Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-14

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The manufacture of the Government currency
is being prosecuted at Washington on a heavy
scale, and the business is being systematized and
the machinery perfected beyond anything hereto
fore thought of, under the management of Mr..
Chase. The department is making extensive
preparations not only for the engraving and print
ing of the new issues of postal currency and
treasury notes, but the ink aud paper will also be
manufactured in the treasury building at Wash
iGston. The postal currency is already printed,
and will be issued az soon as there is a demand
for it, by the withdrawal of the old issue. The
new fractional currency will be OF the same de
nominations rs the old. but instead of being of
different sizes they will all be of the dimensions
Of the present ten cent postal. They are en-
grayed in the highest style Of art, and the colOrs,
which are the distinguishing marks Of the differ
ent values, are of such a chemical combina-
ton. it is asserted. as to defy photographing
But perhaps the greatest safeguard
against counterfeiting in all the new
issues, will he in the paper on which they
are printed This will he made by a secret pro
cess in the Treasury Department, under the i'm
mediate superintendent of the inventor. The
paper in question is thinner than that in common
use. and it will he yer, much cheaper. It's ad
vantageS will consist largely in the fact that it is
forty times stronger than the paper now used. 1t
can be washed like a piece of linen without in
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cannot be photographed, as il photographs a dark
brown. instead of white. like ordinary paper.
There has been a bOuyant market in corn. oats,
pork and whisky, during the past week, owing 10
the injury done by the late frost to the corn crop.
and prices advanced during the first three DAYS of
the week, but toward the close the market Tor
pork became less firm. though no decline took
place.
Flour has remained in about the same position
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but closed rather dull. Corn and oats have adj
vanced materially and closed ~buoyant. A large
contract, which had been taken at st Louis, was
forfeited by the contractor, owing to the heavy
advance. he preferring to lose his margin to the
loss he would have sustained had be filled the
contract. Farmers will not sell their old corn
now in districts where the present crop has been
damaged by the frost. and the indications are that
prices will go higher. therefore. RE and Bar
ley have not changed much.
Whisky advanced 20 47c. and is in good de-
mand.
Butter is 2 to &c higher. and the supply of fresh
not equal to the demand.
Eggs are higher
Cheese is &c higher. and in light supply.
There was a speculative demand for old mess
pork in the beginning Of the week, and about
3,O0n barrels city were taken at SO, and Is now
held at $40 25@l0 90. and country at 50 50G
lU. new country Il nenl AT Sll OO 10 SiZ 0U,
according TO quality. New city is held out of
the market, as we noticed in our last.
Bulk meats are held Mt 5@5Xc. with a good
demand at & to &c below these rates.
Not much demand for bacon The sales made
to the Government within the week were at
prices far above previous sales, and caused sur
prise.
Lard is held at Zoe and upward, but it would
not bring over 9Mc. About l 900 tierces were
sold within the week. delivered at other points;
700 steam rendered. delivered at Louisville, at
91sc. and 300, delivered at Gusport, Indiana,
at &c.
There is a strong feeling in provisions gener-
ally, and an opinion prevails pretty generally that
prices are now lower than they will be for some
time
Hogs would sell in this market, for early de-
Ivory at 81 IS; the probabilit, is that SIS will be
paid. The scarcity of hams and the higher price
Of lard give confidence to buyers Packing will
begin ~ soon as the weather will admit, and the
season will open early There were some Ken
lucky hogs on the market in the early part of the
week ct So for November, but they were subse-
quently Withdrawn.