely nominal. Sugar cured
hams advanced to he, and very few to be bad.
Common hams would bring &c, and summer SUI
gT-cured l0c. Lard has not been inquired for;
it is held at &c in tierce but is not saeable at over
S34c; keg is held at 9lsc.
The grocery market has not changed; the job
bling demand has been good. and the tone of the
market was frmer at the close, as regards sugar
and coffee
Salt advanced to 45a50c under the excitement
growing out of the occupancy of the Kanawha
Valley by the rebels, and the reported destruc-
ton OF the salt works by O4r troops, but the lat
ter proving to be incorrect, the feeling at the
close less buoyabt, and the demand was lin
tied. Not more than the third of the salt made
in the valley of the Ohio is made on the Kanaw-
ha river; and then it must be remembered that
the price of imported salt will always regulate
the price of domestic. Ohio River salt is selling
to arrive at 45c, and fine Liverpool IS offered at
81 80 per bag
CoOperage CONTINUES buOyant, and prices of
pork and bacon cooperage ted upward. The
prospective scarcity OF this article. to which we
have repeatedly called attention, is becoming
more manifest every day.