The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09
MARKETS
BuRLlNoroN3P. M. FRIDAY.


vanced. On Wednesday 1t sold in New York at
81 70A which is within . fraction Of the highest
point reached since the beginning of the war.
And almost every thing that enters into our
exports has followed up the price Of Gold, and
high rs quotations may seem one day. they are
sure 70 b. higher the next. Especially is this tho
case with provisions At Chicago on Wednesday
the market was active and buoyant with strong
upward tendency In prices. Sales of country
| and city mess Pork at 81 50; 1000 bbs to be de-
livered at keokuk at S0. 1000 tierces of Bur-
lingtcn kettle-rendered Lard at l21S and steam.
| rendered at l2c. 100 boxes Burlington packed
shor:-ribred Middles at l0Nc.
Flour and grain also show signs of an improve
ment and sales indicate an advance Of about Csc
per BIZ! on Flour. and case p blu on Wheat Corn
without material change and dull Oats active
and higher.
LIVE STOCK continues very firm and prices
are higher The supply Of cattle is very light,
| which restricts business. Sales reported within
the following range Of prices: light weights 81
2595 TO: extra 36s6 IS. A lot of choice steers,
| averaging 1850 MS. sold at Sc 50.
| HOG-.-Market active for better grades Sales
at Is J,e7 %. ITO head Of extra. averaging n
bs.. sold Tor So co. and afterwards re-sold for s.
05-eaid @ be the highest price ever paid for
similar hogs in the Chicago market. We would
aga II cal! the attention of stock growers to the
great advantages Of sending well fatted stock to
market Il Il much better to pay 75c per bus. for
| corn To feed them, than to send forward SCALA
wag stock. expecting to get the highest quota
| tons. We notice almost daily, cattle coming In
by tn. B. & N. r. r. r.. to 60 east, that should
| have been fed two or three months longer, and
| the owner would doubtless have got well paid
| for doing.
| The receipts Of grain at this point are very
| light AMI market quiet: the products of the
country are wanted by dealers at our quotations.
The City Mills are running on wheat accumu.
| lated during the winter and are sending for
ward some Flour to Chicago, to await the OPEN
Ing or Lake navigation-rates by railroad being
too high to warrant shipments.
The First National Bank will open for business
next week III the building formerly occupied by
| the "Des Moines County Savings Bank" corner
Of Third and Jefferson Streets, and we are glad
| to notice that with the Branch OF thesis Bank
they have agreed not to pay out over their res
pective counters rs currency. any thing but
"Greenbacks,' National Currency and state
Bank OF Iowa This isa move In the right direc-
ton. All Eastern, and other money that has
heretofore been current. will he taken at 4 per
cent. discount, and sent home for redemption.
Toe producers of the country have this thing in
| their own hands, let them demand good money
for what they have TO sell, and they can get it.
Our usua! detailed market reports will be
found below.
sUoAn-l6@ls Crushed &c: Refined white
| A &c: Clarified &c.
! COFFEE-l@43c.
MoLAssss-By the barrel-Sugar House 90
@s! leGohien syrup q l5@l Is.
! NAILs-Tcnpenny 81 on.
| SALr-S275.
| RICE-@l03c.
FRUrr-Ratsins, prime. S 2155o.
ROPE-24G2c.
| FLouR-Spring. s. 90; Extra, - Is: "Cable
WaEAr-spring 5000: Winter. looel.05.
| CoRN-6@62c old; 45@5oc now.
| BEANs-S2 25@2 50 per bushel-tn demand
PoTAToEs-80@el % per bushel.
0Ss s!sNss 2'S2 5o-in demand.
RurrER-:soc, and very scarce
Chick Ess-Dressed, 81 ooo2 Is psr dozen. j
MooDIss SSs 3 c5I pe1 o pr ton.
HlpEs-Green s@sIc Green Sailed part cured
&C.; Dry Flint, l6@hc; Green salted 80; Dry
GREEN CALF sKtNs-llc; sailed l2c.
! SHEEP PELTs-S2 Wa2 SO. -. :"
! LARD-ioc@i7Xc. IN.
| DRrED APPLn-l09llc p b Green 4oo5oc = bu.
TIMOTHY SEED--S2 Is p bushel. M
FAX sssp1Psi@s + Ses s 5 Sa;snel.
E $500 azasGeoSSeSc. y ousAel. :.
Coal OM@72@75c 2 gallon BY the barrel.
FISH-Mackerel, No 1, half bbls g So No z
- 30. No 4 kits s. IS No 2, y So Salmon. half
bbls. gil; shad - 30 White Fish No l. 81 So No
| WoOL-5O@5c.