Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-10

The weather remains winierish There j.
scarcely an Indication of vegetation to he seen
There was smart frost sverv night OF the week
but the fruit buds are not in condition to be in
jured by it.
All departments of business have been quiet
and dragged heavily during the week The IN
settled state of the gold market has destroyed con
fiderce, and there is no desire to operate largey
in any kind of produce. or of foreign merchan
disc: still the stocks of foreign goods of all kind
are small. and not equal To moderate cOnSump
ton that unless gold goes down to low rate
the law of supply and demand will keep prices u p
Indeed. looking ut the whole field, il is not prob
able that We have an important decline in
foreign goods within the coming six months, al
least The demand for -four has been irregular
and portion of the time there not enough
doing to establish quotations. Superhne at one
time was offered at So 10 and at another held Al
So. There is general unwillingness 10 part
with the article. except at full prices but the de
mind is local, and the bakers of army bread, al
times. buv quite literally.
Wheat has been dull. AMI prices great por-
ton OF the week nominal.
Cora and oats both declined. A considerable
amount of both is coming here from Northern
Illinois and iowa. prices being higher here than
in Chicago and this has depre, sed the market.
Barley easier RYE steady Whisky advanced
high price of corn can do nothing of co.isequence
in this vicinity. but no doubt working where
corn il cheaper Cheese and butter are very
scarce, and prices remain high. Ii = exceeding
ly difficult to get good fresh butter in our market
CloverSeel is shade higher. The market for
mess pork lard, bacon and bulk sides, has been
fat and not enough done to establish quotations
There has been good demand Tor bulk shout
ders and huns. at 4l8@4l4c for the one, and
614c for the other, but the mtrKet closed dull and
heavy continued good demand for sugar
cured hams, at l01l 20 l0Lc. The unusual hieh
price ut all kinds of fresh will neceSsarily
lead TO a large consumption Of bacon shoulders
and hams, and this consideration is having is in
fuence already, and dealers are making their ar
engagements accordingly. Beef cattle have fur
fher advanced to S5(G5 81 per 100 los gross for
good to choice. and the supply light The great
bulk Of the Kentucky cattle have been taken by
the Rebels. bv either fair or foul means; that is,
they have been sold to them by the owners, or
taken by force. The greater portion. however,
have been driven in that direction by their own
ers. across the Cumberland. and have gone to
feed the Rebel army in Tennessee.
Sheep not offered, but to very limited
extent, and being 81 per Genital gross. the farm
ers will not sell sheep even at this price, when
wool Is worth one dollar pound.
Fat hogs are scarce and bring S59S6 gross.
but light hogs are plenty and dull at s. 5o@
81 81.
The demand for groceries has been light. and
the marker dull. and prices of all articles ruled
in favor of buyers The Government has bought
none of consequence during the week.
The general term OF the Supreme Court of the
district of New York sitting at Rochester. has
decided that the United States legal tender notes
are constitutional and valid as regards debts con
tracted before as well as after the act passed
thorzing their issue.
The decline in gold has aattened the wool
market somewhat. and we helr OF but little
doing; still contractors are confident that the
dollar engagements will pay.