The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-17


makes trips with regularity.
Hog trade has been active with an advancing
and firm market, good hogs 900 lbs and upwards
cell readily for a, lighter weights $3.50 to
ss75. Live weights -, 90 to Ss,ss.
heee .ps . ~ 1900
p.or;ouslv reported. l3l ,674
date EHHE3 " l4l,274
The near by Bogs are mostly being packed
here. but few 70 forward by rail; quality very
scper,or. Another week will probably wind up
s,such.ering, when We hope to be able to give
figures showing the whole business Of the SEA.
sou. We have to note . sale Of 100 tierces OF
n,u,e leaf Lard 1t SIC wish some concsssions BY
the seller that will probably rot leave it above
ste on the spot.
400 TRADE gLsEwHgaa.
At Cincinnati slaughtering has reached the
.,ormous amount of 5s2, 900
Same time last y ISL, aos9s $685. $685.
Showing fully 100000 more than any year in
the history OF the trade. We are inclined to
K,
business at other points on the Ohio River
Louisville, Jeffersonville, and New Albany will
doubtless be short z Hogs usually packed there
having been driven to Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati; Price Current Of Wednesday
says te.lt.-
Yesterday tie weather was very mild, too
much SO to slaughter or cure, and the market
that cd htf hn1A HIM
firm, there was no important decline established,
and toward the close better demand, and the
market closed firm at 81 to $4,75.
There mas been but . very light demand for
mess pork; but il is held firmly and not offered
freely at Gil and &13 for old and new city at
the close. 4 large demand has existed for lard,
and the sales since Friday, add up 1000 tierces
at $40 SIC for country. and 81 to Stc for city,
and Il the close, the market was good deal ex-
cited, and few willing to sell below SIC for coun
Try and SC for city, and We understood last even.
ing that g had been been refused for city Keg may
An active demand has existed the last two or
three days for short clear niddles, and 1900
boxes sold at 7@7tc, but At the close nothing
less than TIC would be accepted. For other
kinds Of box meat there has been no demand,
and therefore nothing done to establish quota
tons. They are &c higher, however sCumoer.
land; 5i@sc; long rib. SC; short do, SIC; and
long clear, st@7c. Head and gut lard, which
sold in the beginning Of the week at 74@Sc, was
in quick demand at the close at SaaS4c, but
va held higher. Grease is also up 10, and in
good demand. Tallow is i@sc higher and in
sc,ve demand at 9}@9sc, and helix It &c for
city
Aneteable fact in the trade is the largely in
creased business At all packing points, in putting
up English box msats. 1t is but few years
since it was confined to one or two houses .,
Cincinnati. Now it is common all over the West
and shipments Of the product in this shape are
being made from Ottumwa, Iowa, direct to Xiv
> erpool 10 this city making the boxes has 90,
to be quite business.
We learn that $4,000 hogs have been packed
l at Ottumwa.
RECEIPTS OF Hoes At CHIcAoo.-Ths Chicago
Tribune, of the l4th, says that the number Of
\ live and dressed hogs received in that market
since Oct LIST, are 81, 1857. OF these Ito, geo
have been sent eastward; leaving for city pack
eS 646,927. Last year up to same date, the
number left over was about SAC, 900.
Gold has further advanced, and now seems to
be treated more as an article of commerce thar
aestandard Of values Yesterday the. price in
New York was l4S. As natural consequence
l produce of al kinds is higher. Wheat advanced
during the week IN Chicago fully 1oc per bush
Athis point grain receipts, on account of bad
roads, are light. Good milling spring would sell
readily for IS TO roc, and water IS to 30. Al
| present fgures Corn viii move. The quality Of
the crop in this vicinityis good, and much Of il
Gpow in'good Smelling order. Oats active at
one cent per pound. .-e----------sse-e
I We refer to our usual full quotations Of thia
adj other markets. ,-
| SUGAR-Il@l2c; crushed, l54c; refined
unlte lac; clarified l3sc,
COFFEE-32i( 935c. Il 55Tfg6 m /
aOAASSES-By the boz, ReooiIed, so; Syr.
p S5i kses. IS SO. Sorghum. 25@soc
NAILS-Tenpenny. is IS.
| sALr-sa.75@s,0o.
l RICE-9c rS
I FRUlT-Rsisins, prime, new IS 90.
BROOAS-Sl 5O@t5 per dozen. -
FLOUR-Spring, Wholesale $5, 90; Retail S..
s''O Winter, Wholesale, $50; Retail $500.
/ WAEAT-spring, 50@60c; Winter 75@-
| SeRN-sss, sra sz,E ,astGq
RYE-4Oe
l BEANS-si,2sesi so per bush. }g
foIAIOhS-3U to SOC per bush.
j 0ATS-3sc. 6rm. ,--. ,...,
NI@ 5UTTER-ll@l2 40
EGGS-7@Sc.
CHICKENS 7s@si 90 per DO.
aAY-Tmothy, S7@Ss
WOODS 50@S4.
nDES-Green, &C.; Dry Flint lac, Green
III SHEsN CALF sKINs-71c.; salted, nc.
SAEEP rELTS so@l %. 80
WHISKEY-Ss@3sc. - FAs-1s.'
LARD-7c. per b in Dbl
CO. 40c. per bush r~' ~ s'~Ss
TIMOTHY sEED-sl,6o DER bush
w. HUNGARIAN GRASS SEEN 90 ,.r.s %
bushel. No SALE ,3l ) -" = z 'o - ee gus
CLOVER SEEDS 90.
FLAX sEED-Nearly all offered is inferior
and dirty. An extra lot would hr;no n TnM