The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-29
CAIRO, ILLIsoIs, I
Thursday Evn'g, May %, 1874. !
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The market 10 quiet and inclined 10 be
little dull all round. A change for the
better in white corn yesterday in other
markets, stifIenod prices little here, and
it may 60 shade higher than our quota
tions OF to-day. The demand in corn 10
confined almost exclusively 70 white, very
little doing In mixed; stocks Of both are
very large. Oats are plenty, dull and
lower, selling to-day at 53c in sacks. We
have but little change 10 note in meal 40
yet. Ssles made to-day were at lower
prices, and should the present condition
Of the corn market hold long, a decline
may DO looked for.
Flour 10 moderately active In grades
below Xxx with very light stocks.
Choice grades are in large supply and
neglected.
The market is we'll supplied with hay
and prices have downward tendency.
There 10 q heavy stock of butter on
hand, sales are slow and dealers will flnd
some difficulty TO work IL of without
great sacrifice as fresh receipts arc sufil-
cient to meet the wsntsof the trado.
| Receipts Of eggs arc light and the dc.
msnd fair, prices hold firm at lie, ship.
pers count to-day.
Poultry, particularly mixed chickens,
are plenty and very dull. A few small
spring chickens are coming in and md
ready sale at 2 so per dozen.
In provisions we have very little to ro-
port, as transactions have all been of Z
small Iobbing nature, for the local trade
Prices remain firm and unchanged, and
stocks moderate.
| The weather has been very no, fol
several days past until to-day ano breez,
| from the southwss prevailed keeping Tn,
air cool and pleasant In the forenoon ant
bringing ups worry refreshing and wei
come rain in the afternoon, and the da,
closed with prospect of hoavy shower
through the night.
| THE MARKET.
Cay Our friends should bear in min,
that tho prices here given are usually TO
sales from first hands in round lots. Ii
filing orders and for broken lots IL 4
necessary TO charge an advance owe
these figures. -Nsa
i FLOUR.
The demand Is generally confined I
low and medium grades, and in these Il
moderately active with supplies slmos
exhausted choice grades arc plenty an,
neglected. We note sales of 300 bbls Va
rious grades, , 20 TO 8 80; 200 bbls vari
Gus grades on orders, 6 90 10 Is; 10
bbls XXXX, 90; 100 bbls xxx, 9 rs
400 bbS various grades on orders, 6 90 t
90; 300 bbls various grades, 6 90 I,
I so; 400 bbls various grades,5 soto 8 OF
Sales to-day by city m lille wero 80 Dbl
white wheat family 9 SO; so bills Xxx
8 90; l25 bbls XXXX7 70; rs bbls Xxx,
Z 90; 10 bis Xxx 8 10.
BRAN
Scarce and Arm, quoted at 2I@25 90 Il
day, sacked and del. We note sales {
500 sacks del "a oO 200 do do 20 90.
HAY
Plenty and dull. Prices arc lowor /,
day. We note salos of 2 cars com moi
mixed del q 90; 2 cars choice mixed d,
20 90 car choice timothy del &c 90.
| CORN.
There is little better feeling Ia whit
to-day, and under tho influence OF favor
able advicos from. other markets, prie,
advanced two or three cents. Mixed
worry dull and q"iet. Tho market
largely ovsrstocked. Our report of sale
today comprises cars white sacked an
del SOC; 6 cars yellow In bulk on trae
coo; cars white in bulk on track 75c;
car mixed in bulk on track G6c; 3 ca
mixed in sacks dol 74c; cars mixed
sacks del 75c.
OATS.
Dull and lower. Tho market is we
supplied and demand small. Prices ar
quoted at decline of. 2asc to-day. w
note sales Of ears mixed, sold carly, il
sacks del, 6Sc; 4 cars mixed In sacks de-
5Gc; 8 cars mixed in bulk on track 50C952
CORN MEAL.
Steady and active. Receipts are ligh
and supply small. Tho tendency
prices Ia downward, in sympathy wit
corn. We note sales OF one car load s 1
del. 6 80; 100 bbls. s. ID. del. 4 SO; II
bbls. s d. 4 80; 200 bbls. 8 ID. IS.
BUTTER.
/
The old stock on hand Ia very large
, and is to somo extent damaged by the he
weather. Receipts OF frosh are sutfcisu
for the demand. Twenty cents 10 IN
ruling figure to-day-Sales were 400 ID
good southern Illinois, zoe; 10 pkss. go 81
southern Illinois, zoe; 6 pkgs. chois
northern 23c; 6 pkgs. choice southern Ill
noise zoe; 8 pkgs. choice southern III
noise, ls@20c; tubs CHI ,ics southern
Illlnoise zoe.
" EGGS.
The supply 10 limited and tho DOMAIN
fair, We note sales Of 400 dozen, II
cases, lie, 900 dozen, llci s pkgs, llci
boxes, lie.
CHICKENS.