The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-25

happened our army, but it turned out the news
from before Richmond was favorable, and that
the advance on gold was due to the efforts OF the
gamblers in the article who determined to put
1t up for the double purpose Of making money
out Of the advance and to bring outside pressure
to bear on Congress to secure the repeal of the
gold bill. They found out, however, that they
had undertaken pretty heavy job, and before
night Of Wednesday it went down to e 05. Yes
terday It was reported az opening at s. 05 and
closing at q 10 to S215.
These spasmodic fluctuations in gold unsettles
the market for everything else, and nothing
like reliable quotations can be given. What
we print to-day a. prices cannot be considered
Is reliable for tomorrow.
In Chicago on Wednesday grain went up to
fabulous figures. Yesterday the decline was
gensral.-equal to 15c on wheat. and to Sc on
corn.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dull and lower than last
week. New York was very dull on Monday and
Tuesday. caused partly by the very hot wealth
or. but mainly from the fact that beefhas reach
ed such high figures that the consumption has
fallen OF largely. In Chicago the range for good
beeves on Wednesday was from Is 50 to s. co.
Hogs, on the contrary have been advancing
both in New York and Chicago. In the latter
market the yards were all cleared at from s. 90
to $500. The bulk Of the sales being at IS 50
gross.
The exports from New York are on the in
crease and should gold remain above q 90 for
short time, it will doubtless stimulate the de-
mand for our products to go abroad.
The following table gives the figures for the
week as well as for the season this year ana last
on some of the leading articles Of export:
Flour For 81 IS H Is: s'nss ian iasS
Wheat 1855 bush. 5,sis,Ss 5,sss asss
Conn.,. l.sls 1882 4Ss.Ts
The Cincinnati Price Current of Wednesday
says Of crops in that vicinity:
ers, and on the whole most excellent Tor corn
ripe1ing. and has been cut in some Localities il
excellent. and the heads being usually long and
well filled will compensate for Che thinnesa
and Being c1 oss oo acsx
ths rains q sst weak being being just n TIM:
and luxurlantly. and with such weather Is ve
nav have had during the past week. during the re-
a large one. beyond doubt. ''--' - = =
The receipts Of grain at this point are larger
than last week. In our annexed quotations we
have done the best We can to give reliable fig
ures. Whether they will last the day out va are
not able to say.
The following, with reference to the lumber
trade here will be Of interest.
Stocks oflumber are much reduced. The re.
ceipts this season have been unusually light, on
account Of the low stage Of water In the upper
rivers there having been but little or no rain
IN the lumber regions this spring The follow
Ing are the yard prices: 1st clear. 40 00@45 0OR
feet I'd do, SIS 0o@a0 90; Sd do,
80 o. Fencing, S25 co. Joist. II to Is feet. So So
Grub do. Oh 50: Common Boar DIS, 30 0O@2 So
6heeting. $780, Flooring. clear 80 90: do. 3D..
ss5 90; Siding. No !, ~ 50; do. No. 2 so o. "A"
fs ssS l sain 3 g. $ Sssthouzand No
Annexed will be found our usual detailed re-
port Of this and other markets:
sUeAR--l9@O@N: Crushed-2shc; Powdered-l
2Sh; A do-Gk: do-2SK.
MoLAssEs~By the barre,-susar House q Is
as9s syTFsR = ~ 8 s.
ERUrr-ksI.ins. prime. S 750.s %
RRR Roons@SSs sO@A 50 per dozen.
FLoUR- Spring. 81 50: Extra, Is Is: "Csble,
:, WaEAr-sprins. u 1891 Is; Winter. Il 900 |
RTE-sloo.
CoRN-95c old: Sc new.
BEAEs-sS GOES 50 per bushel-in demand.
9s5oss5:s sss = s. SIN 9a: demand.
RgTT1ss3Elsenc.
CHIcKsss-s oo@s2s 50 per dozen.
MooD. ss@ %@sl 8 So5I Der o per- 'on'
HIDEs- Green g; Green Sailed part cured
g; Dry Flint, l69l7c; Green Stated SC; Dry
SHEEP PE1Tses2OOas So