The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-12
MARKETS

BURLINGTON. ST. n FRIDAY.
Tho weather early in the week was pleasant
and business generally hive. On Wednesday
| II commenced raining, and We are now blessed
with season of mud. The reports from some
localities are unfavorable for winter wheat. but
Ia Others 1t is said to promise WE'LL II has need
Cd rain very much, and tho showers 70 are now
having are timely.
Tae receipts Of grain are only moderate. and
wo have no marked changes to note In prices.
dood winter wheat is wanted by Millers at 81 o.
spring So@sc Corn l504oc for now. and eoc for
old. Oats steady at Sc.
chicago ma ket continues quiet for bread
stuns. Scarcely anything is doing in wheat or
hour. The uniformly unfavorable advices from
abroad during the last three months have caused
dealers to be.tery cautious About this time last
year SPECTATORS bought -four in Chicago at 10
. 50 Dbl. and the same -four was sold In New
York and Boston in May and June following at
less money than it cost in Chicago Shippers OF
course being out the freight and charges don't
manifest much disposition to becaught that way
this year Provisions are steadily advancing and
there is no telling where they will stop. One Of
our packers sold 800 bbls prime mess Pork, TO he
delivered IN Chicago next week, at SIS 90 = bbl
Our New York report yesterday indicates still
higher figures there, with sales for June delive-
ry Of mess Pork at 81 50 and prime mess ut a.
Lard lJ14@lic. These figures ought to be salts.
factory to sellers
The stock Of Pork and Beef at the inspection
Yards Of New York and Brooklyn, ON the first
Of March this year, and last. compare IS follows
1857 1881. ss.asS 'sl'' &c &c 0Sl''
Gold. during the week. has fluctuated consid-
erably. vibrating between 81 s. aud 81 g. closing
yesterday in New York at 81 g.
The river at this point Is rising, aud is now in
good boating condition. The Davenport or the
Northern Line, and Jennie Whipple, Of tho
Packet Line, were at our landing during the
week.
Our usual detailed market reports VIII 10
found below
SUGAK-liQSl8X Crushed No; Refined white
A l9c; Clarified l6c.
COFFEE--J-1 .Q@39c
Mol, MoLAssss1 the bsrrel-susar House 7oc.
NAILs-Tenpennyx O0.
SALT-S27 70.
FRUIT Kaisins, PRIME S 4055 So
BRooMs.sS oUsSS 50 per dozen.
FLoUn-spring. IS %; Extra. ss3; "Cable, !"
WnEAr-Spring. so9s6c; Winter. l.oo0l.le.
C0MS-oo(e6oc old: 45e5oc new.
BKANS-s " 2ss2 50 per Dushel-in demand.
FOTATOES-6Oo0O per buShel
ONION5-S2 202 5V-in demand
OATS-tEc.
BUTTER-l8@1Jc.
ElSGS-l2l.c.
CHICK ENs-Dressed, 81 5O@2 % per dozen.
HAY-TiinOthy, $I59lS per ton.
WOODS OO9Dx4 % per cord.
HIDEs-ireen, 7l1cDSc; Green Sailed part cured
SIC; Dry Flint, l6ei7c; Green sailed SIC; Dry
Stated ljeLlic.
GREEN CALF SKINs-l1c: Sailed lie.
SHEEP PELTS-S2 O092 81.
WHISKi-oOGSl 90.
LAKD-lOctylll1c, y b.
DRIED APPLES-lO0llc = b Green 40950c a bu
DRIED PEACHES-OhOicel 50l6n.
TIMOTHY SEED-$2 % = buShel.
CLOVER SEED-47 OO07 80 . bushol.
FLAX SEED-Prime = 25S2 10 = bnshel
CORN MEAL-6O160c. . bushel.
RAgS-214@3c p b.
COAL OIL-85@70c p gallon by the barrel
FIsH-Mackerel, No 1, half bbls - 50; No 2
81 ~; No Kits ~ IS, No 2, u 50; Salmon half
bbls. Sll; Shad 50 So White Fish No l. ~ 20: No
4, 81 D.
WOOL-i3@SO dull.