Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-01
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Davenport Market.
WEEKLY REVIEW.
OFFICE DAILY DEMOCRAT AND NEws,l
Tuesday Evening, Jan. 81, 1860. J

WEEKLY REVIEW.
OFFICE DAILY DEMOCRAT AND NEws,l
Tuesday Evening. Jan. 81, lsGo.
The variety Of weather we have been favored
with during the last seven days has been any
thing but profitable to grain and produce buyers.
The heaviest snow storm that has visited this re-
gion for four years commenced On Wednesday
night, and continued until near neon Of Thurs
day, when the weather suddenly changed, became
several degrees warmer and soon showed its Of
fects the deep snow There werc no transac-
tions in the market on Thursday, and the melting
of the snow on Friday and Saturday made tho
roads very bad, so that but little g ain mar
keted and the figures Of our report this week foot
up rather meagrc.
There has been no change in tho Flour market,
the home demand being but moderate and no for
oign inquiry existing. One hundred barrels we're
shipped cast, but no margin exists at present pri
ces for shipment. Good Spring Extra is quoted
in Chicago at S475Ql4 00-tho same az our fg-
ures at wholesale. A Pittsburg paper Of the asth
says:
Tho stock of -four in store is hoa,y and prices
maintain II stcadiness remark kabls for the season
'>OIH uoS given why sIiSutJ, uHu sSHS scVcIhI
cents lower than last reported. FLOuR-There
very few sales reported f,om first hands, and
the bulk Of sales from store, from which the cur
rent sales are made, are as follows, viz: Super
- %; Extra $5 50tl5 81; Extra Family IS S7M
6 90, and some at $6l2; md fancy brands 50 %
M6 80. Rye Flour, sales from store at $475. Sup
ply large and constantly arriving. GRAiS-ln
good request: saos of Oats arrival at 50c, md
from store At 53M55c. Corn, sales ut depot, OF
shslled and in ear. by car load, Mt 10072c. bar-
and prime Fall at 15@77c. Rye, scarce and small
sales from store at 81 90. Wheat, very scarce We
hear Of very few sales; prime Red Winter at de-
pot at 81 81.
We clip tho following from the Cincinnati Ga
zefte:
An advance Of lOc per bbl was established in
-four to-day, and there was good demand at the
improve ed isur0s, with sales OF 1900 bbs at IS 20
for superfinc and IS 500 5 IS for extra. The do
mand for this article from the interior Of the
South, coupled with light receipts, Strengthens
the confidence Of holders, and rcconciles buyers
to the advanced figures. The receipts to-day were
snly e73 bbls, while the exports 977. The
latter are not large, except as compared With the
arrivals, but the fact that VIC are shipping moro
than We are receiving, while prices arc almost as
high here as on the sea board, is suggestive. The
prices Of supe,fnc -four, at four Of the prinep
markets, compare thus:
New York. ...................$5 IS 5545 IS
Baltimore. Observation-Disclosures. s. so
New Orleans. IS 75@j 81
Present movements, tn or efore, tend to confirm
dealers in the view that the interior consunptive
demand from Western Pennsylvania, South Eas-
tern Ohio, and the South, will take the surplus at
this place up to har, est, thus placing trade in
u position independent Of either New York or
New Orleans. This anomalous state Of the trade
is. Of course, attributable to the damage to tho
and heavy deficit in the yield in most of the
Southern wheat growing States
1t will be seen from the above figures that there
is no chance for speculation in -four west Of tho
Ohio at present.
Wheat has been steady, nuctuating ltd2c, but
averaging the same figures at the close Of last
week The Albion Mills still keep out Of the mar
kct and the bulk Of the receipt is taken by spec
ulators. There are but three milling firms in the
market at present and the mills run bat part OF
the time, consuming only small portion Of tho
receipts.
The speculative demand for Corn is strong and
healthy competition has kept the market buoy
ant. The daily fluctuations Of tho market have
left it at nearly the same figures as last week.
Prices were a shade lower in Chicago yesterday,
but as the bulk Of the bought here is kept on
store Tor Spring speculation, the changes in Chi
cago does not affect the Davenport market to any
extent.
Tho market for Oats has been very quiet there
being but few marketed and only moderate de-
mand existing for home consumption. There was
. strong competition in Barley between shippers
and brewers, and prices advanced and declined
. a. a. >.lo
the same as last week. There was but little doing
in Barley in Chicago last week, the market clos
ing very quiet.
Tho Pork trade is decidedly done here. few
head Of dressed Hogs come in every day, but on
ly enough to SIMPLY the retail demand of the city
The packdn and shipping demand is over, and
holders are seeking to dispose Of their stock on
hand.
The Missouri Democrat says Of st. Louie:
Provisions are in such small supply here, that
relief from the upper rivers would give activity
to the market. There never before SO good :
coast demand here for provisions ; city bacon is
not ready to any extent, the weather hav. ing been
purchased instead One city packer filed an or
der to-day Of 10000 fbs, and yesterday mr. dc sma
sales to the amount OF 5000 worth.
We clip the toll wing from the last New York
Tribune report, Inch shows that the trade is de-
creasing there:
This nas been week Of the lightest receipts
o. Hogs this wiuter-so light tha, neither Of the
yards has enough TO I'LL upa res, ectab.e re-
port. thousand head will cover the wh ole num-
= that have reached the city. The receii,ts OF
hog carcasses have averaged about three undred .
day.
The folIe wing are Geo-ge W. Dorner', quota
tions for the week:
Live Dead
Heavy prime corn Hegs. .53%@6c 7ssGsc.
Medium prime mast Hogs5L@5llc. 6HGdz..
Light prime corn Hogs. .sssA5Ic. TX 80.
Stlled prime Hogs. ..sH@ ~. 'Q7Hs.
The market to-day 10 Quite bare, snd prices
present ana prospec tiye favorng the dfovers, who
| ~, however, that they cannot ship q present