The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-20
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Pslak Cosassr OFFICE. |
onday Eve, jan. ~, 1874 !

VI 'phstoVfHp'o Se~'hessSSs va
consequence Of the ice blockade t ".
Louie; but this week opsas With soft,
RAINY weather aad trade very quiet.
Prices 'howevsr. ere held Arm and IN al.
vance 10 asked on ,orn to-day. This Is In
consequence Of the favorable nsws from
below. White and yellow sacked closed
to-day N c'@esc and mixed only . cent
or two lower. TfaasAstions ars confined
almost entirely to the local End order
trade. There isa far armour, OF oA,s Of.
fsriog and taken literally TO NEE. orders !;
but no spscu!asors were operating IN grain
OF any Kind today.
Meal confines so,aswhA. sssitsd and
strong a. il hAs been Anos the cioie Of the
MIssissippi' THE seems tc.bs the only
branch of tie market thss 81. Louis has
any effect on Prices arc firm a.
9 % and tho market almost bare
There was quiet = heavy movsnsn, in
nour on Friday, but the market ia very
quiet to-day.
Butter aad dressed poultry are very
scarce and in active request. Eggs con-
tnae very dull and over stocked.
The market il foil OF low grade. Of hay
aud .Aoas wanted. Choice grades are in
active request FOR the order trade aud
very little in market.
The leading lines Of groceries ere nrn
and advancing. Sugar and coffee are
very srm 1T quotations.
@Corrsspondentss should bear 10 mind
that our quotations represent prices for
round lots from hrs. hands, unless other
wise stated. and that 10 allins sr6sll Or
dsrs higher prices must be paid .-6sa
FLOUR-Ths market during the latter
part Of last week was active and some
what excited, bu. the warm change of the
weather and sprospsctive opening OF the
Mississippi has cooled it down to-day.
We note sAles since our last report Of 200
bbls MN 90; 100 bbls low XxX8 So
loo bbls Xxxx 20; 200 bbls xxx
winter, TO arrive, Z 25; 200 ::bbls Xxx
winter, on track 0G GOO bbls xxx
winter, del l2li 200 bbls choice family
8 zoos IS; 1900 bbls various grades
5@9 o. |
HAI-Common hay in large supply
and dull. Choice finds ready market
and is scarce, very little reaching this mar
ket Sales embrace two cara Prairie del.
90; six cars common mixed del. 90
0l3.00; two oars choice mixed l40t0
1900; four cara choice timothy del. II. COG
1850; ono car fancy" timothy del. $500.
CORN-fir,n but inactive to-dsy. Re-
osipts are light and the sapply of all
kinds on the market is very limited
Sales were one white ia bulk on track 6sc;
twelve cars wk.ts. in sacks del. ss@Gi
5000 bushels mixed, bulk. in elevator EGic
six cars mixed in sacks dol. Ss(GSic; Eve
cars white sacked and del rssold Ge(AG9c
OAfS-Ths stock on the market tO-da,
OF MIXED ~~t., .i.A..sh large Wal
fully up to the demand, which is confinsc
To the order trade. Prices close Arm SIG
So in sacks-45@46 in bulk. Sales, foul
oars Southern Ills. mixed ole; four car
mixed in bulk 4594s; ten cars northern
mixed in sacks 52c; five cars white Galeni
54055c; seven cars white in sacks &c; nv
cars white in sacks t4S55; dive cars blacl
Norway seed sold onp
CORN MKAL-This branch OF ths
market displayed considerable excitement
lAst Friday and Saturday, on receipt o
the news that st. Louis WAS cut OF by tn,
ice and although tho weather ba
changed and the demand not so active
holders are arm at 3 90, and the marke
but scantly supplied. We report salea o
GOO bbls steam dried at ) 90; 600 bbls DO
sold carly. at . 30 and 600 bbls city msal
steam dried in lots 1908 rs.
BKAN-Scsrce and in good demand
| l6 % per ton. We noto sales q soJ sack
at that price.
BUTTER-Ths supply on the marks
10 very small, receipts have run yer,
small aud the d,mand is good. Ain os
any kind % good roll butter corhuasnds 25c
and ch oice Northern would sell nearly .
10000. We note salss Of 900 lbs South
err iriaois roll, good a. 24Si5c; IL pkg
m sAium roll at 2s@26c, pkgs cboic
n orthern at 2s@3Oc.
EGGS-Continue in large supply an
very dull At zoe. Sales 300 dozen shiI
psrs count zoe.
POULTRY-Thsre is no dressed poul
try in market to-day. Receipts nn
ready sale and arc insufficient to suppl
the demand. - fs.- II
OHICKENS-50 dozen good to choic
dressed sold at 2 50@3 90. 4....
TURKEYS-25o Ms choice dressed sol
At l2ic 500 fbs do lie. ..
DRESSED HOGS--Thors Is consider
bio inquiry for dressed hogs for family us
There was none in the market to-da,
Quoted At 5l9Sc.
APPLES - There 10 no strict
choice apples in the market and they q
wanted. so bbls choice northern sold {
Oo@s 90.
| PROVISIOHS-All kinds cured an
dry salt meats are moderately active. "
note ssles of 100 bbls meas pork lS{sll5 8