The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-24
COMMERCIAL.
PRicH CURRENT oyrioE,,

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possible 10 handle grain or -four. The rain
continued until last night when the clouds
broke away, the weather changed and the
day has boon clear and cold and nigh, set.
tics down with every indication Of
sharp, heavy frost
The Ohio river has risen with almost
unprecedented rapidity and is fas. APP
preaching high water mark. The rise
during the "a hours ending las, night was
reported 10 DO al the rate of two inches
per hour.
There Is no change Of any importance
70 note in the general market. Money 10
plenty and finance are 10 an easy condi-
ton. Stocks Of all kinds Of produce, ex-
cept butter and corn meal, are fully up to
the wants of the trade.
The corn market drsgs a little and
prices rule . shade lower. Prices vary
from one to two cents according 10
grade, condition and kind OF sacks. The
supply is considered . little in excess
Of the demand.
Flour continues heavy and dull. Oats
are active and firm. Prices arc IN
changed and steady.
nsJ- Correspondents should bear in
mind tina. our quotations represent prices
for round lots from frat hands, unles,
otherwise stated, and that in filling small
ordees, higher prices must be paid. -d,a
THE MARKET.
FLOUR--Heavy and dull. Stocks are fair
and trsrsactions limited. There 10 scarce
ly any demand except for the order trade.
Sales embrace 100 bbl,. low super 4 80;
100 bbls vsriou, grades 6 50td7 90; 800
bbs do 25@s 90; loo bbls 8 O0Gs rs;
400 bbls do oo@s co. 100 bills good
XXX I 90; 200 bbls Xxx co; 200 bbls
sping NIX 6 so; 200 bbls various grades
10 lots 509s 90.
HAY-D1ll and unchanged, The de.
inAbd is small and is con flned to choice
grades for filing orders. Isceipts are
light. Sales were 4 cars choice timothy
80 bales damaged 5oGl2 90 per bale; l
car prairie II 90; pears common 10 90
dol.
CORN-The market is very quiet and
prices rule lower. The order dema and has
fallen of, and spectators are unwilling
to take hold except ct very low figures.
The demand would be good if holders
would make concessions. Sales were z
cars mixed in bulk on track SIC; cars
old white in bulk on track &c; l car new
white in burlsps del &c; cars white in
besvy sacks CSC; 8 cars mixed 67@6Sc in
sack,, del; 8 cara yellow. sacked and del
roc
OATS-Receipts are light aud prices
firm and unchanged At 5sc for white and
mixed, sacked and del, and 47c in
bulk on track. There i, no ship.
ping demand, but tie order trade is good
and oil that arrives is readily disposed Of.
Sales were II cars choice mixed, sacked
and del, SIC; cars white, sacked aud del,
53c; car. white and mixed sacked and
del, 53c 1000 sacks mixed del 53c; l car
black, sacked aud dol Sic cars choice
black, sacked and del, 60c; cars white in
second hand sacks del 5?c; o cars mixed
and white, In bulb on track, 47c.
CORN MEAL - There wss very little
speculative demand to-day, the New
Orleans market having quieted down, but
the order trade 10 still sufficient 10 carry
of all receipts. Sales were, coo bbls d
del 9 80; 400 bbls d del 5 IS; 200 bbls
sd del 3 s2!; ZOE bbls no. guaranteed del
3 30.
BRAN-Scsrcs and hrm selling read
lily in round lots at &c 90, aud in .msll
order lots II 90 per ton. We note sales
Of 2 car loaas del at Ii co.
BUTTER-Scarcs and in active de-.
nand, at 80 to Soc according to quality.
Should the weather continue cold, it
may go q shade higher. Not enough
comes in to supply the market We note
sales OF 100 lbs cho,e southern Illinois
roll 30S33 Is tubs choice northern
dairy packed S6c 300 lbs medium &c to
soc; 500 lbs choice northern roll 34c.
EGGS-The old stock ia nearly ali
worked of at lac. Fresh receipts were
selling to-day at l5c, and there is evi.
dence Of improvement in the market
Sales reported were 1900 dozen Il; 500
dozen fresh receipts l5c, shippers count.
CHICKENS-Quiet; receipts are light
and demand limited. Sales we're 80 dozen
choice live 3 o09o 5Oi 10 dozen dressed
3 90; 10 dozen common dresssd 2 IS.
TURKEYS-Not many in the market;
selling at loo per pound dressed,
POTATOES-There 10 q tsir dsmA I'd
for choice seed varieties. We note sales
Of 80 bbls EARLY Rose A 90,
APPLES-Choics are scarce and in
good demand. Common are plenty and
slow. Sales so bbls common 3 009+ 90
SO bbls choice 4 bo@5 SO.
COTTON - Nothing doing at all here
nor elsewhere, no buyers and we can Civ.
no quotations.
CHEESE-Cream lac; New York fac
tory l6@l6Ac.
LIMK-i 25@l 80 Rbbl.'
CEMENT-2 0O(42 80 q Dbl.
COAL OlL-ls9i9s v gal.
GUNNlES-Rs-sewed y bushels lsc
bushels zoe.
sYRUPS-Choice 6oc@$l per gallon
New Orleans 7b4soc.