The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-04

NEW YORK, August 8.
CoTToS- Dull and declining; Sic for mid
ding upiands. a
FLoUR-DaIl; sound low grades steady.
whiie inferior and high grades are dull
apd deg flnings ~ 1905 ~ Tor extra State;
'S9s655, Hoe aJF trade brands; closing dull.
4 IL NiRISKY-Dull and nominal.
WHEAr-Receipts q, SIS bushels; market
dull with downward tendency; No.
/. : ( oRS Market about one cent lower; 1884,
600 bushels sold at 79GlS0c for unsound. 500
Sic for sound mixed Western; closing at
inside price; SIC for Illinois River and SOC
for choice Western Yellow.
Z QATs-Reeeipts 81 500 bushels; dull and
declining; sales of $500 bushels at 42G145c
for Chicago; 46t1 4Sc for Milwaukee,
CoFFEE-Firm and quiet.
SuGAR-Qniet; Cuba li@ll77e;;i Havana
MoLAssEs- More active at 5s@54c for
Cuba, and zoe for Porto Rico.
PETRoLEUSI-More active at 25@26c for
crude, and 4l65431ac for refined.
PoRK-Heavy and declining; 81 S7@31 81
for new mess closing at S3l 81 cash; SO 50G
30 90 for old do, and ST 00g27 rs for prime !;
also $50 barrels new mess for September
and October. sellers and buyers option,
sold at 81 $685. 90; shoulders lS15@2lc;
hams and bacon dull
1919.
LARD-Quiet and firm at 1s1I@21c.
BUTTER-Dull at z0g3Sc for Ohio, and
270d40c for State.
CHEEsE-Dull at 6@19c.
MoNEY7Easy at 4a5 per cent; Sterling
dull and heavy at l07s4@l0S14; Gold with
out decided change; opening at 1855 de-
Ginning to l475s, and closing at l48; Gov
ernments are shade firIner.
Freights to Liverpool firm.
STocKss--sttrongi Chicago and Rock 81 IS
e TO- and Tn \ ii SHd F o s R sad Mg
certificates 3014; $40 coupons of 1862 los:
$40 coupons registered of 1865 1861; l0-40's
951s; 1875, LIST series, lO43si. do I'd series
1915 Sd do 1917; Tennessee 6's 9215.
The Commercials money article says the
slight reaction in stocks noted yesterday,
continues this morning. There has been
very general realizing among the cliques,
and the marvel is that prices have not
yielded more. There are buyers found for
all the stocks offered, and those who have
been expecting that the turn would enable
them TO take in Stocks at lower prices, are
disappointed. Prices are not yet high
enough to draw out any short interest, and
this fact alone augurs an effort to carry up
quotations much higher. The miscellan-
eous list was slightly off in sympathy with
railroad stocks. Governments, quiet but
steady; reports are current that private
dispatches have been received Quoting
5-20s at London yesterday at 6812c, but we
are unable to authenticate the rumor. The
reports that large orders were received by
Gable yesterday for 5-20's, appear to have
|. been, intended for effect upon the Gold
premium. Large shipments, however, of
I bonds will be made tomorrow at the
! Board. Quotations for Governments were
unchanged, except for old 5-20's which
were &c lower.
Money continues very abundant. The
banks have large idle balances, and are
Offering round sums ON call at .3di per
cent. but meet the ordinary counter de-
mand at 5 per cent, which IS the most
common rate. The transactions in dis
l. counts are merely nominal, 5g612 per cent.
| being The prevailing rate for prime names.
| Gold is again weak; some OF the importers
! and bankers, who are understood TO be
/ largely short in gold, have made appAca7
1 ton to the Secretary of she Treasury tore-
! lieve the market, BY inaugurGting weekly
4 sal les of gold tt-- p T .-ffs-sIf