The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-12-27
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Illinois Wheat I'm the London Market.
Last season the Illinois Central Railroad
Company caused to be sent to the London
Corn Exchange q number of varieties Of H.
linois wheat, grown in different portions OF
the State. The samples were submitted to
MIR. j. Exeley, an experienced corn factor,
whose report is now presented below:
REPORT OF MR. J. ExuLEY on sA,iPiEs OF ILL
NoIs WHEAT RECEIVED FROM TIE ILLINOIS
CENTRAL EAILRoAD COMPANY.
No. /. Winter Red Chat, La Sale Coun-
ty-A nice quality, but not oil great
strength in fiour-now worth IN Mark Lane
73s. per quarter, impeTiai-wil weigh
about 60 lbs. per .,:.shcl.
No. 2. Union County-A splendid sample
Of red-will weigh in every opinion fully 65
lbs. per imperial bushel-woud command
7os. per quarter if here now. Its berry is
about the size of English Nursery Red
much approved by the town millers.
No. 3. White Winter Wheat-Resembles
our ''Chidham"-worth tbs. per imperial
quartsr-weighs about 90 lbs. per bushel--
Union County.
No. i. White Winter, Blue stem-A
very fine and strong quality-fully 63 lbs
worth 74s. per imperial quarter Perry
County
No. 8. Red Winter Wheat, Mediterrsne-
an, Perry County-Strong and heavy-6i
lbs. per bushel-such as We get from Leg
horn-worth 6Ss. per imperial quarter.
No g. Red Winter Wheat, Velvet Chat
Prime worth 6ss. per imperial 9uarter-will
weigh GO lbs. Perry County.
No. 7. White Winter Wheat, Perry
County-63 lbs per bushel-worth 14s.
per imperial quarter-finc and saleabe
No. 8. Spring Wheat, Perry County
good GO Ellsworth Cos. per imperial quar-
ter.
No. Q. La Sale County quality
worth 65s. per imperial quarterly lbs.
per bushel.
No 10. La Sallc-About 90 lbs. per bu-
shel-worth 64s. per imperial quart.r
No. IL. La Sale County, Red Spring -
About G. Ellsworth 6iS.
No r. Mclean County, nice quality
about 62 lbs.-worth Cos. per Imperial quar-
Ne 49, Mclean County, White Winter
Wheat-worth rs. per Imperial quarter,
prime-ussful sample.
No. ii. Iroquois County, White Winter
Very heavy-6i lbs. per bushei-worth
74s per imperial quarter.
No. 10. Iroquois County, Prime Wheat
CT lbs. per bushel--worsh us per imperial
quarter.
No It, Iroquois County, Winter Wheat
81 lbs. per imperial 5ushel-worth rs per
quarter.
No. II. Viii County, Winter Wheat
Worth 14s- per imperial quarter-weishs
about G3 lbs. per imperial bushel.
No. Is. VIII County, Winter Wheat
7is. per imperial quarter-weighs G3 lbs.
per imperial bushel.
No. 10. De Witt County, White Winter
Wheat-.3s per quarter-weighs about u
lbs. per bushel.
Ne. 90. kankakee County, White Win
ter Whsat-Worth 73s. per quarter-about
62 lbs per bushel.
No. 81. Lee County, Spring Red-About
CT lbs. per bushsl-worth 6Ss. per imperial!
quarter.
No D. Marshall County, Fair White
Wheat, Winter-About u lbs per 0ushel-
worth RS. per imperial quarter.
No. %. Union County, White Winter
About 90 Ellsworth I3s. per imperial
quarter.
No "a Macon County-Fair quality
about 90 lbs-worth 72s. per quarter.
No. %. Williamson County, Red Winter
heat-64 lbs per imperial bushel-pri:ne
sample-worth GSs. per quarter.
\. Bah the samples are in the best
condition and cleanIy dressed, in both re-
spscts better than the cargoes arrive, and
the whole would bear the passage well aad
10 doubt come out III good order. l never
saw finer specimen OF samples from the
United States together.
(SIgned) y. EXELEY.
NOrsH.5er -, 1886.