The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-10
MARKETS

BURLINGroN, 5 p. 10. Friday.
The fiuc.uatson Ia gold during the week has
kept the markets OF the country In . very IN.
settled condition.
The confirmation OF the news OF the fall Of At |
lanta. with other encouraging intelligence to |
favor the cause of the Union, has contributed TO
the downward movement In gold. and the pros |
poets now are favorable for still further De-
cline; prices Of late have been maintained mere
BY specalato-s buying to MI controcts. than on
account OF any legitimate demand.
LIVE sTocK.-The figures 1t which Hogs are
now sci ing ought to satisfy stock rAiseru, pro-
vided they ever expect to be suited. In Chica.
60 on Wednesday the sales ranged from 80 50 10
I'll 50. and one lot at tls o0-the whole days
transactions footing up higher average than
ever before known In that market.
Choice Cattle are reported - very scarce. sal1s
OF the best Ut from $3.50 to IS So Common. and
medium stock plenty and dull. ct from a % to
E2a
The grain markets have varied with the price
OF gold. but the closing quotations are bat little
lower than week ago:
No. 3 spring wheat. Qhe leading speculative
gradeJ sold yesterday at 81 %, Corn u 81; oats
60. Lake freishts have ruled unusually low
this season. and thee arrying trade en- hardly
have been otherwise than very unprontahle.-
eeamens' wages, and other expenses, havemors
than doubled. while the average rate on whsat|
and corn from Chicago 70 Buffalo since the1
opening Of navigation has not probably exceed.
ed &c per bashei. which Is : low figure. even for
ordinary seasons; rates will no doubt soon BE-
gin to advance. and a corresponding decline
may then be looked for In grain.
But little rain has fallen In this Vicinity for
some time, and We hear some omplaints among
farmers that TIE ground istoo hard and dry for
fall blowing. -
The river continues low, and the boats are
! compel ed 70 spend more Or less time ALMOST
every trip on sand bars.
The receipts Of grain are liberal. We have no
marked changes to note since our last weekly
review. There is some competition in the mar.
ket for corn ard it sells readily 1t from q O5 to
o. good milling spring wheat 81 S5: winter u
to9l So oats 50 to Sc. " y ~ -
Family marketing commands high prices
Irssh potatoes from 81 % to 81 Is per .bu sweet
Potatoes 400. or the latter . very zi1dennite
quantity serves to du peck measure, that the
modest seller only askse1 90 for. Wood sells ~
s at the river about 81 90 per cord additin1aa
whsge Il is sid. to b delivered. We would not
be surprised to sec wood sell for lower prices
next winter than IL does now. In locking about
the city ws notice that almost every family Il
setting In . 70 months supply.
Annexed VIII be found our usual detailed ~
port OF this and other markets:
syoAH-.saQZ: Eyushsd-ssc; Powdered-l
e. A do-S& dO-2
CO11Ee-5O05aO
MoLAssns-By the barrel-sugar House q .
Golden syrup 81 300I 81. ss
NAfIA-Tenpenny - 80.
SALr-S5OO. s 1sasu1 u 81.
RxCE-l8c.
BEEsWAx-90005c. XIII ..N5y
FRUTr-RatstnA prime, 8 1880
BRoolGs g U331 80 per dozen. -
FFIo o 800: Extra, $500; ''CaDle."
'WHrAr-aprins. q 5osl S; wiater. 81 $50
81 e. ga.
RYE-Sl O6
CORN-41O5.
RrANs-H 25a2 50 Der bushel.
POrATOEs-SlOO per bushel
ONrONS-el 5O@l T-in demand. $3.50
OATs-50c 4
DuTTER-25030c. 81
E0G6-15c. s4s~x
CHICxENs-t2 50 per dozen.
HAY-Timofhy, $l29 per ton.
WoOD-$4 O0@43 90 per cord aa
HrDFS-GTeen &C. Green Sailed part cured
lie; Dry Flint. lsSloc; Green sailed 1lc; LEY
GExrN CALF sKrss -l71l9fsc; salted ls@1sc.
SHTKP PHLrs-Sl 00913.
WHBxY-9l e50l TO- aAA
bsuD AffISs-lse = Green 5oo7sc phu.