The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-01

BANKABLE FUNDS.
U. S. Treasury Notes.
National Bank Notes.
State Bank of Indiana.
State Bank of Ohio.
UNCURRENT.
Indiana Free Banks-......,........1t to Toe dis,
Eastern Bank tes........................5c 's
Planters g
Union BANK DOC -
Other Tennessee Banks ..........40 to soc SO
Virginia, North aud South Carolina.
Georgia, Alabama and La....l0 to soc O.
The trade of the past week, as will be
seen " our detailed reports, in the differ
ent departments of business, has been
very light. This is as we predicted in our
last Review. The Holiday week at the
close of the year being usually devoted to
g taking stock" closing up accounts, and
putting business in shape for another
season. This has be come more general on
account OF the Government requirement
OF exhibits of sales and income, so that
the business public are rapidly fixing upon
the 3lst OF December as the end of their
years operations. We will, as soon as we
can gather the facts, make definite state
ment of the mercantile sales and manu-
featuring interests of 1866 as compared
with 1868. From our observations we
think the comparison will be favorable for
the results of 1866, considering the depreci-
u ion in values and the state of trade.
We made b'ief reference yesterday in
our editorial columns to the necessity of a
fixed and uniform policy on the part of
the Government, as to finances and taxa
ton. We think the business of the past
as * 1Tyip uaH nv hl raI,o .
its close, will convince him of its necessi-
" for the future. The elements of trade
have been and are still in a very unsettled
condition, and business men have been
uuder the necessity of cropping their way
through one of The most obscure and
critical periods in our commercial history.
Experience has, during the past year. been
of little service. The man of prudence, sa-
gacity, and thought has in so many in
stances found all his calculations at fault,
as far as the general success of his
operations are concerned. AS mat
ters now stand. we are at sea,
and know not the future. And so it will
continue, till we fix upon some certain and
determinate policy on the part of the
financial department of the Government.
Until that is done the merchant can calcu-
late with very little certainty on values or
the course of trade.
We met yesterday in the city VIM. 81.
Burwell, Esq, of the New Orleans Com
naerciGI Bulletin. who is visiting the more
important cities Of the West on the Mis-
si>sippi River and its tributaries, to confer
with the prominent commercial men and
Boards of Trade in reference to the
trade and commerce OF the Mississippi. In
this connection he is DESTROYS of interest.
ing the West in the establishment of more
intimate trade relations with the West In
dies, Mexico. and the States of Central and
South America; and through TIE
influence Of business men, to procure
the passage by Congress of commercial
Treaties OF Reciprocity with these coun-
tries. We VIII take occasion to refer to
these import mt matters again at NOR
length.
Considerable cotton was sold in this mar
ket the past week, being chiefly receipts
from Tennessee River. Large sales were
made yesterday at prices fully II to Gin |
cinnati Quotations. Mackey, Nisbett g. Co.
were the principal purchasers.
For changes in quotations, and the state |
Of the market, we refer to the annexed Re- !
view.