Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-07
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SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

sEcRErAKY's OFFICE, !
CAIku CHAMBER COMMERCE,
September I, 1861 P. N. J
The following wholesale prices. From store in
small lots, the same will be advanced a trihe:
BACON-Clear sides are held at 20@22c., Shoulders
ls@9)c., and sugar cured Hams at 29@32c per h..
BUTTER-strctIy choice, none in market. Would
sell quick at 272scn kegs, and 2s@sOc in tubs Com
mon inferior is selling at 15M2Oc.
CORN-The market is unsettled Mixed and Yellow
at 73@1lc; White aud Yellow in lots 81 Si; choice
White at S9@SSc, very scarce.
COTTON-Is nominal No sales reported.
COAL There is limited demand for coal and
prices are firm at bush by the barge load and
$500 per barge. Lower Ohio 2l@22c and ILL., 81 z2;.
by the car load.
COFFEE-Is firm. Rio s11@s2sc. for good to choice.
EGGs-But few arriving and small demand, and are
selling at 19@2oc Receipts larger than sales
FLOUR-Choice white wheat family $l1 81; double
extra red and white $11 co. extra red wheat 80 80
single extra IS 80; superhne IS 90. Spring wheat
- OO@7 SO.
FRUITS-Medum to good cooking apples - OO@$3 per
bb Choice eating apples but few market. Would sell
readily IL OO@5 90 bb Choice peaches are offered
| at I'll 2o@1 90 for baskets boxes. Grapes are
coming in freely, and selling 253Oc pound for
good Ounces, very fine article, selling at 81 90
per bush.
HAY-New Timothy commands $1s@&2o, and Prairie
$14 OO0l5 10 per ton. No sales Of Importance repor
ted.
LARD-Isanges from 9s@24c in bbls and for 24D25c
| In kegs.
MOLASSES--Ranges from 81 20 to 81 Is for the
best New Orleans; Porto Rico sO@90c and inferior,
fermented and reboiled at 6O075c.
| oATs-Mrket well supplied and dull at 40@45c per
bush for PRIME 45c in sacks, sacks included, and SIG
| 4Oc for inferior.
PORK-Prime mess $32 OO03S 90 per Dbl.
ONIONs-No sales reported. Market overstocked and
dull at 81 Copper bushel and - SO per Dbl.
POTATOEs-Choice assorted selling readily at
| - 750s 90 per barrel, 81 1901 Is per bushel
Sweet Potatoes sell slowly at IS OO06 % per barrel
| or % $500 SO per bushel.
POULTRY-Spring chickens quoted at $325 pei
| doz, and last years do 1T - 5o0$5 90 per dog.
sALT-Kanawha. large bbls - TO- small do. at - %.
| soGAR-We quote N. o. at 1601sc. Porto ::c~
A0b15c. and powdered and crushed at 21023c.
| WHEAT-Choice white 81 OO02 IS; do red 800
IS sprouted and inferior TOOL 49, We have heard Of
two sales of strictly choice at 80 co. and at
| 81 Is, to 60 to St. Louis.
| WHIsKY-Common, is higher. Sales are reported of
80 bbs at 81 Is, 10 bbls 50 90 We may quote it
at e 1892 80.
| Receipts per Ill. Central HailrOad'
! Since last report.
70tonshay 419 bbls Flour 800 bush wheat, III pkgs
mdse 80 head CATTLE 50 tons ice, lis SKIS meal ~ SKIS
coffee, IS bbs onions $1,000 # lumber bbs eggs, 81
pkgs potatoes 80 tons COAL 700 lbs butter 300 lbs poul
| try, 500 lbs fruit, 800 lbs fish.
Shipments per Railroad.
! [Since last report.
1S3 pkgs mdse, 20 hhls tobacco, is bales cotton.
| Receipts per River.
| [Since last report.
81 pkgs mdse, 20 empty bbls, baskets peaches, As
peaches "a bxs pepper q hhds tobacco, crates
cabbage bbls fish, As hf bbs beer, carriage, horse,
1876 bales hay, IS bales batting 80 pcs baggng 20 bales
seetng 40 coils rope 100 bxs candles, bbls gin, 30
| bxs liquorice, bds grass rope IS bales cotton.
Shipments per River.
ISince last report
4chests oysters II pgs mdse, 80 coils rope 2o3 bags
bran bbls eggs so demIjons, boxes cabbage, 200
bxs hard Bread casks betles II bss -four, 100 bbls
salt.
Of the above receipts per railroad Hal iday Bros re
ceived so tons hay Adams Express Company received
50 pkgs mds 700 bbls butter 800 lbs poultry, 500 lbs
| fruit 800 lbs fish,
Of the shipments per railroad Halliday Bros. shipped
river Halliday Bros received IS bales cotton 90 hhds to-
| bacco.
the shipments per river Halliday Bros shipped Il
| bbs -four, 100 bbls Salt.
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