The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-11-25
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PRICE CURRENT OrFICs, I
Monday Eve, Nov. "a, 1873. I

tivity IN hay with not much OF the latter
commodity offering, most receipts being
held by order Of shippers for higher
prices. Flour continues heavy and dull
comes in freely and sales are slow.
Stocks aro laage and increasing, Corn
meal 10 in light supply and small demand
So G5 is the ruling figure on choice brands.
Butter is plenty and unchanged. Eggs
scarcer with an upward tendency in
prices. Poultry, especially live, ia plenty
and dull. Choice apples are in active de-
mand and sell readily ~ S4gi 30.
rho weather has been stormy and bad
for three days past but changed for the
better this afternoon and there 10 a fair
prospect for = pleasant business week.
THE MARKET.
oCCorrespondents should bear in mind
that these quotations are for round lots
from fret hands. For broken ana sum-.
lots, and in 1lling orders, an advance
1, charged over there prices. -61s
FLOUR Dull and heavy. Transac-
,ions are small and receipts are large,
socks arc heavy and increasing every day
Sale. embrace about 1900 bbls ~ follows
200 bbls variou. grades s. 50@s 90; 100
bbls do dc on cash orders S. 5O@s IS
300 ibis "Uhrs Triumph sold on private
terms 200 bbls choice xxx sold to ar.
rivsMs7 IS; 800 bbls xxx to arrive At
SC 90; 100 bbls xxx to arrive Sc 80
and car load Xxx sold at IS 30.
HAY-There 10 . fair enquiry for both
mixed and timothy to-day, and no, much
offering, receipts are fair but most that
come in to-day was taken in store on ship
pers orders to wait for an advance. We
note sales 2 cars good mixed tlGC9l7 del ;
cars primo timothy del SIC; 2 cars
choice timothy dol oil and 2 care do sold
at SIC so del.
CORN-Receipis Of mixed are very
liberal and the demand for shipping 10
steady and likely TO continue 80. The dc.
mand for white 10 small. Sales were IL
cars old mixed in bulk on track at 43c ;
cara white in bulk on track 43(94lc; 10
cars mixed in sacks del SIC and 2 cars
Sic.
OATS-There 10 . steady demand for
all that arrive. Prices arc firm 81 44C145c
in sacks dol and s6@3sc in bulk on
track.
We note sales Of car MIXED IN sack,
del 43c; cars do in bulk on track 3sG,-
3yc; 2 cars do in lacks del 44c; 3 cars
do do 4sc; ! car strictly choice, black in
bulk sold al 500 and car white In sacks
45c del.
CORN MEAL-Rsceipts are small and
the supply and demand limited. Prices
Srs firm and should the demand increase
In corn As Al present, prices will 90
higher. 50 G5 is the rising figures on
choice brands. Sales wers-l car "Song.
ers ~ % del; 300 bbls choice steam
asiea dol - 90, ,S~. ,~s.A % $40
car green meal sold NS2 90.
BRAN-Quiet.-SAles were car corn
bran $i3 del; 2 cars whea, bran SI4 del
and 323 DO del $l5 q ton.
BUTTEg-Unchanged. Receips are
liberal and demand iair for choice, 25c 10
the ruling price. Salcs were 10 pkgs
roll and packed 22@25c; phgs choice
roll 25c; 800 pounds choice northern 2sc /;
400 pounds choice roll Csc; 500 pounds do
25@2Sc and 600 pounds do 24@25c.
EGGS-The demand is active and
market bare. Receips are all taken on
arrival. Sales were 200 dozen, shippers
count at 2sc and 800 dozen do 23c.
CHICKENS-Live poultry Of all kinds
are . dreg in the market, dressed poultry
finds moro ready sale, but the weather 10
not ye. cold enough to warrant heavy
shipments. Sales were 20 dozen live
81 6O@2 so and % dozen dressed 81 50.
@3.
TURKEYS-Quiet. 9 doz live sold .,
$96l2 and 900 lbs dressed sold At ll@
l2Sc y pound.
ORANGES-Small demand, IL bbls
sold At $40 10 all We have to report.
APPLES-The demand for choice il
steady and prices firm. We note sAles o.
100 bbls choice northern Al f4(9+ so and
so bbls 1904 so.
POTATOES-Scarce. Quoted Al SO i
barrel. Sales only 100 bbls damaged, q,
81 50.
CIDER-We note ssles Of 10 bbls q,
50.
CHEESE-40 boXes cream cheese sold
at lac.