The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-13
MARKETS
BURLINGTON, ) P. NJ. Friday.


The weather during the week has been
more seasonable, and without rain. Corn
planting is progressing rapidly, with q
few days more OF good weather, seed will
be in the ground for large crop. We I'm.
de.stand the breadth planted will he INN.
sually large. Winter wheat looks yerv
well, but little damage was done by freez
out, duringthe winter, aud the wet weather
has brought it forward very rapidly
spring wheat also promises good crop.
There is some complaint Of scarcity Of
help, but this will doubtless soon be filled
by the gallant soldiers that are now being
discharged from the army.
The markets Of the country are again in
astate of Decentralization. Gold will go
down in spite of the efforts of interested
gamblers TO keep it UP. During the week
the decline has been fully fifteen per cent.
AT one tine, on Wednesday, it touched; as
low as 81 90, BIZ, rallied n tritis Yesterday.
and closed "a, 81 3d. The Government -
paying the May interest on the $40 loan.
1t will amour. to about eighteen millions.
This gold haze beed laying idle in the sub.
treasury for some time, aud low, being
paid out rapidly, makes it so plenty that
holders are at a loss to know how to use it
profitably. The importations are 80 light
OF late that there is no demand for 1t TO 20
abroad, consequently the market for the
article ia decidedly dull.
Flour, grain, provisions, whisky, &C..
DC, are all very dull, with . general de-
cline.
The Chicago Times of yesterday says of
that market:
The produce markets to day were droop.
ing still more than yesterday. in conse-
consequent giving way of the markets
east, which has rendered operators iudis-
posed to buy except at extremely liberal
concessions FROM yesterdays prices.
The market for -four was more inactive
than during any day since the opening Of
navigation, and prices declined 2Oa25c per
barrel. Sales were very meagre, and at a
range Of s 5Oa6 for spring extras, and sea
25 tor white winter extras.
Wheat opened quite strong with No l
spring at 81 10, declined to 81 O3, ard rail-
lied again to 81 %. The first dispatch from
New York was of such an unfavnrahie
character as to carry prices down TO 81 OIL
and u few sales were made as low as 81 OF.
The second dispatch was equally uuiavor.
able, aud prices fell off to II 064. but at the
| close OF the market the feeling was q shade
better, aud it would lave been impossible
to negotiate any considerable sales at that
price. During the afternoon the market
was very Irregular, and the transactions on
the curbstOne were made at q range OF
| from 81 O69al OS.
| The corn market was extremely dull,
\ :,~~,. ~
thing. Prices on corn, with prices of other
commodities, receded from 3 to &C per
| bushei. Sales Of No were made At GA
! 64c; OF No at 54a56ic; OF rejected al 5la53c
and 0: No canal, free on board, at Gle
At the close Of the market sales were ne.
gotiated with extreme difficulty at inside
prices.
Rye was comparatively neglected, and
the ouly sale was OF No at SEC.
oats were in active speculative demand,
and notwithstanding prices were declining
immense quantities changed hands. The
market closed at Sic for No l, and 29c for
No.
Seeds were dull. with sales of timothy at
81 75a2 35: tax at 81 SOal 80; clover at 50 80
and prime millet at 81 35.
| The provision market was comparatively
neglected. There were immense offers OF
mess pork at S25 so. and prime mess So
but buyers manifested no interest whatev-
er. The Only sale reported was small lot
OF Is bbis Of city mess at S25. and liz pieces
of sweet picked hams at l69al7c.
| Highwines were inactive. Holders were
tnominaily asking u, but there were uU-
merous attempts to sell quietly al 81 %.
| The trade in groceries continues active
and there are some few changes il prices
Spices are marked down. There is de.
cline OF a quarter OF q cent on Porto Rice
sugars, bu, refined grades, owing to thes,
scarcity, are a shade stronger. Coffee \;
marked down a cent per pound on sons
grades and half cent on others. CoGfi 81
and mackerel are lower. Ra;sins have al
| 80 declined.
Lumbe. was dull to-day, and most Of the
cargoes offered sold at reduction OF 81 ret
1000 feet. Shingles and laths were also
dull, and prices had q tendency to lower
range.
! The attendance at the Evening Exchange
was unusually large anc trade was brisk
We note transactions:
| Colds, 600 a. 100; 1000, seller at 10. al
l28: 10000 at l2S; 10000 at LIS.
Wheat-lO, 900 bu No spring at 81 O54
900 do al 81 O64: 5000 do at ii O54; Ii, 900 dc
at 81 O5i; 1000 do at 81 O6; 900 do At 81 05e
5000 do at 81 O54; 1000 bu, seller ali tht
week, at 81 C5.
Oass-25, 600 bu No l at 3lc: 10000 do al
3l3; 22,0 600 bu do at 3lac: 10000 bu, seller 10
At Bic: 5000 bu do at 30ac, 5000 bu, seller
Is. u, sole; 5000 bu, seller al the week, al
30!c; ), GOO do ut Sic.
| CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
80 WEDNESDAY,, EVE, May 10.
CATTLE-Tke receipts to-day were abou'
$50 head, and the entered sales 400 bead
TIE average quality the offerings to-day
Was good, there i,eing a fair proportion o,
good Is urine stock, with ssvetas dscses
81 extra still fed etali steers. Shippers,
however, are not operating to any extent,
and most ofthe best stock is going east in
nrst hands. On the few lots tina. changed ayss,d
hands in upper quantities we note decline
Of 28@35c per 100 lbs, Medium to good
trade steers and oxen were in fair request
On army account, and prices were steady
and without special change. There was
but little doing in inferior and common
stock, and prices were weak At $4@5 80.
| We sum the market up this evening as
follows: prime to extra shipping steers
duh at s. 1903; fair to good government
steers and oxen in fair request at s. .5y
$50; butcher stock, such as fat, light steers
fat cows and leifers, steady at $500 90;
intirm and common stock steers. poor
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