The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-29
COM N ERCIAL.
CAIRO. Ills, MONDAY EVENING.
Dncnnhnr ~ 1874

| December ~, 1874.
No business of any consequence was
done on the Levee to-day on account of
the rain. which fell in torrents from early
in the morning until late in the night,
making the streets almost impossible and
knocking the bottom out of the poultry.
butter, egg aud game market.
The grain market is weak and unset
tied. Oats are plenty and lower. closing
at 6%a.Gic to-day. Corn is dull at 7jc.
There is some demand for choice tim
othy and prairie hay. and very little on
hand
Receipts of grain for the last three
days. a. shown by thc.nspector's report.
were IL cars of oats and cars of corn.
all received in one day. as there were no
receipts reported on Saturday.
THE MARKET.
gti,"Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sale from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots it is nee
essary to charge an advance over these
figures. ia
FLOUR.
There is continued active demand for
low and medium grades. of which there
Is none Offering. Several orders are held
over for want of supplies. The stock of
choice is heavy with no demand. We
note sales aS follows: 400 barrels, 81 1JG-
6 90; 800 barrels city mills 81 50yaG 80:
GOO barrels - 50Caj 60: 800 barrels 81 10.
as 90; 300 barrels 81 SOFAS 10; 800 bar
rels xxx 81 20; 100 barrels superfine
50 -; 100 barrels choice s. 30 100 bar
rels xxx $40.
HAY.
Mixed hay is plenty and dull. No more
choice timothy comes in than the demand
requires. Prairie hay was in request to-
day at SIS 0Oal5 80. and none in market.
Mixed is quoted at SIS % and choice
timothy at $50 0OG2l 90. Sales were =
cars mixed delivered, SIS 90; cars choice
timothy delivered S2l 90; cars choice
timothy S2l 90.
CORN.
The market Is over supplied and very
quiet. Mixed is quoted in sacks at zoe
and very slow sale. We note sales of
cars bulk mixed. No. 2,on track. 61c; 6 cars
bulk. mixed, on track. 67c; ears sacked.
No. white, mixed delivered, zoe; l5,C0O
bushels No. mixed, sold on p. t.; 3 cars
No. 2 mixed, in sacks, delivered, Zoe; car
rejected, in sacks, delivered, 72c; car re-
jected, in bulk, on track, Gic.
OATS.
The market is quiet and dull at Gle.
Stocks are in excess of the demand and
prices weak and unsettled. Sales were
ears sacked. No. . mixed. delivered, G3lc;
ears sacked, No. mixed, delivered, G5c;
ears sacked. No. mixed, delivered, Gic;
ear sacked, No. mixed, delivered. 65c.
MEAL.
The supply in market of choice steam
dried Is very limited. There is some in
quiry, but transactions are limited to the
order trade. Sales were 30 bbls green
meal. 81 30; 100 bbls steam dried, 3 90.
BRAN.
The market is firm and the supply lin
tied. All that comes in finds ready sale
at quotations. We note sales of ear
sacked, SO 30; ear sacked, so 90; 800
sacks, $40 80.
BUTTER.
The weather is soft, warm and unia-
vorable for the butter market. and added
to this, the southern market Is full OF
butter, and no large demand may be
looked Tor from that quarter; taken all
together the outlook is poor for any inn
provement in the butter trade. Sales
were 200 pounds choice Northern roll
26c: 200 pounds choice Northern roll, Doc;
200 pounds Southern Illinois roll, zoe,
600 pounds choice Northern packed, 27c;
100 pounds choice southern Illinois
packed, 22c; 800 pounds choice Southern
Illinois roll, 2O@23; 800 pounds choice
Southern Illinois roll. 25c.
EGGS.
The markets. oyerstocked, and prices
declining. No demand at any price.
Large lots were offered as low as 20c to-
day without buyers. We note sales of
600 dozen 25c; 800 dozen BE; @ boxes
24c.
POULTRY.
The soft weather that prevails at pres
ent is bad for dressed poultry, and deal