The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-17
MARKETS.
RuR11,GTos. FRIDAY. 3p. N

r. N.
The past week has been marked by unusual
fluctuations in the prices of leading articles OF
produce. influenced more or less by the sudden
and rapid advance, or decline in the price OF
Gold, which has varied between 81 IS and l57,
closing in New York yesterday at SO. The con-
sequence has been a very unsettled state OF
things generally. The now we'll settled opinion
that the Corn crop will be unusually light, with
very small receipts caused further advance,
and on Friday and Saturday of last week, it sold
in Chicago as high as 90 cts per bu., being about
100 per cent more than 1t was selling for go days
ago. Early this week a reaction took place, and
it declined to $780, closing very unsettled. The
decline has been very general in almost every
thing in the shape of Western products. Rye
and Oats are about 10 cents per bushel down,
Whisky 10 cents per gallon lower, Flour dull and
lower, in consequence of an advance OF ABOUT ~
cents per Dbl. in Railroad rates for freight. Lake
freights on grain continue to rule very low, CTS
per bu. ON Wheat to Buffalo from Chicago, Is
very low rate for the season of the year.
LIVE SToCK.-Good prime Cattle are in de-
mand at g., OO6D450. Common take o wide range
from S20OgS5O Hogs steady at from $500 4,15.
= The closing rates for grain last night in Chi
cago were, Corn So Oats 50, and Rye go
In this Market prices are kept close on to chi
cago. Corn sells to-day at go, Oats So, Rye 10
Wheat is eagerly sought after by Millers and
Shippers at 80 to 80 for Spring, and 80 to for
Winter.
| Our packing houses are now ready for BUSH
ness Messrs Sunderland & Kendall commence
ed Strengthening on Wednesday. The weather is
still too mid for very active operations. Messrs.
Schenck & Dense Sunderland, Kendall & Co.,
| and Robinson & Collins have given their estab-
lishments a general overhauling during the
| summer and are prepared to handle any guam
tity of hogs. In addition to these, Mr.. Kicker,
| who bought here last year. will be in the Market
the coming season. We think drovers will find
it to their interest to try this market before
| shipping to Chicago.
Annexed will be found our usual full report OF
| this and other markets.
| SUGAR-I3SI5; Crushed lsc; Refined white
| l6c: Clarified 1910.
MoLAssEs-By the barrel-Reboilede COO; Syrup
zoe Sorghum soc.
| NAILs-Tenpenny IS %.
| SALTS 2@S 50.
FRU1r-Raisins. prime, IS oo@5 50.
BRooMss2 Gt9s2 IS per dozen.
| FLoUR-spring, "a 50; Extra, IS IS; Gable ;
WHEAr!spring, $1,000; Winter, so@loo.
CORN-60(165c.
RYE-6SGD70c.
BEANS-Sl i01SZ w per DuSucl-l Oeuauu
! POTAToEs-New, 6O975 per bushei.
ONIONS-Sl 80.
| OATS-i6(G4Sc
BUTTER-l591Sc.
EGGS-l2c.
| CHICKENs-S10 O@1,25 per dozen.
| HAY-Timothy, S9@Sl2 per ton.
| WOODS 0GdsS4 % per cord.
| HIDES-Green, Seq; Dry Flint, l5@16c; Green
Sailed 9c.-Crubby Hides two-thirds price,
GREEN CALF SKINs-lOc; Sailed loo.
SHEEP PELTS-Sl 0OGl 20.
| WHISKY-10c.
LARD-7c; in bblS. &c p 10.
| DRIED ApPLES-5c D d., Green, 100 pei
| bushel.
TIMOTHY SEED-Sl SO@2 90 p bushel.
| HUNGARIAN GRASS SEED-Sl 0O@l Is p bushel-
| IN demand.
| CLOVER SEED-S7 50-in demand.
CORN MEAL-55960c q bushel.
| BACoN-Hams, sugar Cured, lie, Country 8
Shoulders, &c; Sides, &c.
| RAGs-21aG93c q b.
COAL OIL-SOc p gallon by the barrel;
FIsH-Mackrel No l, half bbls IS co. No. 2
bbls. SILL Shad 50 50; White Fish No. Sc %, No
2 S. IS.
! WOOI-4o6JO dull