Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-25
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Davenport Market.
WEEKLY REVIEW.

Davenport Market.
WEEKLY REVIEW.
OYyIcE DAILr DsMocRAr AND Nsvs,l
Tuesday Evening, Jan. -, 1850.
Another week Of very soft weather and poor
roads-the effect Of the January thaw-has been
bad one for business of al kinds, especially the
grain trade. The produce market wes not 80 sx-
cited this week last, and composition decreased
somewhat. The Albion Mills retired frem the
market, and wheat underwent decline Of 607c
from last weeks figures, the market closing quiet
with good speculative but light milling demand.
The Chicago market yesterday WAS quiet and >
shade lower, No. 2 spring closing st ss@oSHs in
store, leaving no margin for shippers.
The only excitement here during tho past week
was in Corn, which under increased composition
advanced sQ94c ON Saturday, the market closing
feverish and unsteady. Yesterday and to-day,
however, o frmer feeling existed and the market
was ssmswhst steadier at shade lower fgurss,
but an advance over tho closing prices Of last
week. Corn spseulators are busy shelling and
grading shipping only small lots Of inferior grain.
Yesterday tho Chicago market WAS dull and de-
cline of 1c was effected, owing to large recsipts
and refusal Of the privilege to sack on track. 1t
10 estimated that there is now in store here ever
sixty thousand bushels Of Corn, greater amoanf
than vas ever stored in Davenport in one season
before.
In Oats but little has been done this week, and
tho market has remained steady and quiet with
moderate demand for home use. The Chicago
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cline. Barley remsins firm and busysnt with light
receil and coed shipping and brewing demand.
There was very little activity in dressed pork, the
warm weather operating against shippers. There
soems to be pretty fair business done in this limo
in Chicago yet, although the season is about over
for the pork trade. At Cincinnati, St. Louis, Lou
isville and other cities, the market 10 quiet and
but nominal reports given. In Now York the spec
ulation in hogs has been very extensive this sea-
son. We take the following from the 7ribune's
report of last week:
TIE Hoo MARKEr-The arrivals Of hogs for th Q
past week, both alive and in pork, have been much
less than for the previous week, and sales have
been effected more readily, if not 1T an advanced
price so that the pens Of both of the great hog
markets 1t the west ends Of thirty y-seventh and
fortieth streets, have been kept pretty clear. At
noon yesterday there were no hogs Of any conss.
auence for sale at either place. Tho failure Of
Miles 4 Bartlett, and consequent losses Of good
many western shippers, will Of course injure the
business ct the thirty seventh street yards, and
those who advertise to take their places will have
about Is hard job to build up the business again
q it would be to build up the tumble down Law
renco mills.
Tho selling Of hogs on commission has become
. very extensive business. and to gain the conf
denee of western forwarders, the brokers hero
should have both credit and capital. We cannot
answer the request Of one correspondent as to
"who is responsible ?" Our best and only advice
il, "look before you losp." A broker who never
does any but commission business should never
become embarrassed-there is no occasion for 1t.
Our inquiring friend asks, "Arc there any respon-
sible Cattle and Hog brokersr' Certainly; butt
10 not orr business to 'point them out in your
(our) report" Try round till you find all the ir-
responsible ones and then recommend tho balance
to your friends.
The downtown report OF prices Of dressed hogs
gives 6l1@6Ac I. b for western hogs, and $40
5c for city dressed pork. The arrivals from the
west member about 1000 carcasses day.
Eastern capitalists talk of the 'instability Of
tho west" but is there not q possibiiay of the
compliment being returned? Vide the failure Of
Miles and Bartlett.
Tho Flour market remains steady and quiet, and
nothing doing beyond the home trade, with the
exception Of small shipment. The Albion
Mills have shut down again, the speculative de-
mand for wheat sustaining higher figures than
the present price Of -four allows the miller to pay
There is but few cents difference between the
price Of -four in Chicago and Davenport, while in
New York the telegraph report yesterday quotes
the market heavy and dull At S. Oo@5 Is for su-
per Western, and IS 25@5 IS for common to medi-
um Western.
Tho Provision market was quiet ard steady.
Hay quite dull and little coming in on account Of
the bad roads. Hides steady and firm, but trans
actions small. Butter in good supply. Eggs plen-
ty and in moderate demand. Poultry dull, owing
to the soft weather. The game trade is over, the
game law being in effect since the LIST inst.
Below We give the receipts, shipments and quo
tations for the week ending this evening:
FLoUR-Market unchanged and quiet. We quote
choice Spring Extra 1t - IS Wholesale and IS rs
retail. Supsrnne - 00@4 50. Rye -four a 90.
Buckwheat -four 50 75@4 90.
WHEAr-Receipts lO,43O bu; shipments 1850
bu. The market is not as firm - last week, clo-
sing rather weak ct . decline. We quote good to
choice at S5087s.
Com Receipts 6e15 bu shipments 1850 bu.
Market active and competition strong, > good
speculative demand existing. We quote 1t 80
034c.
OArs-Receipts S05 bu; shipments 800 bu.
Market quiet and steady with moderate demand
for No. l at 28@30s.
DARLsY-Recsipts 1856 bu shipments 1850 bu.
Market firm and buoyant. A good demand both
for mailing and shipping exists. Wequote 1t 50
Q53c.
DREssRD HoGs-Receipts small about $50 head
and but moderate demand exists for either
shipping or packing. the weather being very un-
favorable. We qaots good heavy hogs at IS 25Q
5 40; ~ 150@175 bs asa 5O04 IS.
HIDBs-In good demand and market steady
We quote green st 4@4kc, green salted 5@5ke /;
dry sslted s@1oc; dry aint loN@l2c.
BUTTER-Aafkst steady and unchanged. We
quote good roll at i5@l7Xo.
EoGs-Asrkst quiet and steady ct l5c for fresh.
Chicago Market.