Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-26

The decline In gold has completely unsettled
the market for most kinds of produce'and mer.
chandise. and quotations must be regarded 20 "A
great extent. nominal.
Until gold becomes more settled, there will be
very little done outside Ot meeting the demand
from the army. which has been a heavy one the
last two weeks, and caused good deal of actv
~ IN the market for corn. oas, bacon, sugar, col
tee. rice and some other articles Flour and
wheat closed very dull. and prices merely nomin
al Corn Is active aud up to 60@7Oc in bulk
oats. 73d75c, with a large demand from the
Government for both These are the rates paid
by contractors. not by Quartermasiers. Rive Is
rather lower Barley j. unchanged and firm
Whisky has declined 10 43c closing firm Hemp
is very scarce and $3.50 per ton is being paid for
rough IN Kentucky; hut holders ask Sl60M 90
for il. here The crop OF last year fair one.
but there is such scarcity of hands and such an
unsettled state of affairs in Kentucky, that it
cannot be prepared Tor market There is no
dressed hemp TO be hid
An order from the military commander prohib-
ting the sale ot powder. arms, shot, lead or per-
cussion caps unless the vendeg gives a bond that
not only the person To whom he sells is "A good
loyal man. but that he will not sell 10 disloyal
men. has pretty badly crippled the trade in these
articles
The threatened Rebel invasion of Kentucky
will soon be in position TO prevent any attempt OF
this kind There had been some fear on this
head among business men, but there is now more
confidence
A general collapse exists in the provision mar
ket. ana prices are nominal l. rl is offered AT
Zoe. but Ole was the best offer we heard of
Head and gut sold at 9lac but niterward of
iered NJ 9ldc
Bulk shoulders sold at l-l0c, and light sides
To- oil, raln ~
&C.. and short middes in boxes at 624c. Mess
pork offered at sll So and Sl4 tor old and
new M bacon on the market, out OF smoke, OF
consequence. but an immense amount will he
ready in couple of weeks, as not less than five
million pounds sides, shoulders and hams were
put in smoke the last ten days, in anticipation OF
an active Government demand.
4 large proportion of the shoulders coming IN
from the counir, are spoiled. owing. we suppose
To the mild weather during the packing season
o. several lots We have he I'd of. al TO 30 per
cent have proved sour. Grease is dull aud eau
not be quoted Tallow is offered &c lower but
no BUYERS
Groceries very dull and the demand extremely
light. and prices To some extent nominal There
were forced sales of coffee made within the week
Mt 3Ole M3lc and of sugar at ll@ll Ac. but
these rates are below the market Lln,eed oil
dull and unsettled and rates nominal: sales were
made rs low AS 81 ga aud ~ high a. 81 40. but
il is difficult to say what is the lowest rate il
could be bought for at the close
We would call special attention to our table
showing the exports Of boxed meats or bacon
from the United States Over thirteen million,
pounds were sent from New York alone the past
week
The exports OF lard from all the ports are still
behind Last year, but they have been coming up
rapidly.
The whole number of hogs packed at Chicago
is $40 .OOn. being 10 600 than the estimate
given in our paper lust January IL is remark
able fact that not one OF the estimates we then
gave but has been oveTun, showing that they
were not exaggerated ones then intina
ted
expect to be able To publish our usual an
nual statement in couple OF weeks from now
There are few places We have not yet heard
from
The c lmmissary at St Louis made the follow
ing awards. Monda,: l 900 ,00D pounds hams a,
81 3l11 to 81 A.; 1000, QUO pounds shoulder
Mt s. ID to So 56b; 1000. OOD pounds clear
sides ut 81 26ls; 5000 barrels prime mess pork
at Sl2 II; 5000 barrels beef'at Sill 9O@l2 OO
Coal is still high and scarce. but under
j. great scarcity OF barges and tug boats, the
Government having taken them below. A scarci
~ of coal would he sad calamity to all. but
TO none more than the Governments; md the mil
itary authorities ought that this j. not
brought about by wab. OF foresight on then
part