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THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



COMMERCIAL. 



Springfieia Market. 



Office er the Illinois Fakmis, ) 

 November 2S, 1857. i 



FLOUR— Extra white,$& 60; comiuon j5 00. 

 WHEAT— New fell 7oc; good red6a@70c; Canada club 

 spring, 50@60c. 

 KYK — 5Uc per bushel. 



CORIV— Sales of new 20@25c; white shelled for bread 30c. 

 OATS— Sales at 20©22 cts. bu. 

 BARLEY— 50@GOc. 

 HIDES— Dry flint 6@7 ?, ft. 

 BRAN— Gctti.^ bu. 

 SHORTS- fiue, 75c ^ cwt. 



CHICKENS— Dressed 123/^@15; $1 25@1 50 "^ doz. 

 TURKEYS— C@8c "^ lb. 

 ONIONS— 1 25 9 bu. 



POTATOES— 3.5@&0c^bu.; sweet do $1 50. 

 APPLES— Dry SI 40®$! 50; green 50c(U,75. 

 BUTTER— 18@2o cts.filb. 

 CHEESE— 11@15 cts. ^ lb, 

 EGGS— 12@lo ct3.%i doz. 

 HAY— $6@10i>ton. 

 CORN MEAL— 60c. f( Jiu. 

 HAMS— Smoked 10@ll;^^c^ lb. 

 MOLASSES— 75@80c Jfi'gal ; sugar house 80. 

 GOLDEN SYRUP— 75c@$l 00 

 SUGAR— Brown, 10@12c %« lb. 

 TALLOVr-8@9c ^ lb. 

 BACON SHOULDERS— 14c. 

 SIDE MEAT— 10(^12c fi lb. 

 LARD— S@IOc declining. 

 BEANS— 75@S1 25 per bush. 

 COi'FEE— Rio,l4®ltii^c^ lb; JavalS@20u. 

 RICE— 8@10c 



CLOVER SEaD—$S@10rerbu;Tin;uthy, 1 SOcril 75. 

 CANDLES— Tallow 15@1C; StaroOfrf.aoc per lb; sperm GOc. 

 PEACHES— Dry, §2 50. 

 SALT— 0. A. $2 25-^ bag; barrel SO. 

 WHITE FISH-$63^ f. hallbbl. 

 COD FISH— ^ lb G34c. 

 MACKEREI^— No. 1, '^ bbl $18. 

 BROOMS—-^ dozen $1 50@,S2. 

 BUCKETS— "^ dozen $2 50. 

 VINEGABr-%:( bbl 12^<i@15c. 

 WHITE LEAD— f) keg $2 25@2 60. 

 LINSEED OIL— -#, bbl $1 00. 

 LARD OIL— $1.15 "^ bbl. 

 WHISKY— Common "^ gal 25c; rye oOo. 

 HOPE- Manilla 15(S;20c if* coil. 

 NAILS — S-t.75@5.75 '^S keg. 

 SOAP— Palm $0.bG@.7 -^. box. 

 CARB.SODA— 7J^c fi keg. 



ClUcago Market—Jiov. 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 -lore anima- 

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

 flour 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. Tlio market for hogs, uiess 

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

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

 which were pmchased 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. Wo 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 2,5oS bbls Hour; 49,317 

 bu wheat; 3,434 bu corn; 4,289 bu oats and C75 bu barley. 

 Shipments were 159,089 bu wheat. Snipnients 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 fivorable weather; thej" amount to 1,020 bbls flour; 

 258,797 bu wheat; 2,000 bu corn; 3,000 bu outs; and 350 bbls 

 beef and pork. 



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

 @3 00. Sales of hogs include 100 head, averaging 320 lbs at 

 4 80 gross; and 300 head for next week averaging 250 lbs at 

 4 15 gross. 



Mess pork— 70 bbls sold at IG 00. 



Mess Beef— 9 00@12 00 \% bbl 



Cut Meats — Hams and bhoulders7(5>9c'p lb; hams inpicklo 

 9c; beef hams ^ bbl 18 00. 



Dressed hogs — Active at 5 00@6 25 f* cwt. 



Lard— Brisk at 10c ^ lb. 



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

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

 Sales of snuill lots also of country brands at prices not 

 materially varying frotn the current figures of the week, 

 ranging for superfine to choice extra at 4 25 to 5 75^ bbl. 

 About20,000bushelsof wheat were among the receipts to day 

 Buyers, as usual on Saturday, held off, and the market closijd 

 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 bailey or rye. 

 Market lor whisky cbisfd firm' with suiall sales at 17c ^ gal- 

 lon. A sale of messjiork reported to day. and tlie price sup- 

 posed tu be 13 00. Nothing else in in'ovisions. Groceries 

 quiet. 



Flojr — ^I.'irket unchangta. 100 bbls low grade extra at 

 4 75. 600 l.il.ls eboicc extra 5 75. 



Wheat — Sales comprise 2650 bags fair and good spring from 

 75 to SOc; ."30 prime do at 82@8r)c; 73 bags inferior and com- 

 roon fall at85(((90c: 114 bags fnir aod good at 1 U0((il 05; 

 2400 bags prime red at 1 OSftl 10; 205 do at 1 11, and 19Q 

 bags prime white at 1 ii}"';. 



Corji — Dull. 330 bais new yellow and white sold at Sac 

 and 86 bags old at 4-5c, including bags. 



Oats — 3Iarket heavy. Sales 280 bags common atooj;. 



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Chicago Cattle Market—JiTov. SO* 



Beeves generally sold by live weight, some saies wore by 

 the head. 



Sheep sold by live weight and by the head. 



Swine sobi by live Vveight or estimated net weight. 



Cows and calves generally sold by the he'd, prices varying 

 much and depending greatly upon their milking qualites. 



Markets are a trilie better fur good fat cattltt than last 

 week's ipiutations 



Sales of 1,015 Cov.-s from S2g2 50 to C 00 -^, cwt. Sales of 

 few extra Ircni ^o 25 to 3 50, ijuick. 



Sales of 6.042 Ui.gs from s:3 i>l]20i-i to 4 25. 



S'.tles of 495 Sheep from $2 25(.' 2 iO to 3 00 '•?, cwt. 



Total auiounl of stock received for the week ending Mon- 

 day was 7.044 hugs, 1,255 cattle and 073 sheep. 



Cattle shipped, 200: hogs, 1,602. 



^t, Iiouis ILive Stock Market. 



BaJdiciii's Tayds, Broadivay — "\ovcmher 21, 1857. 



Cattle--Arrival3 for the last week have been rather light 

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

 to butehers ul '2.'y.\ and 3c. gross, W'thafair demand; inferior 

 and C(jmn'.on sell at very low rates. Shippers are doing 

 nothing at present, and packers are doing but little. 



Hogs — A number_,of s;nall luts have arrived within the 

 last few days, and have suld readily to butchers at 4J4(ft''5V-oC, 

 net. Packers have done but little, as sellers hold at a hgber 

 figure than they feel willing to give, 4 ^^c, net, being the high 

 est price oH'ered 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 unality. 



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

 and r^rty-five dollars per head for fair to choice. 



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Kev/ Orleans Cattle Market—Xov. lO. 



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

 We (juote guod and line ^■l'estern at Sc; wrdinar.v do at oj/^© 

 Gc p ill net. Texas and Attakapas cattle J13(S)28 ^ri head. 



itogs — We quote at '6\:mi O' jC '^, ti) net. 



Sheep — Prices at .^2 25(0,4 V- head, in lots; choice at $5 ^ 

 liead. 



!Milch Cows — A fair stock at S-t0(a,75 "p head. 



Veal Cattle — Good demand. Prices SO 50(fi;ll 't'; head. 



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St. liOUls Market, Nov. 21. 



The week closes on a markei indicating no very important 

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



S^aiid Warrants. 



\7q quote this week at the following rates: 



BuviNO. Sellixg. 



40 acres ;:;0 00 $1 00 



80 acres 70 75 



lyo acres 65 70 



160 acres 70 SO 



Warrants sold at this office are guaranteed in every respect. 

 — T/iOMpsoii's Bijiorti'T, 



THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE IN 

 CaSII. paid fur clean 



COTTOff ^^D tINES HAGS5, 



at the Journal Printing OiTico. gave your rags friends; we 

 will take all you have. oc23-dwtf 



