Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-15
CONN ERCIAL.
Prom the Cincinnati Price Current, Dec. l0l
financial and Com nm rcIaI sum mary
Tor the Past Week.

Tor the Past Week.
There has been an active demand for money, ,
but none OF that stringency which has prevailed
during the pork season in other years exists in
the market, and all acceptable paper offered has
been taken at lO per cent; but in some cases ID
per cent. had to be paid. The week closed with
slight falling of in the demand, however, aud
easier market.
The minds of those who deal in money and
public securities have been good deal agtated
by the Presidents message and the reports of the
Secretary OF the Treasury and the Secretary of
War, and the price of gold and public securities
has tuctuated, TO a considerable extent; and gold
closes higher. The truth is, matters do not look
so well either in the field or the Cabinet The
revelations made in the report of the Secretary of
War are discouraging in the extreme; for if it is
true that in Union there is strength, then the
converse OF this expresses the position of the at
fairs OF the nation. Ii seems TO De an admitted
fact that competition and jeaousies, personal dis
likes and personal malignity. had eliminated in
positive mutiny on the part of some, if all the
leaders OF the army in Virginia, and disobedence
OF orders of superior officers had become the
rule, almost; and such condnct passed unnoticed,
in many places. A change has taken place. it is
true, but this change finds Us in mid winter, when
asuccessfnl campaign seems extremely difficult,
If not impossible. 1t is these things which are
making gold go up, and producing agitation in
financial matters in the leading markets.
Exchange New York and the other Eastern
cities was shade frmer at the close, and dealers
generally bought it at "a discount and sold at par
Negotiations for coin and exchange at the Gle se
last evening, we're as follows:
BUYING. SELLING
New York. ..... A@M dis par
OOlu ......-....5 81 prem. 33@34 prem.
Silver ...........2 5 prem. 2S@3O prem.
Demand Notes. rs prem.
The weather has been cold and frosty and as
favorable for pork packing as could have been
desired. The receipts of hogs have been large.
but the demand has been fully equal to them ard
prices gradually improved The receipts now are
greater, up to this date, than in any previous sea
son; but the impression is, that, owing to the
high price of corn, farmers are hurrying their
hogs to market, and that the season will close
earlier than usual. The fact that hogs are not
as well fatted as they might be, seems to corrob-
crate this theory. 1t seems quite probable, how
ever, that the number of hogs which will be
packed here the present season will excel the
number packed here last season, very consider
ably. There can be no doubt that the number of
hogs in the country is large, and that the average
weight will be up to the usual average OF other
seasons, not making that of last season as the
standard
Yesterday Tuesday packers were well sup
piled. Generally speaking. they were rot in the
market, which gave it rather a quiet aspect; but
it was none the less firm, and prices were fully
maintained, the range being 81 % to "a Go for
hogs averaging no to 260 lbs. The sales were: