The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-10
MARKETS.
BuRIINGroN. Friday. ZEN.

BURLINGTON, Friday, BPM
Since our report of this day week, the market
for Gold has further advanced causing a gene
raj feeling of firmness in the Produce trade, with
a tendency 10 still higher figures, and yesterday
in Chicago. corn reached the almost unprece-
denied price of IS cents per bushel, AS all the
predictions, during the past two months, that
prices would go no higher, seem to have been at
fnult all that we can now say is, that it's a good
time to sell. Wheat, also, was higher; sales of
No. Spring at ST 05, and 81, 03 for No. g Oats
were likewise buoyant and active at Coo. Rye
advanced to Csc for No. and IS for No. 2. Barley
sold for 81, b. Flour was dull, owing to scarcity
of freight room, and an advance in rates by the
leading Railroad lines. Live Stock was quiet
The Cattle and Hogs now going forward are OF
poor quality. Farmers can do better to sell corn
than to feed it, so they are crowding Off their
stock early. In Chicago yesterday, COED to
prime Beeves were wan ted at s. % toS4OO Com
mon and low grades were dull at from 81 90 to
$500. Well fatted Hogs sold as high as $3.50;
medium from $40 to $40. The receipts there
for twenty four hours, ending yesterday, were,
OF hogs, G, ia head.
We notice general advance all over the coun-
try in the price of Whisky, which sold at 55c
in Chicago yesterday. Between the Excise Tax
J
hard one on hard drinkers!
In this market, prices follow close on to Chica-
go, and competition fof grain is lively. Milers
are paying SOC for good Spring Wheat; Winter
sells for 9O@95c, and possibly 81 90 might be real
| lied for choice lots. Corn SIC; Oats 45c.
| The River continues low. The regular Packets
make their trips with difficulty. The Jennie
Whipple was aground twelve hours on her las,
| trip down. Business has increased so much al
the Burlington Ferry, that the Company are
compelled to run two boats. The $40 Gales
dropped down to the landing yesterday, and will
| continue to run as long as is necessary.
We annex our usual full quotations of Thu
and other markets.
| SUGAR-l39l5: Crushed 1Sc: Refined whit.
l6c; Clarified 1910.
! COFFEE-3OG33c.
MoLAssEs-By the barrel-Reboiled coo; syru]
zoe; Sorghum SIC.
NAILs-Tenpenny IS %.
| SALTS 25@3 so.
RICE-911@lOc.
FRUrrERaisins, prime, IS oO@5 25
BRooMsasl 75@ss so per dozen.
FLoURISpring, 81 80; Extra, S. IS; "Cable,
| WHEAr--spring, 7o@s5; Winter sO@95c.
CORN-l5c.
! RYE-60@965c.
BEANs-sl 5Oasl IS per bushel-in demand.
PoTAToEs-New, 6O@75 per bushel.
OAT+4c.
| BUTrFR-l5@lSc.
Il EGGS-l2c.
CHICKENs-sl0O@l,2 Is per dozen.
! HAY-Timothy, $9@S12 per ton.
WOODS N@$4 % per cord.
HIDES-Green, 7@71ac; Dry Flint, 15@l6c; Gree
Sailed S9S1ac-Crubby Hides two-thirds pric
GREEN CALF SKINs-9c; Sailed l0c.
i SHEEP PELTS-75c@9Si 10.
i WHISKY-i5c.
LARD-7c; in bbls. &c p b.
DRIED APPLES-5c p To-, Green, N@O p<
bushel.
TIMOTHY SEED-Sl 7591 80 p bushel.
HUNGARIAN GRASS SEED-Sl O@l Is bushel
In demand.
CLOVER SEED-S6-no demand.
CORN MEAI.-55@s60c q bushe.
BACON-HamS, Sugar Cured, lie, Country
Shoulders, &c; Sides, &c.
RAGs-21a@3c q n.
COAL OIL-S0c q gallon by the barrel.
FIsH.-Mackrei No l, half bbs So 90; No.
IS 75: No. Kits 81 IS, No. 2 81 so; Salmon, ha
bbls Sill; Shad 50 50; White Fish No. S. 90, N
2$5 IS.
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