The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-05

Weekly Review whslssais Market.
Nsw YoRx Dec. ].
There has beor a great depression 10 general
trade and prices Of yearly all staple articles have
declined. Disirust exists in every quarter, and
dealers buy sparingy, experimenting further
contraction OF the currency No new failures in
the provision trade reported this week. There
has, however. been 8 greater variety OF cereal
crops exported during the week than IN any s;mi
lar period for many year,.
FLOUR.
Breadstues have generally declined, but the fall
il greatest in four, which has arrived freely
The stock has been added Ia materially, and is
900 barrels against about 5Ge,ooo lsst
year. The eousumption has fallen oa. The fall
is from 50 to 76 cents per barrel on the medium
and high grades, Extra State closes Mt - sdall-
~. shipping Ohio, 3ieall 10, aud st. Louis eI
tras from 4l3als,
Wheat has aiso been depressed. altbough at the
concession of from So 10 cents, there arc buyers
for export, iasin feature in the market this week
The stock has increased some what, and is now es-
| tinated At l.coD,o00 bushels against ,,5DV, geo
last year. AT the close there 10 fair demand for
| rejected spring ut $i,s5@2,o5; Se.2 Chicago
| spring, $2.l56G 2.25; No. is nominal at SIZE.
and *2.s569 2.s2 for amber; $3.15a $50 Tor white
Michigan.
| The corn market has been variable and excited
at times, inf aenced b. the iroin Europe and
| rspid fluctuations in gold. The decline ~ the
week has been about IL cents bushel, prices
closing At 81 is!@lls Tor Old mixed in store
Saw yellow is pient, and il selling ESQ
| las. There is demand for mesl.
Oats are freely offered and have ieen ind ne need
| by the nnfsv nrs BE news from Europe. rhs ex-
port demand has been fsir for I'D Western The
| quotations are esg esc, aud osg e5.c, for ner
state.
| Rye has been o moderate request, sud prices
are unsettled ST decline of st4 lie. The ,nsk.i
| closes quiet ut 81 20 TOR old Western; s1.s7ta
i.23 for new Western, and 81. IS for Cspads
Barley has t.en in fair demand fe- export and
has fuetnsted With the foreign news, closing SC
! lower We qaats Western 81 sjap0c: Canals
| West at 95ea 81 40 banded, aud s..i5.iso eree.
sni Stats At tyvssi.ls.
! Provisions.
Provisions Irregular aud variable. and there
~ less speculative feeling There is fair busi-
ness doing in pork With q considerable demand
TIL stock has increased slightly. There are 55,-
9ae brls against u, 9e0 month $50. The closing
pr e for old fisss $3.50 cash and regular,
and new $22.te to S2e25 and $3.50 Lard In
ffVtsSu III Fft~ rent n ppun1 THIS week, but
nj the close ths Improvement is not sustained and
rii,es are fsfe lower at he fur city, I3Ic for
steamed and Sfc for kettle rendered. Hogs al.
saneed early materially above les pound bu.
ipsed lower s,c 10 Ice for city dressed. Re
,-ints sre light. Bacon has been in better demand
part for for.srd delivery. Prices are nominal
- lei to lie f,r Cumberland and III to ieio for
ee't ribbed; - to l3ie for 4 FORT clear.
strrxa.
The butter iahrke, has been extremity dull. The
stock has inc-~ssed: price. have fallen, aud
sope holders III not be disappointed il they lose
$4,000. too dairy butter sold today at see
and some common Western as low As lac The
bee. butter se.ls at retail at 45a5ue.
Ia cheese the business has also been very limit
ed. The stock haze also been greatly increased
$4,000 boxes have arrived this week Prices have
declined &c pound. Prime factory cheese sells
from IA to i6c. The stock hand is estimated
at 100, zoe boxes. The decline in gold il the
chief cause of the fall
Business in Brazil coffee has been very limited
and prices hare declined. Fair TO prime Rio is
quoted at l7a- to l9lc gold: In molasses theu
business for distilins purposes has fallen of
greatly. Few men are buying. Two thousand
hcgsheads day used TO be sold frceuntly in small
lots for dstilng now the sales for that purpose
would be hfty hossheads day. The quotations
are 55c to Csc Fer Cuba Musoos ado; soc to SIC
for cuba olayed and 6nc TO 75c for Porto Rico,
new crop. New Orleans i. held =. shout $f25
per gallon.
vHIskKf.
The whske. rnarke, is greatly densuraiised. and
scsscey anything IL doing. Prices close al about
zoe in bond. Very few honest buyers are oper-
atiny. There have been sales during the week
from $i.65 to $3.50 gallon. This whiskey paid
no tax.
coYrow.
Business in cotton carly in the week was quite
actise, chiefly for export, though there was some
for investment but With less favorable news from
Europe, . decline In gold, and an easier money
market, prices fen Oh and closed heavy with con-
siderable statement in demand. We quote at
3s9as53c for nidding uplsnds and do for New
Orleans.