The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-30
COM NJ ERCiAL.
Thursday evening, Oct 20, 1874. I
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.


The pleasant weather continues with us,
but does no. seem likely to hold much
logger. IL is nearing the time for frost
and ice and sloet
Business rules about tho came as at the
opening of the week. Receipts Of grain
arc light aud tho demand small, nearly
all the business done ia III the order and
jobbing trade. Choice -four is very dull
and quoted lower; this applies to oil grades
rated above 81 25 Low grades are in
good demand and small supply Corn and
oats arc quiet and unchanged. Potatoes
are dull The stock Of butter on hand 10
very large, of poor quality and is
damper on the market. Poultry Is plenty
and dull, especially turkeys they esnno,
be sold at any price.
THE MARKET.
HoyOur friends should bear in mind
this, the prices here given arc ususlly for
sales from fret hands in round lots. 10
filing orders and for broken lots /. ia
accessory to chars. an advance over ihsse
Gguru.-SG
FLOUR.
All grades above 4 rs are quoted dull
aud lower to-day. Low grades are scarce
and active. Sales were 200 bbls various
grades, COOS %; 800 bbls various
grades, ooCgs 90 700 bbls various
Il A
grades, 4 5000 co. 200 bbl, city mills,
5J96 I5i COO bbls various grades, 4 90
@5 90 S cars various grades, 4 0oGaG 90
HAY.
The hay market rules liltic moro
quiet but without change in pr.oe,
Choice sells readily, but low grade. are
dull and neglected. Sales delivered were
cars prime timothy, Is %; car choice
timothy, 20 90, 2 cars ordinary mixed
IL 90 car praris, u 90; car choice
mixed rs co. l car choice timothy, 10 90;
l car gilt edge, 20 co. { cars good mixed
and eheice timothy, 10 O092o 90.
CORN.
Receipts are small and the msrko,
rather quiet. There was some ioquiry 10
day for now mi ed corn, but very fcw
car load, would oyerstock tho mars t.
We note sales of car old mixed in sacks
delivered. SOC; 8 cars old mixed in bulk
on track, &c.
OATS.
The demand continues fair, bu. ibe sup.
ply Is small. Prices are Grm and IN.
| changed. Transactions have been sm..l
sales to-day were ! car mixed 10 bulk on
track, Ssei cars mixed in bulk on trsck,
! 62ci cars mixed in sacks delivered, 59c'
CORN MEAL.
Plenty anu very dull. Prices are
weak and declining. Holders are glad TO
sell at any price. We note sales Of 100
bbls steam dried, CO. 100 bbls s,ea IN
dried, 3 so.
BRAN.
The market is qdoted dull, and prices
lower. Very little doing. Sales reported
to-day were 1870 sacks from store 1s O0M
20 90; car, sold early, delivered, ls 90.
BUTTER
The stock Of butter on hand is very
large and ola poor quality. Nothing but
choice is wanted. On gilt edge prices are
lower. Sales we're 800 ID, choice. Soc;
300 lbs choice northern 3oc; 400 lbs choice
Southern Illinois 2592sc; 10 package,
choics, 2s@30c
EGGS.
Receipts are smaller than the demand,
and stocks are light. fresh eggs Ia good
shipping order sell readily at zoe. we
note sales Of 200 dozen fresh. zoe; coo dOz
fresh, lsG20c; boxes. ICE.
POULTRY.
Chickens are plenty and dull. Turkey.
will notsell At any price. Sales were 90
dozen young and old chich ems, 2 oO@3 Co.
90 dozen mixed chickens, round lot, 2 80;
o coops mixed chickens, 2 90.
POTATOES.
Plenty and dull. The demand is very
small. No change 10 prices. Sales 50
obls peach blows, so, l car in bulk
delivered, Soc; 2 cars in bulk on track,
7sCS8oc, 40 Dbl, peach blows, delivered
2 so.
FRUIT.
Choice shipping apples are in good de.
mand, and firm. Common apples are
hard to sell. We note sales in fruit of
90 bis apples, 2 90 to 90; Is Dbl. oran ges,
co. to 30 90; 90 bbls choice apples, 3 90;
600 lbs drisi peaches, &c; 500 lbs dried
apples, 4c.
WE are, every few days, receiving from
agents, advertisements like the following
Tor insertion in the BULLETIN; as we can.
not publish them, We take this method of
requesting our friends to discontinue send.