Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-30
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IT,. o. - downs of gold are simply the
,,.sLs 81 sr.~nI.,o,. The future OF gold Is Just
as uncertain "A the war; if the army ihp'es io1
ward VIGOROUSLY gold will fall; but II 'ne army
i ;n.c.ixe-goes into winter quarters or Is re-
pulsed-then gold goes up higher tnah .ee
Demand notes range about per cent uhuer
gold With a constantly decreasing s.ooA wv
must approximate and rank Win gun IA O""~
airy II - :; +
Silver is about per cent. uhue' eo'u' ""u %
Just as chaDgeable IN price. -:.,o
The nostal currency is not accessible W any
serviceable amount By the public oul our ciy
hanks are in the way OF getting about one 'hOu-
sand each nsr week. This will enable them 10
make their own change Without cost ana oeslo"
some favors on their friends anu cus'oihe,s
Brokers of the smaller class are buying anu sen
ing it at 7al2 per cent since 'ne peoe -, 80
get this indispensable change without paying
premium for il. we propose that the Government
put up AZ auction all il makes every day, ana let
them have IL who will pay the highest premium,
and thereby helm the treasury. We bel eve the
Government might save 50 600 per day, or S5OO'
600 on the product of the year.
State money, country money or currency Is as
scarce as ever 1t is difficult to MI oruers Win
creditable promptness, and We can hot allo" out
a mere fraction-say 5n cents to 81 per 81 900.
Ii is difficult 10 say when there will be better
supply. certainly not till mid winter
There has been no rain OF consequence IN TINS
vicinity since July and this has been the case IN
this State along the Ohio river and extending 10
the Allechanes and north to the Summit Ridge,
which divides the State; south along the ONO
river to the Wabash and all Kentucky; whilst in
the greater portion of Indiana and IN Illinois and
west of that State heavy rains fell, so much in
deed. that wheat sowing has been retarded IN
consequence of the wetness of the ground. This
change i'm the temperature has furnished suitable
weather for pork packing, and some three or four
houses have made beginning, and the season
therefore opened Whether it will continue cool
enough from this onward is somewhat doubtful
The great scarcity of salt, the high price OF coop
erage, the poor encouragement there Is TO pack
mess pork, or to cure meat IN bulk, and the al
most certainty that the bulk of the crop will be
packed in BIKES, will render packing at small
places impractcabe, and therefore concentrate
the packing business at the larger places. and in
crease the packing at such places. We, there
fore, look for a large business at this place, and
in view of this the facilities OF packing have been
greatly extended. The English houses are espe-
cially foremost in this line.
There has been an active demand for hogs,
and about 10000 head sold for November deliv
cry at "a 50a4 Is, and about 600 head sold at
the latter rate, Yesterday, to be delivered from
the 18th to the Doth of next month. As we
stated in our last the indications in favor of
strong competition.
New lard is in good demand. and all being
made is taken quickly at 9s4c. A good deal OF
pork will be melted into lard this season.
There "a good demand for old mess pork
in the fore part of the week at $40 50aSll, and
the sales reached 1000 brls; but this demand
ceased, and the market closed dull, holders anx
ious to sell at so 5OaSll, the former rate for
country and the latter rate for city. Nothing
done in old meats beyond what was sold to the
COmmisSary. Bacon shoulders sold at Sc loose
No demand for sides.
season 81 the price. There will be large
amount of sugar cured hams put up this season,
as they paid well last season. Hogs are already
arriving freely, and from Kentucky We NAV ex-
pect large receipts, the Kentuckians will be
anxious to get their hogs to market, lest Morgan
should again come round Drovers and dealers
are now in the city in large numbers, well as
those who deal in this article from other places
that the trade is largely represented on Change
daily.
Flour has huctuated but slightly, but the mar
ket has ruled heavy and there has been want of
confidence in the article since the sudden changes
OF the previous week Ii has declined considera-
bly, in New York but the market there and here
closed firm last evening
Wheat declined to 81 for prime red and 81 Is
for white but at the close it was held somewh
higher.
Large receipts of oats depressed the market
There have been large shipments made from Chi
cago to this city.
Corn unchanged.
Rye Il shade higher.
Barley is in good demand and prices are a shade
higher
Whisky is in active demand at 34c, holders
asking higher prices. There has been some sales
OF duty whisky made ut 39c.
The tax law inter,eres with the trade in N for
making alcohol, as il seems the tax must be paid
before it is removed from the place Of manuiac
ture, and that the alcohol manufacturer must wait
TO have this tax refunded when he makes the
shipment Alcohol dstillers not work this
way. Ii seems that the only feasabe plan is to
make the alcohol at the dstilleries and ship it
under bond from thence
Linseed oil declined to Csc
Cheese &c higher and in good demand
Butter unchanged.
Nails 521sc per keg higher for all grades, and
the supply light.
Foreign fruits and nuts have largely advanced
and sardines and fully 80 per cent. higher.
There has been no change in groceries The
demand is fair and full prices are being realized
An advance of % cents per hundred pounds in
freights coming to the West, has made holders
hrmer. The rate is zoe per 100 pounds, we
understand
The scarcity of salt is being felt in the whole
West. There is about %, 900 barrels at the works
on the Ohio and kanawha rivers, but unless there
is in the river none of this is available. New
York salt is up TO 81 barrel, and can not be had
even this rate Liverpool is up to g IS per
bag, and 90 To 15c being obtained for Ohio
river and kanawha, but none of il 10 be had in
quantity Turks Island quiet at 5Sc.
Our city packers are well supplied with salt.
There were strong indications of rain last even
ing went to press. and there were grounds
for hoping that We may have rise before the
freezing weather comes