Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-03


ton Il quite small, and more Inconvenience is felt
IN this city because OF the want of small change
than At any previous time. Postage stamps were
being circulated very generally bat public aiten-
ton teing called TO the fact of this being unlaw
ful. this method % relief bad 10 be absndoued
The weather continues dry aud vegetation Is
thoroughly parchei up
TIE corn cu,p in this Safe aui Kentucky ant
n portion OF Indiana j. short tully ole thri of
whatit FFomised ia July. beyond remeiy. The
tiiure ct the aai CROP together with the de>truc
ton OF the grass, compelled farmers % feed their
stock with corn. which has greatly reduced the
stock now on hand in the States named. THIS
has made farmers more firm regarding the price
of hogs aud place higher estimate on the value
OF them than had been thought OF. Ii hss also
engendered disposition To speculate in old mess
pork, and the Indications are that some movement
will soon take place in this liae The scarcity
and present and prospective high price of cooper
age has something to do in this matter. There Is
no doubt that there IS large supply of hogs in
the est, and high prices will cut short foreign
demand which is the chief one that can be looked
for.
With the exception of one made some time ago
at 80 %, no contracts have been made for hogs.
and as the case now stands none can be made,
there being fully one dollar hundred difference
between the parties necessary to make them.
Feeders think 81 about the figure. aud packers
50 1908
Business has been moderately active: and in
the grocery and dry goods markets, good trade
has existed all the week. ngran and -four the
business has been but moderate. and in provisions
there has been very little done
Flour has been in fair local aud export demand
at the prices current for some three weeks.
Wheat has been shade hrmer, the supply being
light. Corn, oats and barley have huctuated
good deal, according to the supply, from day to
day.
There has been far demand for whisky, and
holders put uD the price lc i'm consequence of the
rise in New York. About A, 900 brs were ex-
ported during the week. The distlers work
ing to some exte4t, and suppose that what they
make will not he subject to taxation, indeed, As
the month passed on they became more confident
on this point, and We presume great deal, il
not all. thus made, has been removed from the
distillers. and so with other manufactured goods
Butter and cheese are still in light supply and
very firm. I he supply OF beef cattle III Mon
days market large, chiefly owing TO an in
fux from Kentucky, the farmers in that State
within our lines, aud doubt in the rebel lines,
being very anxious to get their cattle to market
on this side preferring this to exchanging them
for the Autographed scrip of the rebels The
supply run up TO thousand head. and prices run
down fully soc per GENITAL and the market closed
dull, pine cattle being drug at 81 Do gross
Hogs and sheep have not changed essentially in
value since last week
In provisions. the market has been weaker
First class brands mess pork could be sold at So
but sales OF irregular and mixed lots OF country
would not bring over s. 81. The demand for
shoulders fell off. and smoked sold at I've. and
were dull AT this rate mt the close. though large
lot advertised for in Louisville yesterday. but
we presume the bidders had supplied themselves
before they put in their bids
Bulk meat has not been inquired for Shout
ders can be bought at 334c and sides at DC
Smoked sides sold at Size packed, but are held
in many cases ut &c; there i loweyer little or no
demand for them Clear sides are not asked for:
they be bought at 614c. The Government
using shoulders and hams in preference To sides
this season has caused much DISAPPOINTMENT
Common hams. including summer cured. are
worth os4a9c and sugar cured 80 To l2c.
There has been better demand for lard, but
prices are lower; 900 packages sold at So. 1t
has advanced TO l0c in New York. Butchers
lard is still in pressing demand at 111c BUYERS
furnishing cooperage.
The advance in gold and sterling exchange
produced quite a stir in foreign goods, and sugar
and coffee higher the advance in coffee is
&c: in raw sugar "a c, and in refined sugar 1sa34c,
and quite large business done Molasses
il also hFner. flaAseeu Is up u 81 %, ana III
good demane. No cloverseed in market worth
naming.
The military rule has been so relaxed now that
it interfcres with business but slightly. At ? +.
NJ. on Saturday all business is TO be suspended,
and every man subject to military duty is bound
TO drill from that till ) F. NJ, when business may
again be resumed
Coal. owing to the very low stage of water in
the river, advanced to 2Oc per busneI. The stock
now here is about two million bushels; but it is
stated that even with good stage OF water the
supply will be short and the price high, owing to
the large number of miners ia the army. IL is
probable that coal will not be cheap as it has
been the past two years for some time to come.