The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-17
MARKET REPORT.
PAIGE CURRENT OFFICE, /
Monday Eve, June Is, 1873. !

GENERAL REMARKS.
We note some Improvement in corn
meal since our last issue. but the general
market remains In the same state Of dull.
ness heretofore reported with leading
articles especially -four, hay aud oats are
very slow Of sale.
A few sales Of -four has boon effected by
dealers making concessions, and few cars
Of strictly choice hay have been disposed
| Of ut low figures.
Corn meal is active and scarce, with
prices on choic, steam dried advanced Sc
on the Dbl.
The weather II very hot.
The Ohio river 10 large and continues
TO rise slowly.
Freights are quiet and rates TO Mem
phis and New Orleans are unchanged
from Cairo, but an advance IL reported
from st. Louis.
D%Corie spondents should bear in
mind That our quotations represent prices
for round lots from ars, hands, unless 9TH
erwise stated, and that in niling small or.
doris higher prices must DO paia.-3a
FLOUR-Recsipts are 10 excess " the
d ,mAnd, and stocks already large and in
creAslng prices 10 the last week have dc.
clinsd rs aud so cents on the bbla We
note sxles Of 200 bills choice xxx, to ar
rive, del from track s. as; 80 bbls
do from store s. 20; IFS bbls various
grades $7@9 aud so bbls family 50.
HAY-A few cars OF strictly choice
timothy and mixed have been sold
since our last report Of SIG
and ST. del, to DO used in nlling orders for
the South. There 10 no speculative de-
mand At al. We note one sale to-day Of
Q cara choice mixed del Ut SIT.
CORN-Ths week opens with . better
supply Of both mixed and white corn on
the market. Tho demand continues active
and prices are arm at quotations. Six cars
choice white in square sacks sold st Gle
del; 3 cars mixed in sacks del brought
49c; $50 sacks white 1t points telov sold
st Soc dol, and cars white In sscks del
sold at 5O@5lc.
| OAT5-The market 10 dull and un.
changed. Receipts are small; demand the
same. asc 10 an outside fgurs--in fact
they may be quoted dull At 37Gs3sc to-day
We note sales Of 2 cars at 3ss sacked and
del.
WHEAT-Msrks, uncbang ed. No sales
reported.
BRAN-Quist and dull. The mills are
asking $l2 90 which is about the correct
| quotation.
CORN MEAL-The market 10 bare Of
choice meal to-day and the demand
Is active to supply the order
trade. Receipts to-day would find
ready sale At 81 As and So 60 for choice
steam dried. We note sale Of 100 bbls
round lots At 81 IS. Transactions have
been limited by lack OF supply to meet The
demand.
i BUTTER-The hos weather tends 70
keeping the butter market down.
Twenty cents 10 the outside figure for
choice, while the average receipts will not
command more than i5c or lsc, and weak
a, that, SAlss 20 pkgs choice packed 2Oc;
10 pkgs do isc to 20c, and lc pkgs do l6c
to lsc.
EGGS-Markst bare to-day. The de-
msnd 10 active and few would sell at an
advance over last weeks quotations. Large
shipments at this season would soon glut
the market. We note sales Of 800 dozen
fresh l09l2c, shippers count
EXPERIMENTATION Of spring hardly
meet the dsmand,and old are In very limi.
ted supply--2 coups spring sold At 81 so
10 dozen hens % 5O(93 rs; choice
mixed sell atS3 25@3 90.
FRUIr-Nons in the market, except Q
few oranges and lemons in The hands of
retail dealers.
POTATOES-Thsrs are no old potatoes
on the market to-day, but there 10 notice
Of shipments TO arrive Tomorrow. The
nav crop 10 coming 10 from The South and
; dnds ready sale M arrival ., $5as 90 Per
Dbl sound Pssch Blows ere quoted q TO
10 bulls 20 bbls new pstssess ND .,
y 10.
YRovIsIoNs-1hs marie, y sssAss