The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-30
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DAILY GAfn CIrY OrTIcn, I
Dseembsr 80, 1865.

"A
FNAsc1AL.-It is gratifying TO know that the
money matters ofthis eityarc in IN easy and sosnd
condition while in many ether cities every person
is complaining Of eight money market" Our
Bankers have plenty Of money, and are supplying
merchants with all the Exchange they need Our
wholesale dealers may suffer aslight Inconvenience
from the bsckwardness Of remittances from their
customers in the country but one seems uneasy.
The lateness of packers in commencing operations
is we'll understood to be the cause.
Our merchants, with but few exceptions, have
exercised commendable prudence in laying in their
stocks the past season, and as things have turned
out. they see the business Of their course.
The year 1865 win close to day with business
at least one-thrd greater than any former year in
the history Of Keokuk, and while our merchants
have not made as large profits as last year, yet
they have demonstrated the fact that by proper and
iudicious efforts any business can be increased.
Without having overstoeked themselves, our
Wholesale and retail houses sufficiently sup
piled now TO Gil all orders for goods, to which fact
customers generally are invited to give their
attention.
unusually good. The weather during the
week has been favorable for out door business, and
the number of teams streets daily indicate
that our country friends taking advantage of
it, The hay and wood markets arc sbundantly
| supplied. The receipts of produce are very good
and readily taken at the following quotations.
GRAIN
| WHxAr-No. old Fall at 81 30tQ1 so; No. 9
do SOFA 81 10; damaged Fall and Spring from
soc to 9oc per bush.
| BucxwHEAr-Choiee 9ac to 81 per bush.
CoRS--Dull ut 80 per bush.
\ RYE-From 35c TO 40 per bush.
Il BARLEY-25 to Soc per bush.
\ 0Ars-From 20 to 25c per bush.
FLOUR
| Double Extra Fall at 81 IS; No. Fall $40;
Il Extra Spring 50 super6ne 81 so per Dbl
n BrckwakAr FLOUR Choice, sc per ZOE lbs.
4 coRN Mg.L-sl % per 100 lbs.
sUNDRIEs.
BrrrgR-2e to 25c per 10. paid by packers
to day.
EGss-H Heavy dealers paid but ,oc per dozen
4 HoGs.--In demand at 81 To so per 100 ms
net weight.
GREEN ApFIEs-From 81 25 TO rs pc, bush
PorAroEs-Choce go to zoe per bush.
4 LARp-From IL TO lie per h.
h B,coS-Ciear sides IL to zoe per ID.
cHIcKEss-Dressed at from s. - to 5 90 pei
dozen.
HAY-Timothy $l2 to Is 90; Prairie 50 to IL
per ton.
TuRKEYs-Dressed from l2i 10 I3c per n.
SoReHUx-Choice article win sell from IS te
45c per gal.
HI BKsswAx-3S to Zoe per h.
VI RAGS TO Sc per ID.
TALLow-In barrels Zoe. loose SAC.
HDEs-Grcen hides &c; do. salted, 1e; dry salt
ed. &c per NJ peits 30 to s0c.
PEArHgRs-From common to good, 10 to so,
per Ib.
WooL-Tub washed IS To soc. Aeeee-washed 2.
to Acc: unwashed l of.
woop--seing from So 90 to 90 per cord
according 10 quality.
/ PoRK AT DEs MoIsEs.-From the Register q
the 2sth:
The pork market has been little activ'
during the past week, and farmers seem more will
ing to sell at the ruling rates. The price has 81
upward tendency. Some purchases were made OF
tuesday at SIS per hundred for dressed hogs
Packing will commence in earnest in lev days