The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-13


Financial and Commercial.
FINANCIAL.
There has been an active demand for
money the past week, in which our pork
and produce operators have been pretty
well represented. and, as rule. have been
promptly supplied. Flrst-ciass paper is in
decided favor with our bankers, even. At a
much less rate OF interest than names who
are constantly in the market for favors.
Exchange on New York continues In
good supply. buying par. and selling at
81 50 per $1,000.
Government Bonds have had a better
market, some of the dates advancing y
per cent. The transa edOns in them mere,
however, have been light.
BANKABLE FUNDS
u. 3. Treasury Notes.
National Bank Notes.
the tollowlng quotattons@are from the
ornce OF the Merchants National Bank:
UNCURRENT.
State 5ank or dis
state Bank OF .lOc -
4ndlana free Banks.-............sI0t to sc dis.
Eastern Bank Notes. to CSC -
Planters Bank OF Tenn -
Other Te1nasss =; - a., a
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
HeorEias Alabama and La....10 to 90c .
GENERAL REMARKS.
There Is q general complaint OF dullness
In business, although the hardware and
boot and shoe dealers seem busy, and bust.
ness on the wharf looks lively. There is
but little change of price to quote In any
line OF trade, the chief difference being In
coal OIL and highWines. The Tobacco Mar
ket presents no change either OF price or
volume, but IL the present damp weather
continues for any length, so that planters
can strip aud prize their crops, lively ship.
ments may be looked for soon. a
~f-EF COTTON.
The sales last week were about 10 bales,
at prices ranging as follows: Ordinary,
1Z9lIs<; good ordinary, l2x9l25<; low
middlIng, l3931<; middIing, I35<9Is5<. -yt
-~ PORK. 2
The number OF hogs cut last week num-.
bered little over / ,lOO, Foster cutting SIS;
Akin. 2Ss; Elliot. go. and a few were cut
by Gavisk, who has hardly opened up for
the season yet. Operators seem deter
mined to be cautious. and manifest no dis
position TO bid higher than prices quoted
last week. The number OF hogs cut in
this market 50 far is now about s. 100. Akin
VIII receive very large lot to-day, and
Foster a lot nearly equal so that by the
end OF this week the number Will proba-
bly, have increased nearly fifty per cent.
p DRY GOODS. ~
BRoWN SHEEFINGs. Atlantic A I3c:
Stark A, IKE; Augusta and Medfords,
l2c; Cannelton, sheetings, Il1zc; Cam
melton q. w. shestings, Ike; Lawrence E,
lie; medium shestfng, he: Valley, 7l<e.
DRESS GOODS Wool Delaines, sO945c;
Fancy DelaInes, 1533Oe; Amures, zoe;
Oriental Lustres. 2O93Oc.
PRINTS - Merftmae W, l3o; Merrimac
D. at u1Ic; sprague's lie; Ashford's log;
Simpsons IL; American, at Ne; Dun
nePss uci Amoskeag, 1Oc; LOWELL Zoe;
Troy, F<c. 5s
TICKEGs- Extra "a, 25c;
Gold Medal, A.. 2lc; Q "A. lsc; O O A
rs. ISc.
MIsCELL-AEEoUs - Skirt Braids, csc
Coats and Ciark's Spools. soc; Green &
Danlel1sSpool .4Oc; 2-bushel Bags H1<945c;
2<sbush Bags, 5O955c; 3-bush Bags, SOC
S5ei Raleigh Skirts, SIS 90 per dozen.
PROVISIONS.
MESS PoRK-New SIC 50.
BAcoE-None IN market. -.a-a
BTLK MEATs-Shoulders Sc; clear sides
1liTcs aE = atrA
LAEO-By the fierce 125zc; In key 14c.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
GKzIN- Kaleidoscope better and full
Iy equal to the demand with prices station
aTy. Quotations are, 9O91 90 for Mediterra-
mean; 81 OPAL O5 for good English, according
to quality; 81 O59I 10 white. Corn Is In
better demand at 4Oa45c for new In ear from
wagons; there is no shelled coming to
MARKET. Oats, demand improved. s5g50c
in new burlaps from wagons Loosely $50
45c; receipts1iberaI. Rye, demand Is falI-
ing or at 65a75c per bushel. Barley, SOas5c
for news according 70 quality. and very
dull. - FH#HH EH.kHFH
FLoUR-Verv dun ana srtce / 81 atfoy,asrv
at last quotations, viz: New white wheat
hour s. O096 .; choice extra IS 50a5 rs;
extra s. 90; superfne, 81 2594 50.
CORN MEAL-KIln-dried So O19S . per
barrel and 708s0e per busheI; demand
moderate and supply liberal. "a \
HAY-Baled a59l6 per ton, aecordlne to
quality very dull. Loose, demand mod
crate at sIOaI2. supply liberal
BRAE-s held at 81 O09SI4 per ton. de-
mand improved.
smFsrUTE-In good demand st s22925
per ton.
sAL--Dun. small barrels at g IS, and
large , IS per barrel, adding actual dray-
age.
GUxN1Es- New stock reserved is held
at 24H@25kc; good quality of secondhand
st I59Isc, and dull.
sEED-There is very little demand. Flax
Z Seed, 81 659I75, according to quality =
Timothy Seed, "a 59g5O 90 per bushei. and
dull.
GREEN APPL1s-Dun; the market is
stocked, principally with Western New
York apples, which are selling at from q
10 81 per Dbl; choice qualities only bring
the latter figures IN small quantities.
PoEAroEs-In very liberal supply at 75a
Sjc per bushel.
LEMoNs-Berter demand and supply Ins
proved s79S per box.
WHITE BEAr1s-Pienty at 81 50aI IS, and
only In moderate demand.
DRIED FRUIT-DuIl; Peach IS 81 5093 90
for quarters, and 50 OO@S so for halves,
per bushel- Apples 81 7592 90 per bushel.
ONIoNs-s2 5O92 IS per barrel; 75casl 90
per bushel. Demand improving, supply
light.
BROOM CoRS-PIenty In the market at
S40g6O per ton, and very dull.
FEAEHERs-7O975c per pound for live
geese.
BEEswAx.-0933c per Id, according to
quality. s#
BUrTER-NIce rolls, SO94Oc; common, 20
@25c; supply very irregulari quality more
al 8as
Eees-Have advanced to 2Oa22c per ,doz-
en-; scarce and In good demand --a q
LIQUORS.
the following are the fnotations for
1ODD1ng trade Bills Ior wholesale oeatSrs
In large quantities being hlled at proper
tIonateIy lower rates:
WHIsKY-NeW copper distilled 81 SOC
2 90; one to two years old 81 O09s so; recti-
ned SOc9SI o.; domestic Bourbon and Rye.
81 S92O 90. Cars best eight gear old, IS 90.
HIGHWTEEs-Patent $50; oIel process SIC.
BRANDY-Domestic 81 5O92 co; Imported
50 5O9I2 co.
GN-DOmestie 81 5Os2Oo; imported 50 50
@7OO.
WuE-DOmestic Port 81 so; imported
g 5O06 80. Imported Sherry 81 5094 90.
BErEERs-Carr's Tennessee Valley IS 90
per doZ.
BUILDING MATERIAL.