The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-28
COMM ERCiAL.
Price CURRENT OFFICE,
Monday evening, Apfil n, 1874.
GENERAL REMARKS.

about as quoted last week, with worry litti
animation in anything except corn. |
this article the light receipts with the ad
tive order demand tonds to keep Il
market baro and prices firm and high
Oats are quiet and plenty with quotation
unchanged from tho figures of last wee
Corn meal is active and firm at an nd
vance, closing to-day at 40 for choiC
brands.
The weather has, wo trust, set in e
spring or summer, in earnest now, and
much bottor feeling, we believe, will pr
vail in the general market under its innt
onc3, The fear Of high water and inur
dation, If any one IN Cairo has felt an
fear, has passed. away. Tho river can
to stand ou Saturday feet l
low high water mark, and Ia falling slow
to-day. The sewers will soon DO open NJ
what little sipe aud rain water there Is i
the city will make no delay IN runnit
| out.
THE MARKET.
10y orrosponden;s should bear
mind that our quotations represent pric |
for round lot. from FIRST hands, unle-
otherwise stated, and that in filing ama
orders, higher prices must DO paid. ia
| FLOUR.
This staple i' unchanged. The mov1
mont il slow and transactions sro sma1
| Very little is dono outside Of the iocul
retail and jobbing trado. Prices all rour|
are as previously quoted. We note sal
Of 800 bbls 5@s 80, 100 bbls XXI
lspring 6 IS; $50 bbls 5G9 90, go bb
I 2o 100 bJls e Is; 200 bbls 7 GO; II
bb,s zoos 80.
| SAL y, ny cry MILLS.
$50 bbls white wtea. family 30; %
bbls XNXN 70; 100 bbls XXX I o
| WHEAT.
The city mills quote whea. Us follows
choice white | so No l l 40; No . Q
rel, choice, | 30; lower grade, 2nGll 0
BRAN.
Good demand and light supply. Pric
are firm md unchanged, quoted 22@2f
per ton, ssakel aud delivered.
HAY.
Thorc il o moderately active inquil
for choice grades Of mixed and tImo,h
and none Offering. Receipts fall shor.
the demand. Transactions are small o.
ing to lack Of supplies. Sales were
bale, prairie, del 10 90; 100 bales mike
dell 90 bales strictly choice timo,l
! dol Il or 90 balos choice mixed dol II 4
CORN.
Steady, active ana firm Tho domll
exceeds tho supply. Sales mado Oh 81
urday and to-day we're at 77G91Sc, rou
. lots. We note sales OF 3 cara mixed II,
@ white, sacked and dol 7G@77ci l car VIII
+ do 7tc; cars choice white do 13c; {
] whi.o do 77lc; 10 cars choice white
/, burlaps, del 1s5; 10 cars mixed DO ,7ci
cars mixed, in bulk on track Csc.
? OATS.
/ Plenty and quiet There is no shippi
!. demand and orders come in slow. Prize
s are Gtm and unchanged. Wo note IA
of cars sacked and del G5c; 10 C
choice Galena, sacked and del Doc; 3 c
n choice southern He, sacked and del 81
II cars do do 5ic; oars in bulk on trt
5000.
CORN MEAL
Firm and active. All receipts Of cL 10
=, brands arc readily disposed Of and pri
!. are stih 1T an advance as will be seen
our reports. Sales were 800 btls cho
steam dried dol 3 40 100 bbls kiln dri
del 3 40; 200 bbls steam dried del ~
BUTTER
., Stocksare large and prices weak I
warm weather will be likely TO send pr
-. down us yet thcro is no change.
note sales Of 10 pals choice EouLhern
= nois Soc 5pail' choice Northern 80
=. 32c; 20 pkes choice Southern Illinois
.. 22Y2jci 10 pkgs common butter zoe.
~, EGGS
Tho demand Is still in excess of
supply and prices are frm and high c
sidering the warm weather. Sales W
II boxes 2l@l3ci 800 dozen l2lc; /,
dozen l2c.
CHICKENS
@. Unchanged, tho supply and donna
continue aboa. equal. Sales were
coops, 2Ji coops choice hens, 80
dozen mixed, 2 80 to o 90.
J, TURKEYS.
'' Very quioti ! coop young ones sold
Q, 10 90.
ID PROVISIONS.
Firm and unchanged. Wo note sale.
10000 ib' plain hams. He 5000
3 bacon shoulders, 7l@73i 5000 10, bac
!. clear silo', lO@lolc; 1000 DIS clear
- sides, 9!@lOc; sugar cured hams
~ quoted at l2l@l3c,
= FRUIT.
Quiet; 10 boxes lemons sold at 90.
Vegetables.
Now potatoes are selling in round !
a at 3 30 and now onions Mt 80 per Dbl
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Mr. NJ GWapdar boa