Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-11
COMMERCIAL.
Prom the Cincinnati Price Current. Dsc. 70.
Financial and Com rciaI sumnsar ~
for the Past Week.


There has been an active demand for money,
but none of that stFingeucy which has prevailed
during the PORK season An other years exists in
the market. and all acceptable paper offered has
been taken at 10 per cent; but in some cases I2
per cent. h4i to be paid. The week closed with
slight falling of in the demand, however, and
an easier market.
The minds of those who deal in money and
publ securities have been good deal agitaied
BY the Presidents message anu the reports @. the
Secretary OF the Treasury snd the Secretary OF
War. and the price OF gold and public securities
has huetuated, 10 a considerable extent aud gold
closes higaer. The truth is, matters DO not look
vc'l either Ia the field or the Cabinet The
revelato made in the report Of the Secretary of
War ire diseoaagng IN The extreme; for il Il is
true that - Union there Is strength, then the
converse ct this expresses the position Of the at
lars Of the nation. II seems 10 be an admitted
fact that competition and jealorsies personal dis
likes and personrl msligniiy, had eliminated in
positive mntiny on the part of some. If not all the
leaders of the army in Virginia. and disobedience
OF orders OF superior officers bad become the
rule, almost: and such condnet passed unuctced,
in many places. a change has taken place, il Is
true, but this change finds us in mid winter when
asuccessfnl campaign seems extremely difficult,
ii not impossible. Ii is these things which are
making gold go up, and producing agitation ia
financial matters in Indicating markets.
Exchange on New York and the other Eastern
cities a shade 6rmer at the close. and dealers
generallysbought it at Ia discoun, and sold at par.
The quotations Tor coin and exchange at the Gle Sc
last evening, were as follows:
BUYING. SELLING
New York. 49,. KICK dis par
Gold ............-3 III prem. 33634 prem
Silver ........... .2o prem. 2c@30 prem
Demand Notes. .2J prem.
he weather has been cDii anal frosty aud a.
favorable for pork packing az 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, ~ TO this date than in any previousse sea
son; but the impression is, that, owin., to the
high price OF corn, farmers are hurrying their
hogs to market, AMI that the season will close
earlier than usual The fact that hogs are not
as well ta;ted az they might be, seems to corrob.
crate this theory. IL seems quite probable. how
ever, thar 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 ia large and ,hst the average
weight will be up to the usual average of other
seasons, not making that Of last season as tie
standard
Yesterday Tuesday packers were well SUP
piled. Generally speaking. they were not in the
market, which gayeit rather a quiet aspect: but
il was none the less firm, and prices were fully
maintained, the range being 81 % To 81 90 for
hogs averaging 10 TO 800 lbs The sales were.