The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-05-10
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Whest-The market was firm and few lots
OF prime sold higher, although there was no
general advance; sales comprise l55 bags spring
At 81. goal. %; 23s bags elnb ct tl.2s; 626 bags
spring club and mixed at &l.25al .26; 20 bags
club at %; 80 bags choice do at 1884; l.
$50 bags fall from 81. 30al.35; 4S2 bags ct 81.
Seal 1874; 2l2 bags at 81. 40, including bags; rs
bbls and 1872 bags from tl.40sl.4 AS; 7ls bags
red and white at $3.50; Is bags white At $l.55;
lO2 bags red at QUO, and SO bags white on pri-
vate terms.
with sales of 500 bags inferior at 8Oa6lc; $50
bags mixed At SAC /; 500 bags from sOas6c l4s
bags in the ear, and 4S bags yellow shelled at
IS cents; s5s bags yellow and mixed white
At Ssc, and 564 bags choice white at goo.
Rye-75 sacks At 67ic, sacks returned.
Oats-250 sacks sold at 10 cents, and 900
do, in two lots, on private terms. Market
firm.
Flour-Country unchanged and sales limited
TO 40 sacks low grade super6ne at g. 90 80
hbls branded extra at $40, and As extra at
Sc IS. City was in larger inquiry and advanced
with sales Of 900 bbls superfins at SC; 1000
bbls do at $5.05, delivered; 1000 bbls do At
S6.l23; 1000 bbls do at $6.l5, delivered, and
1000 bbls. do at IS 26; also of 200 bags 81.
rer6ne at $2.95; 1890 bags do. in lots, at &Sa
$40; 200 bags do. at IS Is; 400 bags choice
do and fancy at IS. 2oas. rs; so bags extra at
$3.50.
Posatoes-Inferior and low qualities dull
good to choice steady, and in demand. Sales
323 bags common mixed at 64c; 80 bags do at
zoe; l25 bags good Northern mixed at s5c;
loo and ITO bbls choice New York MERGERS at
clio.
Bcans-There was more business to-day
Sales inclnded 40 bbs and 1875 bags white At
II csc; $50 bags do at 81; SO bags do At tl.lO,
and $50 bushels prime white ct 81 Is.
Fruit-Sales 1870 bags choice dried apples at
&2.33 and 40 bags prime peaches at 3.
Hldes.-Dry flint in better demand. The
current rate is lie, but an occasional prime lot
was taken small fraction higher.
Cooperage-Sales l6l -four barrels at SOC
whiskey and pork barrels almost unssleable.
Coffee-SteAdy sales $50 bags fair At ll1c;
$50 and IS bags good fair at l2c.
Sugar-With an increased demand, sales COM
prise Al hhds fair at &c; 26O hhds fair and
good tair, in lots, from 81 to &c; Al hhds fully
fair at 71,74c, aud 60 bids prime u. The
prices OF the Refinery Company are as follows:
Loaf sugar, double refined, lie; small loaf l0}c;
crushed sugar, double refined, lOSc; crushed
sugar. lOtc powdered sugar, double refined,
lOfc; powdered sugar, lO3c; refined white sugar
90; refined yellow $50.
Molasses-Bbls 66c; 1 bbls, 6s; kegs, Tie;
sugar house syrup molAsses, bbls, sic; bbls,
63c; kegs, Soc.
Lard-Sale Of IA bbls No. / at lOc.
Mess Pork-Two lots Of 100 and 400 bbls
sold At Sl6-s decline.
Cut Mests-The product Of ZOO hogs in bulk
vas sid, deliverable at New Boston, on the Up
per Mississippi, at st aud etc for shoulders and
hams, and TIC for sides; also, 400 sides in bulk
here at TIC.
Bacon-There was q movement in bacon, and
the sales reported include 30 casks pork house
shoulders at 6tc; 50 casks do At etc; casks
do at &c; Z casks do =. &c; 6 casks city rib
sides at &c; 10 casks do clear At lose; 10 casks
city plain hams at SIC; and casks country
shoulders At &c. and clear sides at lOfc City
holders were asking an advance ct close.