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asking 133@135c premium on tbeir sales. Th«re is not much doin# in it, though rather more demand is experienced than thereiras yesterday.Exchange s«Ies were largo today, and, with00ms of tli« hear/ drawers, in excess of thedemand. Purchases m:id« in severalcases at better ^ian our quoted buying figure,ftd In a ftw’at par.qcotitiom.Buying. Selling.Jf. r. R*chAnse„.l-10lt;t|kc dis. par«hiU4elphia.........l-lOfa^e dm. par.Mm..............1-10^dis. par.Baltimore.............Me di». 1-inc rt-. and par.Gld..„.................f.'tfvgiaie or^m. 13.')lt;3135c prom.feilw....................112Q11M prem. 120c prem.O. M. Order*......... Smfc da..Voucher*, cHy....... 6^5|8o dis.Vouoh«‘rs country.lfvat^2c dis.Certificates............ 2@3o dia. par.Tbe checking demand for Money was large, but the offerings of Paper comparatively tight; 10 per cent., however, rema;ns a minimum rate for the best, of names on sixty-day Paper, and as high as 18 per cent, was charged on outsiders’ bills, accompanied by Government Paper as collateral. The falling Off in the discount demand is mainly amongj the Pro vision-dealers and Pork-packers, who are just now doing but little.- Fire-twenty Bonds are fairly maintained at the last quoted rates—G(g*G£c , premium buying, 1 (grtXc selling. Trade in them is impeded by their scarcity. y Quartermasters’ Orders are dealt in at 2@3c off. bnying. Vouchers at 8c off for city issues, and 1 (Xu, 1 2@ 1 Sc for those from abroa^j.Business at large is rather languid, and ^uite devoid of speculative excitements or interests. It seems as though Operators preferred to hold bark until the results of pending military movements kuown. Country merchants who may be in the city, are confining their purchases mainly to the immediate wants of their various trades, and making but frw arrangements for the future. This is undoubtedly the safer policy for all merchants, and if they may miss a few opportuaitics to tnake large sums ’ of Money, * they may discover, more frequently where they havesaved large sums. While thisr ule appliesto all branches of business, it need not 'operate to paralyse any of them, or interfere with judicious public or private enterprise, but the increased disposition to make Money rapidly induces all classes of merchants Jorxert them-felves to stimulate their trade to its utmost, and particularly is the case now when this disposition is much demoralized by the ex*Central Ohio, In roll*, are 456fc4Se.;CHKESK—There is a fair drmand for Western Be-#*rve at 20c, an 1 flt;r Hamburg at 2\c.KGGS— A dull markc# •» 43o jkt dosea, shipper**connt.FRUIT—There is a food tern and for Green Apples at $4 per barrel, and fbr Dried Appleton arrival. and 10@IIc from store.UAXK-3TOTE LIST.PEhPA 1MEI* KXFIKMltT FOR THK CINCINNATI OOMKIRCBALBY 1U£*RS. CILM KE, DUNLAP A CO.. - . PAR FUNDS.United States Legal-ten* I Ohio Bank-notes.der NoU n. * Kentucky Bank note*.National Bank-notes. I Bank of State of Indiana.New England..-..... i did.New York—State.....,,............. M dis.Oity..••»»••»«•• •»»«•»♦« /^\ o s Pennsylvania —Philadelphia......, M lt;*as.Pittsburgh......... kA dis.Interior.............. Jh dia.Indiana— ^Free Banks......... ,S dis.Virginia—Whaling Hty’APt. Pleasant Br. ! dia. Wheeling Br a..., 1 dU. Kasteru. 75 dia.Maryland—Baltimore............ I dis.Interior......,♦........ 1 di*.Michigan.,.............. 1 dis.lewa...................... 1 dis.Illinois— . t • LSolvent......................1 dis.Wu«clt;nMn—Solvent. 1 dis.Mi*«»uri—, In good credit.... I dis.Discredited......... 5 dis.Louisiana— :.v ' - %_ Solvent.... 10 dfai.Tennessee— - 'gJ|LUnion BnnV....... 7b dis.Planters' Bank.. 25 dis. Bank of Tenn.... 50 dis.Olhttr.................. 55 dis.N. and 8. Carolina. Alabama and Georgia..*............ 75 dis.Leaf Tobacco Market.Thursday, j**'. ;nur a^iSGi.Sales to-d^y of Leaf Tobacco at Morris k-Chalfant'a warehouse wt*re 28 hbdtt, viz., 16 hhdn Mason flonntr, Knntuokv: S£ at 87 5lt;ra7 75; tat $s 50; 4 At 3 75; 2 at jio^to r; 1 :\t 511 25; 375; I at $15; 1 at Sl» ‘Z5; 1 at 821 50; 1 atm ........ .......86 8121 at 813 80; 1 at $15; 1 at $18 25; 1 at $26 75.Salon to-day of Leaf Tobacco at Bodmaiin's Wure-hotis* wore as follows: 30 hhd»., yi«: 20 hhdf*.Ma«on County Leaf, Lugs and Trash, 3 at $7lt;lt;* 9 50, 3 at $10 !Mll 50, r':u $1:5,318 75, 2 at $19 50,2 at $J0, I at $22 50, 1 at $25, 3 at $26; 7 hhds. Virginia Common t 2 at $10 50, 2 at $11 50, I at $12, 2 at $U; 3 hhds. Missouri: 1 at $50, 1 at $5.% 1 at $66. Receipts light.New Freight Rate«.A new schedule of rates for Eastern-bound freights went into effect yesterday. It is asfollows: M‘-‘ili: ;iRATES FROM CINCINNATI, BYALLLINES. DE-CEMBKR L 1864—ALL RAIL.1stm 2d3d4thClass. Class. Class. Class. Hour.New York, Rail......210mm111)110ieo .150115Philadelphia..........11*6Wtim *135105210Baltimore..............185150l;lt;0110200Pittsburgh............. 97m so'7055110Buffalo A lnnkirl;.*105; bo7055uoAlbany, Troy andSchfencctady......2101701M105210Cleveland...66 160iO35IS ■ 70Sandusky...............65•1403570| 5040? 3570WKmmm40804537; 74Inlt;;ludc« 2)4 per cent. Government tax.\nth iomier return*:1862.For the week.....$’/03,918Prev. reported. 13tt,3S0,1471863.$3,251,634153,633,0561864. $1,880,303 1M,794,926Since Jan. 1. $142,284,005 $156,865,289 $195,075,229'fhe New York imports compare as follow;1862. 1803. 1864.Dry goods. General mdse »*•M««|$946,3772,171,3391,422,4412,710,376270,3141,797,9^0• Total for week $3,118,206 4,132.818 2,068,3:4 I’rey’sly report’d 155,624,708 lai,828,399 194,926,770Since Jan. 1........ 158,742,974 165,961,216 198,995,104The following table shows the amount of Specie which arrived at the Eastern porta of the United j-tates from foreign countries and California, and the exports from this country, including California, to foreign ports, from 1866 to 1863, inclusive:\ • Imports.186 0..............................$14,200,431186 1.............................. 78,967,68218*a............................. 42,609,08718G3.............................. 19.944.978Exports. $73,152,859 37,840,827 63.254,682i 1 ■ ■ ' i mm■■ mm ,,-m ■■ mTotal four yea»....$185,791,118 $264,087,557The exports of Specie from the Atlantio ports during the four years above indicated, were as fol lows:........$36,886. !)5lt;18f»...............$68,546,2391861 ............... 29,792,0801863 ............... 04,156,599Total four yoars 8197,391,874Which f*hows an excels of exports over the im-pottft of 511,^,483. During the period mentioned, however, probably not thaVi thirty millions in treasure lynched the Atlantic eoa.st overland from the auriferous territories, and if w® take into Recount the Specie, which is brought in email 8iims to this country by emigrants, but which amount annully to a large a^^regate, we will find tlmt at * the commewement or the present year there whs more Gold in the loyal*States er\st of the Rocky Mountains bv nearly a hundred millions, thr\n we could count on the 1st of .Tannary, 18*K. The statistics of the present year, however, show a henvy drain upon our Specie. Only about eleven millions have arrived by sea frorfi California, and five millions froih abroad, while our exports, exclusive of what is shipped to foreism coun* tries from California, will reach nearly fifty millions. Burin* the coming roar we anticipate a great change in the movements of Specie. Our exports of produce now approximate more closelythe importations of foreign manufactured glt;vdn, and if wo can manage to keep our trade with other countries as evenly balanced as it is at present, there will bo very little foreien demand for our Gold in 1S6T*.—[New York Herald.1River and Steamboat News.Weather and River—Arrivals and Departure*— Ot/r Cairo Correspondence ~-L*tter» from the Arqyle and Peytona—Silver Moon » Mani/eM—Explosion qf the Jvno—Meeting of Steamboat Agents—Boult Leaving today, JfC.Tur. wkathke wn* mild, eloudy and wet, y*«terlt;lay. flic levee is in a muddy condition, retarding ship-mntH. At Pittsburgh, there were 8 feet last ni?ht, aid ning. ^ Uere, the river is receding slowly. The Wild Wagoner reports the Kanawha falling but Big 8and* running out pretty strong. There is fifteen feet hence to Louisville, and seven and a half feet in
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Cincinnati Daily Commercial
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sat, Dec 03, 1864
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