Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-26
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SECRETARY's OFFICE,
CAIku GuAMRRp or COMMERCE.

CAfho CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ?
October 2G, 1oGo-i P. NJ.
The weather CONT nues fair and business rather
brisk than it last week. Both the demand and
SUPP ly larger The demand for the lower river
kets decidedly on the increase Eggs more plenty
and dropping Butter continues firm. Potatoes
plenty and hardly hold up to the prices OF last week. al
though the same rates are demanded Meats weaker
owing DOUBTLESS to the unsettled prices in eastern mar
kets The late from Europe has had depressing
feet breadstufs, but have experienced but lit
tie, if any, change here.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Of yesterday:
There was good demand to-day inside city me IS
Pork at $3 80 but holders general thing ask 3d.
Meats and Bacon very duh and irregular.
shoulders were offered at $171sc according to quality,
lad Sdos 1T lS10G9c. Small sales of Bacon
ut lS40119c for Shoulders; 2Ol2lc Sides, and zoe
for clear Sides, all packed
For Flour, the market remains in about the
Hilton as reported In our last both buyers aud sellers
being Indifferent, and too apart in their views to
transact much business.
There is moderate demand for the higher grades Of
utter, wI.hout change in prices. We quote prime to
choice Central Ohio at 4O@145c per pound.
From the Chicago Price Current of Tuesday
The supply of cattle in the yards day has been light
and the transactions have consequently been low The
market has presented no feature The few cattle
sold have brought little better prces perhaps than
they should have done Saturday but there is quo
fAh'e advance in prices The market is firm at
tatisns.
Of cattle were made to-day at prices ranging
from "a 80 to 81 per 100 lbs last Monday prices ranged
rom S3 75to Sc IS per 100 lbs
Sales of hogs to-day at prices ranging from
from 50 to sa per Ie hast Monday prices ranged
Had there been lair supply OF hogs in market this
morning, brisk trade would have been driven on the
strength of the --latest advices from New York, and the
fact that few hogs received last week,
pared with previous arrivals The transactions have
oeen Few today but full up to the number offered, ex
ceptng perhaps few light and coarse hogs which nc
one wants to buy and which is folly to send hither.
50 few hogs have been sent forward and the probable
arrivals will be light, that we look firm market
Tor a Few days. but do for material adj
over present prices for packers cannot cut hogs
who invested largely at s12 Is to SIS so two weeks OF
more ago have not forgotten which taught
Them The supply of currency is larger than week
tons here as it did then This will help the market
What-not SO much as to prices in facilitating the
movement OF hogs We report the market firm at oul
quotations. f...
The West Tennessee Wing says:
CoTToNThe Jackson cotton market, for the last five
or sX days has been quite buoyantprices steadily adj
vancing from BIC up as high 4Sc, when crushing tel
egram and drove the all to their holes
On Yesterday sellers holding off, the buyers not
offering higher than 4.c. Nearly every bale received on
yesterday was stored
The following are wholesale prices. From store In
small lots, the same will be advanced trife:
BACON-Clear sides are firm at 230l26c., Shoulders
22@24c., and sugar cured Hams at 2603oc per Id.
BUFFERS coming in more freely and is about
getting plentiful We quote it at 4O@14oc per pound
tubs
bhAN-Saes are reported at 10 w per ton on IracA
CORN-The market is unsettled. Mixed and Yellow
at 7S@7ic; White and Yellow in lots S21s4c; choice
6oss n ssoce boed 81 7, 90
unbolted at 81 co..
COTToN-Is nominal. No sales reported.
COAL There is limited demand for coal and
prices firm at 2602Sc per bush for Pttsburg by the
barge load and 81 500 per barge. Lower Ohio 2122c
and ILL., 210s2e. BY the car load: Is offered at retail
COFFEE-Is firm. Rio 29A6133c. for good to choice.
EGGS-Are plenty. Demand good, and are selling
quick with strong upward tendency, at 32@S5c for
MOLAssts-Ra from 81 20 to 81 Is for tho
best New Orleans: Porto Rico s09soc, and inferior
imported and reboiled at 60Q75c.
FLOUR-Choice white wheat family $l3 90; double
extra red and white $l2 co. do red wheat $40 so
single extra 50 SO; superne ST 5o@s 50. Spring whea1
Medium to good cooking apples 81 90 @s5 o.
per Dbl. Choice eating apples SELL readily 20 5oD6 o.
per Dbl. Small supply.
HAY-New Timothy commands ST. 500$1s 90 per ton
Prairie, but little offered and small demand
HIDES-Are firm at &c fer heavy and S!@SA for mixed
LARD-Ranges from 26@2lc in bb!s Or tlerces, and
for 30c in kegs. ....-
OATS But small quantity IN market, and quick at
334Uc per bush sound in bulk, and 4446c iii sacks
and 3o@35c for rejected Choice, in new buraps 4S@
soc.
ONIoNs-saes of 25 bu 81 90 per bu and 225 bills a
pokK-Mess ss5 oo@ss 90 per Dbl Prime mess
PoTATOEs-Choice assorted plenty and selling slowly
at 81 5ol3 20 per barrel, 900l 90 per sushel
Mixed lots sell for 75c per bushel by the car load
sweet Potatoes are more Premium sell SoWIy d
| So 80 per Dbl and 81 25t01 40 per bushel.
-POULTRY-Spring chickens are scarce and high, anc
will bring 81 5OQa4 90 PEI turkeys SIS oo1t
| 20 90
SALT-kanawha, large bbls. 81 90 small do at s:' IS
.-liAR--We n, y. at l6QL1Sc, Porto p
| l4@15c. and powdered and crushed at 21O28c.
TALLOW-In light demand at 14c per h.
TUkNIPS-Are selling tor S50190c per bush, and 80 Z;
| as GU per Dbl.
! WHEAT-Extra choice white 81 25@2 80 /; do red
| l S0(12 %; sprouted and Inferior 75t01 40
! WI! SKY-Common. is came as yesterday. We may
| quote It at So 1902 30.
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