Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-04
From the Cincinnati Price Current, Dec. 30.
Financial and Com M rcsaI summary
for the Past " eek.

The demand for money has been fully up to
the supply, and the market ruled close at . TO 10
outside the regular bankS, aud IN some cases IL
per cent was paid The supply Of exchange has
been hardly equal TO the demand, and the market
has ruled firm at our quotations. Gold has not
changed essentially during the week. it being but
one Der cent higher than it week ago The
offerings OF C0mmissiarat'S and Quartermaster's
orders on Washington have been light, owing to
a marked decline in them, because of the small
proportion Of cash pud for them, and the conSe-
0uent decline of certificates. Holders think that
this decline will be recovered, and thus far are
Offering, but send their orders on for coilec-
ton. The new rules adopted by the Secretary
OF the Treasury in paying these orders are as
follows:
Checks under 81 1874 in cash
81 1884 to 81 500 in 81 ,0JO certiiicates-balance
in cash.
81 Coz to 81 500 in s.. 600 cer,ifcates-balnnce
in cash.
$4,000 to s., 1873 in 50 900 certi6cates-balance
$. 1874 to sc, 600 in s.. 600 certiicates-balance
in cish
81. 1867 10 s.. 999 in $. 900 certi6cates-balance
in cash.
s.. OOO to 81, 1893 in 81. 900 certi6cates-baiance
in cash.
50 1884 to sIO,666 in $1,000 certiicates-bal-
ance in cash
slO.667 to sII ,9s9 in $4,000 certi6cates-bal-
ance in cash
$4,000 to sI3,3 1888 in 50 900 certi6cates-bal-
ance in cash.
sI4.667 to sI5.999 in sll 900 certificates
balance in cash.
$4,000 TO sl7 .333 in si2OOO certificates
balance in cash
SI7 1884 to SIS, 900 Ia Sl3,UO0 certificates
balance in cash
sI8.667 to $40 9g9 in $4,000 certificates
balance in cash.
500, 900 to S2I 1873 in $4,000 certificates
balance in cash.
And larger checks by same rule.
The quotations. of coin and exchange, &c, at
the close we're follows:
sUYING. SELLING
New Iork--.....-...- dis par
GolA...................:5l 953 prem. 52a53 prem.
..409f4 p-eni. 43947 prem
Orders Washington, "a dis.
QuartermGsters'
Vouchers, city--..--.- s554G96
Vouchers, issued elsewhere than in this CITY,
are not salelble here but at rates far below
quotations. Some specimens of the new national
currency have been passed around among the
bankers on Third street. and caused general dis
appointment. The engraving aud paper are both
Objectionable, and do not come up in style and
general appearance TO passAble cOuntertets.
IL seams singular that the second attempt at
getting out the postage currency and the national
bank notes should have proved SUCH signal fail
ures. The engravin- and printing OF the demand
notes and legal tender notes were good. and
credit 10 any country. but We must say that these
last issues are the reverse. Ii seems hardly pos
sible that the national bank currency the speci-
men Of which We are aludiBg to. will be permit
ted to go into circulation.
The weather has been chaBgeabe, and good
deal Of rain has fallen during the latter part o.
the week The Fair. and the usual holiday sea
son. which have all been observed during tho
week, together with bad weather and larger re
ceipts of hogs than had been expected. made the
market IA. and up to Monday evening decline
of Soc had been established from the opening
rates on Wednesday; but hOldes were not dis
posed to follow down the decline, aud displayed
more frmness at the close. The high prices paid
at this place has attracted hogs to this point from
distant points, and quite a number Of dressed
have been brought here from Chicago, and points
on the Upper Mississippi, and so long prices
remain up to the point they are now, this must
continue TO be the while there are hogs in
the country.
Yesterday, the weather being favorable, there
was a better demand. and 20O 10 averages sold
mt $50 to 81, and at the close 81 10 was asked
The sales were: