The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-05
MARK EFT REPORT.
PRicE CURRENT OFFICE, I
Monday Evening, Angus, 4, 1873 !


Monday Evening, August 4, 1873.
GENERAL REMARKS.
After several very heavy rain storms
the weathse nAs cleared up cool and agree
abb" for either business or pleasure. Bus
mess is generally dull with the exception
of Hour. There is very little shipping de-
mand Tor grain or hay. The advent OF
the now crop Of oats has flooded the mar
ke: and brough. down the prices.
Corn, white especially, is weak
and uncertain. White stocks
are large aud increasing The river is de-
ciining but there is plenty OF water 10 all
points and ratos of freigh, are trm.
rnE MARKET.
ssi+ Correspondents should bear in mud
from first hands. For broken and small
lots, and in hlling orders, an advance Of
to &c is charged over these prices. -,r.s
FLOC R--Firln and scarce. The bet
ter grades are in active request. The
market is nearly bare of all grades
Sales embrace 200 bbIs various grades
81 25@s 70; $50 bbls various grades on
orders So 50@s %; car loads various
grades SO Go(gs So 100 hb, various grad s
sG@9; 100 bbls XXN 5, -, and 200 bbls
various grades seas 10
HAY-Very quiet, receipts are lgh,
and tho demand small. Sales were | car
choice timothy, del, SIS 90 bales do, del,
$i'; and car common mixed sold atsl4,
delivered.
C')RN-There is fun stock on the
market and prices are weak and nm.
steady. There is but little shipping do
mand and the mills are all full. Sales
comprise cars white in sacks, del, BE
} cars mixed do, 41c; 3 cars white do, 81.
@53ci cars white in bulk, on track, AZ.
@i4c; | car choice mixed 10 dundees, del
tsci cars white in bulk, on track, 42c;
= cars white in sacks, del, 53c and = cars
mixed do 47c.
OATS-Receiptsa are liberal and demand
light. We note sales l car new crop in
sacks delivered }5c, and ? car, in sacks lie
livered &c.
BRAN-Quiet aud duh. No demand.
Quotations are llGgi2c, sacked and deliy.
cred.
CORN MEAL-This market is over
stocked. The demand is very light for
the supply, and prices are weak and decl-
ming, several hundred bbls sold to-day rs
low ~ 81 80 per Dbl. We note
transactions are Ms follows 400 bbls steam
dried sold early 81 70; 600 bbls st, Charles
mills steam dried in order lots ~ GOA
2 70, and 700 bbls stesm dried sold a
81 90 del.
BUTTER Stocks are large and the
market is iull. Prices range from ljc for
ordinary marketable butter to 2Vc for
choice, Sales were 20 psckges fair TO
choice lSD2Oc 10 pkgs ordinary to choice
l5CD2Oc, and 900 lbs choice zoe.
EGGS-There is better feeling 10 the
market to-day and fresh receipts in small
packages and good order command i2yG.
Sales were 10 pkgs fresh at Toe 800 dozen
fresh in goot condition, IN small cases,
brought l2!c,
CHICK kNS-Plenty and the market
drags. Sale were coops young and old
$2@3i coop young 81 % coops do
81 25i old s. 25@3 90, and 30 dozen
young and old ~ 5OG13 90
FRuIr-Nothing doing, aud we are
unable to give quotations.
PROVISIONS - The market for
smoked meats is iirm and active; supply
limited. Sales were 10000 b., clear sides
packed and delivered l0ic; 5000 lbs plain
hams packed and delivered he and 1900
lts shoulders packed and delivered oc.
TEAS Imperial, IDOL 20; Gunpow.
der, 75(9I 45 Oolong black, 75@$l
Young Tyson, Sl@l AZ,
CHEESE.-Good demand New York !
factory y ID lGl@i7c.
SYN PS-The demsnd is fair for
choice At GOc@sl q gal, and New Or.
as ma "a. -tI.sno