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THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



wheat, and the wheat for seed, which will 

 be required the coming fall, will be immense 

 and must be brought from a distance. 



Within the two last weeks the demand 

 for flour in Eastern cities, for transportation, 

 has sensibly decreased; — and whether there 

 will be a greater demand than now will de- 

 pend upon crops in France and the British 

 Islands. 



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The Price of Wool. — The better qualities 

 of wool are selling readily for a trific more 

 than they brought last year. We would urge 

 our readers to be in no hurry to dispose of 

 their clips at less than last year's rates. We 

 quote the market in Springfield steady at 30 

 to 47 cents per pound for common to full blooded 

 Merino. The great McConnell lots are sold. 



Goodale & Co of Cleveland are getting on 

 all qualities, from two to five cents per pound 

 more than last year. 



The "Wool Grower's Reporter," (Cleveland,) • 

 for July says : '"The customary prices paid 

 by merchants, throughout the State, are from 

 forty to fifty cents, averaging forty-five cents. 

 It add, "the pleasant weather we have had for 

 the past ten days, has caused great activity in 

 the wool trade, and more than three-fourths of 

 the wool has been purchased. Judging from 

 the eagerness of buyers, they would have paid 

 an average of fifty cents, as readily as forty- 

 five. But growers seem to be satisfied." 



CQMMERCiAL7~ 



Springfiela Market. 



OrnCB OP THE IlLINOIJ Fafueb, > 

 July 7, 1857. \ 



FLOUR — Extra white, $8 50; superfine $8 00; common $7 50 



WHEAT— In demand. Red$l 20; White $1 30. 



CORN— Sales at 40@50cts. ^ bu. 



OATS — Sales at 45 cts. bu. 



HIDES — Dry flint 12@13 cts. ^ ft. 



BRAN— 16 ct8.fi bu. 



SHORTS— ■26 cts. ^ bn. 

 • CHICKENS— $1 50@$1 76 $ doz. 



TURKEYS— 7 @8 cts. ^ 



ONIONS— $2 f( bu. 



POTATOES— $1 50@1 60 ^ bu. 



APPLES— Dry $3 50@$4. 



BUTTER— 15@18 cts.'^ft. 



CHEESE— 12>^@15 cts. ^ ft. 



EGGS— 1214 cts. ^ doz. 



HAT— $10 ■^ ton. 



CORN MEAL— 80c. -^ ^u. 



HAMS— Smoked 12>^@15c!p ft. 



MOLASSES— 80@85c ^ gal ; sugar house $1. 



GOLDEN SYRUP— $1 20@1 25. 



SUGAR— Brown, 12@15c ^ lb. ' 



TALLOW-10@12c ^ lb. 



BACON SHOULDERS— 10@12g, 



SIDE MEAT— 13@15c ^ lb. 

 ' LARD— 12@15c. 



BEANS — 3 50 per bush. 



COFFEB-^Rio,14@16}^c ^ ft; Java 18@20c 



RICE— 7i^c. 



CLOVER SEED- $8@10 ner bu; Timothy, $8V^@4. 



CANDLES— Tallow 15@20; Star 30@35c per ft. 



PEACHES— Dry $4 50. 



SALT— Q. A. $2 25 ii bag; barrell $3. 



WHITE riSH— ^ bbl $8. 



OOD FISH— ^ lb &/ic. 

 MACKEREL— No. 1, ft bbl $18. 

 BROOMS— f( dozen $1 50@$2. 

 BUCKETS— i> dozen $2 50@3 26. 

 WHITE BEAD— ^ keg $2 60. 

 LINSEED OIL~^ bbl $1 10. 



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St. liOuis Market-- July 3. 



Flour— Sale of 200 sks at $3; 30 bbls superfine, |5 60; 106 

 do, $5 70; 40 do on board, $5 60; 119 do extra, $5 80; 315 do, 

 in lots, $6. 



Wheat— Sales of 62 sacks spring at 1; 184 do at $1 03@1 05; 

 164 do mixed, at $1 12; 90 do at $1 15; 175 red at $1 17; 130 

 do at $1 20; 3S1 white, at $1 30; 167 prime red at $1 35, all 

 without sks; 88 red, sks included. $1 55 fi bn. 



Corn — Sales of 1516 bags on private terms; musty at 67c; 

 400 yellow at 68c; 190 do at 70c, new gunnies included. 



Oats — Sales of 670 sacks, private; 330 In two lots, at 65c, 

 sks included. 



Bran, etc.— 625 sks bran 65c ^ 100 fts; 300 do shorts 75c ^ 

 100 fts. 



Beans— Small lot white $2 36 ^ bu. 



Potatoes — 57 bags prime old, $1 80 f( bu. 



Whisky— Sales of 85 and 116 bbla at 25i^c; 85 do 26c fi 

 gallon. 



Wool — 5 bags washed 341^0 ^ ft. 



Bacon — Sale of three casks country shoulders, 95^c; 3 do 

 country clear sides, 123^c; 4 and 8 do 13c. 



Pork— 26 bbls mess, $22 50 '^ bbl. 



Sugar — Market feverish and nothing reported. We quote 

 at]0^@12i<ic for fair to choice. 



Coffee-— Prime in demand at llj^c ^ ft. 



Molasses — Inactive at 68@74c ^ gallon- 



[By Telegraph.] 

 New York Market— June 6. 



Flour 5@10c better; sales 5,000 bbls; $6 30@6 50 for 

 superfine State; $6 76@7 for extra [State; 6 40@6 60 for su- 

 perfine western; 6 60(a>6 75 for common to medium extra 

 western; Canadian steady; sales 300 bbls at 6 90@9; rye 

 flour dull at $4©6. 



Wheat market a shade firmer; sales 7,000 bn at 150c for in- 

 ferior; 195c for choice spring. 



Rye dull at 116©118c. 



Corn lower; sales 40,000 bu at 83J^@84c; mixed western. 



Oats quiet. 



Pork heavy; sales 1200 bbls at $22 35 for mess; $19 85® 

 20 prime. 



Beef hams easy; cut meats nnchauged. 



Lard dull at 14@14i^. 



Whisky lower, sales 300 bbls at 42c. 



Money— supply offering is liberal, and demand active; 6@7 

 per cent, on call; 8@9c for short best paper. 



Stocks— M C 80%; Erie 27; C 4 T 56^; Lacrosse & Mil 44 

 NYC sixes 84)^; California sevens of 1866, 65. 



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New Orleans Market— July 3. 



Cotton firm; sales 500 bales. 



Pork very dull; $23, 



Exchange on London lOJ/^; on New York %. 



Other articles unchanged. 



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New York Cattle Market— July 1, 



The receipts for the week were from the following sources ; 

 Ohio, 1160; New York, 667; Illinois, 1126; Kentucky, 80: 

 Texas, 57. 



The average prices to-day, as compared with last week, are 

 about leglike lower. We quote premium cattle, none ; first 

 quality, 12}^@13c.; medium quality, llc@12c.; poor quality, 

 l(Jc@10^c.;"poorest quality, 9c@10c.; general selling prices, 

 10c@12c.; average of all sales, 103^@llc. 



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SU !Louis Cattle Market— July 4* 



Baldwin's Yards, Broadway.- An ample stock of Cattle 

 ofiering. Butcherw pay 7 pnd 8J^ for fair to choice; inferior 

 to fair sell at from 5 to 7, nett. Sfo shipping demand. 



Hogs — A gpoii supply in market. Good butchers' Hogs 

 retail at 7}^ and 8c., nett. Shippers pay 5)^ and 65^c. I)e- 

 mand moderate. 



Sheep— Plenty and selling at prices ranging from $1 26 to 

 $3 00 f) head, according to quality. Lambs sell at $1 50 to 

 $2 60 ^ head 



Cows and Calves — In demand at $25 to $60 per head. 



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Philadelpnia Cattle Market— July 1. 



Beef Cattle — The offerings at both of the yards amonnted 

 to 1,100 head of Ohio, Virginia, Texas and Pennsylvania 

 stock. The prices averaged from $10 to 11, $12 and $12 60 fi 

 100 fts; only the very best realizing the latter price. Nearly 

 all offered wera sold. 



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