The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-12


once o. w, J. Lowry 4 Co.. Bankers, No.
Firststreet.
BANKABLE FUNDS.
u. s. Treasury Notes.
National Bank Notes.
UECuRRENT.
Indiana Free Banks.-..--....-....lO to 25c dis.
E Flisfo III Rank Notes To 9 a9e !.
Planters ........30c
mon % Z 20 ~
virgil Ia, North and south Carolina
Georgia. Alabama and La...l0 to 90c -
state Bank of Indiana-a-.s.-......-.l0c dis.
State Bank of Ohio..-.............-.......l0c .
{ GENERAL, TRADE OF THE tTTY.-The gem
eral trade Of the city continues good, bat
In some departments The trade last week
was not so good as the week previous;
however, there was no reason for COM
paint, as ali fully realized their greatest
expectations 1t is a noticeable fact that a
very large number OF merchants who have.
hitherto passed through this city 70 pur-
chase their goods elsewhere, are now stop
ping and making their purchases in
Evansville. This state OF things is highly
encouraging to our m erchants.
GROCERIES.
THE follot0ino quotations represent tie
t0holesale markets. Purchases and sales in
small i2ts agtH vary sonel0hat from me prices
giUen:l
The grocery trade during the last week
was excellent The stocks are full and
complete. Prices remain unchanged since
last weeks quotations. We fix the quota
tions as follows;
CoFFEE-Is firm, with immateriaI change
In prices. We quote common 20a22c; fair
23@25c; prime 25G26c, and good TO choIce
Java 35g Sc. Laguayra &c.
SUGAR-We quote raw at l3914c: Porto
Rico I49l5c; Orleans l5gl6; Cuba 1879 &c;
Demarara I59I6c; soft refined at l6@l71Sc;
hards l7s&@Is14c.
1EAs-Tnere are no changes In the price
of teas. We continues TO quote as fol-
lows Black; SOuehpng, 90c to 81 20;
Oolong, 81 to / so. Green: Young Hysun,
81 Is to ] IS; Imperial, 81 p to IS; Gun
powder, 81 20 to 2 90; Hyson, 81 tolls.
MoLAssEs Stocks not large, yet
saf1cient to meet the wants Of
the trade. Orleans plantation is in
fair supply and quoted at 9Oc9sl. The re-
fined syrups are according to quality and
reputation of manufactures, from csc to
81 Is.
FIsH-We quote lfdckereI, No. !, III bar
.rels, So so to s23 90; in kits No. 1 s. -; No.
? s. 80; No. s, g Is; White Fish, 81 50 per p
barrel, and % . IN kits; 81 - PERI barrel
RIcE-Market firm at lI}z8l2c for
good to prime Rsngoon, and l25sc 90 I5c
for Carolina.
CASDLEs Light weights lse, fDI
weights 24c and hrmer.
CASDY-7We 1contnne to quote at20c'and
23e per pound.
STARCH-Is unchanged at 7toSe.
COTTON YARNs-Firm with an improved
at 19c Tor TOO 2Ic. for 600, and 23c. for
800; poorer brands are selling at lower
rates.
BATTING-We quote No. / at S5e, and
No. ? at S0aS2c.
CARPET CHAIN - For white 4Sc to sec;
for colored 55e to 60c.
LIoUoss-There is no par 5fcular change
in the liquor trade since last report, except
that it is a little mere active. Prices re-
main unchanged. We quote: New copper
distilled whisky s. 90; one to two years old
scarce at s3 5095 90; highwines s. 80; rectl-
fed 81 7592 35; common Bourbon and Rye
s2G2 90, and Brandy, 81 2592 70; Holland
gin 81 so: imported brandy So GOALS 90;
Old Port 81 5Oge 80.
DRY GOODS.
Tlade brisk, aud at the close we note a
slight decline in prices. Our merchants
have full stocks of the most elegant and
desirable goods that have beea brought to
this market this season, and aside from
staple cOttons, and few lfhes OF imported
goods, prices are lower than before the
war. We quote:
BROWN SHEETISGS,-Atlantic A, Ice;
stark A, Is}4c: Cannelton sheeting, Is1<c;
Augustus and Medford's. lSe; Lawrence
e, I6JSc; G, w, and 3 medium l515c.
BLEACHED SHEETINtss AND SHTRTTNGs-
Lonsdale ~, &c; Gold Medal "A, 2Oc;
Pontiac "A, Ice; Pontiac rs, lie; Black
stone A, zoe; BaiIou 7-s, Ice; Sycamore 81,
l0%c
PRINTS. - Merrimac d, l5c; sprague's,
ls5<c; Americans, I4c; RIchmond's, 1S55c;
Conestogo, lS1Sc; Simpsons, 1895 Amos
keag, lSc; Wamsutta, lie; Atlantic, &c.
TICKNGs-4-4 ConestOgo, Extra S77sci If
COnestogo Gold Medal, S5c; A Cones
togo c. t. SOC; IS Conestogo C. c. A.
Medal, 275zc.
MISCELLANEOUS - All Wool Delatness
$4,000; Fancy Delaines, new Spring styles
lSG221ze; Skirt Braids, 75c; Coats and
Ciark's, spooIs, 81 10: Green & Daniels,
60c; 2-bushel bags 55c; 25S-bushel bags,
csc; Raleigh Bslmoral Skirts, sIs 90 per
doz.; Linen Ducks. 2o94Oc; Linen Drills,
25g75e.