The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-16
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, I
Friday Evn'g, May II, 1874. !

corn, hay and meal, and In cases Of corn,
receipts have been much larger and in
consequence transactions have been much |
heavier, but the present demand Is still |
in excess Of the supply. Oats arc in fair
supply and demand at unchanged prices.
Corn meal Is scarce, active and higher.
The market closed firm at 4 10 to-day,
which Is an advance OF 25c on tho Dbl.
Butter is''plenty, dull and lower. The
present warm weather is having the usual
effect on the egg market and prices are
declining. Hay il in good demand to fill
orders, but there is mono in market
The weather is dry and the ground
psrched for want Of rain. A good show
er would be very Acceptable at present.
The rivers are falling fast, and Cairo will
soon DO entirely free ofsipe water, which
in running of will carry all impurities
with it loaving us safe from cholery, yellow
fever and other pestilential diseases for
year at least.
| THE MARKET.
| Dog Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sales from frat hands in round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots IL is
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. -NSu
| FLOUR.
Unchanged end quiet. The market is
we'll supplied and movement very small.
Sales were; 200 bbls S. 25@6 so; 225
bbls COS 25; 200 bbls 49s; coo bbls 4.
5o@s; 500 bbls XXX winter 6 70; 400
bbls choice winter xxx CO.. 400 bbls
Xxx winter 40; 100 bbls spring xxx
o 40.
SAILS by CITY MILLS.
| so bbls white wheat family 30; 30
bbls XXXX 8 90; 100 bbls Xxx family
90.
Scarce and in demand. Prices are arm
at an advance. There Is mono offering
except at the mills We note sales of /
car sacked and del % co. 400 sacks del
|. &c 90, sacks included.
WHEAT.
Tho city mills quoteswhoat to-day, ~
follows Choice white l 90; No. 40
No. 2 white, 80, choice red, 80; lower
, grands POOL 30.
Tho demand continues good but there
, is none in market. Choice timothy IL
quoted in demand, 2G@2s; and choice
mixed, 22@25. Wo note sales of: carr
choice mixed del, S25.
CORN
Receipts are larger but still fall short o
the demand which continues active
> Prices are firm and unchanged. W,
note sales of 9 cArswhite in sacks dol, &c
). 8 cars white sacked and delivered, 8sc; /.
cars white in bulk on track. soc; 40 car
!, mixed sacked and delivered, soc; 8 car
!, white sacked and delivered, SIC; Z car
white sacked and delivered on orders
ss5c; 9 cars white sacked and delivered
4 on ortters, ssc; 8 cara mixed sacked anC
8 delivered, SOC.
CORN MEAL.
0 Receipts are all taken on arrival ant
0 largo orders arc hold waiting supplies
/, Prices arc firm at an advance of $50 or
tho Dbl, closing firm at 4l5 to-day
a Sales were: 400 bbls s. ID. Is; 400 Dbl
: 8. d. 9O@4 co. SO bbls 8. d. 4 co.
OATS.
Receipts fall short OF tho demand anC
: the supply is small. Prices are Arm anC
un changed. We note sales of 3 carr
, mixed sacked and del 5sc cars choio,
mixed sacked and dol 5sc; cars choic,
mirtd sacked and del 10000.
BUTTER.
Receipts are largo and stocks are &C
. cumulating. The demand is small ant
prices weak and lower. Sales were Il
pkgs choice northern 26@2Sc; 10 pkgs dc
do 25@2Gc; LOCO lbs choice southern Hin
: Ois 2O@25c.
EGGS.
Plenty, dull and hard to sell. 1,00C
dozen sold az lie; 700 dozen lie; 1000
; dozen l2lc.
CHICKENS.
Plenty and dull. Prices remain as
previously quoted Sales were 8 coops
mixed 90; 2 coops choice mixed IL;
A coops mixed and hens 1903 so.
FRUIT.
Quiet. We note sales of 25 boxes Or
anges so; 10 boxes lemons 6 90
POTATOES.
Unchanged--The only transaction wo
have to report is so bbls new potatoes sold
atA 80.
PROVISIONS.
The supply Of smoked meat, in market
is very limited, and prices arc firm and
unchanged We note sales Of 1000 Tbs
shoulders S9sic; 500 lbs plain hams l2c;
1900 ibs clear sides lo@loac; 1000 ibs
O Rsides ol@loc 600 lbs sugar cured
hams l2!@l3c,
CHEESE-Western Dairy l7Aalsc
New York factory ls4@9i9c.
LIME-l 25@l so Pbbl.
| CEMENT-2 00@2 30 y bel.
COAL oIL-ls9l9s u gal.
GUNNIES-Re-sewed "a bushels lsc 1;
8 bushels Zoe.
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