The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-21
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CAIRo. ILL.

mixed corn, but without change in prices.
in all loading articles are
very light, with nothing doing outside the
orde. trade. Stocks Of grain and hay arc
not large, but there 10 a surplus -four and
meal offering, and the market rules quiet
and dull. Butter, eggs and chickens are
ovorstocked and slow sale.
There lie an active enquiry for smoked
meat 10 I'll orders and no supplies to meet
the demand.
Tho weather continues hot and dry, but
tits generally beloved that the drouth
cannot last much longer.
THE MARKET
sS-Our friends should boar In mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sales from fret hands in round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots it Ia
necessary to charge an advance over these
figures. -yfa
FLOUR.
We have no change to note In values
nor in the general condition Of !he mar.
ket. Sales are slow and stocks large.
Sales, delivered, were 1 car Xxx, 80;
100 bbls various grades, 4 as TO I OOj 100
bbls low grade, 20 800 bills various
grades, 90 to G 90; car load various
grades, { 90 to 7 90.
HAY.
| There is n fair demand for ch Jico hay
At full prices.
Receipts are generally up TO the wants
OF the market. We note Gales Of 8 cars
choice mixed delivered, l5(slG; ! car good
Timothy delivered, II 90; 2 cars prime
Timothy delivered II 90; | car Timothy y
delivered. lG; car Timothy mixed de.
livered, lC.
CORN.
We note a better feeling 10 the market
for mixed corn, than prevailed A. the
opening OF the week. Receipts have been
light and although the demand 10 small
prices hold firm. White corn IL un
changed and quiet. sslo, delivered, were
! car white In burlsps SOC; 8 cars miI,d
in sacks 72c; l car mixed in sacks Il
car mixed in sacks 70 cars mixed 10
sacks - q cars white in s.cks 50
OATS.
The marks. rules very quiet but prizes
hold arm. The movement is very small
confined to the order trade, as very lit
tie 10 done 10 = speculative way. We no ,
sales Of 2 cars in bulk Oh track i3Cg44c
l car in sacks del dS!c; cars in sack
del Acc.
CORN MEAL.
The marke. is well supplied and easy
Sales arc slow and prices lower. The rul
ing prico to-day on choice brands is 60
We note sales Of 200 bblf. S. d. delivered
, 60; 200 bbls X. ID. delivered, 3 co.
BRAN.
The market is very quio, and we hsv,
no sales TO report. Price, are quoted 81
sacked and delivered.
BUTTER.
The market is over-,tocked with an in
fsrior grade o: butter that keeps dow
prices and makes II difficult 70 dispose o
choice a. anything like fair price. Sales
are rather light and aro comprised in 80
lbs choice northern, zoCs26; 20 package
choice Southern Illinois, zoe; 300 lbs choic
northern, 28924c; 10 i's choice northeri
2!c.
EGGS.
Receipts arc in excess of demand an,
the market 10 dull and oyers,ocksd. W
note sailor of 800 do5sn fresh l0c; Is
dozen fresh So; 200 dozen fresh &c.
CHICKENS.
The market rules quiet aud dull. Their
10 very little demand for suything, as tn
home trade Ia supplied from countr
wagons. Sales were 8 coops large oil
chickens 3 90; coops young 2 00,a)2 o.
6 coops young 50@2 90; 2 coors ful
grown young 1908 90.
FRUIT.
a few grapes and peaches arc dispose
Of at low prices, but the amount Of tusi
ness done is too small to cut any figure i
q report.
VEGETABLES.
The local trade is supplied by countr
wagons and outside OF this there is moth
ing doing in the vegetable line.
PROVISIONS
There is considerable inquiry for bacon
sides and, in fact, for all kinds OF smoket
meat and lard but there ia none il
market.