The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-13
MARKETS
BURLINGTON. sp.M FRIDAY.

Another week OF pleasant weather: the mud
ia drying ~ and roads improving and folks
from the country can get TO town again. Mer-
chants begin to wear smiling countenances at
the pleasant prospect of increased trade.
The receipts of grain continue light. No
Winter Wheat Is readily taken at 81 10, and No
Spring at 81 90
Corn sells at 5O@65c for new, and :Cd,-5c for old
Oats steady at 50@55c.
Rye is wanted at S2ess5c for Mol
Minor articles of Country Produce are not
plenty At least consumers think 50, when
dealers ask Csc y dozen for Eggs; CSC 2 b for but
ter; &c1Si 90 per bushel for Potatoes. and 81 90
per bushel FOR beans.
LIVE SrocK.-The annexed report Of the Chi
cago Market for Hogs and Cattle. in ordinary
times would be startling to conservative deal
ers but just now the man that don't believe that
Hogs and hog product will go still higher, Is vot-
ed an ''Old Fogy." and one whose opinion is not
worth the toss Of copper. Still we cannet help
thinking taat when Live Hogs will bring 50 0O09
s Is gross, it is a good time to sell out.
CATTLE The range was from B 5Ol05 90 with
sales OF some choice lots at s. g. The Govern
ment Is in the market for medium and good
Cattle, but have difficulty in obtaining what
they want owing to the restricted supply
Provisions arc higher with sales OF Mess Pork
1t 49, and Hams lOc in the salt Lard very arm.
and quoted at lll40l2c The same activity seems
to prevail. N the Eastern Markets. Our dispatch
es of yesterday quoted Dressed Hogs at loc for
western IN New York. There seems to be con-
Siderable difficulty still, experienced in shipping
East from Chicago The Railroads have all the
business t'.ey can do and that too at very high
rates. THIS state of things is likely TO continue
until towards the opening Of Lake navigation.
pJaiy, 11tfo with E.,1,o
everybody else, seem to be going on smoothly
Gold touched 81 80 during the week. and was
quoted al 81 5ala in New York yesterday, and so
coupon bonds sold as high as 81 O5. After max
ing due allowance for the premium on the gold
in which the interest is payable, 1t still shows
premium OF about 81 y cent. on the bonds.
Our usual detailed marke. reports will be
found below.
suGAK-lssls; Crushed lsc; Refined white
lsc; Clarified i7c.
COFFEs-3)t5D
MoLAssEs-By the barrel-Sugar House zoe,
Golden syrup 81 l5oDl g.
NAIio-Tenpenny s. 80.
SALT 1oa,} co.
RIcE-eplOc.
FkUrr-Ras!ns. prime. S. 23a5 50.
BRooMs-S3 0OgSS 80 per dozen.
FLoUR-spring s. 90; Extra. &c rs; Cable"
81 10.
WHEAT-spring. 9Ocasl;. Winter. l,OO9l.lo.
CORN-bHD.5c.
BEANs-s2 25Qa2 80 per bushel-in demand
PoTAToEs-60GS0 per bushel.
ONIONS-s2 GJo.2 JO-in demand
OATS-l1c.
BurTEs-lsa3c.
EGGS-l5c.
CHIcyENs-D Dressed, 81 50a2 co per dozen.
HAY-Timothy, $500 per ton.
WooD-s3 0O,si % per cord.
HIDEs-Green, 7taGSc; Green Sailed, part cured
SIG; Dry Flint l6gl7c; Green Sailed SIC; Dry
Stated l3Gnlac.
GREEN CALF SKyNS-l0c; Sailed 12c
SHEEP PELTs-Sl WOl 20.
WHYsKY-OnS90.
1.ARD-DcalI1Ic, HD.
DRIED APPLEs-9alOc 2 D; Green 5o4Goc 4 bu.
DRIED PEACHES-ChOicel 5c.
TIMOTHY SEED-S2 Is p bushef
CLOVER SEED-s7 5OooS 90 = bushel.
FLAX SEED-Prime 81 10 4 bushel.
CORN MEAL-75c. 2 bushei.
RAgs-2l4ln,c y h.
CoAI. OIL-62aS6ic p gallon by the barrel
FIsH-Mackerel, No l. half bbls 50 50. No g.
s. 90 No Kits 81 Is, No 2, - 50; Salmon hal!
bbls. Sll; Shad 81 50. White Fish No l, - %, No
2, IS IS.
WooL-42@5C dull.