Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-17
From Cincinnati Price Current April l6
Financial and Commercial Summary
for the Past Week.

The money market continues in that dull and
quiet state which has characterized it the last six
months; the demand continues light and the of
ferings of acceptable business paper small, and
such is in demand at Sal2 per cent and call loans
be made at per cent.
The supply of exchange has been hardly equal
to the demand, and the market has ruled firm
Bankers are buying at par to 10 premium and
selling at a premium, drafts on the four Eastern
cities Gold is firm at lal y premium, which
are the rates paid by dealers. The selling rate
is , cents premium, but the demand has been
quite light.
The results of the week have strengthened con-
flence in business and financial circles. and com
mercial affairs more hopeful aspect gene
rally.
The weather has been very wet, retarding the
spring work of the farmers greatly. An i'm
mense amount of rain has fallen, swelling our
rivers to food hight again. Yesterday it was
warm and mild, with indications that more rain
was at hand
The demand for bulk meats for the Liverpool
market has been quite large. and prices advan-
ced-shouders to 81 and sides to &c, and hams
to 4lka4I4c. The sales foot up 3,5O0 900 lbs.
The market. however, closed rather quiet yester-
day at the quotations. There was an improved
demand for mess pork about the middle of the
week and $40 80 was freely offered. but holders
out up the rates to so I5all At the close the
market became dull, under the advces from New
York. and there were no buyers at so 80. Ba-
con sides have been in good demand, and ad
vanced TO 5l5c but the market closed quiet
Shoulders are offered at 338l334c, but not want
ell. The continued good demand in Liverpool
notwithstanding the large receipts there and the
successful movements OF the army of the United
States, in crushing out the rebellion, have been
the causes of the active demand and hrmness of
hp Ep. lp col
or, the chief cause.
Lard has been firm at better prices, and on
Monday 600 tierces sold at ! &c, but yesterday
under the aivices from New York. = &c was the
outside rate obtainablc for prime city keg has
been held At 7@5aec. Head and gut may be quo
ted at 62sae sc.
sugar cured hams dull at 7s7l &c. The demand
is light
About 500 bales of cotton have been received
from Tennessee since the troops entered that
State Ii is held here at DC per pound but the
demand l. quite light. Ii Is being shipped to the
East
Flour has ruled very dull. it has declined 30c
per barrel in New York during the week. and Is
very dull owing 70 the dscOuraging news from
England Saperfne was offered freely at the
close at 81 l5a4 -. and extra 81 25a4 80, with
out finding buyers.
Wheat declined largely. fully , to ) cents per
bushel
Com declined 70 3la32c.
Oats advanced to Gle in the fore part of the
week but declined 70 pc.
Rive declined TO soc
\ good demand for prime barley at 65a70c. the
latter for fti
Whisky has factualed largely, beng as high
as 2Oc and down TO IKE Whether Congress
will or will not tax the stock on hand IS the ques
ton which agitates the market for this article;
aud when this Is answered in the negative by some
reporters in Washington, the price goes up, aad
when in the affirmative il goes down; so that, In
view Of the immense amount of false reports pro
mul gated from Washington. we may safely say
that speculation in whisky Just at this time Is
al uncertain business. aud that uneasy rests the
head of him who has few thousand barrels on
hand.