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THE ILLINOIS PARMER. 



COMMEECIAL. 



9]ff^tn^el(^ Malrket. 



OmOE •I' THE IllIHOIS FaxHIB, ) 



November 28, 1857. \ 



PLOim— Extrawhitie,$&60; cemmon J5 OO. 

 WHEAT— »ew &U 75o; good red65@70o; Canada club 

 spring, 50(S;60c. 

 BYE— 50c per bushel. 



CORN— Sales of new 20@25c; white shelled for l»read 30c. 

 OATS— Sales at 20@22 cts. bu. 

 BARLEY— 50@60c. 

 HIDES— Dry tlint 6@7 ^ Bs. 

 BRAN- Bcts.^bu. - 



SHORTS— fine, 75c ^ cwt. 



CHICKENS— Dressed 12}^®15; $1 25®1 50 ^ doa. 

 TURKEYS— 6@8c ^ ft. 

 ONIONS— 1 25 fi bu. 

 POTATOES— 35@50c^bu.; sweet do $1 50. 

 APPLES— Dry $1 40@$1 50; green 50c®76. 

 BUTTER- 18@25 cts.^ilb, 

 CHEESE— 11@15 cts. ^ ft. 

 EGGS— 12@15 cts.^ doz. 

 HAY— $6@10^ton. 

 CORN MEAL— 60c. ^ bu. 

 HAMS— Smoked 10@ll%cfi ft. 

 MOLASSES— 75®80c ^'gal ; sugar house 80. 

 GOLDEN SYRUP— 75c@$l 00 

 SUGAR— Brown, 10@12c ^ lb. 

 TALLOW-8@9(; ^ lb. 

 BACON SHOULDERS— 14o. 

 SIDE MEAT— 10®12c f> lb. 

 LARD— 8@10c declining. 

 BEANS— 75@S1 25 per bush. 

 COFFEE— Rio,I4@16}^c 5a ft: Java 18@20«. 

 RICE— 8@10c 



CLOVER SEED— $8@10rerbu; Timothy, 1 50(;$1 75. 

 CANDLES— Tallow 15@16; Star 30@35o per ft: sperm 60c. 

 PEACHES— Dry, $2 50. 

 SALT— G. A. $2 25^ bag; barrel $3. 

 WHITE FISH— $63^ ^ half bbl. 

 COD FISH— ^ lb 6i|c. 

 MACKEREL— No. 1, ^ bbl $18. 

 BROOMS—^ dozen $1 50@$2. 

 BUCKETS— fi dozen $2 50. 

 VINEGAR— ^ bbl 123^@15c. 

 WHITE LEAD— ^ keg $2 25@2 50. 

 LINSEED OIL-^ bbl $1 00. 

 LARD OIL— $1.15 ^ bbl. 

 WHISKY— Common ^ gal 25c; rye 50e. 

 ROPE— Manilla 15@20c ^ coil. 

 NAILS— $4.75@5.75 "^ keg. 

 SOAP— PiUm $6.50@7 ^ box. 

 CARB.SODA— 7i^c % keg. 



Cnlcago Market~Wov. 21. 



The weather was more favorable to-day, and business of all 

 kinds more active. Fourteen vessels cleared to-day with car- 

 goes for the lower lakes, and some of those which had put 

 backhave again started. The wheat market is "More anima^ 

 ted and prices at the close are better than yesterday. The 

 fioiir market is without change; buyers and holders are still 

 unable to agree on prices of leading brands. Corn is dull and 

 without any export demand. Tho market for hogs, mess 

 pork, and lard, is more active and prices of hogs are improv- 

 ing. Receipts of hogs yesterday were 4,500 head, most of 

 which were put chased in the country by our own dealers. 

 The St. Louis and Alton road alone brought in 45 cars of live 

 stock — 341 head of cattle and 2,200 hogs. We learn that a 

 large number of the hogs shipped alive froze to death before 

 arriving here, owing to a detention on the road. Receipts of 

 flour and grain by all yesterday were 2,538 bbls flour; 49,317 

 bu wheat; 3,434 bu corn; 4,289 bu oats and 675 bu barley. 

 Shipments were 159,089 bu wheat. Snipments to-day are 

 heavy, a number of vessels going ont, which have bee > chart- 

 ered and partly loaded for some days and have been awaiting 

 more f tvorable weather; they amount to 1,020 bbls Hour; 

 258,797 bu wheat; 2,000 bu corn; 3,000 bu o»ts; and 350 bbls 

 beef and pork. 



Live Stock— Cattle, 2 00@3 00 9 cwt, gross; sheep, 2 50 

 @3 00. Pales of hogs include 100 head, averaging 320 fts at 

 4 SO gross; and 300 head for next week avei-agiug 250 lbs at 

 4 15 gross. 



Mess pork— 70 bbls sold at 16 00. 



Mess Beef— 9 00@12 00 ^ bbl 



Cut Meats — Hams and shoulders 7@9cfi ft; hams in pickle 

 90; beef hams ^ bbil8 00. 



Dressed hogs — Active at 5 00@5 25^ cwt. 



Lard — Brisk at 10c f* ft. 



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St. Iiouls Market, Nov. 21. 



The week closes on a markei indicating no very important 

 change. The staples, tobacco, hemp and lead, remain quiet, 



and without demand or sale. There was a sale of 1000 bbls 

 city superfine to-day, delivered next week, at 4 50 fi bbl. 

 Sales of small lots also of country brands at prices not 

 materially varying from the current figures of the week, 

 ranging for superfine to choice extra at 4 26 to 5 75 fi bbl. 

 About 20,000 bushels of wheat were among the receipts to day 

 Buyers, as usual on Saturday, hfeld off, and the market closed 

 inactive, though unchanged and holders firm in their views. 

 Corn continues dull, with small sales. None of the new crop 

 offering. Oats dull. Nothing doing in barley or rye. . 

 Market for whisky closed firm' with small sales at 17c ^ gal- 

 lon. A sale of messpork reported fo day, and the price sup- 

 posed to be 13 00. Nothing else in provisions. Groceries 

 quiet. 



Floar — Market unchanged. 100 bbls low grade extra at 

 4 75, 500 bbls choice extra 5 75. 



Wheat — Salescomprise 2660 bags fair and good spring from 

 75 to 80c; ?36 prime do at 82@8oc; 73 bags inferior and com- 

 mon fall at 85@90c; 114 bags fair and good at 1 00@1 05; 

 2400 bags prime red at 1 0S@1 10; 205 do at 1 11, and 196 

 bags prime white at 1 12}^. 



Corn — Dull. 339 baps new yellow and white sold at 35c 

 and 86 bags old at 45c, including bags. 



Oats — Market heavy. Sales 280 bags common at 35}^. 

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Chicago Cattle Market~Nov. 16» 



Beeves generally sold by live weight, some sales were by 

 the head. 



Sheep sold by live weight and by the head. 



Swine sold by live weight or estimated net weight. 



Cows and calves generally sold by tho head, prices varying 

 much and depending greatly upon their milking qualites. 



Markets are a trihe better for good fat cattle than last 

 week's quotations 



Sales of 1,016 Cows from S2@2 50 to 3 00 ^ cwt. Sales of 

 few extra from $3 25 to 3 50, quick. 



Sales of 6.042 Hogs from $3 87i^@4 to 4 25. 



Sales of 498 Sheep from $2 25@2 50 to 3 00 ^ cwt. 



Total amount of stock received for the week ending Mon-- 

 day was 7,644 hogs, 1,255 cattle and 673 sheep. 



Cattle shipped, 200; hogs, 1,602. 



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St. JLouls X.ive Stock Market. 



Baldwin's Yards, Broadway — November 21, 1857. 



Cattle — Arrivals for the last woek have been rather light 

 and the stock now in the yards limited. Fair to choice sell 

 to butchers at 2]^ and 3c, gross, w'thafair demand; inferior 

 and common sell at very low rates. Shippers are doing 

 nothing at present, and packers are doing but little. 



Hogs — A number of small lots have arrived within the 

 last few days, and have sold readily to butchers at 4J^@5^c, 

 net. Packers have done but little, as sellers hold at u hgher 

 figure than they feel willing to give, 45/^c, net, being the high 

 est prise offered for immediate delivery. 



Sheep — A fair stock offering, with a limited demand, at 

 prices varying from one dollar fifty and three dollars per 

 head, according to quality. 



Cows and Calves — A light demand at twenty-five dollars 

 and f irty-five dollars per head for fair to choice. • 

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New Orleans Cattle Market— Nov. 10. 



Beef Cattle — The market showed but littlo variation to-day. 

 We quote good and fine Western at Sc; »rdinary do at 5J^@ 

 Oc %) ft net. Texas and Attakapas cattle $13@28 fi head. 



Hogs— We quote at 8i4@9i^o fi ft net. 



Sheep — Prices at $2 26@4 "$ head, in lots; choice at $5 fi 

 head. 



Milch Cows — A fair stock at $40@75 ^ head. 



Veal Cattle— Good demand. Prices $6 50@11 '^ head. 

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liaud Warrants. 



We quote this week at the following rates: 



Bdyixg. Selling. 



40 acres $0 90 $1 00 



80 acres 70 75 



120 acres 65 70 



160 acres 75 80 



Warrants sold at this office are guaranteed in every respect. 

 — Tlwmpson's Beportor, 



THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE IN 

 CASH, paid for clean 



COTTON AND MNEN RAGS, . 



at the Journal Printing Office. Save your rags friends; we 

 ' will take all you have. oc23-dwtf 



