The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-12-12
Presidents Message.

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! On the outside will be found long sy
nopsie Of the Message. This came to hant
before we got The regular document. L
will be found complete in every point refer
red to by the President relative to the grea
question Of Secession, and in these time:
of stirring events, our readers will general,
prefer condensation of it to the whole l.
column article. Had we published it in full
our paper would have had nothing else in it
Had we bought it in Chicago and mailed
it to our subscribers as an Extra Times the
postage on it would have cost US more than
t is worth. To send it without prepay
mcnt of postage would have violated the
Post Office Law. .=anarus r. -HE
We are not much in favor of long stories
even though written by the President OF
the United States, and as there arc other
matters afloat about which our readers want
information we have raced the Message
down to little over two columns and filled
the balance of our space with fresh, rcada-
bic news, foreign, domestic and local.
The Message in the main is a good one.
The extreme north don't like it, nor does
the extreme south. Itadvocates the Breck.
nridge ground in the settlement of the
Territorial issue and though we do not like
it at all, yet it is probable that something
much like it will be conceded in order to
nix up our present difficulties. Let men
read the Message and como to their own
conclusion. Our time is too much in de-
mand now to write out just what we think
about it. aaa za'z19.g 'ssa.a aas Is as.f y
Weather, Markets &c.
On Saturday it was clear and mild, OH
Sunday aud Sunday night it showed about
8 inches and on Monday and Tuesday it
grew cold and sleighing was in fine order.
The river is now crossed with teams and
light loads. ..a 'ss# 'Ff "sa
The market is fat for wheat. Fifty cents
is an average offer, but most Of the wheat
arriving is stored. Corn, 2O@25, oats, 1s
@ao pork, 4@4,5o; potatoes, 90; beans,
65; whisky, 22@25; turkeys, so; chick
ems, 10; quails, % doz.; rabbits, 1O@15;
hides, 4@lo; furs at last week s quotations.
Wood, 2,5o@2,75; flour a@2, 20, hay, 5@
$50. General prices can be seen in Hoff.
man, Benton & Cos. market report. Ex.-
change and money matters in Lee & Kin
naird's statement. nrg
AT Milwaukee on Monday pork was go
5,3S with fair demand, only 5000 head re
ceiyed against $4,000 last season to this
date. Produce dealers in Milwaukee are
seriously embarrassed and it is feared many
must "go up" We regret this the more
because they are important wheels in our
trade, and personally we know many of
them to be A. No. men. No exchange at
any price in Milwaukee; per cent is the
nominal figure, though would be paid if
1t were purchasable. It is now thought
that no relief can come to the west till New
York Banks suspend and thus place all
credits on the same basis. State stocks
have again gone down. If the Wis. banks
60 to the wall now 20 to 25 per cent loss will
be sustained by the bill-holder, but they
will be kept up it is hoped till the storm is
over. Everything eastward is blue as a ra-
zor; politicians are being called on by Com
merce and Agriculture to "dry up their
foolish quarrels, get the negro out of the
woodpile and give back to the country peace
and prosperity. U. S. stocks are worth
only 80 cents; decline of IL to Is cents
since July. Let us hope and pray! .-