The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-30
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THpAspAY Eve, Jan. 20, 1874. I

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Of the yeas, a. our people area little 10.
clinsd 10 comVIaio, but we ind on look.
ing over the commercial reports Of oths,
places, that Cairo 10 not alone, thst,i 10 fact
We have rsason 10 feel encouraged rather
than otherwise. True our shipping busi.
nee h at present nothing at all compAr..
lively speaking, but our order trade !.
brisk, stocks gro not accommodating and
prices on Leading articles are fully sus.
tanned and with stronger feeling than
last weeE. Very little Is doing in cotton,
and there 10 not much coming in. Stocks
Of Hour Of all GRADES are large and 10.
crossing. Receipts and exports Of corn
and oa1 are about equal. The stock Of
hay 10 being worked of to some extent, al
though the market 10 fat. There i. no
choice hay offering and receipts Of low
grades are very light.
Meal 10 scarce and firm, with an upward
tendency in prices.
Butter continues very scarce, and choice
northern finds willing purchasers at so,
80, and even a'c. Eggs arc not worth
msntioning-plsnty and dull 81 l5c.
Provisions of oil kinds are firm, and
dealers quote an advance Of 8 quarter Of a
cent oil round on dry salt meat.
The weather 10 bslmy and springlike.
The Ohio is bank full, freights and ton
mage plenty, and rates steady and un.
changed.
THE MARKET.
ssT-Corres 2ondents should bear in
mind that our quotations represent prices
for round lo.s from first hands, unless
otherwise stated, aud tlis. 10 filing small
orders higher prices mus. DO paid. -Ss
FLOUR-Very dull--no.hing moving
except TO fll orders from The interior of
the south. The supply is large and de-
mAhd limited. Pri,es are unchanged.
Sales embrace 400 bbls. various grades
9 80 70 o 90; 500 bbls various, grades s 90
" . IS; 100 bbls Winter xxx. Z IS; 200
bbls Winter xxx. %.
CORS-The demand is smsii and lin.
tied TO the orde trade. The supply in
store is very light. Prices are unchanged.
Sales, cars white in bulk on track GOG62c.
cars mixed in bulk 5sc; cars white in
sacks del &c; 8 cars mixed in sacks del
&c.
HAY-Quiet and dull. There 10 no
choice hay Offering. A few car loads
would fed ready SALE. The market here
lie always good for choice nay, but very
little Of the best grades Hnds its way 10
u.s. Receipts of all kinds have been light
but there is still 3 large quality of low
grade ia store. Sales embrace 2 cars
mixed del IS 90, G cars do do 10 90; Q
cars prairie del II %; cars choice mired
del IA 90; | car prairie del 10 80.
OArS-The market is firm at pssvious
quotations. The demand for white and
mixed is small, but there WAS considera.
bic inquiry for choice black seed oats At
t5(S56c in sacks to-day. We note sales of
3 cars mixed Southern Illinois in sacks,
del, 5lc; 10 cars Northern and Southern
Illinois mixed, 10 sacks, del, 52c; car
mixed in small second hand sacks, del.
5oc 2 cars choic, black northern seed
Data. del 10 sacks, SEC; cars white sacked
and del, 53c; . cars mixed 10 bulk on
rack, acc.
CORN MEAL-Active and firm. Re-
'eipts light and the supply in store lin.
ted. Sales were 100 bbls green meal
, 80; 800 bbls steam dried, 8 90; 100 bbls
team dried not guaranteed, 2 95; 100 Dbl.
Kiln dried, 3 Co., 200 bbs city meal in
OTIS, 1905 %.
BRAN-Nons Offering. Orders are
'sld for want Of supplies. Quoted in
ound lots at 10 oo@l6 90 per ton del. /
BUTTER-Nono in market and inquiry
'ctive, at % to 35c, according TO quality
sales, 10 pkgs choice roll cs@slc; 2 boxe.
10, 3Se; buckets packed SOC; pkgs ex.
ra choice, solid packed SIC.
EGGs-Overs.ocked sad dull, Sales
w uoZon ana pkgs loc.
CHICKENS.-The msrke. ia a little less
minated, but receipts are all sAtisfac,or.
y disposed Of; Dressed selling at 2 SOFA
90 and live a. g 0O@2 70.
TURKEYS-Nons in market TODAY.
dressed quoted at lo@l2c.
PROVISIONS-Active and firm with
q advance Of / cent Oh dry salt mests
uoted, d s shoulders 6l@s.c; d S hams
lei do clear sides sl@9ci G II sides Sc
acksd and delivered.
POTATOES-Very little doing outside
seed varieties. These are quoted 3 90
q 80 y Dbl.
APPLES--S:srce and in good demand
3 bO@e 30 y bbl
Oh EESE-Crssm IA; New York fac
Try i6@l6lc.
LIME 25@l so ebbl.
CEMENT-s coca 90 p bbl.
COAL OIL--ls@i9s y gal.
GUNN1Es-Re-sswod y bushsl. isc
bushels zoe.
sYRUPs-Choice oOe@sl per gallon
ew Orleans 75c1soc.
lshel. I
BURLAPS-2i bushels corn, 81 or
&c; do 10 OF loci I bushels osts zoe 8 {,
,shels Gle (; 6 bushels 22c.
BEESWAX-ft ID Toe.
SOAP-Shasrer's German mottlsd. 7ie.
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