The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-24
MONETARY 4 COMMERCIAL.
New York Market.

BY Telegraph NEW YORK, Jan. g.
CoTToN-Half cent lower; sales, ,2OC
bales of middling; dull and dropping; re-
ceipts, 1856 bales; sales, 1900 bales, quota
lions UNCHANGED; closed quiet; holders
disposed to accept lower prices.
WHISKY-Nominal
WHEAT-Dull; buyers favor no receipts
RYE~Quiet and dropping.
BARLEY-Steady; 95c. offered for good
Canada West in bond. -
CoRN-Dull; Ie. lower; receipts, LOCO
mixed at 81 149l Is, in store; sound afioat,
81 1917; do, offered in store, SIG a
OATs-Dull and dropping; receipts, 6,4OO
bushe s; sales, 5000 bushels of Western at
626l65c.; State, 68@69c. r.. 49,. .-- b 81.
L HOPS-Firm. $40 1855 ff ttt-s3 81
LEATHER-Firm.
WooL-Firm. but quiet; sales, 81 900 lbs. =;
domestic fleece, 45kl63c.
GRoCERIES-Steady and unchanged.
PETRoLEUM-Quiet; crude. 2Oc.; refined,
z9930c.
PoRK-DuIl and lower; sales of $3.50 bar
rels at $40 25692I L for new mess; closing at
81 O6 for Western: SO 25@l9 g fer old
mess; closing at SO 81 cash, and SIG 75@l7
for prime; also l ,75e barrels new at 81 $40
q 50 at seller and buyers option for Feb
ruary and March.
BEEF-Heavy; 800 barrels at previous
prices; beef hams steady at $33 30.
BACoN-Quiet.
Cur MEArs-DulI; sales of 1S5 packages
atS1a@91ac. for shoulders, and lO@l2c. for
hams.
DRESSED Hoes-Steady at sA9S5Sc. for
Western.
LARDmDun and heavy; sales Of 4eo bar
rels, l214@l3c. for old, and 13@131ac. for
new.
BUTTER-Firm.
CHEESE-Firm,
MONEY quiet and steady at 697
per cent.
STERLNG-Dull at 100000
GoLD-LOwer; opening at l3414 declining
to 1875, advancing to 1871, and closing at
GovERNMENTs-Dull and dropping.
FREIGHTs-To Liverpool firm. with en-
gagements of 10000 bushels of corn and
barley, at per cen :, sailing vessel.
There was an unsettled feeling in the
money market towards the close of bank
hours, owing to the stock exchange fail
ure. and the heavy decline in stocks. The
events of to-day have induced caution,
and eolatteralS closely Scrutinized. The
decline In values at the stock exchange,
will undoubtedly cause a shifting of loans,
but as yet, the effect has been scarcely felt.
The report that the Secret ry will resign
in case RandalPS bill is passed, is not gen.
ment against the President. and
the contraction of the CURRENCY, tends to
depress business.
3 The God market closed up firmly at
1875. Government securities are heavy
and lower; coupons 81, l071a@9l0754 do. 1872,
107559 1878 do "a, 10515@I0554; do. '65, 1855
gl022s; do. new, l0414@l0411a I0-40's 9915. AT
The last stock market, which was general
~ tirmer and quite active on some shares,
the closing prices were: Ohio Certificates,
2434(G26; Western Union Telegraph, 500
a.; ew York Central, l029IO219; Erie, 500
616554 Hudson, 1231a9126; Reading l0214(g.
I023s Michigan Southern, 7415@7454; Illf-
nois Central, 11254@1l37s; Chicago & Pitts
burg, Sf34@S5; Rock Island, 9712@975s;
Northwestern 4015@4054; do. preferred, III
OTIS; Erie afterwards rose to 6612, which
stiffened the whole list.
a firm, understood to be acting in behalf
of a clique in Cumberland coal, who were
unable to meet their engagements, and
therefore failed, is announced. Cumbel-
land was fuctuating wildly during the
morning, and al IL A. M, AZ was bid, but
81 asked; later 80 was bid and 81 asked. S