The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-26

BURLINGTON, 3, P. NJ, Friday.


The weather early in the week turnedex-
tremely cold, and continued until yester-
day morning. River navigationi is over for
the season, the boats have gone into winter
quarters, ice is running heavily. Lake
navigation is also closed, and Western pro-
duets will now have to 60 forward by rail,
or be held over until spring. The early
closing had depressing effect on the grain
market. On Wednesday in Chicago prices
declined largely. Old corn had been ac-
tive for few days previous at 81 40; it
went down to 81 25. Spring wheat, No. 2,
fell back from 81 IS to 81 IS, and closed dull
But few buyers are willing to operate in
grain at high prices. when it is certain
they viii have 10 hold their purchases UNI
tilspring. I've Lakes seldom open before
the 18th OF April, which leaves nearly tive
months that it has to be held III STORE
Wheat bought at 81 IS now, will cost, after
storage, interest aud insurance are added.
fully 81 60 when turned out for shipment
in the spring. Corn bought at 81 40 will,
by April, cost 81 65. 1t is hardly possible
that present prices can be maintained.
The receipts OF grain at this poin. are
larger, with fair demand from millers fo9
spring wheat, at ST 45 to 81 50, and winter
at 81 50 to 81 Go. The local demand from
drovers for new corn has been good, owing
to the large number OF hogs that have been
coming forward, it has sold freely at IS to
100, but as soon as this demand is supplied,
prices will no doubt go lower. Oats are
steady at As to 4Sc. 8
The Hog trade just now seems to be the
principal point of attraction for regular
dealers and spectators. In this market
the competition is lively between packers
and dealers who buy to send forward on
foot. The most OF the transactions are
based ON live Weights, but very little doing
in dressed. The following are about pre-
sent prices:
Hoy. weighing gross from rs to 90 g. 5eass q
|ssz" .s &3s&' :. 20 70 -. S9,O09sy q
-. over 25o, S5,509$3 81
Owing to tire ice in the river for q day OF
two in the early part Of the week, the ferry
boat had al! II could do to cross all the hogs
ore-ed, but the mild weather Of yesterday
ant, to- day has enabled them to clear the
mems on this side of the river.
The aggregate receipts of Hogs by the B,
a N. r. r. r. for the first two weeks Of
November were 1863.
THE TRADE ELSEWHERE.
The Chicago -1ri1yne of yesterday says:
Hoas.-Received during tho day about
| q OOO. hogs. From yesterday there we're left
over about 5000 hogs, and additional
trains have come on this evening. Enter
al sales Mt the various yards during the
tlay. Is. 89f head, at 50 S7l@11 %, chiefly at
$40 sou IL % per 100 lbs.
The weather has teen fne, but extreme
lly cold: very forcsbly reminding us OF the
cold DAYS Of January last. The market
opened this morning with about II 600 hogs
| in the various yards Buyers were In good
and. early attendance, and purchases Were
made freely and without remark Ut the foil
prices current Yesterday. Indeed there
was almost an improvement on the quota
tions previously given Of light hogs, Tor
which prices of such as weighed from W.
Gl2lO lbs ranged from $40 20@l0 40 per loO
| lbs. Many Of these were weighed OH the
cars and consequently more valuable shah
| the weights would indicate.
| New York shippers were buying very
sparingly. This is a result partly OF TIE
| low current rates Of the Eastern markets,
and partly to the difficulty OF pr 2curins
cars. One shipper. AZ the Fort wayne
wards. after waiting several Jays for cars,
has been compelled to resell his hogs here'
"A few weeks since there was Q break,
down with the connecting lines beyono
4 Pittsburg, where hogs were detained ~
large number. Now we have complaints
! of n similar character at this end or the