The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-10-17
COMMERCIAL.
PRICE CURRENT OrFiCE,
Thursdsy Evening, Oct. l6, 1873. I

gard TO the banks show that the situation
10 improving. They are conGning them.
selves tos Legitimate business, and cur.
rency lie flowing into the city from the
country in large quantities. We, in thi.
sector, are feeling gradually the effect Of
this, although the wave Of improvement.
| will not reach us for some time TO come
as the greatest effect in the right direction
for our market must come from the South
We depend almos, entirely on New Or.
leans for market for all shipments, and
until money 10 easier there oar expeeta.
tons must be small, as currency is still
selling at 5(s6 per cent premium, while
f'r exchange 495 per cent. 10 charged.
FLOUR-Heavy and dull. Price. are
unchanged but the demand 10 very limi-
ted. Stocks are full, transactions are
limited to 100 bb's good XXX 81; 100
good Xxx So rs; $50 choice xxx S. %;
100 bbls super 81 IS; 100 bbls on order.
S5@9i loo bbls in lots s. 5oEs and car
load on orders s5@g.
Halfway dull for all kinds excep,
strictly choice. We would urge CORES on
dents to keep low grade hay out of this
market. 1t is not wanted at any price
and cannot be worked of except in very
snisll quantities. Strictly choice hay Gnds
. ready market at all times at fair prices.
Sales were cars prime delivered SIG
3 cara strictly choice brought SIS deliv-
cred; car prime sold at SO and car
common sl3 so delivered.
CORN-All kinds are plenty and the
demand 10 small. There is no shipping
demand. A few cars of wbite find sale
for milling purposes, We note Gale of 4
cars white in bulk at 4Sc 4 cars mixed
sacked and delivered 53@5Ic, and car.
yellow sacked and del 55c.
OATS-There is no shipping demand
Stocks are accommodating. Our report.
embrace = care white sacked and del 43c
10 cars mixed sacked and del 43c; car
black 45c, sacked and del, and car mixed
in sacks, on track 40c.
CORN MEAL-ReceipA have teen
more liberal and the market is easier to- |
day. Sales were 300 bbls "St. Charles"
on private terms 300 bbls steam dried, !
81 IS; loo b1ls kiln dried, 81 70, and 200
bbls steam dried, 81 20.
APPLES-Choice find ready market
.. 81 5o(li 90.
ORANGES-Qloted at $40 per Dbl.
ONIONS-Plenty and mono wanted.
POTATOES-Fsir demand and small
supply. Quoted by the barrel at 81 60@
3 90. We note q sale of car Peach.
blows in bulk, delivered, at 81 per bushel.
HAMS-We note sales o! 1000 lbs.
sugar cured at l5c.
LARD--In small packages 1. quoted at
lie.
CABBAGES-We note sales OF 1000
heads at 7@9c
BRAN-There is some demand for fill
ng orders, but the present prospect is that
he supply will fall off and the mills are
holding back in anticipation of nm ad-
,ance.
BUTTER-Receipts are large; stocks of
III kinds are increasing and the market 10
asy Sales were 1000 lbs. choice 25@3Oc;
o pkgs choice 25 pkgs common 10; 10
'kgs common 2O@22c and 10 pkgs strictly
hoice 30c.
EGGS-Unchsnged. The market IL
ay. Sales 1000 dozen 10000; 500
osen lie; 10 pkgs ls@l9c.
CHICK ENS-The market is glut.od
o demand. We note sales of 20 coops
Dung and old mixed 81 3d. 8 coops do
z 25@2 90 and coop choice 81 rs.
CHEESE-Good demand; New York
Actory, y ID, lsi@l7c. I
SiRUPS-The demand is fair for ,
hoiee At 6oc(9$l y gal, and New Orleans
/ 10000.
PLASTERING HAIR-s5c per bushol.
LlME-In lots vi rs to 81 so N Dbl.
CEMSNT.-At wholesale $!(S2 so y
COAL OIL-22c
BUkLA PS-2A bushels corn, 81 on
o3c; DO II OF Ice; bushels oats zoe
bushels 2lc.
BEESWAX-R ID 3Oc.
SOAP-Shseifor's German notified 7Io,
hsmpalgn soap, 74c.
TALLOW-% ID 10.
COFFEE-Scsrce and firm, Java sell. =,
g Ut SbSS6c; LsguAyrs none; Rio v
lime TO choice 29(93Oc. @
SUGAR--Coffee A, l2l9l3c. 3
BEESWAX-28c per ID.
FEATHERS-S. q. per ID 65c.
BACON-None.
TEAS-Imperial, 75c@$l rs; Gun. II
'wder, 7oel9$i 20 Oolong black, 7oc(l
!; Young Hyson, $l9l 40.
bkOOMS.-Duh; common house seA A.
" % to 80; choice and extra choice ~
'0gs 76i steamboat - 6O06 0o.
FRE!GPT-Cotton, con- pressed 4 IL
ew YORK.. S6c; 70 Boston O.. Ia
impressed to Now York 81 "a; to Boz
RATRS-To New Orlssns and vichs.
lrg; fotatoes apples, etc, 5Os
'und freighte. 2sc cwt, hay 81 psr
ks~l-- :. k.Ss