The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-13
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THuR.DAr Eve, Feb. ~, 1874
GENERAL REMARKS.
! The weather for the last two or three
days has been much warmer, and 10 q lit
tie unisvorAblo for dressed poultry and
eggs. Tho present winter has been a re.
mArksblo one even in this climate. 1t has
been somewhat Manageable, tie true, but
the changes have no. been great. During
| the whole winter the Thermometer has
not marked below 30 degrees more than
! six or eight days, and very little and very
transient ice has formed. Most of the
winter the mercury has ranged from 30
to G0-wo might say the PISS. winter for we
| cannot expect any moro cold weather.
Some fears are entertained that the proc.
ent warm weather, If il extends far up TO-
to the State, may push forward the fruit
DOLLY 70 10 caught BY the severe frosts Of
March and ruin tho nsxt seasons crop
but these torebodings are chronic and are
always INDUCED 10 at this season.
There is good feeling 10 the marLs,
and with Tho exception OF -four and hay
the prices 10 looking up. Our remarks
on the liasront brAnchA, OF tho market will
be found under their appropriate headings
sS- Correspondents should bear 10
mind that our quotations represent pricos
for round lots from hrst hands, ualesi
otherwise stated, and that in hlliug small
orders, higher prices must be paid. asa
THE MARKET.
FLOUR heSvY and duh, thero is
very little movement and stocks are large
No round lot Transactions are being made
Our highest quotations are outside hg-
tcons time ssles on orders; 8 % We think
would be top price for best grades. Our
reports comprise 200 barrels various, top
grades gag %; $50 hbls in small lots
Gfa9 90; 500 bbls on orders 3 1902 so;
1000 bbls various, low TO best grades,
round lots, 1908 90 100 bbls various
grades 64s .I;R20o bbls on orders in
small lots, Il 6o@s 10, 9 10 being a re.
tail fgure.
HAl-The market Is unchanged, re-
ceipts have been on the light order bu.
there is advice Of plenty on the road,
There is no demand for anything but
strictly choice, and there lie very little Of
thi: in market. sales were 3 cars mixed
l2(sl4 del; 2 cars prairie del, 10 90; |
car mixed del r. 90; 2 cars choice timo-
thy "a 5O@l5 90 del; l car strictly choice
in small lots from store l1Gls; 3 cars
fair mixed ll@l3 %.
CORN-The market is steady at zoe in
car load lots to-day. All grades are quot
ed the same. In order lots cent or two
moro 10 charged to cover cost of handling,
waste etc. The demand 10 small and re-
ceipts light. Sales woro one car mixed,
sacked and delivered Csc; d cars white
sacked and del 90c; 600 SKIS mixed del zoe;
csrs choice white in lots lie; cars
mixed and white in small lots 7l@72c 4
cars bulk mixed on track 60c; . cars bulk
white on track &c.
| OATS-The market is firm with an up
ward tendency. There is some demand
to ship to New Orleans, and tho order
trade with the interior OF the South con :
tinues strong and active. Holders wore
asking "a, to-day, but buyers hesitated to
60 above 53c. Sales were : cars mixed
sacked and del 63c; 2 cars do do 53@54c
10 cara mixed and white do do oS@55c;
| car black mixed do do 55c; l ear fancy
black seed oats do do sc; car black dc
do 7!c; car white do do 55c; car black
do do coo; car do Z. T.; car white and
white mixed 53lc; cars mixed in bulk
on track 47G4sc; 3 cars mixed in sacks
del 54c.
CORN MEAL-Stesdy and llrm at3 30
The demand ia active and receipts and
supply light. Sales were 200 bbls 5 ID dol
3 80; 300 bbls X ID del . 80; 500 bbls city
meal AM 200 bbls "St. Charles" bty Inesl
sold on 7. I.
BRAN-Thero is sstesdy demand with
none in the market except at tho mills
Sslos wero 800 sacks at is GA and cal
sacked and dol on orders II 90.
BUTTER-There Is an active inquiry
for choice butter, both roll and packed
Tho market is very scantly supplied and
prices arc firm. Sales were 500 ID, choics
northern roll 30@35; 600 ID, Southern
Illinois roll choice 2s@32; 1000 lbs choice
northern packed sd@s7c; 200 lbs com
mon Southern Illinois 25c.