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Newspaper
Burlington Weekly Hawk
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1862
Page
1
A bold wartime appeal urges Massachusetts to rally with vigor against the rebel threat. It honors fallen soldiers and asks citizens to support decisive action. Dispatches from Fort Ridgely and New Ulm recount ongoing Indian attacks and Union responses under Col. Sibley and Capt. Flandrau.
The letter lists refined sugar molasses wheat corn beans butter eggs chickens hay wood hides and other commodities with prices and ranges. It notes a steady firm market for leading articles with higher lake freight rates, and reports large receipts and Delhi shifts in grain quality and shipping costs. Chicago is cited as the highest market center.
Chicago Wheat and flour markets show quiet activity Wednesday at 4 PM. Flour sales range $4.50 to $4.70 for choice Spring extras while Winter extras are quiet. Wheat firm for Winter grades up 1 or 2 cents. No 1 Red at 1.00, No 2 Red 0.90–0.92, Rejected Red 0.76–0.80, No 1 Spring 0.87–0.88, No 3 Spy 0.79, Rejected Spring 0.60–0.68. Corn firm near yesterday’s close with Mixed 0.27–0.28, Rejected 0.22–0.28. River Yellow 0.86, White Mixed 0.87, River and ae eee 0.29–0.30, Red Mixed 0.28–0.30 afloat. Oats in good demand 0.29–0.30 in store, Rejected 0.02. Rye dull 0.40, Barley firm 0.55–0.60 on track. High wines dull 0.29–0.29 1/6. 100 barrels sold offside. Provisions quiet. Lard firm. Freights steady at 0.12 to Buffalo, 0.13 to Kingston. private terms for corn.
The market shows varied activity with multiple commodities trading. Cotton, corn, bartry, and flour related items list sales and prices, while flax seed remains steady at 125 dollars per bushel and reports project a flax crop near 2,000,000 bushels. Sugar refining circular dated September 2 outlines prices for crushed and powdered sugars.
The Washington Market notes mixed meat demand with buyers cautious and prices at six to eight cents per pound net for Western stock. Chicago Times reports Buell’s forces defeating rebels near Bolivar with 7,000 prisoners claimed, while Confederate movements and reinforcements shift in Tennessee and Virginia as skirmishes continue.
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