The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-21

rial advance been achieved. or, at least made
public, or very heavy transactions been made.
Lard has been the favorite article, under the
widespread conviction that no matter what the
number of Hogs may be, they win yield q very
light average of this article. An advance of 40
&c on new and old, on figures current last Tues
day, is fully established Sales of the former are
making at llAc, and of the latter at 1la4@l2c.-'
The last named price is now asked for known
good brands, but it is not fully acquiesced in.
Bacon has been directly affected for the better
by the heavy operations for account Of the Gov
and BY the fact that il is
several days, been in good request at $40, and
would now command &c, readily, and a sale of
~ hhds at 10 was recorded to-day. Holders
now stand for 64e sale Of 500 pcs. loose, was
sides are held at Nc, packed, but 7c is the best
that buyers are, as yet disposed to stand. Clear
ed they would command TIC, loose.
Considerable sales of mess Pork have been
made, during the week, at Sl3 O00Dl3 5Oal4 90 for
the packing Of 1882 SIS 0O@l5 so for that of 1882
3, and sl7 O0@l7 25 for this seasons At the out
side of the figures for these various classical
lions, there is now good demand, particularly
for the new, but sellers are not inclined to meet
1t. New Is held, In most cases, at SIS, in prime
hands.
Green Meats have ready market at SIC for
Shoulders, SIC for Hams, and SIC for Sides. The
supply of pieces from the block is light-of
Hams particularly so, since the last seasons ex-
perience makes them fayorite article with all
curers The piece-makers have but little if any
show at the prices ruling for the Hog and the
product; there is, consequently, relatively but
little stuff put on the market by them. The
market is very firm at the figures given Sides
are held at NC above the prices given a selling
rate, and the competition for Hams is strong
enough to encourage the sellers to anticipate a
further advance. The midness of the weather,
however, tends to bar the realization of their
pectations, and besides, at SIC for green Hams,
it is known that the fayorite sugar-cured is de-
cided luxury.
| The advantages of the Hog market, during the
week. have been steadily with the seller, unless
we except the fact that the weather has not been
very safe, much of the time for killing. The re-
| ceipts have been light, and the belief in the
short crop theory is gradually gaining strength
Prices have consequently been on the ascending
scale, and they are now 75c to 81 higher than
| they were week ago. So that for averages OF
2OO lbs there is now a market So 75G6 so, with but
| few sellers. Heavy may be rated at 81.
! Packers for foreign markets are doing compar-
atively nothing, stOutly protesting that prices
are entirely out of their reach, and that no mar
ket abroad may be looked for based on any such
figures If the crop proves to be short, their no
/ tiOns may be changed; but at all events the bu
siness is more complicated by their standing of
/ not only by antcipations of the increased
amount of stuff that will be thrown on our owl
markets. but the uncertainty as to what DISPOSE
ton should be made of the cuts that have beer
so extensively packed in latter seasons for Brit
ish consumption. The Side Meat promises, how
ever to be quite as unfit for mess Pork as TO
boxing and the probability is that not a little o
it may go into Lard.