Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-10
Monetary and CommerciaI.

An "Auuual Circulsr" has been prepared with
considerable care by Mr. George Foster, formerly
Of this city, now Of the Arm of Foster, Cope.
iand q Co , New York. 1t contains matters Of
interest to our merchants, and also to our farm
ers We make such extracts from It as feem to
bs most applicable and interesting to our bust
mesa men:
COTTON has again become the leading article
OF expert, amounting for tie year TO over one
hundred million dollars Unusual attention
feom every interest has been given it, aLd the
greatest efforts have bssn mads 10 arrive at the
quantity that would be available for commerce.
Estimates Of the cotton in the soa herp states
from the time Of the surrender of Charlest q,
aud inelCding the new crop, have vs. isd from
l,3UO 600 bales hy the Secretary Of the Treasury,
to over 600. 900 by interested specuators. Tai.
ing the quantity that has been exported, Ibe
stocks on hand at this time st this pTincit al
ports, the amount used for home CONSUMPTION,
and, estipatlfg G rom the continual large re.
ceipts at the ports for the Cotton remaining in
The interior, We are led believe that the guam
ttty viii prove 10 be near 2 0Uo coo tai 9. w IN
favorable advices from Europe, the maIkst closes
very firm at 81 to "a for Upland and Gulf mid
dlngs. l'
1t Is thought that price, may decline in Europe
whe n they md that their eEs estatious Of short
supply In this country not real zed, coup ed
with probable increase of the bank rate of in
terest In Ems land.
We are Of the opinion, however, that unless a
material oiine takes place In gold ard foreign
tAiAh u.cAIne lu Liver hOOi OF I'd to II
will not eject this market much. The qaantity
now used by home man ufacturers is on the in
crease, and with the heavy dsmard Tor thstr fab.
rics, we anticipate q largely increased cc cpsump.
tt9n. Holder show great faith in the future aud
part with ood lines only when compelled 30 sell,
believing that very material advance will take
place when the receipts fall off, aud when the sup
ply becomt Ne longer subject OF specnlali)p.
Received at this pot since 1st January, 1865,
792,675. same time, 1864 z56 795
hxports from this port since lst January, 1865,
AA ma TINA
Exports from U s. to Great Britain since lst
September 1866, 1856, 900.
Totsl Exports from Y, S. slGcs lst September,
4QopQQ,
Sales Of the week, 80 800 bales, of which 20 $40
bales were Anne lean.
Sales Of this year s,5s7, 200 bales. Same time
1854, 2 eco 500 bales
Imports OF this week 6s, 49s bales.
II This year, 2,4l3. 599 bales Same time 1874, g.
st,ck this date AS 600 bales. Same inns 1854,
KENTUCRY TOBACCO has ruled very steady,
and the price IN gold has scarcely varied during
the year. At the c.oge there is better fee ing,
trVugh transactions are lin tied. The demand Is
mo tly for the btter g-sd5 of heavy shipping de-
sciipttoks. W quote Scuud Lugs TO &c; Com
H Ia9H to Medium Leaf u to l2c.; Good to Fine
l23 to lSc. in gold Total R. ceipts for 1865, 81,
liz hhd'. against 1872 70l hhds in 1864 Total
sales fjr 1850 bJ,7oO nh g, agsi lst 6i 500 hhds.
10 1894 Total exports for 1865, 6S, 1873 hhds.,
| York and Brooklyn warehouses, Dec. 3Oth, 1865,
| 51 ia lids, against Al 7I2 bhds. ia 1864 1he
crop Of Tobacco in the Northera States, including
marylahd Kentucky and Missouri ia 1865. is
ls55T6 s69 lbs against 1877 ,459 0se lbs in SCI,
| and 276 $50 $40 lbs. in 1868, The stock of Amer
lean Tobacco at the prime pal por 8 ia the world,
$40 hhds. in 1864,
| BREADSrUFFs-Thec comparative high prices
\ OF Breadstuffs have prevented active ship
| ping demand. OF FL u, the stock at this port
| Is large. The arrivals are limitei, and should
hip. ing demand spring up it would not
| prov excessive. The wan s for local and coast
| wise tradi will be large. The stocx of Wheat is
not large, AID one-,h I'd Of it il of unsound quail
| ity- We quote round hoop Ohio extra fiour at
! so to 81 trade az family brands . 10 to IL 25
| Wester9r winter wheat, 2 % to 80; white do,
80 to - Corn, mix Western, 80 to a6c
! QAts, 60 10 3d. Barley, to l "a. Bye, 80, to
| PROVISIONS have auetuaEed largely duriug
the year and have ben favoFits article for specp
! tors. The ook is less than had been supp sed. /.
The light re eipts st the princll packing points
| throughout the West, is attracting tention, but
the season will b. long one, and that ths aggre-
/ gate will not fall much below last y.ar. New
Mess Pork el.ses unsettled at about $50, Mess
Beef SIS to $40, Prime Lard 1881 10 I9E The
total stock nf Pork ia the Tackibg yards in III IL
citJ and Br soklyn 1st January, 1866, 81 778 bar
rels against lis, ,5sS barrels IN 1885, and of Beef
3t,9l5 barrels against l56. .467 barrels in 1865.
The ex'orts are limited fer want cf stock.
COkFEE-Wirh large receipts tls stock of
Brasil has 9sen aecunglating and operators have
been holding off for lower prices, that prices
close nomina { r eargoes The stock Of other
descriptions is unusually light and the finer
| quail les almost out of MARKET We quote Prime
! Rio 90 CTS, Lagpayra l212 cts, Oey lon 241z
| cts, Java 20 cts. in gold. Tie stock of Rio 1t
January 1866 s.. .096 bags, against 51,6s2 bags
same lime 1865. Total re-eips of Bio 604. .396
bags Total sales 0,eS6 bags for the year.
SUGAR b been very duh with a large stock,
and prices for raw have bean almost nominal
Importers refuse to sell freely their LOSE are
large, aud buyers are holding on for lower prices
| or more active trade. Refined sugars are be.
6omiDg scarce, owing 20 the f.w now b ing made.
! We quote prime Cuba Grocery grades 1s5S. do.
| Porto Rico 10, Refined Crushed 1sZ, Coffee II u,
! Extra l614 with better feeling at the close.
The tota stock ia nary Ist, 1866, 33 500 hhds.,
900 boxes, S9.he1 bags. against 2t,214 hhds.,
Al $50 boxes, "A 621 bags time 1855 and 20
| $40 hid, 756 boxes, IS 04s bags in 1864.
Respectfully,
FOSTER, COPELAND & CO.,
No. 80 Water street, New York
New York, Jan Sd, &c.