Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-06

The delay in getting the internal revenue
chinery into operation is causing a good deal of
comment. Manufacturers have been given to
understand that all the product of their factories
workshops since the lst of September is sub
ect TO taxation, though no formal notice has been
given them. MANY suppose that these goods will
not nor can not be taxed, it being necessary that
the officers to levy and collect the tax should be
present to do his before anything becomes sub
ect to taxaton 1t Is clear. however. that if
manufactured goods made during the past month
are taxed the honest man will be imposed upon
whilst dishonest men will have "a decided advan-
tage The understanding ut the close last even
ing was that the officers and machinery will be
ready to-day
The supply of the stamp currency in circula-
ton is 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, but public atten-
ton being called to the fact of this being unlaw
full. this method of relief had to be abandoned.
The weather continues dry and vegetation is
thoroughly parched up
The corn crop in this State and Kentucky and
portion of Indiana is short fully one third of
what il promised in July, beyond remedy. The
failure of the oat CROP together with the destruc
ton of the grass compelled farmers to feed their
stock with corn. which has greatly reduced the
stock now on hand i'm the States named. This
has made farmers more firm regarding the price
of hogs and place higher estimate on the value
of them than had been thought of. 1t has also
engeDdered a disposition to speculate in old mess
pork, and the indications are that some movement
will soon take place in this liue 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 West, 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 50 so, no contracts have beer 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 makeasthem
Feeders think 81 about the figure, and packers
50 1898.
Business has been moderately active; and in
the grocery and dry goods markets. good trade
has existed all the week. In grain and -four the
business has been but moderate, and in provisions
there has been very little done.
Flour has been in fair local and export demand
at the prices current for some three weeks.
Wheat has been shade frmer, the supply being
light. Corn. oats and barley have fuctuated a
good deal, according to the supply, from day to
day.
There has been a far demand for whisky, and
holders put no the price lie in consequence of the
rise in New York About A 500 brls were ex-
ported during the week. The distillers are work
ing to some extent. and suppose that what they
make will not be 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
distiIlers and so with other manufactured goods
Butter and cheese are still in light supply and
very firm. The supply Of beef cattle at Mon
days merket was large, chiefly owing to an in
fink from Kentucky, the farmers in that State
within our lines, and no doubt in the rebel lines,
being very anxious 10 get their cattle to market
on this side, preferFing this TO exchanging them