The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-14
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BURLINGTON, ST.. II. FnlDAY

BURLINGTON, s T. II. FRIDAY.
The westher for the past three days has been
more seas0nable, with Indications that tho
''rainy seaAon" In over. Farmers will doubtless
now improve the time in planting corn. The 70
ports Of thqgrowtng wheat crop are favorable
whore 1t w6Snot winter killed, but in many To-
calitiss 1t was badly injured by the severe
weather and not more than half crop can be
reasonably expected. Spring wheat il reported
more favorable. and with good weather during
tho next eight weeks good crop may be count
Cd on.
The exciting news from the seat of war. which
has Increased nom day to day during the week.
has attracted the attention of everybody. and
transactions q all the great business centres Of
tho country have been very limited. operators
preferrtng to await the result of military move
msnts now In progress before branching ont ex-
tensively.
Gold continues to vibrate with the intelligence
from the army. should Gen. Grant be q suc.
cessful rs is hoped for, gold will decline, but
should anything like disaster befall him then 1t
will In all probability go higher than 1t any
time before.
The worst feature in our financial affairs IL the
continued large importations Of foreign goods.
Tho New York Times Of Monday says:
The Import Entries Of the past week amount
= .aTs 1o.
week in isss: The Export q specie Is s. ooC.
toms Tor the week arc 81. li2O0o.
me CONNIE, cisl Tables Of the Foreign Trade
nsw e. n,0s monaS. = e vets
give total Import O. Foreign MerchaAdise lex.
elusive Of epeciel from LIST July. 1885, to the Slst
Add six weeks since April l-.......-.. 81, 4lBlSO
Against same time Last ysar-.....-.... l5o,lN rs
decreased Import .ipce :. July l::::.;:s as:4s.7:s
Produce and Aisosllaneous Goods. including
Foreign articles re-exPorted nom
July ls6a % March 81. el2S ?so Cog
Total 70 -
Against same time 1853. o.2A@S
II Decreased exeosts since ]aly - ali25so
The Specie Export from New York
from July 70 March 81. ANTS to......4 o. o6 900
Add aimee April ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 69.9O00
Total TO date - 90
Decrease Specie Exports since July L. 2sss 900
| These figures show that nom Lat July. l5os, to
lst May. 1858. our exports exceeded our imports
about while from LIT Of July last 70 the
present time. the imports have exceeded orr ex-
/
I'll June 30th. tho end a the present FISCAL year,
the balance of trade Il months will BE- over nfty
millions Of dollars. against u. II requires 10
great sagacity to discover with such . condition
Of our foreign trade, that the tendency Of gold
will be upward. S0lOng as our people are deter
mined to buy OF fabrics manufactured abroad,
more than We have products to give in exchange
for, gold must 60 to make up the difference, and
its beyond the power Of military successes or
financial schemes Of our able Secretary OF the
Treasury to keep 1t from enhancing In value, or
more properly speaking, to prevent our curren-
cy from still further depreciation.
The River at this point has been rising for sew
eral days. and u now higher than ct any time
this season.
Receipts ofgrain are not large Winter wheat
choice samples, sell at 81 20l 3. Spring q 1901
IL Corn in demand for local trade 1t &C. Oats
steady ut our quotations. ~
| Annexed will be found our usual detailed 70
port Of this and other markets: M
A &c; CHARMED nc. -" =
| CorrEE-n@Soc
@$! l2H0olden Syrup d 1891 Is.
| NAILs--Tenpenny 80.
Rxooxs.ss oO9S 50 per dozen.
i
Flounspring. q %: Extra, q 80; ..Cabls,'
$50. -
Was1:5,1o Spring. slol 10; Winter. 1901 =.
goax-s:e Cd; 7oe75c new.
r BRAB8-e2 SOS % Dor bushellu demand.
0rIoN.-.ea X6a In demand. 5a
/ BUTTER-O@22c, IT 8
Ga1cx1ss- l6res.ea, g % par dozen.
HAY-TimOthy, el6ol6 per ton.
| WOODS O0044 % per cord. ~ s
HIDES-Green 6@61zc Green Solted part cured
Stated l30l4c.
| GREEN CALF SKINs-11c; Sailed lac. 90
| SHEEP PELTS-S2 COOS 30. l8T0Qns ss
WHlSKY-Sl 0. s@sNa W
II LARD--l2l<c. y n 44sss t,s ef.
DRIED APPLEs- lo@Ilc p n Green soel % . bu
| DRIED PEACHEa-ChOiCe l7Nl7lSc. - Hr 'fr7F
TIMOTHY SEED-$2 25 p bnshel
l. CLOVER SEED-S7 OO97 SO q bushel.
1 FLAX SEED-Prime g 25G2 10 q balshel
CORN MEAL-S0c@$l 70 q bushels
i RAgS-211303c y b. . Ti
COAL OIL-75c p gallon BY the barrel
FIsH-biafkerel, No 1. half bbls Sill; No 2.
| o. 90; No Kits So ~. No., g 90.
| WOoL-5Q@65c. s4