Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-02
From the Cincinnati Price Current, March 80.
Financial and Com erciaI Su nm m "A ry
for the Past eek.

The money market has not undergone any eS-
sentlal change since our last; the demand has
been good Vt per cent. in the street FOR accepta-
bic business paper The regular banks are dis
counting quite freely at 6 per cent. Exchange
has ruled irmer, bnt rates remain the same ~
they were week ago. The amount OF Govern.
ment paper the market has been small.
The new ID 40 Government loan has been on
the market The last few DAYS. and the Secretary
of the Treasury has given notice that he will no;
issue any more of the coupon currency for the
present. 1t Was predicted by many that this
would have put dosn the price of gold, but the
opposite was the result, for 1t went up to l70 on
last Saturday. though since then il Las declined.
which il be attributed to the course adopted by
Mr. Chase in selling gold certi aieS 10 The i'm
porters in the seabnard cities AT u of one per
cent below the opening price of eoid each day
in New York When the gold m ,rket is la the
descending scale, OF cvur-e there will be no de
mand for these certif ate>. - thst it will be
only on an advancing market that he will he
called upon for them. This is equivalent tn put
ting gold the market each day. Ii Is true
that this will diminish The increase Of gold from
the receipts ot Custom, but still will not Gimini h
the amount of gold heli %, the Treasury Depart
ment. as much as il would To sell gold direct
Pending usvements CT the army. it will have
some Influence To keep down the price of gold 40
doubt.
The quotations for coin, exch,nge, &c ut the
close. NAV be set down follows:
BUYING. SELLING
New York par lilo prem
Cola. "a 563 prem. IS prem.
Silver. .54g55 prem. SIS prem
Order, wa>hngto ,ssa99A
Quartermasier>'
Vouchers, city. 9Sld99
The weather has been cold. frosty and windy.
IA III
rain. with the birmometer down To 2csil
Business continues active in all departmer Is
AMI the advance Ia gold caused pretty general
advance in foreign goOd- and not a little excite
ment.
Flour has been frmer and deali in 10 a fair
extent. but the demand has been chiefly local
Puce- dd not undergp any ch nge
Wheat tirmer. and 2G3c higher but the de-
mand has been light. and So have been the offer
ln4-. holder still not being disposed tie sell at
current rates.
Corn further advanced. and has been in good
dem ,nd The last three four DAYS at 81 TOR ear
au.! 81 10 for SHIELDED but it WAS offered spaiing
!, at the rates last evening
Rye 81 Esd &c: good dem,nd
BAre. l. > cents better. with an improved de-
mand
Oats adv tncesi to soc.
Whisky advanced to Csc. and closed with a
strong upward tendency Ii is now stated with
much confidence that the tax on this article will
be advanced to ST.. to take effect from the II of
Nav. This Is what should be done, aud we
hope it will. and the whisky legislation and spec
uia 10 settled permanently.
Glover seed advanced to 81 81 and in good
demand Butter is scarce aud frotI TO ) cents
higher.
The grocery market has been greatly excited.
and prices OF coffee advanced fully &c and gar
&c on raw AMI lie refined. the market closing
quite irregular. Molasses advanced TO S5Gs soc
for New Orleans
There has been increased frmness ia the pro-
vision market and large business done in bulk
meats closing with prices IN favor oi sellers fully
Ia. compared with The prices current week
ago. Mess pork has been more inquired for. and
fair business done go 81 for city and S2l q
81 80 for country. Rump- SI29l6 and in de-
mand Lard has been held more firmly. and
prime country sold At l2lsc: ci'y is held at i212a
6l25zc; keg sold at l4c Tor country, and l4Iec
for clty More demand tor bacon. and prices
timer: chiefly shoulders. which have been most
inquired for The demand for sugar cured ha ms
HIS been active at full rates In bret il may be
stated that all articles of the hog product are
held with more conf lence and frmness, and un-
der very general impression that prices must
further advance The local demand tor con
sumption i unusually large, showing how bare
the pork crop has been sold If by farmers.