Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-07
From the Cincinnati Price Current, Dec. 2.
Financial and Commercial Summary


The effectual manner in which the rebel army
under Bragg was driven from before Chattanooga,
without what might be called general engage.
ment. but in which the rebels were greatly dsi-
comfited and lost 5000 prisoners. as guns. Z 900
stand of arms, and 1000 killed and wounded,
beside an immense amount of commissary, quar-
termaster's and hospital stores and camp equip
age, has been the all absorbing event Of the
past week, and caused gold to decline to a. but
this decline was recovered to great extent sub
seQuently, owing to the critical condition OF our
forces under Burnside at Knoxville. where they
are besieged by the rebel forces under Long
street, and the position of Neade's army, which
has pushed far on toward Richmond after Lee
The EXPORT of over one million dollars in gold
from New York last Saturday. had some iIfu
ence in causing the advance,
The market for gold has been greatly I'M
settled at New York all the week. and conse
ouently here, the price changing from hour TO
hour and keeping all classes of business in a
constant state Of suspense, because rise or fall
in gold is equivalent to rise or fall ain II kinds
of merchandise, as is well known.
The demand for money has been rather active.
ard the banks find full employment for all their
money just now. and there is some closeness felt
in the market from time to time; but still no un-
usual pressure. The street rates are to 10 per
cent, with leaning to the latter rate, for desir-
aqle paper. Exchange has ruled dull, without
any alteration in rates. The supply is large,
dealers buying Of their customers at one tenth of
/ per cent discount and charge them par; but
II discount from outside parties is the buying
rate The business done in Government paper
has been moderate, aud rates are unchanged. We
quote:
BUYING. SELLING.
New York.............. 1-e dis. par.
Gold--..--.-4 995o prem SO prem.
Kentucky bank notes. u prem.
Orders A s o. washington. tssai,1 dis.
QuartermaserS'
Vouchers, city,. s6h9sex
Quariermasers'
Vouchers. country..... sale.
counterfeit greenback was discovered on
Third street yesterday Engraving rather poor.
Business. in all its departments, continues very
active. and our business thoroughfares are
crowded from early dawn ill after dark. with all
kinds of vehicles We not that the
throng of business on our streets was ever as
pressing as il is now The receipts of hogs
have been quite large, and this, with the decline
in gold in the fore part of the week. depressed
prices somewhat, and also weakened the faith OF
some in the supposed great scarcity OF pork, re
garded necessary to justify the rates current for
the article. On Saturday night the weather,
which had been wet and mild. became cool, and
on Sunday night there was a hard frost with light
snow. aud this continued up to the close, and
furnished excellent weather for pork packing
Hogs are arriving rather slowly, farmers not
seeming as anxious to hurry them in az had been
supposed, but we may look Tor liberal receipts the
coming two or three weeks.
Yesterday the market opened brisk. and prices
advanced, hogs averaging 300 pounds selling
quite readily at 81, The sales were: