The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-10
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wKpxxspAr EykSixo, Sept 9, ,lssr
RivxR Very htilo change In tho river during the
last week, aud II is two fecs two inches above
low water mark
wKAruEn during the pas, week the weather has
been very hne-cool nlshss, warm dnys, and no rain
worth mentioning
BrsiSrss 10 materially improving In some dcpar,
men,s but tho tghtncss of tho money market, or i,s
great arrangement owing TO the many bank and lndl.
vsdual falurcs abroad, and the very low price of
wheat, VIII have the eject to make business drag
During the last two or three days. scarcely know
what kind u money they safely handle, lay by
for DAY Our home institutions are protecting
themselves agaasi runs but considered entirely
safe They not. however. hanks OF issue Ia the
common acceptance Of that term. untii financial
ana'rs settle which the, must do in a short time,
business Of nearly all kinds labor unde, asprcs.
sioa. "A good deal of wheat |. coming in, no,wi,h
standing the low prices, aud the price. affect nearly
every description Of basinsss When wheat 10 over
dollar bnshel all casses of community appear 20
thrive with the farmer Ba, as ee have ssld thef.
ha marked Improvement IN soms departments Of
business .r under the mo~, sniavorahle auspices
cur city will T. comparatively lively with trsdc In
couple weeks
waKAr TIL. Jarihcr decline W lad predicted IN
wheat has como. Last week xaotcd good wheat
., 10 bsing decline Of Is from the week ~
fore On Monday of this week the ma.ist opcn..
with further decline ef eents and We quoted ~
that day and yesterday O. cent. At n. quotation
micrs here gave within ten cent. cf VIA, u wa.
worth at Chicago, II being worth there 70 cent. on
board boat equal 10 about - eents in the car A.
freight 10 cents every busLe. between here and
Chicago, and commission Z cent. there mus, be- a
dsr"ncc oflS een,s between The price Of wheat here
ment 10 concerned. Farmers must rseolect this
We to-day quote decline VI from yesterday,
l making to-day. prc~s ~ cent. somc buyers are
| gyins opcn tickets until the lat IL Jannary which
are accepted by many farmer. who arr not In imne.
dia,e want u money We .,ill think farmer. had
better sell cents than borrow money at threc
psr cent a month n enable them To- hold on During
| the pact week there has been good deal q wheat
coming IN
ftorH We qao,s aoul al the same $50 hut
with prospects ot decline awias the fall Ia price
| of wheat Our m,lls very hass
/ BARLn The demand fur barley /. limited wtth
ha, little coming In No change IN quotations II
| last week which were d c.nts
Oars The high price II oats ha. had "a tendency
TO bring IA large quantities III. most received \.
for storing and home demand ~ II viii not pay a.
ship al present pr,ces A, chcaso us,. were worth
only " cent. I.ast week qa.,cd ~ cents hcrc
bur thrre ha. heen a decline, aaa now quote si rs
cent?
Ccas s-Oid corn continues al the nominal price ri
20 cents From all parts of tho country have the
moot favorable accounts of the eorn crop We srs
| Inclined 10 tbink that farmer. will make the beet
proat BY putting their IN psk, this yesr V,b~y
can gv, the live material
| osrons There onions coming in vet ercsp'
| for tho retail trade The, mot ripe enough yci
| for shipment, They would hiring 70 oenis p~,
| hnshsl We have heard Of oae cA~stng = farmer
frsad e7oo for i00o bushels dcliv~r sachs which
| offer declined II appears 10 us favorable Of
fer In the opinion of many In the onion trade Il
was a,S offer
/ PorArors ALI the posaiocs coming In are fpr tLs
retail business, arriving for shipping The
taller. tax. them <s6asO ecnts The erop promises
we'll
HAr We continue quoting prairie la, al oiss
The farmers are putting up great deal AZ they
ere saving their straw, too p-rating by tho bitter
experience Of Ice; year feed sromises TO DO plenty
the coming winter, and there viii probably h- nj
| increase la tho price of hay for snme time.
| 0~ocrRrEs-The grocery mark~, 10 nov much he,
ter stocked than II little while back, snd gc.r
are arriving freely. We have changes 10 max.
In quotations Fric~- ~ oil staple articles eoninn,
l Arm