Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-02
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DAVENPOiST MAlskEr.
OFFICE DAILY DENocRAr AND NRws,l
Tuesday Eve, April 80, 1850. !
WEEKLY REVIEW

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Tuesday Eve, April 80, 1850. J
The weather for the past week has been for the
most part cold and blustry. Saturday it modera
ted little, and on Sunday it was quite warm.
Sunday night the wind changed and again brought
q cold snap. We are informed that in some Sec
tions the frost was very severe, doing much injury
to Barley and Oats In the gardens surrounding
the city, the frost has done great deal Of dam
age, almost entirely annihiating early vegetables.
To-day it is little more moderate.
The river is receding slowly at this psint, and
is reported falling all the way down to>St. Louis.
Business on the levee rather dull; shipments
light
The market has been good deal excited the
past week, Flour and Wheat advancing steadily.
On the 25th ult. Whest advanced 2G3c, closing
very firm At CSC on the 26th it touched dollar
and On the 81 choice lots were sold a. high as
81 oS. These prices have been maintained to this
aate. Flour has advanced SOC, with prospect
Of q further advance Of 25c, which will bring
ch oice extra Soring up to Sc 90. During the fore
pa. It of the week Corn was rather weak, but il
suh ssQpsntly recovered, and elosea this evening
at N435c.
On the 26th Potatoes came tambliug down l0c
in con sequence Of unfavors BILE news from st
Louis They have not been active since, and
closed ra ther dull this evening The receipts FOL
the week have been quite light. The shipping
dealers have about retired from the market, leav
ing competition to millers.
Tho receipts, shipments and quotations for shs
week are as follows:
FLOUR Market very firm and steadily advan
cling. Spring Extra s. 50a5 IS retail, and s. 2;
| as so whoes ale. Shipments have been YER,
| light, 100 barrels by the river being the extern
! for the week.
WHRAr-Market excited and advancing rapid
ly. We quote at 81 0O9l O3 for good to No.
prime, and s3as5c tar No. 2. Receipts 5000 bu
shipments 6s7l bu.
CoaN-We have but little to note in the marke
of interest. Receipts 1924 bu; shipments 32i
bu. good article sells readily for 3l@32c 70
ear: 33@35 for shelled.
BARLEY-Nothing doing in the market. Re
ceipts 40S bu; shipments l66 bu. Good to No.
5O@55c.
oArs-In fair request at 3o@31e for good. Re
ceipts 257 bu; shipments 225 bu.
RYI--Market unchanged and firm At 75c.
PorAroEs Lower and dull. Receipts Tic bu
shipments 7Ss bu. Pinkeyes 2O@25c, and Ne
shannocks 27@30c.
ON1oNs.-Market rather dull, We quote at 0
for choice.
SE.ps--Market dull and unchanged. We quot
Hungarian at 40@50c; Clover IS Oog5 SO; Tim
othy g. OO92 25.
HAY-We quote firm and ste,.dy at g 5O94 8
per ton for Prairie and s. 0o@7 so for good An
choice Timothy. Shipments 130 bales.
HlpEs-Market firm and active with good de
mand for Green at 51s@6e; do salted 6h@7c
dry salted log lie, and dry aint l2@l2Hc.
BurrEe-The supply is equal to the demand
We quote firm at l2H@l5c wholesale, and l5Q
l7c retail.
BEAxs--Steady and unchanged. Wsquots .
so a90c Wholesale, and 81 retail.
PouLrRY--Chickens in moderate supply, an
firm At lOc . b; dressed Turkeys at loc . b.
Esos-Market steady with not an over suppl
at 697c wholesale and S11 retail.
VEGETABLES, &c.-Cabbage 8 d5c y head; Tu
r hips 25'G30c Wholesale, 4o950c p bu retail
Parsnips 25935c = bu Carrots 2093o y br
, Cucumber Pickles in vinegar 81 90 q hundred.
CHERsR-Scarce. Hamburg l5c Western R.
serve l2H@l5c.
{ HAxs-common io11@lle Sugar Cured l2
also: Shoulders l0c retail.
DRIED FfUr-Appies 6Kc Peaches 12kt
+ So; Prunes 91lCc.