Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-23

campaign will be a successful oue bat Just a.
little that il will be a bloody one The demand
for money has been pressing, but during the lat
ter part OF the week borrowers became impressed
that loans could not be obtained. except under
the influence of customer obligations. and where
these did not exist they ceased to attempt This
gave a queter aspect TO the market. but there i
as much, II not more, frmness than there was a
week ago. Good paper 10 the street. is nego-
tiatcd with difficulty at l01l2 per cent, and IN
some cases for speculative purposes higher rates
we're paid. The regular banks discount for their
customers TO a very limited extent az their char
ter rafc-6 per cent.
Exchange has been in moderate demand. With
out alteration ia rates. 4 purchase of 200 bales
government cotton by Boston party, made the
rates lower that place, but the decline was only
temporary
Government paper Is lower Orders on Wash
ington declined 10 97@9Tls aud vouchers issued
by city qua termasters. etc. to 95@96. Gold has
been somewhat irregular but has on the whole
steadily advanced, closing five per cent. higher
than IL did a week ago.
The quotations for exchange. coin and govern
nent paper At the close last evening we're as fol-
lows:
BUYING. SELLING
New York;. 1-loa50 dis. so dis spar
Gold io08lO prem. i0ealo3 prem
Silver...................s 0a9O prem. 92ag prem
Order. or Washington 7se7is
/ ouartermasters'
| Vouchers, liy........05Ge6
The weather has been hot. with copious
showers. aud on the whole most excellent for
corn and grass in this vicinity The wheat IS
/ rapidly ripcning and has been cut in some local
tiles, M this State and Indiana The quality Of
/ the grain j. excellent: and the heads being unu
sually long aud we'll filled will compensate FOR
the thinness caused by the winter freezing Bar
ley Is excellent. and is being cut. Oats look
MECHANICALLY so, and grass never promised a
better yield. the rains OF last week being just In
time 10 bring il out fully. Corn j. growing rap
idly and luxGrianty and with such weather as
we have had during the pat week. during the
remainder OF the season. the crop cannot fail to
be large one. beyond doubt The advance in
| gold. aud strong and general speculative de-
mand, though OF spasmodlc character kept the
market Ia an excited state during the week, for
most articles. and prices have advanced il some
cases largely.
Flour i. fully 25@3Oe per barrel higher; wheat
l0@l2c; rye DC.
Cora and oats have not changed much in
value. but there was an improved demand for
corn during the last two days OF the week Dis
tlllcrs being anxious TO improve the last days Of
| the month To increase the stock of whisky, they
desire To have To profit by the tax bill which it
is expected will become a law in a few days
Nothing done in Barley, the mailing season
being over. Whisky has been a favorte object
as usual with spectators and prices advanced
Bic per gallon. during the week, increasing the
wealth of those who held the stock throughout
the country over twenty million dollars in seven
days. As we intimated two weeks ago the fund
has been successful and the project Of taxing the
stock on hand has been abandoned, and not only
this but the indications AT the close pointed 10
higher duty on the article than had been pro-
posed, namely: 81 80 per gallon after the lrst of
next month, and So after the lst of October or
January next. probably October The closing
rate yesterday was 81 65 Butter unchanged
Cheese higher and in light supply There has
been great excitement in the New York prov.
sion market, and prices OF lard and mess pork
largely advanced, closing with continued excite
ment This had corresponding influence upon
this market. and prices rapidly advanced The
following comparison shows the advance for the