Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-18

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GAZETTE OFFICE,
THURSDAY ltNENING. May II.

GAZETTE OFFICE,
THURSDAY EVENING. May IL. (
The past week has been characterized with
as fine and pleasant weather rs the most fias-
tidious could wish. The supply OF grain and
produce has been about the same as last week
Buyers have been as eager, and bidding has
been rs prompt and high, as the most ayaric-
Gus farmer could desire. The farmers gener-
ally are improving the propitious weather pre-
pairing their corn ground. Some are planting,
and the most driving ones are even done plant
ing their corn. When they are all through
planting we look for lively time In the mar
ket, as there is considerable grain in hands of
farmers. At present the price is fair, and il
must be sold In order to make room for the
growing crop Our produce buyers seem de-
termined to make it an object to the farming
community to bring their grain to this City
instead of selling at adjoining towns and il
the highest price, with correct weight and
strict reckoning, has any influence, this OBJ
Ject will surely be accomplished.
Our mills having been built and kept run
ming at great expense, of course must be sup
piled with wheat Flour being in good de-
mand aud bringing fair price, our mills can
afford to, and do pay more for milling wheat
than the shippers OF other towns possibly can.
This also Is n great inducement to the farmer
keeps our market well supplied when djoin-
ing towns are receiving no grain at all.
The demand for Corn being light there is not
much in. The price being low farmers are
holding on waiting for our starch factory to be
completed and set to running thinking, and
rightly too, that ii will be in good demand at
n fair price when that institution begins to
use Its two hundred bushels per day. ss
Oats are coming in butslOwly. Shippers do
not seem to care about handling them at pres
ent. Most all that have been on the street
have been bought for home consumption. The
prices range about as last week. F..
The receipts of Rye and Barley have been
scarcely worth mentioning. What little has
been offered has been bought by the Brewers |
Both Rye and Barley Will always find good
sale at our Breweries at higher price than
the market will bear for shipping.
The Wool crop of this section, though small
is rapidly increasing, and will find ready
sale at the highest market price as soon as our
Wooden Factory is completed and put in ope-
ration, which will be about the first of next
month. The proprietors are endeavoring to /
secure all the wool in this vicinity In order to
start with good stock and drive the bust ness |
to its full extent with success
Thus all farmers must plainly see that with |
our mills consuming the wheat, our Starch
Factory the Corn, our Brewers the Rye and /
Barley and our Wooden Factory the Wool,
that these commodities will always bring n |
higher price than in other towns where they
have not these advantages.
Our city is well supplied by our three lumber
yards with a selected, well assorted and splen-
did stock of lumber. The vast improvements
going ON in our city, and the almost unprece.
denied immigration of settlers who are OPEN
ing up farms and building houses and barns
on our surrounding fertile prairies, make trade
in this article brisk and large.
Our stocks OF dry goods, drugs, groceries, &C.,
are large, assorted and complete. The compe.
tition in these articles is sufficient to keep
prices within bounds, and reasonable.
Owing to the hardness OF the last winter and
depth of frost, hundreds of bushels of Potatoes
In this vicinity were frozen, which renders
them scarce, consequently they are in great
demand at any price. IA
Butter is coming in very freely and rather
Inciinlng downward.
The market is very fairly supplied with
Eggs, the supply being about equal to the
home demand. 500 r#
What Beef Cattle and Hogs are offered for
sale are taken readily by our butchers at fair ,
price, Most Of the cattle being bought by ship 4
pers who are looking them up, but few appear
On the street. Sheep and Calves are in good ,
demand for home consumption
The sales Of Grass Seeds rather foil short of ,,
asst week, but little inquiry being made for {
my except Hungarian, which is sown during Z
next month.
All business has shown decided improve i
nent over last week, and bids fair to increase Z
apidly and steadily.
Business on tho street yesterday was rather a
'nlivened by q transaction In which one firm =
old out all their wheat ON hand at Si,la , ,
We quote at Wholesale In