The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20
MARKETS


BURLINGTON, 3 r. n. FRIDAY.
Business generally through the week has been
quiet the roads are improving. and the mud is
drying up rapidly. very decided change ia
the weather was experienced in this latitude
early this week. UP TO Monday p. m. it had been
very pleasant the ice moved down the river.
and the ferry boats made one trip That night
it turned cold, and Tuesday and Wednesday the
thermometer indicated from zero TO ten degrees
below. On Wednesday evening the ice again
stopped. Yesterday. passengers, mails. baggage.
&C, were crossed without difficulty, and to-day
heavy freight is being moved
The receipts of grain are not large, and prices
are much The same reported last week. Good
winter wheat sells readily at q TO- choice spring
81 OO; inferior Slas95c. New Corn ~ trifie low
| er-GOc being an outside figure: old 65@70c. Oats
Sc Rye SO@S5c. Hides are dull; Sc for green,
8xQs9c for sailed. and Ice for dry. Hay sells on
the street at S20n23 II ton for good timothy
| Wood is cheaper, and holders that last fall piled
up large lots expecting 10 get Sb@6 T. cord during
the winter, are glad to sell now as opportunity
offers al ;; o.3 So
! In Chicago everything in the way OF hog pro-
duct is higher. Mess pork is generally held al
50. Sales Of Lard we're made at ~ 49l234c: and
round lot OF 10000 pieces dry sailed shoulders.
delivered AT Warsaw. Drouga; &c, and SOC green
hams On the spot, Zoe.
/ Dressed hogs, light weights tunder 200 Ds1 are
quoted al -, heavy S. 25esS So
! 1--we s.oCK.-The receipts for several days
were very light. Good cattle bring from 81 200
s.: hogs from SIS 5Oas- 50. These figures certain
4 ly ought 10 pe satisfactory to droSers. Our New
York cuotations indicate full as high prices in
the sea board markets.
Gold remains abou. the same. not varying
much from 81 80. Stocks are higher. U. 9. long
bonds are now worth 81 ll@i II, and farmers
mechanics and others of small means, who took
our advice during last year, and invested Their
savings in the popular 80 Government loan
can now sel! out their bonds al q good profit
: they are selling at q cent. premium. and may
go higher No better Investment can be made
in Uncle sans promises to pay, with interest In
gold ats g cent q annum.
: Our usual detailed market reports will "
found below.
SUGAR-lstsls: Crushed l9c: Refined whit
lSc; Clarified lie.
Mol.A,,ns-i;y the barrel-Sugar House Zoe
Golden syrup 81 l5al -.
| NAfI4s-Tenpenny * So
SALr-S2 1923 %.
RICE-esi0c.
FRuIr-Raisins, prime. S. 25a5 80.
Z BRooMs-s5 00Gs3 90 per dozen.
) FIoun-sprins Sc %; Extra. s. ~ cable,
WnEAT-Spr.ng, 90c@sl; Winter, O0@l.l0
. RYE-Sc.
r. CORN-Ubn15c.
2. BEANS 254D2 ID per bushel-in demand.
q roHs-6Det 50 per buShel
| OSIoNs-S2 ESQ., 5D-in demand
OATS-5Jc
y BUTrER-lSG20c.
!, EGGS-lc.
| CHIcKENS-D Dressed, 81 5On2 90 per dozen.
$ HAY-TimOthy, $3.50 per ton.
WOODS WeJSi 20 per cord.
;, HTDEs-Green, n a@.Sc; Green Sailed part cure
SIC; Dry Flint, lb1l7c; Green Sailed SIC; DR.
= Stated l3@slic.
S GREEN CALF SKINS-l0c; Sailed l2c
q SHEEP PEITS-Sl coal 90.
. | WHISKY-eUCDsl co.
!, LARD-l0calllac, b.
r DRIED APrLE5-loGsllc = n Green 5OG60c 2 b'
DRIED PEACUES-Choice I5c.
Y TIMOTHY SEEp-S2 10 a buShel.
= CLOVER SEED-s7 50G8 % y bushci.
,fl FLAX SEED-Prime % 10 y bushel.
- CORN MEAI~.5c. q bushel.
u RAgS-212@S3c a b.
j. Coal OiL-62M6ic z gallon by the barrel.
,r FIsH-Mackerel, No |, half bbls 50 SO; No
is s. 50; No Kits 81 %, No 2 81 SO; Salmon, ha
- bbs. sll; Shad 50 50: White Fish No l. % w.
'e 2, So 75
WOOL-f2laJ0 dull