The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-20
COMM ERClAL.
CAIRO, lLLIsoIF.

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The market rules duh all round. Prices
A-o generally Arm and unchanged. In
q our stocks in grades above 81 20 are
largo and increasing, aud tho demand
small. Low grades are scarce and active.
X ,ceipts Of hay are Small and the demand
about equally 90. There Is no surplus Of
choice in tho market. Corn and Oats are
q liet and dull, but hrm as TO price. Meal
is dull atsi 90. Bran quiet At $40 30.
T. ,gs are ia demand and scarce irosh re-
c,lPts sold to-day a, zoe. Choice butter
is ia good demand II outside quotations
bat medium I, plenty and DAN. Poultry
Of all kinda is plenty and very dull. In
provision. smoked meats are dull and
declining.
Tho weather is warm, clear and pleas.
ant--nrst instsllment Of Indian summer.
THE MARKET.
rS-Our friends should be.r in mind
tina. the prices here given are ususlly for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
Cling orders and for broken lots IL i,
Necessary to charge an advance over these
dgures. @V5a
FLOUR
Tho market rules heavy and dragging
on all grades rated At % and upward
Stocks arc heavy aud increasing. Low
grades are in moderately active demand
and scarce. We note sales Of 200 bbls va
riou, grades 4 10 10 30, COO bbl. vari-
Gus grades 90 10 6 o. car load
8 Is; 2 car loads various grade,
1 80 to 90; coo tbls various grades 50
90 co. lsO bblS City Mills 4 30 to 90
200 bbls various grades co to 6 90; 200
bbls 0oi 100 bbls -.
HAY.
Choice is in fair demand and small SUP
ply. Low grades are neglected. Prices hoo
arm and unchanged Sales were Cat
choice timothy dol Il 90. car choice tin =
othy del 20 o., 4 cars choice timothy del
10 10, 3 cars choicj timothy del 10 %.
car gilt edge del p 90; cars choice mix.
cd del ~ 90.
corn.
There Is very .iAle doing in corn. Or
ders are ligh, aud supplies small. Price
r lie steady and Grm. We note sales Of
200 sacks mixed delivered, soc; / car
mixed in sacks delivered, 9Oc; / car white
in sacks delivered, Ole.
OATS.
The market is quiet ana Grm, but de-
IN md small. We note tho followiI z
sales: l car mixed In sacks delivered,
Soc; l car black in bulk on track, 55ci
l car mixed 10 sacks delivered, 60c. 2 cars
mixed in sacks delivered, Csc; car mixed
IN bulk on track, b3c; car mixed in bulk
IN track, Southern Illinois. &c; cars
mixed in sacks delivered, 5Sc.
CORN MEAL
The demand is very small, and o)n.
fined to the order trade. The only trans
actions we have to report were so barrels
steam dried at 90; so barrels kiln dried
at A 90.
BRAN.
Quoted at 10 90. The market is quiet
and demand small. No sales Of car load
lots were reported.
BUTTER.
Choice Northern butter is in good do
mand and receipts are all taken on ar
rival. Medium grades are dull and hard
to sell. We note sales of 800 lbs good t.
choice 80 to 33c 500 lbs Southern Mi
nois 90 to 30c; 100 lbs Choice Southern
Illonois 3Oc; packages choice Northern
32c; 20 buckets good TO choice 2s to a2c,
EGGS.
The demand is active and receipts
light Prices are steady and higher
Fresh receipts sold as high as zoe to-day
We motto sales of 500 dozen fresh IL to20c;
200 dozen fresh II to Sc 10 boxes fresh
lsc.
POULTRI.
The mar ket is duh and ,ovtrstockod with
oil kinda Of poultry. Ducks are quoted
dull at 2 90, turkeys do, at 90, and chick
ems do. at o0@3 90. Sales were fifty
dozen young and old chickens at 2 600
3 on; two coops mixed old and young
chickens, 2 90 eight coops old chickens,
2 1903 90; niuo coops young chickens,
200 ttItNt' e..sN|
FRUIT.
There is a steady demand for choice
Shipping apples at prices ranging from
9 90 to 3 90, Common are dull and hard
to sell. Oranges are dull at quotations,
We note Gales of 60 barrels choice apples at
50@a 90; 90 boxes peaches, 25@Sbc; 90
barrels oranges, 8 00@s co. l2s barrels
mixed apples, 1 rs. y tnt