Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-08-16
Commercial.

Arersr 9th, 1859.
Fall business has not yet commenced and little gram
has in Wheat sells al 80 cts. the City mills.
hut there IS shipping demand. Il, crop is Of supe
rior quality. Mr. Perry fror the Survey, informed
that 1t bushels of weighed 90 pounds the
bushe and Melted him 10 pounds of -four clear Of toll
No oats in market.
The Chicago Press and Tribune of Saturday. SAYS;
Wheat continues active. and Shade frner. The de-
msnd principally for No spring which sold freely
Tor NO inter; foc Tor No Spring; e3@o+ Tor hew
STANDARD. Corn dull with sales of about 0BJ
at csc FOR canal aAoat oats steady at 26e ia store
New Mo- harley sold at 43c ON track
~ we call the attention Of Farmers to the follow
ing rules grazing wheat and urgc upon them the
importance 81 sending in their wheat CLEAN:
The following preamble and resolutions we're
adopted by the Board of Directors Of the Board
of Trade Of the City of Chicago at meeting
held at tIeir rooms on the 9th inst.
WHEREAS, The quality of The new crop Of
wheat surpasses that any ofthe past ten years.
and whereas the new crop of Spring wheat y
more uniform IL lis character than heretofore
therefore.
Resolyed, BY the Directors Of the Board of
Trade % the city of Chicago. that the grades of
wheat be rc-cs;ablIshed as follows:
No. HrTE uEAr-The berry to be PiGmp
we'll cleaned, and free from others grairs.
No , WHTE WHtAr-To be sound but too
dirty for No. ].
No. RED Wharf.-The berry 10 be plump,
well cleaned. and free from. other graf rs
No. RrD "HEAT-lo be sound, but too dirty
for No. I.
I,EJFcrED WrxTER WHEAT-Unsouud and nm
understandable wheat. and to weigh - lbs to
the measured bushel.
No NrRISG Wharf.-The berry to be plump
we'll cieanei, free from other grains. and 10
weigh - los tothe measured bu9Lel
No. SPRING WHEAr-To be sound %nriu.-
Wheat, bat too dirty for Ne. |. and 10 \, ei.-ll
. rs to the measured bushel.
itEJEcrED SpRING NHEAT-AiI upsound up-
fnerehantabte Spring Wheat, and must weigh
ID lbs 10 the measured buShcl
Hcsoiued That the above grades take effect on
and after the 18th inst.
SETH CArLIx. Sec'y.
The Press and 7rjf ne. commenting on the
above says 1t Is ada,ted on all hands tina,
the have crop Just harvested Is the best that we
have had for ten years bat Il farmers or others
allow their wheat TO be mixed with oats. rye.
barley, or other subs auceS, IL viii have to he
graded No. ,, and a loss to the producer of lie
to loc per bushel viii be the result No mat
ter how good the grain IS if mixed and foul ii
cannot pass No. |. By tins rule, the farmer
who takes proper care Of his wheat and cleans
It before sending it to market, VIII be rewarded
by higher prices than his more careless neigh
Dor he sends his gram To market dirty and
mixed. This Is just - it should he ald VIC
nave no doubt but the inspectors viii be strict
and faithful IN the performance Of their duties
The following the quotations for city market
ENGHANGE-On New York l. selling al fei
cent for American Cold Z per cent for Currency
Chicago, nj = per cent.
WHEtT-5Oc.
FLOUR-Nc1 3 90
CoRN-5o a s. cents per bushe,, of 20 lbs aud sell;
readily for cash.
OATS-20 ceutz.
BEANS-.58Sl per busbel Tor clear White.
bEEF-s,5,19 on foot; > g = n quar- ters-
SAlf-s2,g0 per barrel
SUGAR-Retsils at : to I3 lbs for 81
ttRfANTS-ItetaiIs u lbs for 81.
MOI. ES-Retails at 50es5o cents a gallon.
IRON AND SrEEI-Is now sold AT GaIena prices from
1 g cents, according 70 sizes.
AINERAL-S2s G $50 per 1000 pounds
COAI-SG per ton.
HipES-nry, 10 &C l2c; Green. 1 q &c
clear fencing. SO. - -
BtTTFER-Fresh in rolls Toc
EGGS q loo. per dozen.
l.AID-1o q. per pound.
POTATO ESQ ner bushef.