The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-16
COMM ERCIAl.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, I
Monday evening, June Is, 1874 (


CAIRO, ILLINOIS,
Monday evening, June 10, 1874
be fairly inauguraled all over the coun-
try, and Cairo is no exception TO the gen.
eral rule. Nearly or quite all lending
articles are reported dull, with orders
falling off and stocks accumulating. Oats
took an upward turn tho latter part
of last week, owing to aa
increase in the demand coupled with light
receipts, but to-day the msrke, is quiet
with little movement, but Arm as to
prices, SO a. 54c.
Flour Is heavy and dull the movement
is small and prices are shaded at least DC
all around.
siCorn moal is .plenty and very dull
nothing at all doing, excop,
in small jobbing way. Tho corn
market is quiet and easy with small
sales and light receipts.
The long looked for rain has reached
us at last. 1t commenced raining last
night and it mas continued at inter.
walls all day.
THE MARKET.
Ds1y- Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
filing orders aud for broken lots it is
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. "0rsa
FLOUR
Thi. stable - 1"ia, and lower. zoe AT
least, on the Dbl. all around. Transa.
ton. are small and are generally confined
to filling orders for tie southern trade. -
Sales were 400 bbls various grade. So to
8; 800 bbls various grade, SAL to p
$50 bbls various grade, So % to f; 100
bbls various grade, s. 80 to I; 230 Dbl.
various grade So to 8 so. Sales by city
mills to-day were 200 bbls white whea,
family 8 30; 100 bbls Red XXXX o.
100 bbls NIX 20.
HAY.
The demand il almost nothing and the
stock on han although not targets in ex-
cess Of the requirements Of business. Sale,
were car common mixed delivered
IA 80; 8 cars choice mixed delivered, lsc
car choice mixed delivered, II; 80 bales
mixed delivered, 10 As bales choice mixet
delivered, l8 so.
CORN.
Receipts or corn have been light for tn
past few days, but tle demand is corres
pondingly small and the supply is fully ~
to the wants Of the market. Prices hOlC
!, firm. Sales were car white in bulk OF
track, roc; 100 sacks mixed delivered, Toe
car mixed in heavy sacks delivered, zoe
8 cars mixed in sacks delivered, Csc; car
!, white in sacks delivered, zoe; cars nike
in sacks delivered, zoe; car white il
sacks delivered, SOC; 5 cars mixed in sack
delivered, G9@70c
OATS.
The marke. is firm but the demand an
l.. supply are light. Prices jumped a cen
IL or two at the close of the last week anC
- are Hrmer to-day 1t 53@5ic, with yer
little doing. Sales were | car choiC
northern in sacks delivered, 54 8 cal
n mixed, sacked and delivered So; A cars
'r sacks delivered, 90 81; 2 cars in bnlk o
y track, Al.
20 CORN NEAL.
10 Plenty aud dull. Buers we're out {
70 the market to-day entirely, and stock
u are laage and accumulaing. Sales wer
II IL bbls 8 ID del so 10 bbls choice
y 8. d. del 3 so; l75 bbls hoice X. d. dc
=" SO.
II BRAN.
ID Plenty and dull, cosing to-day 8
\. 10 90 sacked and delveed and hard I
+. sell at that. Trspsactiols were conGne
B. TO car in sacks on ordes 10 90; car /
b. sacks delivered, Is 90; car in secon
3 hand sacks delivered, ii 90.
BUTTEl.
IL The hot weather lie lot good for tn
o, butter market The sto,k unless dispose
I'd OF at once is soon injurd and is hard
r work off. Choice, in mall packages,
y quoted at Is and in Urge quantities @
So 10; 500 pounds sold l5@ls; 2 tut
choice northern, II; 10 pounds good t
choice, 15@ls; 500 POI choice south
ern Illinos, 10; 400 ponds choice north
ern, l60ls.
EGGS
Receipts find ready sde iat quotations
Prices are unchanged All frmer, but tn
y demand and supply issLall. Sales wer
y 800 dozen, shippers cou! l2lc; 300 doz
en- IL @ l2.c; 100 dozer ll!ci 10 boxe
lie.
CHICKEN,
u There is considerable eriuiry for choic
Is young chickens and very ew coming in
. Sales of old are slow at 275@S 90. w
r note sales Of 10 dozen young chickens a
= So rs dozen old mixed aid hens, 81
= 93 90; 81 coops old hens, 2 ..
I PROVISIONS.
The market is firm and unchaage, trans
actions are limited by lack If supple
t Sales were 5000 lbs dear sides lie, cask
clear sides lie.
CHEEsE-Western Dairy l7i@lsc
o New York factory is!@l9c.
LIME 26@l so q Dbl.
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