The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18

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The following report Of the Chicago mar
ket OF Wednesday, is from the Tribune Of
yesterday. We print it more for the pur-.
pose os,ssowing the general condition Of
things there that day, than az "a report Of
values Our telegraphic report below Is of
course one day later: l.fA a
The further declinsin gold to-day caused
q general panic in the Produce markets,
and prices are considerably lower. There
was large attendance on Change, and for
nearly an hour there was perfect scram.
bic among holders to sell, each oae more
eager than the other. Towards the close,
however, there was more steady feeling,
but no visible Improvement in the tone OF
the market. The buyers were only pur-
chasing to fill ':shorts''-the market during
the past few days having been heavily
eAF4 2 g sgt4t !
In Provisions there was no panic, but
the market was ~ nearly dead "a it is pos
sible to iMagineit. Mess Pork was offered
at 80, without buyers, and the sales con-
sisted Of only afew small lots of d. O. Pork
At S29 Prime Mess Pork opened with q
sale OF 500 bbls early at 18. but on Change
there were sellers 1t 81 50, with sales or
800 bbs az that price-buyers generally
Offering only ~. Sweet Picked Hams
were DIAL, andgo0d brands were offered at
l63c, without buyers. Lard was neglect
ed, and quotations were edtirely nominal.
Highwines were quiet, and We note de.
cline Of % per gallon, with sales Of l5O bbls
at - iC-closing Arm. oss ~
The Flour market il still in q state OF
mastery inactivity" and that embraces
all that can be said concerning it. The
sales u,-dAy were ], 600 bbls Spring Extras
oh terms not made blic-h0weverre pcrt.l
ed to bs at the same figure AZ the same
brand sold at few days ago. We quote
the market nominally 10al5c lower, in
The wheat market opened 81 81 . for No
Spring, on receipt Of the first dispatch
quoting gold at 174A, but subsequent advi.
Cos being more favorable, the market IA.
pidiy advanced to 81 2S4. Here it only
Rested for = moment. Gold began to re-.
prices dropping to 81 q, 81 263 and 81 264 in
the twin kaIng of . clam shell. At the last
figure it remained steady until the receipt
OF the second dispatch, when it closed at
81 ci-rsthsr firm. Az compared with yes.
terday the market shows q decline Of 4a7c
4 per bu. The demand was entirely to fill
sh0rts who had alrss ssS sTgsy oEe ::
for extra red; 81 80 for No Red; 81 25al 2si
for No I Spring. and 81 16al 20 for No 2
| Spring-closing arm at u Is for No l in
store. f-sg.ie 49,
Corn was panic stricken and declined So
Sc per bu-the inside figure on No. and
the outside on rejected. About 2, 600 bu
j changed hands at SOC for No. in store, 75c
for No and 65a68ic for rejected In store
closing duh at inside quotations.
There was not much Of panic In Oats,
and the market ruled comparatively stea-
dy at . decline of 13a12c on the ruling pri-
ces of yesterday. The transactions foot up
LIS 600 BIZ at 55Sa56ic for No 1-closing stea-
No 2 and the market was quiet at SIC The
inquiry for No. was almost entirely on
account OF short sellers. 80 ~.
\ The market for Rye was dull and de-
pressed, at 4 decline Of fully Sc per buehel,
WITH sales Of only 400 bu No in store at
90c. No I may be quoted nominally at 9oc.
the market ruled active and fYrrner, with
sales CT old. Ne. 2 at $1.15a1.20, and new
lNo. 2 at 81 Q3al.O5. Rejected sold at 3lO0.
Tn. decline in gold has completely un-
settled the Grocery market, and all leading
staples nave declined. Coffee has receded
!, ic, refined .sugars 1c and raw sugars lc per
Ipound. Teas are quite dull, and fully ioc
} lower, the market closing rather unsettled.
! Fortunately for holders here, stocks are
light. and have been 50 for some time past
hence iss.s very doubtful II any goods viii
BIZ ll.owa on the market. - e.
4 Codses are held more firmly than any
other article, and have not kept pare with
tho decline in gold. This Is to be attribu-
ted to their scarcity.
J Seeds were dull, with light sales, at $4.Ol
a4.5O for Timothy ; SIS. 00a13. 50 for Clover
and $3.50 for Flax Seed.
Wool is extremely dull, and II would be
difficult to realize much over 7Oc for q me-
dunn article. t.1s IS.
J, Dried Apples are dull and lower, with
sales of small parcels from first hands 81
12ic to 1910. a.. .4g 4z s5.sssg aassa I
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.
4 WEDNESDAY, March Is.
Beef Cattle-The receipts to-day accord
ihg to the Board of Trade report, amount
to 747 head, and shipments to $40 head. The
market has been very duh and depressed
The weather has been rainy and unpleas
ant for several days; the yards are in az
awful condition, and cattle consequently
show to very bad advantage. The chron.
lie difficulty OF obtaining cars still contin-
ues, and buyers show little disposition to
buy stock to hold, and are mostly out Of
!, the market. The receipts are quite limit.
ed. but with the light demand for some
DAYS, good many are left over unsold.-
There has been no material change to-day
} from Yesterday quotations, but there is
lstill more difficulty to make sales.
!, The sales to-day amount to some 42C
head at range OF s. Sc for light cows, to
lSS so for good Illinois steers. s,
Hogs-The receipts to-day according to
the Board of Trade report, amounted to 40
With no shipments. The sales to-day are
more liberal than yesterday, but the mar
sion had to be made in order to f.. &c salee.
/ There are but few buyers in market, and
they have it all their own way. The sales
a to-day were made mostly at a decline ol