The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-05-10
MARX ETS.
BURLINGTON, Friday p. n.

The weather during the past week, has been
very scasonable, and Farmers are improving the
time by getting in their spring crops. Notwith-
standing the wet weather, during April, the
breadth Of Spring Wheat sown, will be large
Winter Wheat looks very fine, with every pros
pect of an abundant yield. A slight reaction
has taken place in the Now York and Foreign
markets for breadstufs. Flour has declined
about 20 cents per Dbl; wheat three to Eve cents
per bushel
The market for wheat continues active here,
at so to 62c., for good Spring, with considerable
competition between Millers and Shippers. But
little is doing in Corn, Rye or Oats. We notice
an active demand for Oats in st. Louis, 10 fill
Army Contracts at 81 cents, being quite an ad-
vance.
There has been great deal said, during the
past month or two, in Chicago papers, about
Warehouse frauds in grain. The Board of Trade
appointed committee to examine into it, and
report; their report does not seem to have been
entirely satisfactory The CONNER rcial editor of
the Tribune was threatened with expulsion from
the privileges of the Board Of Trade rooms, for
some comments on the subject. As the matter
is one that directly interests the whole grain
producing region Of the Northwest, which looks
to Chicago for market, we propose to refer to
t briefly: As we understand it, the Chicago
Board of Trade established the standard, from
time to time, for grading all grain coming to
that market. Spring wheat No. l, must weigh
80 lbs. No. 2, not less than sc lbs and all 9TH
er is rejected, only providing, that the rejected
must weigh at least 45 lbs. (some recent chan.
ges have been made, but we don't know exactly
what they are.) The Inspectors are appointed
by the Board-after examining each car they
tack card on it, naming the quality-No. l, 2,
or rejected as the case may be. Here the res
possibility of the Inspector ceases. The cars
are then taken to the Elevators, and if the ware
house man is honest, and unloads the car into a
bin corresponding with the grade named on the
card, placed on the car by the Inspector, all is
well;but the temptation to do otherwise is strong
For instance, the difference in price between No.
2 wheat, and rejected, is usually about ten cents.
So that on every car of rejected wheat that the
ware house men can run into No. 2, bins, (they
are about $50 ahead, as 800 bushels is about
the usual car load. Now we would not be un-
derstood as saying that these things are done,
but as there has been considerable smoke raised
about it recently, We conclude there must be
some FIRE. In a late report of the Buffalo mar
ket. we notice sale of No. 2, Chicago spring at
several cents below the market rate, on account
of its being MIXED WITH MILL SCREENINGS. And
in the market report of the Tuesday Evening
Journal, sales Of No. wheat, in certain Ele.
vator, at 80 cents, while in others, sales we're
quoted as low as IS, and in one case r.; and
yesterday, in favorite houses, rs was the ruling
rate, while in those not 80 we'll thought of by
purchasers, it ranged from 6S down to 8b Now
we certainly have no disposition to injure Chi.
cago warehouse men, as we have not the pleas.
ure Of knowing a single one of them, but it is
due to shippers in this region, that they should
have all the facts before them, and Chicago Re-
porters should give some explanation of the
cause Of from three to eight cents, per bushel.
difference in the price Of the came grade of wheat
in warehouses located not Ave squares apart
SUGAR-8A@91-crus ia; refined
white ll4c; clarified l0fc.
COFFEE-2O@22c.
4 2MOLASsEs-By the hbl, Reboiled, 40; syr.
ap, 45; kegs "a so. Sorghum, 25@30c.
NAILs-Ass., $s 1894. ~, 4
FRUIT-Raisins, prime, new "a so.
BROOMS-$l 26@l 80 per dozen.
FLOUR-Wholesale $3.50 to $500; Spring
| "a, ,O0(0&46b
wHEAT-spring. o5@so, choice 60; Winter
85(07O choice.
CORN-ls@l9c. 4
RYE-2s@30c
BEANS-6Oc@s1 per bush.
P0TATOES-2b@Soc per BUSH
OATS-l8{12Oc.
BUTTER-5@sc.
EGGS-31c
oHICKENs-so@sl per dor.
ONIONS-25c.-nO market.
HAY-Timothy, $7@s9.
HIDES-Green, 4ac.; Dry Flint ll@llic.
Green Sailed SIC. -.
GREEN CALF SKTNS-5c.; salted, 6a7c.
SHEEP PELTS-s6@lOO.
WHISKEY-2l@2Sc. I
LARD-4@ec. per b in bbl.
APPLEh-30@te
DRIED APPLES-807 Dor b.
TIMOTHY SEED-sl, rs 70 $3.50 per bush.
No market. f
HUNGARIAN GRASS sEED-2s@4o. .
bushel. No sale. seasg ass49s
GLOVER SEED-A 60@b 90. No market
FLAX SEED-prime, 81 25@9l so
CORN MEAL-25c per bush.
BACON-Hams 4@bc; shouldsrs cents;
Oids 10. -ss'iAf#
RAGs-ac per ,. SIS
ssse eO-- lssaass2a
/ .3..ay. sSs Nsw York, Mas 9. =
SLOuH-Msztst heavy and b010o lower, .1eIsS g q
o6oA - abr npw asass y 0e06 10 KaRs asls; N060
q supef western; % o006 u common 70 medium exoss
WESTERN; e5 l0oS 20 shlpsing brands extra q o.
WHkAT- MaFSes heavy and lose lower.
| CORN-Mnskss hsavy and 90Sc lower. Sails e 6o0