The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-07
MARKETS
BURL1NoroN. Friday, sP. NJ.

BURLINGTON, Friday. 8 p. NJ.
The weather during the past week has been
more SeaS0nab.e, and farmers are very busy get.
ting in their spring crops. Local trade is light
and will probably continue quiet until after
corn planting" ~ -
The receipts Of grain are light. Millers and
shippers are competing for wheat. Wheat is of
fered at from 81 05 to 81 Is for common to choice
Spring. and 81 lO@l 70 for Winter.
Corn is in demand for local consumption, and
extreme prices are patd-60c for old. 75c for new.
Oats 6O@82 Rye 95@Sl 90.
The River at this point l. falling slowly. but
still tn good boating condition. The Rock Is
land packets are on time. and the Northern
Line boats are 1T the landing every day with &C
customed regularity.
The {. B. 4 q. r. r.. new Ferry Boat, "Presi-
dent" reached here on Monday, and IL now do
ing their business exclusively, leaving the
Flint Hills Of the old line, to do the local bus
iness. This arrangement will greatly facilitate
crossing and will probably do away with the
complaints Of detention that were 20 frequent
last Summer. 3.
In this connection we would notice that one
or two meetings have been held by our business
men with reference torepairing the bridges and
The condition Of tho bridges is said to be very
bad, and that trade u being diverted to other
points, Farmers being afraid TO cross them with
heavy loads. This u = natter Of some oonss-
quencs to our whole city, = our people have .
valuable trade with Henderson and adjoining
counties in Illinois, and some plan should b
devised to put the road in q passable condition
a. early a. possible.
BY referring 10 the report Of the Live stock
Markets in Chicago and New York. IT win be no.
tced that prices are somewhat lower than Last
week. On common Cattle It u fully equal TO SOC
, 100 b. while the choice grades are well main
tained. We have repeatedly called the alton.
ton Of feeders and dTosers to the important fact
that when the market II dull and declining, the
low grades are sure to suffer most. while really
desirable stock are almost - sure to be wanted
1t full prices Sending ''scalAwag" cattle to
market u. as . rule, . very poor business.
Hogs have been more steady, and Wednesday .
market closed With some activity at from Is IS
to q IS. and very choice atS&.
Gold has nuctuated but little during the week.
and has ruled at about 80 per cent. premium.
The Chicago papers report an active demand for
money. Lake navigation being open and bus
mess active With the high prices current for ev-
erything dealt in, requires an immense amount
Of money to carry 1t on. But We think any real
scarcity Of money Is scarcely to be apprehended.
The western country has for years been profit
able field for the circulation Of Eastern bank
notes, and Is they are nov no longer current.
some little stringency will Of course follow .
sudden change Of base in throwing 1t out, but
the Inconvenience will only be temporary, and
II Iowa producers will only adhere to refusing In
payment for what they have to ell everything
but treasury notes. national currency. and State
Bank Of Iowa. they will boon the safe side.
Annexed Will be found our usual detailed re-
port of this and other markets.:
sUGAR-lS0c2X: Crushed &c; Refined white
A &c; Clarifed 2ac. ,
COFFRE-715Oc.
|, MoLAssrs-By the barrel--susar House q 90
EA1isSTsnpeany + s..
eALr-t30 20.
FRUrr-Raisins, prime, IS 50.
BsooAsMeSo oesS % per dozen. na
FIoUz@spr;ns. q %: Extra. & 50; "csbls.'
WHAT Spring. SOL 10: Winter. 1901 %.
f RYE-sl o.
BEANs-s2 Oas % per bushel-.in demand.
oSIoss-o Ssa sIin deasnd.
s111zs.s2&2sc.
HAY-Timothy, Sl5@ls per ton.
WOODS OOly$4 ~ per cord.
HIDEs-Green S9SI1c Green Slated part cured
&C.; Dry Flint, l69i7c; Green Saited &C; Ury
stated l39lic.
GREEN CALF SKINs-llc: Sailed l2c.
SHEEP PELTS-S2 0l9c 80.
WHIsKY-Sl Is.
LARD-lOc9llNc, Hm.
DRIED APPLEs-i5@llc p b Green soal 90 = bu
DRIED PEACHES-Choice l79l71xc.
TIMOTHY SEED-e2 Is p buShel.
CLOVER SEED-S7 O47 50 2 bushe!.
FLAX SEED-Prime q 2S02 ID p bushel.
Corn MEAL-9Oc@sl 10 . bushel.
RAgs-249Jc b. sa@
FIsM-MackeTel, No i, half bbis s. 50; No 2
| g. 5e No Kits 81 IS, No 2, - 50: Salmon. hal
bbls. sll: Shad % So White FISH No l. q ~ Nc
| 2, s. q, none In the market.
WOOL-5O@65c.