The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-25
COMM ERCiAL.
THURSDAY EVENING, |
60 "a lG-A


ing business very qae, and people of the |
streets, but The rain, nevertheless, WAS
very acceptable, Alling cisserns, laying
the dust, etc.
Business has not changed since the b.
ginning.o the week. Receipts of grain
are small, and nearly all that comes in 10
taken TO tho warehouses, holders asking
an advance and unwilling to make con.
cessions.
Choice four is plenty and quiet, but the
supply OF low grsdes is not near up to the
demand.
Hay 10 in good demand, particularly
choice timothy and mixed.
1HE MARKET.
Bn5our friends should bear in mind
tina, the prices hero given are usually for
sales from fret hands In round lots In
filing orders aud for broken lots II 10
necessary to charge an advance over these
hgures.-53a
FLOUR.
| The market is nominally unchanged.
Choice grades are little more quiet and
plenty, but low grades are firm and
scarcer. Transactions are restricted for
want Of stocks, aud number Of orders are
held for supplies. Sales we're 100 obls X
a rs; 2 cars INK, G 90; 90 bbls various
grades, A so TO C 70; 400 bbls City Mile,
4 90 to I 25; 500 bbls various grases, 4 ~
to 6 rs; ! car various grades, 4 90 to 90
300 bbls various grades, 9 90 to d so; 800
bbls various grades. 4 90 TO SO.
HAY.
We note an active demand for choice
timothy and mixed, with sales OF all tina
comes in. Low grades are quiet and neg
iected. Sale. delivered wore car choic'
timothy, 20 90; cars choice timothy
20 so; car prime timothy, 20 90 car
choice timothy, 90 90; Gears good ,imo
thy, 10 90; / car good timothy, 10 co.
car choice timothy, 20 90.
CORN.
, Receipts and demand are both small
There arc few car loads In warehouse
but buyers are unwilling 10 pay the Or &C
asked. We note salqs Of 9 car loads ii
: sacks delivered, 9or.
. OATS.
Receipts arc very light and the suppl
} on the market is small Holders are FRI
? for an advance, but buyers are unwiiiin
, to 20 above 5sc. Sales we're z cars i
! sacks delivered, 5Sc; car in sacks deliy
e:sd, 5s!c
CORN MEAL.
Q There 10 very little Offering and nc
5 much demand prices are firm at quota
I tions. We note sales Of | stead drie
Q delivered, 4 70; 100 bills steam drie
s delivered, 4 IS.
Z SMALL order sales command 1920 VI
but &c 90 is about as high a. it can
! sold IN round lots. Holders were askin
8 l3 90 to-day but offerings we're not tskei
. Sales were car in sacks delivered, 10 O
200 sacks, from tho City Mills, in sma
Z lots, 20 90. ...
BUTTER.
Receipts arc taken on arrival at quots
tions. The demand for choice moi thern
: steady and active, not enough comes in
meet tho demand. Gales were 800 pound
common to choice, 20 to 32ci 100 pounC
r choice northern, SOC; 1000 pounds ohoic
? Southern Illinois, csc; 800 pounds choiC
e northern, 30@32c.
: EGGS.
: Tho market 10 steady and firm, al thi
0 arrives finds ready sales ut quotation
, Sales were boxes fresh lGc; 3 casss fresl
900 dozen fresh, l5@lo.
POULTRY.
] Chickens are scarce and in dsmant
7 Turkeys are dull At o 90 to 8 90 per do
We note sales of coops choice youn
$ chickens, 2 80; 2 coops old hens, 3 0o(
3 70; 6 coops mixed, young and old,
+ as 90.
PROVISIONS.