Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-03
Kentucky aud Indiana currency is again low er

No old Qudrtermasters' orders OH Washington
offering, and but little neN. ~ both the Quarter
m lsters and Cnmmssaries at this place are
chiefly paving out currency. having been put in
possession of u large amount within the week
The Government hnlnces have improved greatly
and back Indebtedness IL being p,id off rapidly
The weather has been of that character pecu
liar ~ NJ ir,h--mlld. frosty. rainy. windy. Will
some squalls of snow. and intervening sunshine
Vegetation has nude little or no progress and i,
unusually backward. which Is favorable for th,
fruit crop, the buds OF the peach and plum tree.
not having reached state 10 be Injured by The
frost
The great decline in gold in the beginning Of
the week rendered ell kinds OF business more un
settled even than ii was the previous week
amounting 20 general suspension of trade in al
articles. under the influence of the decline in gold
excepting in limited retail way But Mt tn,
close there was moe confidence. though il wa,
not Of that nature that leads To an active trade
Indeed. the sudden fluctuations oftradehave mad,
the life Of the merchant anything hut agreeable
and have DESTROYED the basis of trade. To som,
extent. by making il exceedingly hazardous 4
lay IN even the ordinary stocks of goods: aud fo
this cause merchants avoided purchasing but
to very limited extent. and only to sucl
amount ~ sas indispen-ably necessary.
Flour las been very dull, AMI at one time su
perhne could not have been sold a, over 50 -
but tow lri the close 50 75G5 20 were offered
but II vs. held 20 S6
Whe.i de lined to : - ,nd II 80 for red ane
white. bnt advanced & "a ~ per n.he, CLOSING
firm. Com and oats declined AMI n,e dull. Ry,
sh ide hruer Il trley Unchanged Whisk,
declined to III iee bat VA hrmer AZ the close
The stock of lh,s article made previous TO las
September. i not vet exhaus'el II will he seer
that there i lillus OF Ia the receipts Of thi.
article since last September. 0f l3.n00 barrels
whilst ia the ex .nrt, there i falling of of bu
$4,000 brs
The exports OF alcoho hive fallen of enc
third in the same time. but there ia small in
crelsc IN the exports of domestic liquors.
IL i clear that the Government has not yet de
rived much benefit from the whisky duty
CiovcrSeed j. very iul inl j. offered 1T 50 81
Butter and cheese remsia sclrce and hrm at lul
prices
L., the forepirt ct the week the depression il
provisions continued and tie dem iud for all ar
ticles ceased L1rd could not have been sold a
one time ~ higher price tAin y tot prime, au'
bulk meat, and mess pork were not inquired for
hut ~ soon rs gold assumed the upward tcnden
cy m inquiry arose and holders put up the rate
asked. Mes pork had been offered at Sli 70
new aud Sll 81 tor old city City lard at 81 ;,
and bulk meiis AT id5isc. aud 614c for shout
ders sides and h tmS: hut 1t the close city lar,
could not be bought less than lol4c whilst II
WIS offered Mess pork was held at Sl2 ant
Sll -. though there vas no demand. Bull
shoulders sold az T. g.. and hams At Size ant
sides would have brought 81 -. Head and gu
lard may be quoted at 81, d9is.. but there i
not much Offering of this klnl An impression
that gold will continue TO advance. makes hold
ers rather careless about selling any articles i
this or any other line of goods liable to be nj
fected hy this advance. just now. and this Wa
the prev dling feeling at the close
The grocery market has been dull. and price
are generally lower; coffee lie, sugar l4c an
mOhsses to g. good deal OF sorghum ma
lasse- i being sent here seeking market, but
Is sold with difficulty. aud only in small quaint
ties, ut i9d50c. II has not become an article q
commerce. 80 far. in this city, nor is their niue
prospect OF il Just now, even that refined in th
most scientific manner at Belcher's Refinery coul
not be sold to any great extent. There u n
doubt in our mind that il will come into geners
use eventually n soon "a the public taste be-
come. educated a. that real or imaginary ''dru !.
taste which those Who use il say It has Ia III
rural districts il i, being usel. understand
almost exclusively.
Beef cattle are scarce and firm. Sheep yer
source and very few arriving, which Is not su
prsing when wool spectators are contracting f
the article at one dollar per pound A CORES
pondent ia Csdiz. Harrison county. informs
that the competition among spectators to COT
tract at this price has sseen gres., and We lear
that pretty much all the wool on the sheep
backs in the wool districts of this State has bee
bought At the even figure THIS was done betoi
the late decline in gold, however, to great e.