The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

weather, Markets &c.
The weather continues warm and hazy
The river holds its own at q low stage. Boats
from below scarce, and frcights to st. Louis
high. 81
The market on Friday last became excited
in consequence of reduced ftcights, an active
sea-board demand, and light receipts at our
Lake ports, Chicago AMI Milwaukee. Wheat
sold on Friday at So to 70; on Saturday No.
reached "A; on Monday No. brought 81, and
on Tuesday yesterday the sales, up to 2
o'clock, were at II to 80 for good and extra.
with receipts quite up to 5000 bushels; for
the week past receipts have averaged 5000
bushels per day. Orders from Liverpool have
had something to do with this advance. but our
readers must not count much on foreign de-
mand this Fall. In many portions Of Europe
the crops are reported to be short, onehalf,
but as soon as our prices 60 up in New York,
under the present excitement, the Liverpool
buyers will supply themselves at lower prices
from the Baltic and the Black Sea ports. The
close of navigation will probably witness de.
u
andshereiore we give no advice as to selling
now or holding OH. If you owe debts that are
running you with interest and costs, sell as
quickly as you can. In Pennsylvania, Ohio and
New York, where the crops are very heavy,
the farmers are generally holding on, and if all
hold on till Spring the market cannot be great
deal better than it is at present. At the same
time it must be considered that there is not
more than an average crop at the West-there
was no surplus over last year, and the failure
of the corn and potato crops throughout many
portions of the Western States, will have ten.
dency to operate on the other side. With these
views before you, the judgment you can exer-
else is as good as anybody elses opinion. So,
60 ahead 9--. ~s. 1-. 81
The teams here yesterday were LEGION
Never before did we realize the necessity there
is for moving McGregor to some wide plain.
where our country friends can be comfortable,
when they drive into town. Att O'Clock, not
withstarding the hourly deliveries of wheat
from early morning, Main street was blocked
with teams, from Hibbard's upper Warehouse
to Bradley & Cos, waiting the moving of the
procession ahead; from twenty-five. 10 thirty
buyers were busily at work ticketing the loads
as they purchased them, while Norway, Ger
many, Ireland. Scotland and England were all
represented in the noisy Babel which such a
| a crowd exhibits. ~, ,rs...e .. .. ~
| Oats sell at 23 to 81 with light demand owing to
the want Of shipping facilities Corn so to 81. Bar.
ley 3S. Butter II L. fresh roll Is. Potatoes 25 to
| 80, Turnips 90 Cabbage 3 to 4 cents. Eggs o.
Dressed Beef, to L. Pork to s. good tat hogs will
/ bring IS quick. Deeves foot, 50 per hundred.--
Chickens 81 to 81, 80 per doz Hides down, green
bring and dry IL cents. Tallow Q to 10. ~
| On Saturday, the Milwaukee market was much e--
cited and Wheat up Or cents closing at % to
%, for good to extra showing advance from Mon
day Of full IL cents. lhe receipts for the week were
$40 42s bushels against as5,24O. Cattle $3.50. Pork
s., 25 to 4,50. Hides to13. ..,-....s +
| TUESDAY, cK.-Dispaiches from Milwaukee
this moment received, say, "whcat dull aud declined
| l to cents"