The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-26
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CAIRO, ILLINOIS, |
Monday Evn'g., May 20, 1874. !
GENERAL REMARKS.

last saturday and prices tumbled D TO IN |
cents on tho bushel tho consequences is
that everybody has como to sell to-day |
and no buyers, as IN tho unsettled condI- |
ton of things buyers are holding oil. |
The market is flooded with corn and to-
day, Csc in bulk and 75c Ia sacks, for
mixed, was tho railing figures. White
quoted 0GDl0c higher. Dealers are hope
full that a resction will take place and
prices stilIen up, but we saw no ono to-
day who expect them again to reach last
weeks figures.
Oats are quiet, plenty and lower; quoted
easy to-day -. 5sc sacked and delivered.
The supply Of eggs in market is small,
bat ,he weather Is very no. and very few 4
arc wanted.
Butter is plenty and dull, selling slow,
only gilt edged will bring Csc; white
choice Southern lie. is hard TO sell at
anything above zoe.
Corn meal lie firm ats s. a. 3 40 for
choice steam dried country. City meal Is
quoted ats o. loo higher. Poultry is
plenty and dull, and provisions firm and
Unchanged
Strawberries are more plenty aud will
soon be in roach OF all. They arc retail
ing to-day a. the rate of a dollar per gall
lon.
The rivers continue 10 ail,-,hc city is
free from siPc water, and mercury ranges
some whore in the nine,es.
THE MARKET.
Dia5" Our friends should bear in mind
that tho prices horo givon are usually for
sales from first hands ia round lots. In
filing orders and for broken lot, /, is
necessary 10 charge an advance over
these fgureo. "Gsg
FLOUR.
Tho demand for low grades continues
steady and active, and In advance Of the
supp y. Choice grades move slowly and
the market is we'll supplied. We note
sales Of 300 bbls various grades 8 % "a
8 90, 400 bbls various grades. 4 10 10
7 co. 23j bbls choice grades co. 200 bbls
at the mills 6 So 100 bbls al the mills
6 40 200 bbls dol 6 30; 100 bblt spring
6 %; 200 bbls winter 6 so 300 bbls va
rious grades 500 co. 300 bbls various
grades 90 to co
Sales to-day by city mills were 100 bbls
white wheat family s 30; 10 btis red Y
Xxx : 70; 80 bbls rod xxx 7 90
WHEAT.
Quotations to-day by city mills arc
choice white, 4oi choi,o red, %; No.
? red, 90.
HAY.
The supply is email, bu, is considered
equs! to the demand. We motto sales Of
cars choice mixed delivered, % 90, car
choice timothy delivered, 20 90.
CORN.
The sudden turn OF the corn market q.
-. Louis and the heavy decline in prices
at that point coupled with tho continued
liberal arrivals, demoraliEed the market
here, leaving II in very unsatisfactory.
unsettled aud uncertain condition
to-day. Prices are quoted Normally, Csc
In bulk and 7Jc in sacks for mixed and
mono selling. white is quoted 9@lOc
higher. No moro corn lie wanted hore at
present. We note tales OF 5 cara mixed
in sacks delivered, 75c; IS cars mixed in
bulk on track, $685. 3 cars mixed in
bulk on track, CSC.
OATS.
Tho market is quiet, dull and lower.
The supply Is in advance Of the demand.
Transactions have been snail. The only
sales 10 note we're 6 cars in SACKS delivered,
90 cars in sacks delivered, 57@59; !
car in sacks delivered, 80; cars in bulk
on track, 52G53, Ess@9
CORN MEAL.
The market continues firm and active
and the supply light. Prices hold the
same as at the close Of last week. we
note sales Of 100 bbls S S dol 4 iO 400
bbls X S del 35@4 49, 200 pbls SD
del 3O@i 40.
BUTTER.
The market 10 oyerstockoi and dull and
prices are lower. We note sales as fol-
lows ljpail, good southern Illinois zoe;
B pals choice northern 24c; pals
choice southern Illinois zoe; packages
choice 22ci Pkgs good southern Illinois
l74c 900 lbs strictly choice 25c; 375 lbs
choice Southern Illinois zoe; 10 pkps
cnoice southern Illinois 2Oc.
EGGS.
Receipts arc small but enough for the |
demand Sales wero 600 dozens lOGllc.
CHICKENS.
Plenty and hard TO sell. 3 rs for choice |
hens is the outside price. Sales were 2 |
coops spring chickens 2 so; 20 dozen
mixed and hens2 5O@3 %; coops choice
hens 20: ~ dozen choice hens 3 OoM |
20 coops choice hens OO@3 20.
FRUIT. 4
Wo note sales of; 10 boxes oranres
25@5 90, 10 do do on orders, 74o; a.
boxes lemons, s.
PROVISIONS.
Firm and unchanged, We note sales