Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-30
Prom the Cincinnati Price Current, Nov. Is.
Financial and Com rciaI SUI mmary
for the Past Week.


The supply of currency has been better, and
the demand for money but moderate; the market
has been rather easy. that is it has been easier to
borrow than it was the previous week, at 8 to 10
per cent, outside the banks. and the regular
banks have been able to supply their customers
better at 6per cent, the standard rate.
Gold advanced per cent. but per cent OF
this was lost. so that the net advance Mt the close
was but 2 per cent There have been various
rumors circulated to which this advance is attri
butec, but the inactivity of the two leading
mics of the Government, is the great moving
power which put gold up, no doubt
The supply OF exchange has been large, and
the market dull at our quotations
Governments funds have been in rather better
demand. Orders on Washington closed at IA
l Is discount; certificates ? discount and Quar-
termaster's vouchers 31zC931s discount.
Gold closed at 1890 premism buying, and
was 80 premium. In New York yesterday at
noon it closed dull at 5O1 premium We quote:
BUYING. SELLING.
New York. l-6ds. par.
Cold. .....-............49 950 prem. 81 prem.
Silver. .3S94O prem. ~ prem.
Kentucky bank notes. y prem.
Indiana State notes.. par.
Orders Washington. i19l1 dis.
Certificates. dis.
Vouchers city....... 96L996Z
Vouchers. country....- sale.
The general business of the week has been
active in all its departments A large country
demand has existed iUr dry goods, groceries.
hardware. and all other kinds of manufactured
goods. Itls clear that the general commerce of
the city was never in "A mOre prosperous condition
than at this time, II much so. The rise
10 the river asfurnished fuel to all the factories,
which relieves the manufacturing INTEREST of
serious threatened embarrassment, aud the popu
l.,ft 49,
calamity.
buoyant and rather excited market for hogs
has prevailed, with but little exception, during
the week, though the receipts have been more
liberal, and usual number were driven in, but
the supply seemed unequal to the demand. The
weather has not been favorable, some of the days
being mild and murky, and this was especially
the case yesterday.
The short croD opinion has taken general
hold upon the minds OF all those engaged in pack
ing, and most of them seem to operate without
any fear or misgivings. There has been local
speculative demand for the product. which en-
courages the packers
As we have before stated in previous impres-
sion, the average weight aud yield of lard IS much
better than had been expected; the average
weight is hardly six per cent. below that of last
season, and the yield OF lard not two pounds per
hog, though at present this cannot be ascertained
with sufficient degree OF accuracy. Ii may be
stated, however, that the condition of the hogs
brought in so far is better than at this time last
year large number of very light hogs were
brought in the forepart Of last season. The cars
which had been used by the city in the transpor
taton of coal, we're given up about the middle of
the week. and now being used in the trans
portation of hogs
The high prices will, beyond doubt, encour-
age farmers TO feed few more hogs than they
would have done. and should this result in adj
ditional one for each farmer. the number in the
aggregate would be large.
Yesterday the weather was warm and damp.
with light rain, the thermometer up to 90 deg.
This caused the market to epen fat, and the re-
cepts being larger than any previous day during
the season. packers did not seem anxious to buy
but drovers were srm though rather inactive, the
market closed firm at Mondays prices. The
sales were: