The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-08

The monthly exhibit ofthe Secretary of
the Treasury shows decrease in the Pub
lie Debt. of 49,, 416,lOS for the month of
August. 20 at3siei'''
1t is reported that the Treasury Depart
ment will authorize at an early date the
conversion of the second and third series
of the Seven-Thirties into the Five-Twenty
Bonds of 1865. atse1
No new National Banks were organized
last week. s+t...f n
The Internal Revenue receipts on Satur
day last were s., zoo, 0O5. 10, and for the week
ending on that day SIC, 1856 1881 49,. The ag-
gregate receipts for the month o., August
were $38,043, 340.Sl; this being the largest
amount received in any one month since
the establishment of the Internal Revenue
Bureau. W-s
The I" bull" clique which now controls
the New York Gold market, can not
long maintain their position. The ex-
ports of cotton and other commodities
to Europe are considerable, to say
nothing of the enormous amount of
$40 Bonds, which have been forwarded
during the past week. This, with the large
shipments of Coin by steamers, now en-
route for New York from English ports,
market, and dealers in the precious metals
are looking for decline.
We find the Following financial items in
the last commercial news from California,
which will be a matter of interest to our
readers, coming as they do from that
country of solid currency:
Currency bills on the Atlantic are offer
ed at AZ per cent. premium on gold. Sight
dgafts, payable in coin, are selling at ~
per cent. premium. and the rate of tele
per cent premium. Sterling may be QUO
ted at 4S7494S15 for best bankers bills.
Legal tender notes continue dull and
inactive. Small sales have been made this
week at 7l5s@7Iz; closing at the latter
rate, asked.
The general impression of provision men
is that there will be a considerable in
crease in the Pork crop the coming season,
though it is expected that it will be slow in
coming in, as farmers will feed late. The
only advance sales we have seen are $500
head at Cincinnati, to average 225 lbs. net,
and to be delivered between November 10
and December Is, at $ll 90 net for the first
500 head, $40 50 for the second 500 head, SO
for the third 500 head, and 50 so for the
fourth and fifth 500 head, all to be deliver
ed at equal intervals of the time. Hi fnt
The Price Current says of the trade of Gin
cinnati the past week:
In the general business of the city there
has been more activity the past week with
out any speculative demand for any article
whatever. Country merchants have been
in the city examing stocks with reference
to making fall purchases, and there has
been fair local demand in the filling of
orders for flour and provision.
From all we can learn from other cities,
wethink themerchants of Evansville have
been unusually favored, in havingso liberal
a trade during the dull months. Now, that
the Fall business is about to set in, we an
ticipate large increase in trade, even over
previous years. f.a tadf o-
A number of our merchants, who have
been in the Eastern markets the past few
weeks, have returned within the past few
days, after making large purchases. Our
jobbing houses will, be crowded with full
stocks within tile next few days, and brisk
times may soon be expected. Our Dry
Goods men just from New York report
that market unusually active and crowded
from all parts of the country, and that
prices are stiffenfng up, chiefly, however,
owing to the large demand for goods.
We are indebted to Mr.. j. w. Busting, Of
the well-known Dry Goods house of Schap-
ker, Bussing g. Co., for late New York and
Philadelphia papers; and Mr.. j. S. Kicker,
of the enterprising Boot and Shoe house of
]. s. Kicker Co., for Boston papers, in adj
vance of the mail.
H.IQ. Wheeler, Esq, President of the