The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-17
MONETARY 4 COMMERCIAL.
New York Market.

BY Telegraph NEW YORK, Jan. l6
COTTON More active and shade firmer
Sales of 2 900 bales niddling uplands at 3412
035c.. closing firm at the latter price. /" - >
= FLOUR Receipts 4,l5l- barrels. Market
dull and dropping. Sales of 4,lO0 bbls. at
SO 409l0 80 for Supeffine State, $40 5001l 50
for extra, Sll 6061l2 40 for choice, 50 4OI10 30
for superfine Western, SO 509ll 80 for COM
mon to medium extra Western, Sl2 90 a
Ii 70 for choice Sll 909l2 so for common to
good extra round-hoop Ohio, and Sl2 500
ii 50 for trade brands, market closing dull
and heavy. 1aas Aeoa =
WHEAT-Dull, and in favor of buyers.
Sales of 1900 bush. No. 3 Milwaukee at
s., Is, and 1000 BUSH smutty white Canada
supposed at about 50 80. -
RYE-Firm for Canada, but dull for other
kinds. Sales of 5000 BUSH Western at
BARLEY-Qufet. Sales of 900 bush. Can
ada West, in bond, at92c.
CORN = Receipts 1872 bushels. Market
firmer, but very dull; sales OF 20,500 bush.
at 81 II for mixed Western, in store, clos
ing at 81 16.
Oars : Receipts 5000 bushels. pull and
dropping; sales of $1,000 bush. at 62964c. for
Chicago and Milwaukee. 1850
CoAL-Dull and unchanged.
LEATHER-Hemlock quiet and very firm
WooL-Firm; sales of $4,000 pounds at
44965c for domestic fleece.
Firm, and in good demand. s
PETROLEUM firmer; sales Of 5000 bbls. at
eNA-NA ~O<2NScO$a
fined in bond:
RICE-Firm.
COFFEE-Steady.
SUGAR Quiet; sales of 200 hhds. at 1870
lie. for Cuba, and lls4c. for Porto Rico; 4S5
boxes at 1870.
MoLAssEs Quiet.
PORK-Firmer, with fair demand; sales
100 barrels at $40 81; old mess closing at
SIG 81 cash; $40 1920 81 for new mess; clos
ing at $40 35 for Western; SIS 50@17 20 for
prime; also, 800 barrels new mess at 81 90
@21 25, seller and buyers option, Or Janu-
ary, February and March.
BEEF-Unchanged; but in good demand;
sales of 40 tierceS at S2S 50@$30 90 for prime
mess; sS2 O0@33 so for India mess.
BEEF HAMS Steady; sales of 300 pounds
at S28 00932 90.
BACoN-Steady; sales of 200 boxes at 1l@
ribbed; ll14@l11a for short clear; also, 200
boxes of Cumberland cut at sellers option
for March. 95s; 200 boxes of short ribbed,
sales on delivery, at l015. ooo
ages, at S7a@91a for shoulders; 10@l2 for
hams.
DRESSED HoGs-steady; S1s9S16 for wes-
tern. rra-
LARD-Firm, and in good demand; sales
of 1850 barrels at I2159I3 for old, and 125s9
1879 for new; also, 1000 barrels, seller and
buyers option, 1314@l35s.
BUTTER-Firm; 15td30 for Ohio.
Enthusiastically.
MONEY MARKET s. eady, 697c for call
loans.
STERLING EXCHANGE = Moderately ac-
tive, 914991ac gold for first class bills Ameri-
can.
GoLD-Decidedly ffrmer, opening at 1851,
advancing to 1877, declining to 1855, and
closing at 1856.
GovERNMENr STOCKS Dull and dropping.
FREIGHTs to Liverpool firIner with en-
gagements, 5000 bushels of corn and barley
at sgd. per sail
LATER.-The New York money market
was rather more active toward the close
but rates unchanged. Gold at one time
reached 1877 to-day, ut the Government
sold half million, which caused the
price to drop to 1355sGl 1854 at the close.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES-More active,
and firner at closing prices; Coupons 1881.
I08@l0S14; do. 1864. 1857 q 106; do. 1866, 1855
1061s; 1905 1043A@10419; Compounds 10915G
1867. The Treasury yesterday and to- day
paid currency interest accruing on the Sd
series of 1905 amounting to over 81. 900 900.
SroCKs-Heavy and lower; N. Y. Central
10S14@l0S$4; Erie 7411s Western Union 1873
94654; Illinois Central 1913; P1ttsburg $3.50
80; Toledo 12414(9I2454; Rock Island 1880
I0IA; Northwestern 423S94254; Fort Wayne
1907; Michigan Southern 1925; Alton and
TeTre Haute $685..
A project is afoot to increase the G. & p.
10000 shares, one-half to go to the i'm
provement of the road, the rest to the
stockholders as dividend at 50 per cent, of
par value.
to Sl2 10, and closed at Sl3; CorydOn fell TO
81 90, but closed firm at So 1906 10; Quartz
Hill ~ go, market closed steady.