Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-18
From the Cincinnati Price Current, April Is.
Financial and Com me rctaI ~umma ~
for the Past Week.

fOE tuc Gdst " teks
Gold continues 20 advance and has reached
the highest poiut it did since the commencement
of the war, closing IN New York Yesterday at
14ls. This intensifes The excitement in the
stock and produce markets, anu u feeling of rest.
lessness prevails in the whole business commu
nifty. Those who have spare funds
i0us 10 invest IN something 10 save them from
the consequences of the depreciation of the cur
rency. enable them tO participate in the gen
era advance in prices of all kinds Of produce
The demand for money has been quite active,
owing to the large speculative business doing.
but il has been met quite freely at Gas per cent.
Exchange has been in active demand, and cur
tency has been shipped pretty largely TO keep no
balances at the EAST. The dealers pay one
twentieth of one per cent, ami sell 1T one-tenth.
Five twenty bonds sold at IllL@lll1a. with a
good demand for them anu more offering. as
holders in many ca-e- are selling i'm order to in
vest in tho I'D 4Os nj par. Orders Wa-hinc
ton sold at 34M7s of one per cent discount.
Vouchers nom ma ", 9Sd9 80 for city, and 95@ 81
for country. The subscriptions TO the 10 40 loan
reach 500 600 per day in this CITY, which Is
better than had been expected. The subscrip.
tons at the East have also been fair, still IL is
evident that mistake has been made in placing
the rate of interest at five per cent We think
Mr.. Chase will iiud this to be the case before the
loan Is all taken
Mr. Chase changed his orders regarding the
sale OF gold certificates. during the week and
fixed the rate at los until the 9th inst, but in
the face OF this. gold advanced To 1414 showing
that no legislation or tinanceerng can keep down
the price of gold. while the army il living in
camps. We have again and again stated that
nothing can arrest the depreciation OF the cur
reney but marked progress in subduing the
rebels
fHil, RI, -, g.
exchange. 1T the close
BUYISe. SELLING
New York; 5os75 lilo prem
Slver.................62 163 p-em. 65G67 prem
Orders or Washington, 1875 $685.
Quarter aster>'
Vouchers, city. 81. G99
The advance in god together with an antici
pated advance ~ the prices Of many articles of
produce induced sweeping speculative demand
Tor ali articles ard the past week has been one
oil extraordinary excitement in our general mar
kets. both grocery and produce Flour, which
had been ST. long neglected. became a favorite
article. and prices advanced during the LAST three
days 3O To Doc per hbl., and the market closed so
unsettled that anything like accurate quotations
could not have been given. Surertne VAS held
at So op, hut only actual experiment could dem
on-tr7te whether il could he sold Uousit AT this
to 81 40 and 81 80 for prime red and white,
and noesnuch Offering Corn AL. anced to $ Is.
anu was held AZ 81 ~ NJ the close The demand
was CHIEFLY from diStiliers. who are all now work
ing to Their utmost capacity Rye advanced TO
81 5otGl Az. with light supply Barley adj
vaneed &" 81 ~ aud 81 - for Crime spring ami
TAI, all closing with IA continued upward tenden-
cy Oats advanced TO c0r. There has been
LARGE speculative denIa nj for whisky. under the
oeHei int very high rate of taxation is 10 be
imposed upon II. and prices advanced TO 81 90,
nelns rise o. lec per gallon during the week.
Narlous SpecuatiOn> are INDUCED in regarding
the rate at taxation which will he agreed upon
oy Congress. but the evidence is pretty clear that
II viii ne high rate and will take effect mme-
a'a'eif alter the Passage Of the bill Cheese :
&c higher Butter j. in better supply and &c
lower / ne provision market has been very &C
I'VE ahd prices advanced rapidly and largely.
Mess pork to 81 50. and was held at go AT the
cIoSe bulk To Zoe tor shoulders and lie for sides
bacon shoulders were held AT L.. but the highest
sale made Wis at l03zc Hams advance! to l5c
ana &C Tor plain anu sugar cured, and the de
manu- acuNe, Indeed a much larger business could
nave oeeh done than has been but for the unwil-
ilngneSs OF holders to sell excepting to regular
customers, aud in small lots Lard advanced TO
i'c' and seems to have attracted very general
attention the last few DAYS. Keg is worth l5c.
ana : wanted, but the amount in the market Is
small
l ne marker for coffee, sugar and molasses. has
A'so PARTICIPATED in the excitement. and prices
Su'"ncei largely. as will be seen by referring 10
our market report. This advance is not 80 much
''e consequence OF the Use in gold, "a the short
supply This will be better understood when We
>Ay mat sugar i being now and has been for
so'ne ume' shipped 10 England from New York.
s'oN'ng general scarcity Ii il stated that
'he sugar crop in the East India Islands has been
a snort one. planters having grown cotton on
S .,er sugar iancs 10 great extent. owing to the
nigh price OF cotton
- 'erseed declined Soc per bushel. and Is dull
Our Sd'ices from the interior state that clover
nAs oeen .diy winter killed, more thoroughly
fore
hsnned petroleum. has advanced TO bOGo2c,
ana 'Ard OIL to 81 O5@l TO- Linssed oil Is un-
cnahped Faow quiet and unchange not
mue1 demand. The last adyices from England
"iien are Up to the 3Oth ult. telegraphed last
evening from Sandy Hook. report breaistuis
anu provisions dull in Liverpool. and prices de-
e''H'ne me steamer Cry of New York was
"'eSAeu AZ the entrance 10 Queenstown, ana %