The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-01
MARKET REPORT.
PR1CE CURRENT OFFICE,
CAIRO, Monday March 81, 1873. !

n adyices from below, the feeling in tho oats
market has materially improved, and to-
day sellers held firm for 3ic on lots that
last week could not find buyers at prices
? above CSC. Meal is weak to-day with no
. buyers in the market. Corn.s quiet and
c plenty going at 43c for mixed, and 47c for
c white. Hay continues drag on tho mar
= ket Choice timothy receives little at
a tention, but anylhingbelow tina. will not
\ sell at any price. Tonnage is more
plenty, and the Mobile and Ohio railroad
to-day signihed Willingness to take all
the fregh. offered for transportation
over its lines.
Freights have declined Rates toMem-
phis and arc lie and Csc and to New
Orleans 20 and 50c
Our reports Of sales are made up from
actual transactions on Change and may be
relied on as showing the correct condition
Of the market. With the regular reports
of to-day, we publish the rates of weighing
forwarding, storage and commission
adopted by the Cairo Chamber Of Com
inerce, going into effect on the first day of
April, to which we invite the attention of
correspondents.
ls"Correspondents should bear in
mind that our quotations represent prices |
! for round lots from first hands unless |
otherwise stated, and that in filing small
orders higher prices must be paid ia
FLOUR-Very dull, no demand worth
speaking of, and transactions are gcner.
ally limited to the order trade. Sales 90
bbls X Sc co. 100 ibis choice family s9
90 bbls xxx 81; 70 bbls y s. 80 and 100
bbls Xxx Sc 70.
HAI-Flat, no demand at all for any,
thing below choice timothy. Prairie hay
is not taken at Sl2 and choice mixed was
offered on Change to-day at SIS and
found no buyer No sales were made to-
day on Change. Sales for last week, 9 cars
choice timothy Sl7i car do Sl7 80; 9
cars choice mixed SIT cars do SIG: 700
bales do Sl59lG and cars choice timothy
SIS, all delivered.
CORN-The market is strong at j3c for
mixed and 1T@4se for white. Stocks are )
somewhat reduced. Sales: cars mixed
sold early in burlaps, lie; l7j sacks do
4ic dol cars white, in bulk on track zoe;
1000 sacks mixed del 43c; 1900 sacks do
43c; cars mixed in burlaps del 4so; 900
sacks do i3ci cars white in burlaps del
i7c; cars white in bulk on track 3sc; so {
sacks mixed in dundecs 4ic; cars white
and Of mixed sold on private terms. !
OATS-Thc marl,e: is firm to-day n. [
SIC sacked and del. The stock ia pretty
well cleared up, Sales embrace cars l
choice mixed, sacked and del 3ic cars r
and 900 sacks do 33ici . cars do in bulk
IN track 27l@25c 1
WHEAT-Nonc offered on Change.
Quotations on tho streets are choice white =
s.; No 81 90; No 81 80; choice red :,
Il s.; No ! 81 -; Mo- 81 Cj; Mcditorra- /
mean 81 IS.
CORN MEAL-Weak and prices auc- )
.usting, no buyers in the market to-day y
md no meal sold. 100 bbls X. u. sold \
,arly at 81 200 bbls do So 10 and 800 i
Richey, sold on pit IL
BRAN-Plenty and dull car sold TO- u
lay, sacked and del, at Sl5 per ton. G
BUTTER-Strictly choice solid packed 7
: in demand and scarce; common plenty u
nd dull, 81 packages choice sold at 3oc q
md 10 do 33c.
EGGS-Receipts are light and prices I
ave advanced. 4 number OF packages T.
iold at shippers count at l59l7c. +
CHICKENS-There is fair demand i
for choice at 50 80 per dozen for mixed I
and 81 for choice hens. I
PROVISIONS-All kinds of smoked
and dry salt meats are in fair demand and
limited supply, Quotations are a shade b
higher. To-day bacon shoulders packed =
were 7lG7!c; clear sides packed 7fG,9Ic;
plain country cured hams llG,l2c; plain n
sugar cured do l2@l3c; lard in tierces
73@sci in kegs 9@l0c; pork Sl5@Sl6 so.
APPLES-Choice are in fair demand.
and selling at Si@5; common 50 so. J.,
oRANGEs-plenty and quiet. 10 boxes ci
sold at S5@s5 80. rC
Observation-Disclosures; wo note Il
sales of 100 bbls Peach Blows del 90 %, Ii
100 bbls do 81, and 10 bbls Swee. Potatoes ~ ~
50 70. tr
HAMS-Spgar cured canvaaed are Z,
selling in lots at l4@l5c, ct
BACON-Clear sides e@loc. Break =,
fast bacon lll@l2c. X
SCGAR.-Activo and selling C5l2Ic for y
coffee A li@l4lc for crushed, powdered :
and granulated.
TEAS.--Imperial, 75@l % Gunpow-
der, 75@l rs; Oolong black, 75OSl
Young Tyson, sl@l 40.
CHEESE.-Good demand New York
factory q ID l6!@l7c,
SYRUPS--The demand is fair for
choice at 6oc@Sl u gal and New Orleans
at 75@s0c. 7
PLASTERlNG HAIR.-35c p bushel.
LlME.-In lots 81 rs to so u Dbl. G
CEMENT,-At Wholesale S2(12 80 a
Dbl.
COAL OIL.-2s@30c.
GUNNIES.-Re-.ewed % bushels lse; u
bushels 200. :
BURLAPS.--25 bushels corn, % OK -
lb9c; do 10 or Ice; bushels Oats zoe; 8
bushels 2lc; bushels 22c.