The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-31

BURLINGTON, Friday P. Y.

BURLlaG10N, fH0hy 7. H.
The weather is cold and roads very rough.
The Pork Packing and Hog Driving Season
may be said to be closed. The slaughter houses
here have stopped operations, after having cut
about 900 hogs. At Ottumwa We learn that
about 10000 have been slaughtered, making
/ l0O, 900 At both places ss.t8 "a sst5Bg
The receipts o. hogs, BY rail the last
aa week were. = a' ~
Near BY hogs driven in, estimated. -. 10000
II lavl Is ~ -, 5Ns asfGus ii1eH .--.------
laasa Total. ......a 80. .. ..e.... 1920
One hundred thousand hogs have gone East
by the @. B. 4 Q. B. R and IN equal or greater
number been slaughtered, at Burlington and on
the B. 4 n. r. Railroad. b4g brf 'e Be
B. At Chicago the receipts have reached the snor-
NOUS number of l, OOs, sss, of which only 3ls,-
7Os have been sent farther East, and 7S4 $50
have been cut in Chicago fgs l.bs9G J.
The Cincinnati Gazette, of Monday, says:
The season for hogs 10 about over. The sales
during the week were at a IS to 8 26-the
latter for lots averaging S76 to 400 lbs net. The
total receipts for the season footsup b8S, 763.-
There ie more 6rmness in the provision market,
growing cut of the advance in gold, but the large
crop of hogs serves AZ brake upon SPECTATORS
Mess pork would sell at Sll@11 Is for old and
SIS for new, but it is held 25@5oc higher. There
10 good demand for boz middles, the Advance
in sterling stimulating shipments. Short mid
dies sold at e}@6t for rib and s3@7t for clear,
and at close higher prices were asked. About
900 900 lbs bulk sides, suitable for boxing, sold
Yesterday and to day at 51@5fc for rib and 81
@7c for clear. Lard closed firm at 90e1c for
country and o4c for city, in tierces. II was pre-.
viously dull at these figures, but il has gained
buoyuncy under the news from New York. New
bacoa 10 dull at $40 for shoulders,r and &c for
sides. Sales of $50 trs plain hams canvassed At
sic, Sugar cured hams are retailing at 10.
SUGAR-l1@12c; crushed, 1870; refined
white lac; clarified lSlc.
COFFEE-S2}@35c. ~ Bay ~ a. emo
NOLASSES- BY the bbl., Reboiled, co.; Syr.
ap, So; kegs. IS 50. Sorghum, 2b@S0c.
NAILS-Tenpenny. IS 25. ........-.....
SALT-S2, 75@3,oo. E r's'' 81" 's.2
RICE-9c. !sisToH aFg.l a7N ea fg3
FRUIT-Raisins, prime, new IS 90. ,gl
BROOAs-$l 6O@s2 per dozen. ...s
FLOUR-Sprng, Wholesale $500; Retail 49,.
80; Winter, Wholesale, so; Retail $500.
WHEAT--Spring, $4,000; Winter TO
SOC. t,. .-4f, a,s .r s'sa ga
CORN-22c.
RYE-46c. 'e
BEANS-Sl, 25@sl so per bush. "lIa
POTATOES-3O to 36c per bush. l9Fs
OATS-s3@35c. firm. syf-,a. 81, .,gs
BUTTER-l0c
EGGS-7c. -'..a %. i@" =Fa4 .-7''-.}"
OHICKENs--75@$l 90 per dog ;es qaaiasl
HAY-Timothy, S7@$s. ,d.o vi,i,ea t,,iqq
WOODS 5O@S4. -. go.
HIDEs--Green, 6t@7c.; Dry Flint 14@lbc.
Green Sailed TIC. firm. s."7@ 2@71. i1s"
GREEN CALF SKINS-7ac.; salted, 71c.
SHEEP PELTS-5O@l %.
WHISKEY-40@42c.
LARD-7@ec. per h in Dbl.
DRIED APPLES-Prime, &c. per H., green
do. 4Oc. per bush. s5.dF a ~ g
TIMOTHY SEED-$1.50 per bush
HUNGARIAN GRASS SEED-SO cents II
bushel. No sale.
GLOVER SEED-$6 Is. s7i.i Ode s.E r'@
FLAX SEED-Nearly all offered is inferior
and dirty. An extra lot would bring Sl,7b@
l So .-t.. ...s "a, s Il
CORN MEAL-Soc
BAOON-Harns, sugar cured, Z cents;
shoulders 4, side &c. 49,
,RAGS-2}@3c per b. ffras lie slsEg,I
COAL OIL--65c per gallon. ,.-.4 a. Il
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