The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-01
COMM ERCIAl.
PRICE CURRENT OFFICE, l
Thursday Evening, April 80, 1874. !
Cairo, April 30, 1874.


There Is very little change in the gen.
eral market Loading articles hold about
the same as at our last report, with very
little excitement outside Of tho corn and
meal market. Uunder the influence of
light receipts and favorable reports from
the southern markets, corn advanced 2
and &c on tae bushel to-day and corn
moal closed firm at an advanced
zoe on the bbl. Stocks of -four
are running light, but there 10
plenty for the present state of the market.
Receipts Of butter have been light and
the market is bare Of choice grades.
Choice timothy hay is in demand a, 49,
@2o with none in the market. Eggs are
scarce and firm At l2@l3c.
The weather is clear, cool and pleasant
with strong winds blowing from the south
that keeps the air filed with dust, and
may possibly blow up rain.
The rivers are falling .lawly, and the
high waior season may DO considered over
for us At least.
THE MARKET.
B3- Correspondents should bear in
mind that our quotations represent prices
for round lots from first hands, unless
otherwise stated, and that in filling email
orders, higher prices must DO paid. -au
FLOUR.
This staple is unchanged. The move
ment 10 slow and transactions sre small.
Very little is done outside of the local,
retail and jobbing trade. Prices oil round
arc - previously quoted. We note sales
of 200 bbls choice XXX,7 20: 100 bbls
AXA,6 rs, 100 bbls various grades, 4 90
@s co. 100 bbls xxx spring, 6 80; 900
bbIs various grades, 6 5000 90.
SAFES ny CITY MILLS.
$50 bbls white wheat family so; 400
bbls xxx red IS; 100 bbls xxx 90.
WHEAT.
Tho city mills quote wheat ~ follows
choice white l so; No 40 No . l 80;
red, choice, 35; lower grades l cool 80.
eel. BRAN.
Good demand and lightsupply. Prices
are firm and unchanged, quoted 27@?4 90
per ton, sacked and delivered. We note
sales Of 300 sacks ~ % OO@24 90.
y HAY.
There is an active inquiry for
choice grades of mixed and timothy,
and mono offering. Receipts fall short Of
the demand. Transactions are small ow-
ing to lack of supplies. Choice timothy
is in sctive request andswould find ready
sale at Is o0@2o 90. Our report oftraus.
actions comprise 100 bales prairie, 10 90
delivsredi 100 bales, mixed delivered, $l4.
CORN.
Steady, active ana firm. The demand
exceeds the supply, and the market il
bare to-day. Advices from Nav Orleans
are very favorable for corn and prices
have advanced 2 and cents here, closing
firm at 80 cents in burlsps and 72@74c
in bulk on track for choice white, sales
werc 2 cars mixed in bulk on track, 8sc;
car white in burlaps sOc delivered; l car
choice white in bulk on track, TIC; l car
choice white in bulk on track, 74c; 2 cars
choice white in sacks delivered, SOC; 4 carr
white in bulk on track, Tic; 2 cars mixed
in sacks, delivered, TIC.
OATS.
Plenty and quiet. There is no shipping
demand and orders come in slow. Prices
are firm and unchanged. We note sales
of cars sacked and del 55c; 2 cars
choice Galens, sacked and del 56c; 6 cars
choice Southern Ills, sacked and dol b5c
. cars in bulk on track 4s@4oc.
CORN MEAL
Firm, and excited. Receipts of choice
brands are readily disposed Of and prices
arc stiff At an advance of zoe per Dbl, as
will be seen by our reports. Sales were
200 bbls choice steam dried del 3 GO; 2
car loads kiln dried, del 3 90; 600 bbls
steam dried del 8 so.
BUTTER
Receipts are running very light, and
the stock Of choice butter in market 10
very nearly exhausted. Prices have ad-
vanced AMI closed firm, and the demand
10 active and good. sales were 500 lbs
choice southern Illinois packed 3oc; 40
packages choice northern packed 3093sc;
20 pals common northern butter Zoe; 10
pals choice southern Illinois CSC.
EGGS
The demand 10 still In excess OF the
supply and prices are firm and high con-
sidering the warm weather. Sales were
10 boxes l2@lsc; 500 dozen i2lc; 1000
dozen l2!c.
CHICKENS
Unchanged, the supply and demand
continue about equal. Sales were 9
coops, 8 25; coops choice hens, 8 5000
dozen mixed, 2 so TO 8 90.
FRUIT.
Quiet; 10 boxes lemons sold at 6 90; 7
boxes lemons 6 90; 20 boxes oranges and
lemons 8 1906 90.
VEGETABLES.
as bbls now potatoes sold at 90; 20
bbls new onions 90.
PROVISIONS.
Firm and unchanged. We note sales Of
1000 lbs plain hams, lee; 1000 fts