The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-11-18
!. Chicaeo saturdax Rr.nine No~ n

Chicago, Saturday Evening, Nov. II.
Ine wheat and deur markets are inactivn. ana
R40es Of the latter are lower than; on YESTERDAY
Wheat for immediate delivery was without AM
change in prices from the closing rates OF yes
serdays but sales f0rnext week were at decline
ON account Of the advanced rates of insurance
takiag eject pn Monday. Ossn, Of M nes
cscp y cosning in freely aad u rteA>ds any de
maad; old corn - moderately active, and pri
e are nrn., Freight charters were more &C
tive, but without any Improvement in ratea.-
The supply Of beef cattle is getting light. and
the stock on the market 10 held With more firm
ness, but there is no quotable change in prices
Hecepts by rail yesterday we're 274 head. The
market for hogs is without change, and packers
are rarely purchasing unless they have orders
for the pork. Orders from the East are, how.
ever, being received in greater numbers. One
house, not 10 the regular business received
three large orders to-day. Some drovers hold
ing stocks here are having their hogs slaughter.
cd ct the packing houses on their own account.
Receipts BY rail yesterday were large, number
ing over 5000 head. sEH4 4
Receipts Of produce by rail and canal yester
day were 9,l45 bbls -four, "A, 1856 bushels wheat,
5,976 bush corn, 2,l75 bush oats and 200 bush
barley. Besides this few hundred bills of -four
were received by lake. Shipments were 1885,
So7 bush wheat and 1900 bush corn. Ship.
ments by lake to day were 1000 bbls -four lOO,-
929 bush wheat-ail of which, with the ex cep-
ton OF one cargo, was sent to Oswego.
The Baden, schooner of 20 tons, cleared for
New Orleans, La, via canal aud Illinois River,
with 1000 young pines and a small lot of fish.
Flour-Sales include 1000 bbls >"Garden
City" at -; 60 bbls "Altona" at a. l2} ON track;
l25 bbls Como" at u IS; 100 bbls ''Sterling
At "a S71. Buckwheat -four sells at 81 so ~
Pvn lie 20
meal, 81 2O@l 80 jRlO0 lbs.
Wheat-Standard spring opened at 64c in
store, and round lots and parcels to the extent
OF 10000 bush sold early At that figure. SUBJ
sequently 1000 bush IN lots sold ut 634 in store;
but in the afternoon lots for immediate delivery
cold at 81 In store, and two small cargoes at 66c
on board. 5000 bush Extra sold at IS in store,
and I, 900 bush ct GA on board. We quote No
red at 76@77c and No 2 At 66@e7.
Corn-New shslied is dull at S7@39 in store,
several car loads old sold at ACC in store; we
quote At 48@49c New corn in the ear sells at
$50 p rs no. r
Oats-0teady at 24c in store: parcels in bags
sell It 26@27c.
BuckWheat-Nominal at csc n bu.
Barley-Dull at S0@40c for inferior, 45@5Oc
for prime. IS g..
Rys-In demand at soc.
Highwines-Nore scarce and firm sales to.
day ct zoe.
Hay-Prairie, loose, se0s7 v ton; pressed
90.
Beans-75@el " bush.
POtatoes-25@4Oc
Butter-Lower; common state l4al5; choice
do 1S@l9c; Ohio 2lc; N. y. 25c.
! Eggs-l8@15c per doc
Mess Beef-$9@12 ~ Dbl.
Cut 4eats-Hams and shoulders $7@9c per
ID; hams in pickle &c; beef hams per bbl &l3.
Poultry and Game-Chickens l4al5c each
Prairie Chickens l5al6c each; venison S6a7
per 100 lbs gross; none arriving; Mallard and
red Ducks 81 so per doz; Teal 81 rs; Turkeys
7asc per 10, live weight, dressed do Sc per 10 {;
Wild Geese 5Oa623c each.
Live Stock-Common cattle S2a2 so; choice
81 75a3. Hogs-2oO head, averaging $50 lbs.
sold to-day At 81 to go to Milwaukee, and 100
head, weighing about the same, for slaughter
here at 81 10. Sheep $2a2 u.s..
: Hides-Green Sasic per ID; green salted ac;
dry flint Gag. g.
Tallow-9alOc per ID.
Cider IS SO per Dbl. Il