The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-23
COMM ERcIAL.
CAIRO. ILLINOIS,

Tho weather to-day has bsen very hot
and sultry. At noon the sky became COW
cred with clouds. and for short time we
looked hopefully fol- q thunder shower
but were disappointed, the day closing
clear, close and sitting.
There 10 little II any change to note in
the situation of leading articles in the
market Tho demand rules light and
prices nuc,uating.
The -four and meal market continues
perfectly bat. Stocks are large and the
demand 30 small that buyer. almost have
matters their own way and can dictate
their own terms.
The corn market is very quiet, but
sellers are flrmer in white and ask
an advance over quotations Of TO. day, some
going as high as 7s@s0c on choice white
but no sales were effected above 7Gc.
Oats are very quiet bu, prices are NOM
inslly unchanged and will remain so
unless there 1. large increase over pre:-
ent receipts. The provision market is
firm and unchanged The demand /. gen.
orally confined to the jobbitg trade.
The supply Il choice butter
has been inadequate FOR the trade, and on
Saturday holders, taking advantage Of II.
scarcity, put the price up o. choice lo;s to
=. = - - s'dered the out
side figure.
THE MARkEI
lsay- Our friends should hear in mind
that the prices hero given aro usually for
sales from hrsi hands in round lots. In
filing orders and for broken lots it is
necessary 10 charge an advance over
these figures -6ss
FLOUR.
The market Is quiet and dull, ard the
movement very slow. Prices are IN favor
Of buyers, III, demand being SO small that
sellers are willing to MAKE further concvs.
sions to effeo! large ssles. Transaction,
40 comprised in 500 bbls various grades
8 to 70; 400 obls good XXX 6 %; $50
bbls choice I Is; 200 bbs choice : 90 800
bbls various grades 9 SO to 8 90; 100 bbls
various grades s so to : IS; $50 bbs
Xxx 6 50; l,j bbls various grades 5 so 10
{ SO, ssies BY city mills were loo bis
white wheat family so; 200 bills XXXX
red 90; 100 tbs XXX red 20.
HAY.
The marke, 6. 'ull sud unchanged. A
few small orderc1mein which with the
small local trad covers all the business
done Sales wee 30 bales red top deliv-
cred; Is 90; SO sles choice timothy, IS 90;
SO bale. gilt edo timothy delivered, 20 co.
| IA car choice timothy delivered, 90 90; |
car choice miIi delivered, II 80; 3 cars
mixed dslivere IL so; rs bale. mixed
delivered, IL O.
CORN.
Sellers are aking en- sdvanee to-day on
white, and th, market closed firm. Buy
ers and selles apart. Holders asking
75c for mirsl and 10 to 30 for white.
Buyers refuse 20 90 above 7Gc. Sales
we're 2 cara miIei in sacks, delivered, 70c;
2 cars white in sicks, delivered, 75G976c !
4 cars mixed 10 sscks. delivered, zoe; 8
cars white in sack,, delivered, 7Gc; 3 cars
mix cd in second hand sacks. delivered
CSC ! cars white in sacks, delivered, 75c !
! car white In sacAI delivered, 74c.
OATS.
The market 10 Inactive AMI unchanged
TIE demand is limited bu. receipts are
very light and prices steady, 63@j4c
sacked and delivered, Sales were 2 cara
in sacks delivered 5ic; z cars in sacks de-
livered, j2lc; cara in sack. delivered
53!c.
CORN MEAL.
The market 10 well applied and liieless
Buyers .and sellers are spsr,, Prices
offered, 3 400 as a,led, JO@3 So, I'M
der instruction, from ,on,ignees. Trans
actions light sui consit OF 100 barrels s.
d., delivered 2 A.; 100 barrels 5. u
delivered, 3 a.; 200 bsrels, X. D., deliv
cred, i0i $50 bsrres $. d., delivered,
A..
BRAS.
Qniet, dull and Exchanged. Plenty
Offering at 10 90 per pm, millers price
Sales were 500 sacks 81 the mills, Is 90
per ton; ! car load IL sacks delivered,
10 90; $50 sacks on ordes, Ia &C.
BUTTER.
The market was barr on Saturday and
l ia a lattn 10 1u- "a