The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-26
COMM ERCIAl.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS,

all manage 10 miss Us ana ~ " was NOT iOr
the steady breeze blowing over us, these
days would be almost uncomfortable.
The -four market 10 lifeless. There is
very little movement and prices are lower
with tendency to further decline
There is some demand for mixed coin |
aud prices are firm, owing to in scarcity
White corn is 10 good supply and weak
closing to-day at Zoe sacked and delivered
and downward tendency 10 prices.
Oats and hay are firm and quiet, Receipts
are small in both and demand limited.
Corn meal continues to droop, closing Al
3 3j@3 40 and dull with market fully
supplied.
THE MARKET
sssS~ Our friends should bear in mind
thu, the prices hero given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
illing orders and for broken lots it is
necessary TO charge al advance over
these figures. -ua
FLoUR.
$50 marNc5 IL dull and dropping.
Prices are lower all round and the ten.
dency 10 to still lover prices. Stocks are
largo and the movement allow. Sales
we're 500 hbls various grades, 8 90 10
5 co. 300 bb,s various grades . 90 TO 90;
loo bbls various grades 90 TO 90; 100
bbls various grader, 8 90 to %; 200
Dbl various grades, 4 90 10 $ IS. Sales
by city milk were 300 bbls white whoa,
family, 80; 100 b5ls rcd XXXX, 25;
100 bbls rgd XXX 90
HAY.
Tho demand /; confined to best timoihy
for local and order demand, of which
thcto Is n receipts and very little on
hands. Il consequence Of this, the mar.
ket is hrnor with slight upward tend.
ency on strictly choice. Sale. wero 2 cara
choice timothy, Is 90 car mixed doliv-
cred, " -; ~ b.lo, mixed delivered,
Is 90; > cars strictly choic, timothy 10.
livered, o..
CORN.
White 'orn is quiet with little move.
ment and large stock. Prices are weak
and tend downward Receipts Of mixed
are not Up to tho wants OF tho market
and price. hold firm. Sales were cars
white in hulk CG66sci 3 cara mixed ia
bulk G2c; cars white In SACKS, del 7Cc
cars mixed in sacks del 70o; car;
white in .acks, dol 75c; car mixed in
sacks, del zoe; 2 cara white in sacks del
7js.
OATS.
The market i. very firm, with an up.
ward tendency 10 prices. This il owing
not so much to al increased activity as to
, the scsrci:g Of receipts and the small sur
plus on the market. Sales were lOC
sacks, delivered. So; 2 cara in sacks, do
y livered, 81 2 care in sacks. delivered, 81
i 2 cars in .aks, delivered, 53G9ji.
|. CORN MEAL.
The marxet is overs.oekei and fat
IS seemed to be the ruling figure to-day
, We note saes Of 100 bbls $ d 40; 0
bbls in smal lots on orders 8 60; lao Dbl
d d del 3 % 100 bbls 8 j del 40.
I BRAN.
Millers sre asking an advance in bra
/, and as the supply Offering ia very smaI
higher figures than those ruling last wee
n. will BE- obtained. Sales made on order
= have been at Is 90. Car load lots sacke
y and delivered cold q. IL 0o@'G 90.
le BUTTER.
\. There Is q good demand at presan. 70
J. choice sld none coming 10. Strict
choice was hold to-day 22G2ic. Sale
wero 800 ponds southern Illinois, IL
90 I; 200 pounds choice northern, 2?c
y 5 packages choice northern, 20922c 10
- pounds choice northern, 24c; 500 pound
y choics northern, 22@2Ic.
". EGGS.
J. Tn, demand continues in excess Of tn
n. supply, and prices on fresh receipts i
ie good order hold fam a. l3@l4c. w
" notesalos of 500 dozen, l3c 500 dOzo
fresh, l3ci 10 packages fresh, Shipper
court, l3CGl4c.
u, CHICKENS.
10 Receipts Of all kinds are less than ia
or domand and prices arc firm. Choic
RI young chickens are IN active demand an,
y very scarce. We note salos Of 40 dozal
ra young 90 to 2 81 3 coops old hons
m 3 rs; 3 coops mixed, 70,
Ia PROVISIONS.
:, This branch OF the market holds fri
4, aud quiet The demand Ia small bt
nj prices arc as previously quoted. Sal'
VI. were 5000 M clear side packed and do
n; livored, lie, 5000 lbs shoulders, II,
~ terces sugar cured hams, l3c; 5000 n
plain hams l2c.
it FRUIT.
nj Tho market Ia brisk for all kinds
a., small fruits, Sales We're; 6 crates che
rios 3 co. ~ crates raspherrios 4 90;
~ crates goo,oberries / 25(9l 90; 8 box
oranges II 90; 10 boxes lemons IS OOt
\, Ii 90; 20 boxes green apples Coo;
crate, Charles 2 4O@2 5O@3 90
CT crates currnts 2 30@2 90,