The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-02
COMM ERcIAL.


The market is in an unsettled and de-
morallzod condition go far as corn, oats
and hay are ooncerned. Prices continue to
decline and buyers are out of tho market
entirely-unwiling to take hold at any
prices. Stocks are incre ising and ware
houses all overiiowing.
There was at loast tour hundred car
loads of corn on track to-day and no
buyers We would earnestly recon-
mend shippers TO "let up" for few days
until matters become more settled.
The feeling in low grades of -four con-
,inues good and tho demand in excess of
supply with prices firm and unchanged.
Choice grades are slow sale and over.
stocked.
There Is no demand for hay of any
kind aad stocks arc accumuls-
ting. Quotations are nominally,
$40 az $23 for choice mixed and ,inoth "
FREQ delivery.
Tho market was bare Of eggs to-day,
and sales were made rs high as twelve
cents por dozen but a single liberal ship
ment during tho present hot woathcr
would stock the market and bring down
prices, Tho butter market is Cat; stocks
are large and the demand very small.
2Cc Is quoted an outside hgute for
choices and dull at that, while the general
range Is 10 to lsc. Chickens, like all
other produce, are dull and hard to sell,
and the supply is largely in excess of the
demand.
Provisions are urchanged-not much
moving, but the feeling is moderately
| firm
Tho weather is worry hot AMI tho rivers
are fas, approaching low water mark
THE MARKET.
| BSD~ Our friends should bear in mind
that tho prices hero given arc usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
Glling orders and for broken lots it is
necessary to cha,go an advance over
these figures. -0sa
FLOUR.
The demand /, good for low grades,
but choice is neglected. Stocks Of choice
are largo. In low and medium grades,
dealers experience some diff
Guilty in filling orders. Our report Of
sales embrace 200 bbls various grades,
8 90 to 8 90; 500 It's various grades, 8 90
to 0 90; COO bbls vaiious grades, a rs to
8 co. 200 bbls at the mills, s5; 300 bbls
various grades, 5 90 to 8 90; 500 bbls
various grades, a rs b 8 90.
Sales by city mills were 100 bbl white
wheat family, s so; 1876 bbls rcd xxx,
u.s. $50 bbls red XXX, I rs,
WHEAT.
| Quotations to-day by city mills are
choice white, 80; choice red, 20; No
red, 20.
BRAN.
Prices have declined two to four dol
lars per ton and still tend downward
closing to-day at 20 o0@22 90 sacked and
delivered. We motto sales of 300 sack,
delivered, 20 co. / car load sacked and
delivered, 20 90.
HAY.
Dull and plenty. There is little CT no
demand and prices arc hard to quote.
Choice timothy is held at about % 90 do.
livered and choice mixed, 20 90.
CORN.
This branch OF the market is democrat.
lied. Mixed corr is particularly dull
Inc feeling In white is little ffmer
stocks are large, over four hundred cars
all told, were on track to-day, and buyers
will not take hold to any extent during
tho present condition ofthe markets. We
have b-s ~" transactions to report and
they arc confined to this days business,
and consist of cars mixed in sacks do
livered, 90, 2 cars mixed in sacks deliv-
cred, 81 2 cars mixed in sacks delivered,
81 8 cars white in sacks delivered, soc;
10 cars white sold on PIT.
OATS.
The market is overstocked and dull
Prices still tend downward. Offerings
to-day at 52c sacked and delivered found
no buyers. Our whole report Of sales are
comprised IN 10 car loads sold sacked and
delivered at 52@53c.
CORN MEAL.
The market Ia very quiet and prices
lower, closing to-day 20@i 25 for choice
brands. We note sAlos of 200 bbs choice
steam dried 20; 200 bbls do do 4 2O0
25
BUTTER
overstocked and dull, mo- much selling
and no more wanted at piescnt. c tubs
ohoic' 1885, 10 tubs choice 2Oc pals
choice lsc. 10 pkg's cooking butter l0c a.
l5c; 10 pals good ID 90 lSci 900 lbs choice
IS "a 20c.
The market was bare to-day and there
was some enquiry at IL "a lie We note
sales of 5 cases loo; 3 boxes lie; 500 doz-
en- l2ci 500 dozen lie.
CHICKENS.
Plenty and dull Prices are lower and
market overstocked. Young chickens
are quoted 90 and choice old 90 per
iozen. Sales were 10 coops choice hens
8 90, 20 dozen young chickens 2 90;
dozen hens 90; 40 dozen hens 90; 10
dozen hens 2 90 a. 8 90.
FRUIT.