The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-04
MARKETS
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BURLINGroN. Friday, 3 r. n.
The river at this point continues to recede
anu instead Of = June rise that is usually look
ca Tor about this time year, the indications
| are that the water will sooa lie as low as at any
time last year.
On tuesday night this vicinity was blessed
with one Of the most refreshing rains OF the
| season 1t VIII, doubtless prove of great value
to the recently planted corn. in fact, almost
everything In the way of vegetation was begin
ming to suffer on account Of dry weather
The receipts Of grain are larger than last week.
and prices are we'll maintained. Wheat ia very
firm and in demand by millers and shoppers
Some round lots of choice winter sold yester-
day at 81 80. Spring ranges from 81 O5@l Is for
common to good.
Rye is in active request at 81 05(9I 10 for No. I.
Oats 6506Sc.
Corn 10 steady at 82a9Oc. BY referring to our
Chicago report 1t will be noticed that corn liz
selling there as high as 81 Is This, we think, IL
higher figure than ever before reached In that
market.
LIVE STocK-Continues to rule high, and
there seems TO be but little abatement in the
demand. the supply being hardly equal to it,
Hogs Will not decline as long as mess pork con-
tinues 70 sell at 80 10 per barrel. We notice .
sale on Wednesday of q choice lot Of cattle in
Chicago at - II per hundred pounds gross
Scarcely any of the sales reported are below q 50
mainly at $sOo@s5O
Hogs are steady with large sales. at a oO@7 So
lot OF stock hogs averaging ia pounds Is re-
ported at IS 90.
The New Yora cattle market is again reported
higher, with sales Of extra beeveS at 1l9OO02OO0
for nett weight.
ID
quotations are not SO high - earlier in tho
week. In the absence Of Intelligence Of decided
victories In Virginia and Georgia, and the con-
tinued heavy semi-weekly shipments abroad,
no important decline need hardly be looked
for.
Money matters in the West are working along
smoothly. BY common consent all Eastern
money Is now uncurrent, and has almost en-
tirely disappeared from circulation. Some or
the Cefcago bankers were very apprehensive
that the throwing out Of Eastern money would
cause great stringency and embarrassment to
business generally but their fears have hardly
been realized. The people made up their minds
to have "gieenbacks" or their equivalent for
what they had to SELL and the bankers have
had to knock under.
In Chicago New York exchange is steady ct
u per cent. discount buying, and par selling.
Annexed will be found our usual detailed 70.
port OF this and other markets:
sgoAR..lS@22 Crushed 261zc: Refined white
A 20l4c; Clarified DC
COFFEE-2@4,c.
MoLAssHs-By the barreI-suear House Il X
Golden syrup 81 So@l 50.
NAILs--Tenpenny " 50.
RICE-l3@l3l1c.
FRUIr-Kaisins. prime, IS 5o05 IS
bBkooAs-s2 oo9SS 50 per dozen.
% FtLous-spring. 500; Extra. 8 50; ''CAbls,'
WaEAcTr-sprins, 81 o59l Is; Winter. u 30.
CoRN-ssc old 7oa75c new.
BkANs-s3 o0eS 50 per bushel-in demand.
PoTAToEsasi 10 per bushel.
ONIoNs-E 25@2 50-in demand.
BUTTER-lS0OC
EG0S-llNl2lxc.
GHicK ESs-6res:ed. g % Per dozen.
WOOD g O@A 90 per cord.
81 1915 Green ss ssiss sass s. e1 DS
GREEN CALF SxrNs-1lc; Sailed Ia,
SHEEP PELrs-s2 OO0a 50.
WHIsKY-si 1901 81.
DRIED APPLEs-l2c p Green soa1 90 = blu.
DRIED PEACHnS-ChOice l802Oc
TMoTHY sEED--s2 . 2 bushel.
FLAX sxs aeD s & ssss 8 Sa.ne,.
G0RN MEAL-9Oc@Sl 10 = bushel
RAgs-2l4@3c b.
Sas s NJ z Il. sst b ss:'s s No
. 50; No Kits Is s. No = 8 o.. o. - ~ - :
WOoI-5O@6Oc.
!. 2 charcoal 81 81 lOxil l. x Is o0 49,
sHEEr oN-9oiied lieiSE charcoal 12elsc. +
Russia lRON-30c =, y
COPPER BOrrOMs-68c
SHEET ZINC-OC. E