The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-06

DuaLnos1a, Nsn1aN r. ~
The weather csasiaass ans-sAs roads arr
Dry aud greatly Improved. The ssason y ~
markably forwasd-peaeh ard psas trsss prom
lang soon 70 BE- 10 bloom, and the swallows
. ready searching shout for eligible building
cites.
The river is in good stage for boating. with
four feet large upon the lower rapids and sta
sionary. The Ohio river has also some ten o.
eleven feet Of water On the falls at Louisville,
aud falling.
Business and money matters ara everywhere
Improving 10 the West. and NE think ve can
vary safely Say that Burlington. il not in ad-
vance. 10 certainly not behind any town in Iowa
In this rerpect. Considerable activity prevails,
bDth in the Wholesale and the retail trade.
FLOUR-eS 25as so. Civ Mill4-t3 50a
s IS
CORN-Abundant and selling At lsa2o cts.
POTATOEs-ysry plenty and selling At 10.
| Is cte. per bushel.
EGGS -Abundant-5 cts per dozen.
BEANS-Pcnty at 50 cts.
HAMS-very few sugar cured are to be
/ found in market. Common are worth s cts
ten cents at retail.
CHICKENS None in market. 81 5Oasl IS
per dozen.
GROCERlES-Sugar 7as cs.-Coffee 10
Molasses S7a5o.
woOD-Abundant At 8 oOss 20.
New York, April 3.
E1ouv--Market SC better Sales $4,000 bbis q ~ 30
& o 70 .upss Tor 70
extra wessess Canadian E1our-qulet and unchanged.
ss:: s.,.s ' !: j o sss - for extra Aye
Wheat-Market more active and rather easier. sales
1a.ooo bush, at 81 1901 20 for Red Ind; u y for
White Mich
Rye--Duli. Sales at &c.
Barley-Firm. Sales at s707Ac.
cern-scarce and buoyans sales $4,000 bush Ye-
Oats Quiet and unchanged. Sales at 43045c for
State, and 4a0A6 for Western.
Psrk-MaFket Ppmer aaleo coo hbls at ZIG 0O011 %
for mess, and e18 70018 - for prime.
Lsrd-Bester. salss 800 bbls at loh@1o,<e.
Dressed Hoes--Pirm. Sales af sk0SHc.
Cot Meats-Buoyant with fair business
Buter-sseady. salss at ls0ls for Ohio. and 170ssc
for State.
Cheese Steady. =. 7o1oe.
Whiskey-Sales 900 bbls at 29e.
New Orleans, April ?.
SALES for III: : sses s. seoe s:ss e.
600 last year
susar-Hrm, at s0sfc.
Gieur-T,rm. 1t q sO04so.
Wheat Red 81 90; white o. Is.
Corn-white Sc; Yellow SSc.
Lard-In bills Sx0sxs; In kess llk0l1hc-
Other articles unchanged.
St. Louis, Saturday, April 4, p. m.
Wheaton, spying and low grades Of fall,
there was . decided decline to-day, but with
little or no change on scperior descriptions
Sales 1856, 900 and 40 spring At Coo; l55 do and
~ common fall as same: 1855 and coo spring at
6a4c, 1873 bbls do and 2l7 sacks at same; $50
bags common fall at 6Oa66c; 5s4 bags fair and
good fal. from 80 to 85c, and 500 bags prime
fall red and white at GOO.
Flour-Despatches were received to-day from
below, reporting . quotation Of &4,S7}. This
Was instrumental in reducing inquiry to almost
nothing, and no sales were heard of in city. An
country, reported transactions are confined to
90 bbls hne at s., TIA do at same, and All do
delivered At $50 per Dbl.
Corn-Dull. Sales 254 bags damp at 33c, and
500 bags in lots. mixed and mixed white at S5c,
and 5O7 bags choice white at 4Oc, al in second
hand aud new bags.
0ats-lnactive in consequence OF the general
withd rawal Of shippers from market. Sales to-
day AT bags poor at 3Sc, delivered; 1853 bags
42c; in good bags.
Barley-eo bags spring sold at SOC.
Lead and Rope-No sales.
Hemp-Licle ON the market to-day. We
hear of sales Of II and Is bales common ct $65,
and Is do fair At $50.
Whsky-Declined with sales Of SO, 100 and
50 bbls. at Ice.
Po,atoes-very dull. Sales els bags, good
prime Neshannocks, at 25a3Oc, in bags.
Pruit-Steady. Sales comprise about 200
pkgs-apples at 81, 40a4l so, and peaches from
IS to e3,25.
Feathers-4, 900 lbs from store at SSc.
Butter-2O pkgs common sold at &c.
Eggs-Dull, with sales Mt 6Aa6c.
Cracklins-Sales $50 cakes at 4l,4O.
Beans-Very dull. Al bags fair white sold
at 6Oc.
Shorts-Saie 1000 bags at 4Oc; in bags.
Hrooms-Sales As dozen choice extra ct 81, rs
and loo dozen good and extra at 81 ,6Oa$l 80.
Hides-Market active-ssles llall4c.
Tallow-6 bbls sold at Sc.
Pork-Hoders are firm, though there 10 only
o fair demand existing. A small lot Of irregu'
lar sold at SIS, and $50 bbls. Mess at sic.
Meat-Market dull. Sales reported include
1900 Shoulders and hams, in sugar hOgsheads,
at A54a74cs IS tierces and shoulders and hams
at 54a74c, and sides At 73c.
Bacon-N0 change. Sales 80 casks shoulders
at &c; 9 casks do At SIC; and casks clear sides
at 94c. in good order.
Lard-A good inquiry, but market . fraction
lower. Sales comprise $50 packages Nos.
and at stas3c: ISL pkgs prime at etc; and
"a hf bbls end kegs At lOe.