The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-31
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Petro- the following rates: Webster
large sales a. 55, Pithole 1925, Empire
zzO' Buchanan 200, Germsnis AZ
City lOOr ExcelsiO, = Greek 500, Hey-
Bradley 200, Tack 55, Oh
drick 165, United States 3O5O.
REVIEW OF THE MARKET. ,r.L
The Post has the following review O.
market:
There has been much excitement in the
wholesale market during the past week.
owing to the fact that Sc many heavy con-
tracts are to be filed this month, and
persons who had to meet engagements had
to pay enormous prices 70 redeem their
contracts.
Pork savAnced four dollars and is now
selling at tn 'rty-hve dollars for mess. Tne
stocL !, n.,ho was light and wSs mostly
ownod h, ,h,oo.- tour persons, and it IS
currently reported that 0i'o " wv Sa,, SPG,a
tors made $500, 900 to $780,, go ~ no,E
the week. on the single article ,su;no at
Beef advanced SOC and is now
Pio OOAIo oO- Fbe
Flour has advanced T5ca$I. At
close the market is heavy, extra State
selling at 81 OOa7 90 and family at SI2 90
aI2 rs.
Spring wheat has advanced zoe and
winter wheat a2s33c. Advices from the
country are unfsvorsble for crops of spring
wheat and still more unfavorable for win
ter wheat. We quote spring wheat at
81 45a1 go and white winter wheat at
50 2Oa2 30.
Corn has advanced sA4c, but closes
heavy at 91s92.
Oats have advanced Sc and close firm II
64s65c.
Lard is 25c at wholesale advance OF
l4c. The stock in market is very light.
COTTON.
Cotton declined early in the week to acc;
subsequently,, owing to the light receipts,
prices advanced, closing firm at 4sc for
middling- Sales for the week, 1900
bales; receipts for the week, 1928 bales.
PETROLEUM
Early in the week prices we're heavy at
31ic for crude; at the close brisk specu-
lation prevailed and prices advanced to s4c.
Free oil has not been very active, but at
the close prices advanced to 72A74c.
wHIsKEY.
In the whiskey market buoyant feeling
prevailed. Prices advanced at the close
and are firm at 50 1872 ID for State and
81 15s2 II for Western.
WAR DEMOCRATS AND THE PRESIDENT.
The Herslds Washington special says o. |
A. McClernand of Illinois, and John
Cochrane of New York, are understood to
have had separate and protracted inter-
views with the PresideH4 on the present
condition of the country and in relation of
parties.
A report has been started here several
times of the intention of the President to
make tour through the Eastern and West.
ern States, but they are wholly unAuthor-
ized. The Presidents duties are TOO press
ing and important to admit any prolonged
sbsenee from the capitol. This season he
will content himself with occasional excur-
sions down the river, which have proved
already beneficial
THE FREEDMAN's BUREAU.
Reports of Assistant Commissioners, IN
Southern States, for the FreedmAn's Bureau,
continue TO arrive at General HoWard's
headquarters. Colonel Ely, reporting from
Columbia, S G, under date Of July Goth,
says he finds sfTAirs in the bureau IN that
locality progressing much bettsr than Es
had reason to expect. The military .au.
thorities have done all in thsif power to
settle freedmen upon plantations and help
them in perfectiRg their labor CONTRACTS.
Crops were looking promising. But little