The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-14
COMMERCIAL.
CA1Ro. ILLINoIa.

THURSDAY EVENING, AUo. IS, 1874 I
We have worry little change to note in
tho condition Of the general market.
There Ia no shipT ing demand for any
thing, and orders como in slowly for
grain and hay. Flour continues heavy
and dull with sales confined nearly Altoge-
thor 20 the jobbing trade.
Corn mcol ia plenty bni quic,
Oats arc firm with al upward tendency
anu are quoted one anI two conts higher
than last weak. Mixed corn lie quiet and
weak. Butter. eggs and chickens are
dull and overstocked. The weather il
very hot Tie mercury. in cool shsdy
places, market over n huhdred;every day
this week, !hs rivers are nearing low
water marx, but rates continue un.
changed.
THE MARKET
tky-Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices hero given are usually for
salos from first hands in round lots. In
filing orders and for broken lots il Is
necessary TO charge nm advance over these
dgures.-g1s
FCOUR.
This staple rules very quiet to-day.
and sales have been slow all tho week,
There is no change IN tho condition
Of the market nor in prices.
Sales were 100 bbls xxx,
5 IS 100 bbls various grades, 4 90 to : 90 F;
2 cars various grades, so to 60;
100 bbls choice white wheat, So; 100
bbls Xxx, 80; 200 bbs various grades,
4 % to 6 30; 100 bbls choice, at mill,
90; l76 bsls various grades, 30 TO
I 90
HAY.
The market is quiet and dull Receipts
are light and the demand small. Choice
mixed is quoted IL 90, and choice ,imo-
o,hy Is CO, delivered. Wo note sales OF
l car Prario, delivered, 10 90, | car
choice Timothy, delivered, II 90; car
choice mixed, IS 90; 4 cara choice tim
o,hy, II 90.
CORN.
Tho market is weaker on mixed corn
and price. are n shade lower. White is
held rbou, the same ss las. week sale,
were 5 cars mixed sacked and delivered
73r; cars mixed Ia bulk on track, Gjc, .
cars white IN bulk on track, 75c; cart
mixed, N bulk on track, CO 2 cars whit,
il sacks delivered, s2@s3t.
OATS.
The marke, rules firm and prices sr,
| steady with an upward tendency. Quo,s
tions of to-day are Ace in bulk and 52c il
lacks. Sales were car in bulk On track
Acc; / car in sacks delivered, Sac; cars II
bulk on track 45c; cars IN sacks dehy
cred, SIC (; 2 cars in bulk on track, Ace,
cars IN sacks delivered, 81; , care IN sack
delivered, s?G1 53c; / car in bulk OF track
Acc.
CORN MEAL
The demand i, limited, bu. prices hol,
firm aud unchanged. Qio,ed, 20, 10
day, in round lots.
Sales were, 100 Dbl. ID, rs; 100 Dbl
ID, 3 7Vi 100 bb,s X ID, ) 70.
BRAN
Dull.-The supply offering ia small an,
the demand n generally in tInnll way
We note sale. Of car IN sA,k. deliyetc,
Is 90.
RITTER
Receipts for the past few days hav
been largely in excess OF the demand, anc
stocks are accumula,ing 4 large par
of the supply on hund, lie becoming dA IN
aged by tbs hot weather.
Sales were, iGeO lbs choice Northern, .
to 70; II pkgs choice Southern lllinoi.
22 500 lbs choice Southern Illinois, 2
g25; 500 los fair Northern, ~; 300 IL
gooi Northern, "a pkgs choice North
ern, &c; 10 palls choice Southern Illinois
"a.
EGGS.
Plenty, dull and lower. TIE stock OF
hand Is damaged by the heat. Fresh r.
ceipn sold to-day at Sc. We note sale
Of 800 dozen l0c 800 dozen fresh. ship
per's count, &c $50 dozen fresh, Be-.
CHICKENS.
The market i. overlooked and drag
ging. Prices are lower and sale. SO,
limited ~ coops young At 2 25j
coops young a. / J0i 20 dozen young
5000 90.
FRUIT.
Apples, peaches and grapes are plenty
but the demand 10 small and prices arc
hardly quotsble. We note sales ola few
boxes lemons at "a 90.
VEGETABLES.
There Is 50 little doing ia the vegetable
line that II is impossible to make quota
tione. The only transactions we have t,
report ia sales Of 80 bushel boxes pata,oe
N$l oO per box.
PROVISIONS
There is considerable inquiry fol
smoked meat and lard, and sales woulc
| - active, but thero IL none offe ring