Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-23
LUMBER MARKET

| CHiCIGO, tct. IL
During the past week tie course Of the e neral mar.
kets have been steadily ,wnwards. Flour is 5a4Oo
q "bl- lower the week Wheat, 9a,oc z ~ Corn
da6c y bu; Oats 51laCc q bu Rye 1oailc and riey
6t7c 7 bu Highwines have deeliGcd &c gallon. and
| l2c Z gallon
The decline in gold caused quiet and easier feeling
in he Breadstufs markets to-day Flour inactive
and nominal at further decline of 1oa!5c per I.rel
Sales at $500 for choice Spring Extra $3.50 for
good do; and So 75E4 SO for Spring supors.
| There wa nol much activity in Corn, and The mar
ket declined 1aGlc. with GALES of No AT i8a,9c-clos.
lug at the Inside figures
Cats in fair demand by spectators and short
sellers and at the opening 5Gs561ac paid for Nc
l. but after the New ork was digeste,i. there
were no buyers at anything over 55c.
Rya qniet and easier, with sales e7as9:. Bar
ley was duh ard l2c lover closing 81 16al lG for No.
in store Seeds quiet, with light sales CT Tmo-
thy at s3,15, AMI Flax ats2,50.
Eggs l5.l5c Butter l5,2o. Dry Hides in actiys ds.
maud at 20c.
he stocks of Groceries of all descriptions very
much reduced, and should trade continue active
ii now Is the assortment of goods the coming winter
must necessarily be light Prices have upward ten.
dcncy. Sugars 12.alSc. Nolas 53asfc. Teas S5ca
Si,70.
Provisions-Market quie. but firm. Sales were: 70
bbs light country Mess Pork si3 So 40 boxes Roueh
Sides at SIC; 10 bbs country Lard at 1laLc
LIVE sTocK-ln Beef Cattle the market has been til.
ersbiy active. Tho receipts for the day lis
head and the e, ter ed sales SS4 prices ranging
from IS Il Hogs the pts have been higher
than usnsI amounting to 500 Hogs, and the eurered
sales to 1871. Undrr tie influence of advices from
New York, showing heavy there, and the d fcu-
ty OF obtaining Tor the smisson Of stock the
sale has be- dull ard ices have slightly declined
Prices range from 81 40 to Is 90.
Sr. LOUIS. Oct. 20
Flour declined Csc; up,rine S4l5s 65; Single TX
tea s50Oa5 % and Double Extra ST 0ja7 90.
VI heat in liberal receipt lower Sales com rraed
1000 sacks at slooal,25 d bu for fair Fall extra
choice.
Corn firm, with sales of g 100 sacks 95a96c - bu
Oats higher. Sales of loo sacks at 16i17c y bushel
Barley stiff with sales of go sacks spring at 81 s5a
LAS, and $50 sacks fall 81 Goal 20 u bushel exclu
sve Of sacks.
Rye irm and brought Local O5 u bushel exclusive
of sacks.
Primo lard sold at 1oc y 10 in tierces. Nothing
| transpred in provisions,
Whisky quiet with sales at 55a4lc for new and
Sic u gallon fer old.
Hay and very firm, with sales at 81 coal 80 e
100 lbs.
otsoes quiet and unchanged with sales from wag.
at 81 IS u Dbl for miilrrs and 10 for neshan-
nocks, exclusive of barrels.
Backwheat ST., 90 u bu Flax seed 81, Ooa2, rs Dry
hides 49,, green lie. Lard loc.
eies-Sugar was qnite active today, with sales
from frat hands Of 100 hhls Louisiana in store and
about the quality the landing. The range of
prices is 3c to IA, = h. for Muscovado prime Louis
lana. Coffee dull of the decline in gold
| and buyers would not pay the prices asked.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET
NER Yo Il, Oct. 90.
The receipts of Beef Cattle for the past eek show
considerable increase the heavy receipts of last
week in view of which the arket has ruled dali and
| on some it was greater
Bshr vArfLE-First quality, Ga 71c; inferior good
So 30; common, Ease; interior, 6a7c.
swISE7s ID, corn-fed s3ss51lc; -ii fed ol4a5alc.
by Telegraph.
YORK, Oct %
FLoUg-Unchanged; So 7Oa59 for Extra State So, 20
az, so for 3. II. o.
WhEAr-1a2c lower 81 26a1 80 fer Spring; 81 27a1 81
for Mil. Club; 81 ,s3al 81 for Winter Red.
RTE-Lower.
OoRN-Quet at 81, 90 in store.
OArs-steady at 75a76c.
PoRK-Quiet.
| BEEF-Steady.
LARD-Steady at II 5ai219c.
WHIskY-tInohanged; $4,000
PErEoLEuM-Quiet, steady.
sTocks-Better. Money and Exchange unchanged.
GoLD-S1,43.