The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-10-01
COMM ERCIAL.
PPicr CURRENT OFFICE,
MONDAY, September 90, 1873.
GENERAL REMARKS.

The market is at standstill. We bsy,
no transactions to report. Prices on lead
ing articles are fully sustained, holder
refusing to make concessions, believin,
that the worst stage Of financial difficult,
- over and that within a week or two A
fsrthest business will resume i.s won,ee
activity. Dealers are unwilling to fore,
sales, ia fact would, in some cases, ratbe,
hold the stocks on hand than send
| them out during the present unsettled con.
dition Of finances all over the country.
Our commission merchants We Lelieye
have unanimously decided to make no ad.
vances on consignments, nor honor drafts
on shorter time than thirty days. Ship.
pers will undoubtedly understand the
necessity and recognize the wisdom o,
this course taken as it is, for tno beneii, O.
all parties, and will give to it an earnes,
and hearty support Our banks to-day
acting under the advice of the bushes.
men OF the city, have, adopting the plan
oil the banks OF other cities, suspended cur.
rency payments and now use only ccr,i.
He'd checks rs a circulating medium.
AT meeting to-day on Change at.
tended by all of our principal business
men the following resolutions were unsn.
inously adopted. We give them in full
that correspondents may better under.
stand the situation
Resolved, That owing to the general
arrangement If financial matters through.
out the country, We deem il for the best
interest OF our business community. and
request that, Tor tue present, the banks of
our CITY suspend currency payment, and
sdopt the uss OF certified checks rs a cir
gu latlng medium in lieu of currency.
Resolved, That the merchants and bust.
moss men of this city have full confidence
IN the solvency Of the banks of this city,
and integrity aud character Of the man
aging officers thereof.
Resolved, That We hereby request that
the banks extend to our merchants sud
business men all assistance that they pos
sibly can,
Resolved, That we, the merchants and
business mer Of Cairo, agree to receive in
al business transactions the certified
checks Of any %! the banks In this city.
the MAKKET.
FLOCR-Insctive. Transactions light.
A good trade is anticipated when business
opens again, and tits thought large stocks
will be wanted Sales, coo b5ls So too.
CORN-N ominal. Nothing doing.
Prices hold firm. Mixed 52G53c white
54c. Sales ! cara mixed j2@j3c sacked
and del.
HAi-Quie.. Prices are nominal at
SIS to L. Very little coming and no,
much enquiry.
OATS-No demand. Price. are quo
ted to-day a, 37@Ssc. Forced sales have
been made Al low us 3Gc.
CORN MEAL-IIo,dcr. are tirm IA, pre-.
vious quotations. Stocks light.
BUTTER Choice is wanted for The To-
cal trade, and would find ready sale a.
25c.
EGGS-Ftir demand for homo con.
sumption. Selling to-day at lsc. Salc,,
boxes and 800 dozen az IS to zoe.
CHICKENS-rhe market is overlook.
ed and dull Choice Young chickens wore
selling to-day at SO SO and old 50.
ONlONS-Are in good dcmaud and
scarce. We note sales of few bbls n.
81 50.
POTATOES Fair demsnd and none
in market.
HlDES-Green sailed per ID s@9c; dry
flint lsc; dry sailed lac dry calf skins zoe;
green do l2c; dry sheep pclts soc to 81 25;
green do 25c to 81.
BEESWAX-2sc per ID.
FEATHERS-S. q. per ID 65c.
BACON-None.
TEAS-lmperial, 75cG$l IS; Gun.
powder, 75c@Sl rs; Oolong black, 75c(a
81; Young Hyson. $l@l 40.
CHEESE-Good demand; New York
factory, y ID, l6l@l7c.
YRUPS-Ths demand is fair for
choice at 6oc(9sl y gal, and New Orleans
at 75@s0c.
PLASTERING HAIR--s5c per bushel.
LIME-In lots 81 rs to 81 SO % Dbl.
CEMENT.-At wholesale $2@2 so y
Dbl
COAL OIL-22c
BURLAPS-2i bushels corn, % OF
l53,; do ID o. l6c; bushels oats zoe
8 bushels 2lc.
BEESWAX-R 10 soc.
SOAP-Shseffer German mottled 7Jc;
Champaign soap, 7lc.
TALLOW--Y ID 70.
COFFEE-Scnrce and firm, Java sell.
ing at S3@S6c; Lagusyrs none; Rio
prime TO choice 2o630c.
SUGAR--A, l2a@l3c.
BROOMS.-Dull; common house cell
At 81 so to 2 so; choice and extra choice
t3(Sa 75i steamboat "a 5000 90.
FREIGHT--Cotton, compressed &c
New York, S5c; to Boston 81. I'm
to New York 81 IA; to Boa
ton 81.
RATES-To Now Orleans and Vicks.
burg: Potatoes, apples, etc, SOC
pound freights 2oc cwt hay 81 per
ION; whiskey 81 40 per Dbl.
TO MEMPHIS-Flour, etc, 3Oc per Dbl
pound freights l5c cwt hay IS per ton
whisky soc per Dbl.