Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-11

The manufacture OF the Government currency
is being prosecuted ut Washington on a heavy
scale, and the business is being system ,tZei and
the machinery perfected bevOnd ANYTHING hereto
fore thought of. under the management OF Mr..
Chase. The department is king extensive
preparations not only for the engraving AMI print
ing of the new issues Of postal currency ami
treasury notes but the ink and paper will also be
m 'nniactured in the treasury building al WISH
ingtnn The postal currency is already printed,
and ~ill he issued soon as there is demand
for IT, by the withdrawal of the old issue The
new fractional currency will he of rhe same de
nominations rs the old. hut Instead of being Of
diff rent sizes they will all be of the dimensions
OF the present ten cent postal Thew are en-
graved M the highest st,le of ant and the co'ors
which are the Distinguishing marks of The differ
ent values, are of such a chemical combina-
ton. il is asserted. rs to defy photographing
But perhaps the greatest safeguard
against cnunterfeitng in all the new
-sue- will I've in the paper on which they
are printed This will he m de hy a secret pro
cess in the Treasury Department. under the i'm
me iiaie superintendent of The inventor. The
paper in question il thinner than that in common
use and il will he verv much chelper It's al
vantages will consist largely in the fact that il j.
forty times stronger thin the paper now used II
can be washed like piece of linen without in
any wav nuring the engraving; and. withal. il
cannot he photographed, "a II photo granhs a dark
brown instead OF White. like ordinary piner
There has been a houvant market IN corn. oats.
pork and whisky, during the past week. owing 10
the Injury dore by the hate iroSt To the corn crop
and prices advanced curing he first three DAYS OF
the week but toward the close the market f,r
pork became less firm. though no decline touk
place
Flour has remained in about the same position
il was a week ago Wheat has huc' uate some
LII ~
vanceh mater ,lly and closed huo,ant A barge
contract, which had been taken al St LUIS. WIS
forfeited by the contractor owing 10 the heavy
advance, he preterrng 10 lose his m irgin TO the
loss he would have sustained had he fllei the
contract Farmers will not sell their old corn
in districts where the present crop his been
damaged nv the frost. and The indications are that
prices Il 90 higher therefore Rye and Bar
lev have net changed much
Whisky advanced 20 47c. and is in good de-
mnnd
Butter is , 10 &c higher. aud the supply of fresh
not equal to the demand
E. O. are higher
Cheese i &c higher, and in light supply.
There speculative demand for old mess
pork in the beginning of the week, and about
30Ol b,rrels city were taken al $40. and j. now
held ~ $40 25@l0 % aud country nj So 5a(d
10 New country is held at Sll 80 TO Sl2 80,
according to quality. New city is held out OF
the market. as We noticed in our last
Bulk meats are held al 5@5Lc. with good
demtnd At Il to &c below these rates
Mt much demand for bacon The sales m lde
20 The Government within the week were at
prices far above previous sales, aud caused sur
prise.
Lard is held AZ l0c and upward but IL would
bring over 93zc. About / 900 tierces were
sold within the week. delivered at other point,;
no steam rendered. delivered at Louisville At
SIC. and 800, delivered at Gusport, Indiana,
at Yc
There is strong feeling in provisions gener-
ally and an opinion prevails pretty generally that
prices now lower than they will be for some
time
Hogs would sell in this market for early de-
Ivory At 81 10; the probability - that SIS will be
paid. The scarcity of hams and the higher price
OF lard give confidence to BUYERS Picking will
begin as soon n the weather will sdmi, and the
season will open early. There we're some Ken
lucky hogs on the market in the early part of the
week at s. for November. but they were subse-
quently Withdrawn.