Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-30

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i Ins rnss week has been one 81 extra aesivis
part'sslassy among jobtcra. The sa,es 81 b,
Soods bare been much larger dian any one !.
pecfcd. 40 kinds d goods harc been i, j
nand and - stocks we're likely 10 be reduce,
Dealers made their orders for further supple
| ~ conformity wish the large demand thersb
saving 70 the country purchaser corrcspond:r,
advance y PRICK. Stocks are fun and - We
seIected ~ ever.
uroceries are IN excellent demand Sales "a
the past week arr without precedent In The hi,
tory Of osr city, No change IN prices worth,
Of note. Our Hardware merchants are IN bette
supply than 1t our last review and their sale,
have been IN proportion. an kinds Of farmip,
implements can be had as eastern prices addins
transportation; in this line our dealers wer,
never In ~ soodsuppIy a. this season. /
The sales Of Crockery and Glass ware have been
good, although stocks have not been ss large Is
other kinds Of goods owing to late navigation
But receipts Of late have been very large. there.
fore in full supply.
The same may be said Of boots, shoes AMI, len
ther. The Book trade is equally brisk; large
orders from the country are nov promptly filed.
Tue Drug trade demands more notice than We
have heretofore given to il; under this head
may be put Paints and Oils. Our dealers arc i,
full stock, and sales fully equal to their expecta
tions prices favor buyers. In this department
OF Trade our jobbcrs can compete with any Of
the Eastern cities, in fact they are determined
not to be behind Chicago and st. Louis.
IN the Produce market we have no oh nce to
note. Grains are without change buyers in
market, and none of any kind arriving, Farm.
ers are confident that corn win advance. and
therefore will not bring it forward. The pros
pect favors buyers Provisions continue to adj
vance. We hear of few sales at prices that "a
vor the seller. We quote -
WHEAT and most kind Of grains the same as
81 GOAL To-
sales or contracts
OATs.--2o@22c.
BARLEY.-None in Market
tLouR-City Mills extra 800, by dray load.
APPLEs--Dry in good supply to TIC per Ib.
PEAchEs-Dry, few in market, &c. per ID
HIDEs-Dry flint II to l25c green Al.
tail way. = =
fRovIsIoNs.-We hear of a sale of Mess Pork
extra at 81 80. Bulk meats 54a7, round lots
we near OF sale small lot of sides on Saturday
at 81. Prospects favor sellers
Chicago, April 26, 1856.
Among the receipts by lake to-day, were near
~ two millions of feet of lumber,
The week closes with certain degree of firm
ness ON the part ofholders of grain, particularly
as regards corn. The receipts have been very
light FOL the last few days, and the whole amount
on hand and in store here, though it appears
large IN ngures, Is not considered large compar-
ed with the probable demands for shipment.
sales to-day OF several small lots of spring
wheat at 81 Is to store. Three cargoes of corn
sold to-day-one in the morning at 81. and the
other two since at So cents on board. some
seven or eight carloads sold to-day on track At
81 and 81 cents " go lbs according to quality.
Freights-Schooners North Star and West
Wind, and brig Mohegan, to take corn to Buff.
falo at 10 cents, but most vessel owners ask
more.
Other matters unchanged.
We quote sales and ruling rates as follows:
Flour-City Mills Extra 81 IS; do. supertne
81 %; country grades of extra 81 90; fancy 81
20; NO. superfne 81 90; fine IS so.
Buckwheat Flour-S3 - cwt.
Corn Meal-$l OO@l 25 ~ cwt.
Wheat-spring WheatSl 1901 90; red win.
Ter 81 S0@l 40; white winter 81 456l s..
Corn--3s cents " bus. of so lbs on track:
corn to mill 40c; distillers pay 40042c ~ 60 lbs.
delivered, 36a3Sc ~ Sc lbs on board, Ssc % go
lbs to warehouse.
Rve-SOas7 u bush.
Highwines-2Sa24 " gallon.
Cloyerseed-$6 50a7 IS "a bush.
Barley-$l 4O@l so ~ bush.
Oats-2saslc q bus. by, carload soaa2c to
,ity trade.
Eggs-ll cents per. doz packed in bbls of
bats:
Beef-Dressed, by the quarter, &c per. lib for
lore quarter and 9ac for hind quarter
Cutmeats-New Hams, city cured and sacked.
l24c per Id; Sll 5Dal2 90 per 100 lbs; shoulders
to Sc per h..
Green Hams-In pickle per Dbl SIT, or to &c
per Id, shoulders Sl2 per Dbl.
Cheese-Western Reserve 10al2c; Hamburger
llalSc; country to SC; in better demand.
Lard-9c in open cases; 1Oc in full bound
cases.
Whiskey-30a33c per gallon.
Timothy Seed 81 per BUSH
Tallow-l0c per ID.
Cider-S5a6 per Dbl
Potatoes-50a75c per bush.
Dried Peaches-Pared l5c per ID. or 81 so per
push and scarce; impaired &c per Id, or - rs
per bush. of 80 lbs.
Feathers-Ss per Id.
Butter-Firkin, lsaaOc; fresh jar, 2Oa22; fresh
'oll, 20 per ID.
Mess Pork-SI6 per bill
Dried Apples-Sl 37al 90 per bushel
Mess Beef-Sl3-0Oal4 per Dbl
Fish-Wh tefish, No. 1, halts S. 81. No. 9
and No. 8, S.. Mackerel per Dbl. S25 90; cod
fish 5a5a per Id.
New York, April l6.
Four-ls lower limited demand, sales 1000,
5,62a6, 90 for common to extra, 5,s7a675 for
good western 6,00a7 so for low grades and extra
western. Canadian dull.
Grain-Wfeat dull, sales $500 bush, l,50 for
good red, and Its for white southern Rye
steady at S5a90. Corn firm, sales $4,000 bush,
56a59 for distillers parcels, 6Oa62 for common
to prime, old mixed nominal at 6Oa62 Oats un-
changed.
Professionalism frmer, sales 300 bbls, 1887
for mess, 1852 for prime. Lard firm, sales 100
bbls at 98al0f.
st. Louis, April 25th.
The market for Provisions is very active, and
prices strengthening daily. Stocks here are only
and sales are made to arrive or for
delivery at points on the river above. Bulk
Meats are specially in demand, and transactions
in Bacon liberal. Wheat improved trife, or
from the depression Of yesterday.
Corn and Oats without material change. Whis.
Ky advanced one cent, and closed firm at 22c.
Flour dull
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