The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-11-10
COMM ERCiAl.

CAIRO, It'll, MONDAY EVENING,
November OH, 1874. !
A fine, soaking and much needed rain
visited this section last night. To-day
has been cloudy, but cleared of In the af-
ternoon and closed very pleasant. The
difficulty IN making shipmen!s'by rail to
the south still exists, and IN consequences
tho market for hay Is weak and uncertain.
Stocks are accumulating and prices are
lover. The corn market is active, with
no supplies and very little arriving. Oats
are firm and in good demand at better
prices. Flour is quoted very dull and
lower, with heavy stocks of everything
except very low grades, and sellers are
willing to make liberal concessions 10
effect sales. Apples arc plenty and very
dull for everything but choice large red
Poultry ia not wanted at all. Eggs are
in active demand and scarce al zoe. Choice
butter finds ready sale at 32@33c. Rates
of freights south by river have found their
level, rs follows: To New Orleans, l7Ic
per cwt., and Soc for dry barrel; 81 so
per ton for hsy, To Memphis l2ic PER
cwt; 25c for dry barrels and SO SO per ton
oa hay.
THE MARKET.
kaS~Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices hero given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots II il
necessary to charge an advance over theae
figures. -1sa
FLOUR.
There is a moderately active demand
for lowest grades, but everything else is
over stocked and very dull, with sellers
ready TO make liberal concessions. We
note sales of 200 bbls various grades, 4 90
70 6 90; 900 bills varions grades, 90 to
90 TO : 90, 400 bbis various ,,.5ns
90 to G 90; loo bbls various grades,
80 to 90; 100 bbls various grades, 3 so
to co.
Tho market is we'll supplied and the dc.
msnd small. Prices are weak and unset
tied. We note sales of cars good tim.
othy delivered, 10 so; 3 cars good mixed
delivered, II co. A cars over.ripe timothy
delivered, 10 90; car choice timothy |
delivered, 10 co; Car choice timothy de- |
livered, is co. cars choice timothy
delivered, 10 %; car common timothy
delivered.l7 90.
CORN
There is an active inquiry for corn of
all kinds and no supplies. We note sales
Of 60 sacks mixed and white Soc; cars
old white in sacks, del s5c.
OATS.
There is noticeable improvement in
the demand and prices are firm and look
ing up. Receipts are small and stocks are
light. We noto sales OF 4 cars Southern
Illinois in sacks del 5sc; 2 cars Northern
Illinois do 500; car Southern Illinois
do 0Sci cars choice white do &c; 2 cars
mixed Southern Illinois do 5sc. |
CORN MEAL;
We note better feeling in meal, ar d
an upward tendency in prices. Sellers
refused offers of 90 to-day. We note 4
sales Of 100 barrels steam dried at go;
200 barrels choice steam dried at 81 so.
BRAN.
Inc market rules quiet and unchanged. /
The demand Is small and stocks light n
Sales were two cars in sacks, delivered, at "
l6 0O@l7 so. q
BUTTER. =,
There is steady demand for choice
lorthern dairy butter at 3sc. The old
took is nearly all worked of and the mar
lot is beginning to take on a healthier =
COX. Sales we're 300 pounds choice north. -
IN at 33o; 500 pounds common Southern T.
illinois at 2O@26ci 200 pounds good South r,
IN Illinois at 2sc; 500 pounds choice \,
orthern at 32@33c. -
EGGS. a.
There Is an active demand for tre,h
'gS AZ quotations and none in market.
Ales were 10 boxes fresh at 20c 800 dozen wv
esh at Zoe 200 dozen fresh at zoe. th
CHICKENS. he
lhoro was some inquiry to-day for IN
''ckens to ship to New Orleans, but the ire
'mand is spasmodic, won't last, and tho GU
arket is overstocked. Sales were 80 on
zen chickens 2 90 to 400; coops DC
ixed 2 90 to 25 So an.
APPLES. lW
Apples are the only fruit that are do.
anything now, and nothing loss than VIZ
=. ~ ,,o 10, par