Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-19
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SECRETARY's OFFICE,
CAIRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

CAIRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ,
October IS, 1861 P. N.
The weather, being most unproptous, and the de-
mand for produce of all sorts being very light the day
was spent by our business in unwonted apathy.
There change in prices for the simple that
there were transactions worth recording For this
reason alone Price Current" was issued to-day.
The prices of Tuesday those of day. and probably
will be for the rest Of the week.
We copy from the St. Louis Republican of to-day to
show that is not the only market that troubled
with the general complaint. Under the head of g. Com
mercial' it says:
TUESDAY EVENING, Oct. q.
The attendance Change this morning was not large
and the business done in produce small Without
any important changes in any of the leading articles
This is equivalent to saying that in St. Louis in
Cairo business is fiat. There is but little upon the
river except carrying passengers and the railroads find
difficulty in forwarding pr ompty all freight that is
offered.
The Louisville Journal of Tuesday says in regard to
| the pork prospect:
As regards the approaching hog season bear of
sh S t th vp;Iin r.t T m,rs 70 % ehoe e
is apparently small in the State and Indiana but we
that vast numbers of stock hogs are in the States
The climate however, is not suitable there for packing
purposes.
particularly also in Indiana and Ohio to send their
young hogs to Market thus essenng their stock win
throughout the West which has led to the high exrec
tation Of the farmers but packers everywhere
From carefully complied from seventy
four packing points in the Northwest it appears that
contracts have been made at sixty places, while at
the other points contracts had been made at and 1Oc
| for early delivery.
| The Cincinnati Gazette of Monday says
There considerable demand for hogs delvera-
Bile the LIST of November 81 80 oferd for 900
heads delivered the first five days in November They
offered at $1 for all November but the packers pre-
| fer to wait until the season opens.
Persons, who have been delaying building account
fthe high price of lumber will not find any relief in the
following from the St. Paul Pioneer of the 18th:
Within week the price of lumber st. Paul has ia
ken sudden upward start, common grades advancing
q M, and the higher grades from 80 to IS PM. A
corresponding rise has also affected other articles in the
lumber market. The of this Is the high price of
lumber down the river, about $2O in the raft, and
! heavy demand at home.
The following wholesale prices. From store in
small lots the will be advanced trae:
BACON-Cear sides are firm at 23@2Gc., Shoulders
22024c., and sugar cured Hams at 2693oc per Id.
En- coming WIN in more esy and i, about
for good to choice in kegs and 454S for choice in
| tubs.
BRAN-Sales reported at $15 90 per ton track.
| CORN-The market is unsettled. Mixed and Yellow
at 7s@4e; White and Yellow in lots s20s4c; choice
CORN ME1L~strc,Iy Choice, bolted, 81 7s0ss 90 :;
unbolted at 81 90.
! COAL There is limited demand for coal and
prices are firm at 262sc bush for Pittsburg BY the
barge load and Fl 500 per barge. Lumsr ohio 21@22c
and ILL., 21022c by the car load Is offered at retail
delivered at $40 90 per ton for Illinois
| COFFEE-Is firm. Rio 294033c. for good to choice.
| EGGS-But few arriving. Demand good and are
selling quick, with strong upward tendency, at 800
! $50 for fresh at shippers count.
| MOLASSES--Ranges from 81 20 to 81 Is for the
best Orleans; Porto Rico SOD9Oc, and inferior,
| imported and reboed at 60O75c.
| FLOUR-Choice white wheat family $13 90; doubl e
and white $12 co. do extra red wheat $40 So
single 80 SO; superne 81 5O@s so. Spring whea
| IS O0@S 80.
FRUIrs-Medium to good cooking apples 81 90 @$5 90
per Dbl. Choice eating apples sell readily S. 50@6 80
HAY-New Timothy commands $1s@s2o per. ton;
Prairie, but little offered and no demand.
HIDEs-Are firm &c for heavy and s.0sA for mixed.
LARD-Ranges from 26@27c in bbis Or tierces and
for SOC in kegs.
OATS But a small quantity in market, and quick at
3o4oc per bush sound in bulk, and 446c in sacks
3oGD35c for rejected Choice, in buraps, 4S9
Soc
ONIoNs-sales of % blu 81 60 per blu and 225 bbls
50 60 per Dbl.
PORK-Mess $50 00115S 90 per Dbl Prime mess
POTATOES-Choice assorted plenty and selling slowly
at 50 50@3 20 per barrel, or 90D1 90 per bushel
Sweet Potatoes more plentiful and sell slowly al
So 50 per Dbl and 81 25111 40 per bushe
POULTRY-Spring chickens scarce and high, ant
will bring ST 50@D4 90 per doz. Turkeys $15 OO0
20 90 per doz.
SALT-Kanawha, large bbls 81 20, small do at 80 Is
noGARWe quote N. y. at 16@lsc, Porto z:
l4015c, and powdered and crushed at 21Ql23c.
TALLOW-In light demand at lie per Id.
TURNIPs-Are selling for s59Oc per bush, and So "a
@13 Oh per Dbl.
WHEAT-Extra choice white 81 2o@2 30 do red
l s1G12 90; sprouted and inferior 1901 40.
WHtSKY-Common, is yesterday. We may
quote It at 50 20I@2 80.