The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-10
COMMERCIAL.
PRICE CURRENT OFFICE, !
Monday Eve, March 2, 1874. I

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There 10 no change 70 note in the gem
eral market. Prices hold firm in corn,
osts, etc but spectators are out Of the
market and transactions are limited. A
large part Of receipts Of grain is forward
ed TO southern markets, the business here
being confined to small order trade that
10 too ligh. to carry i! of in any other
way and prevent the marke. becoming
overlooked.
Butter is weaker to-day, although the
demand for choice ia very much in excess
of the supply. The fact is prices have
been held entirely too high for this sea-
son Of the year and there must Of neces-
sity be a decline. Eggs, too arc stocking
up and as the weather IA growing warmer
prices are going down. There ia a fair
demand for live poultry but dressed 10
below pa. Not much comes in.
Flour moves very slow with little or no
indications Of an improvement in the
market soon although some of our largest
dealers consider the present aspec. Of the
market as decidedly better. Rates are
steady and unchanged at 5000 to New
Orleans and l?.@25 to Memphis. Cheese
have advanced to is9l9c for choice New
York factory. Provisions are firmer with
indications Of q little more activity dur
ing the present month than was marked
during tho past thirty days.
Ba3- Correspondents should bear in
mind that our quotations represent prices
for round lots from first hands, unles
otherwise stated, and that in iilling small
orders, higher prices must DO paid. ga
THE MAgRRT.
FLOUR-The demand is mod crate, and
prices are held about tho same as lss
week. Sales were 100 bbls xxx spring
40; 500 bbls various grades 5o@S Z;
100 bbls various grades 5o@s so; l0t
Dbl. X 49, 400 bbls various grades OF
as 90; 200 bbls various grades Goa
90; 100 bbls NIX spring, on track
40; 100 bbls Xxx winter, on track
6 so; 800 bbls various grades 4 7j@S 90
HAY-Dull and unchanged. The de
mand, what little there is, ia confined t.
strictly choice, of which very little conner
in. Sales since last report were-l cal
| choice del 10 00 car common mixed
del II 0O car prairie del 10 90; 4 carl
mixed del IA 90; l car red.top del IL 90
car choice timothy del lG 90.
C0RN-Most OF the receipts Of corr
are forwarded to tbs southern market TO
want of buyers hero. Holders are very
firm, but tho demand is small speculstor
being out of the market and orders come
| in slowly. We note sales of cars whit,
in burlsps, del. Csc; car white SACKED
and dol Csc; car yellow, sacked and de
&c; ! car white sacked and del Csc; ] ca
old white in heavy sacks del zoe; 2 car
soft new mixed in bulk on track j5c.
OATS-The market is dull but price
are firm at 52c In sacks and 4G in bulk 70
Southern Illinois mixed. Northern mix
ed are quoted one cent over these figures
w y hOlo rhiCb VI Shtb tDOubucIh
mixed, sacked and del 52c; 4 cars South
ern Illinois mixed, sacked and del soc;
car do do 50!c; A cars Southern Illinoi
mixed, sacked and del SIC; 2 cars do d.
in bulk on track Acc; 10 cars Northern
mixed sacked and del 53c.
CORN MEAL-Firm and unchanged
The supply is very small and demsns
good. Sales were 8 cars steam dried guar
anteed 3 80; 300 bbls steam dried de
8 80.
BRAN--Scsrce and firm quoted at lGG
II 90 del in car load lots.
BUTTER-Cboice is quoted IS to 40
per pound, but the market is weakening
Prices havo been held too high for th
season and the market and decline mus
come sure and soon. Sales, 10 packsgeI
choice ranging IN price from SOTO Ssc
800 lbs do, % 10 35c.
EGGS-The market ia fully supplie
and prices are weak-quoted to-day at 10
shippers count. Sales, 500 dozen, lac
900 dozen, lac 400 dozen, lalci so boxeI
shippers count, l3@l33c.
POULTRY--The market 10 steady an,
unchanged. Dressed poultry is out OF tn
market, tho season being over. Choic
live hens and mixed chickens find read
market for all receipts at 2 75@3 80.
CHICKENS-Sales 3 coops mike,
2 rs; 2 ooops choice mixed, 90; cool
choice hers 8 00t93 30. r-.
| TURKEYS-Ssles 100 lbs dressed a
loo 2 ooops live, o 90 TO u 90. IrO,4 %.
APPLES-The demand for choice col
tnues good with none Offering. We mo-
sales Of 40 bbls Southern Illinois, 4 75t
8 60.
| BEANS-Ws note sales Of 10 BIB
Navy at2 0o@2 as per bushel. 49, 80 80
| PROVISIONS~-Ou D. s. cle