The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-16
COMM RRCAL,
PaIcE CusREsT OTyIcrI
Thursday Eve, Jan. 10, 1874

are wsll sustained and holders are drtu,
but decline in prices Of leading articles
at New Orleans have driven spsculAtors
from the field, and business 10 conf ned eI.
clusively to the local aud order trade
Receipts OF all kiads, with the exception
Of hay and corn meal, have been light
which has q tendency to keep prices firm
without accommodating stocks.
The butter market 10 very firm. Choice
Northern would command 10000 read.
lily. There was none ia the market TO-.
day. Southern Illinois roll is Ia moder.
ate supply and selling according to quail.
ity 20@25c.
Low grades Of hay are very plenty Aid
very dull No strictly choice arrives.
Stocks Of corn meal are large and the
movement 10 very small 90 10 the rul.
ing figure on choice brands
Eggs continue TO 10 . drug
10 The market and sell very
allow At zoe There Is q better
feeling ia the market for dressed poultry
Choice chickens are selling q. 6o@s 90
and turkeys loo y 10. Not enough com 60
In to supply the demsnd. Choice spplss
are scarce and sell readily at 8 ooC9e 90.
The weather is intensely cold last
night was the coolest o. the season. The
mercury touched Within ten degrees of
zero and there 10 every indication that /.
oil M attn i,var 10 pichf
The river 10 closed a. 81. Louis and
Cairo is again the head of navigation.
~ Correspondents should bear in 70 ind
that our quotations represent prices for
roand lots from Gre. hands, unless other.
wise stated, and that in filing small or
ders higher prices must be paid. va
TuEhARKET.
| FLOu R-There is only . moderate de.
gree OF activity displayed in this staple at
present. Transactions are confined to
suall lots for .ho order trade. The mar.
ket is firm and prices unchanged. Our re-
port Of salos comprised 1900 bbls ~ fol-
lows: 300 bbls various grades 6 0o9s so;
200 bbls do 5 0098 75 400 bbs do 9 90
as 10; 100 bbls super 4 so; 200 bbls
XXX 90.
HAY-F.s. There Is no speculative
demand and only small order trade
which is limited to strictly choice OF
which there 10 none in the market. The
supply Of low grade hay IL unlimited, and
there Is no demand to carry i. off. We
note sales Of 2 cars mixed del IL 90; |
car prairie del | 90: 8 cars choice mix cd
10 0o9l4 90; 2cars choice timothy Is q
ole 90.
CORN.-The market rules stifr. PRICE,
are very arm. Receipts are light and de-
mand small. There 10 no movement in 9
speculative way; transactions are confined
entirely to the order trado. We note sale
of car old white in tulk on track 5sc :
cars new white do 5e!c; 2 cars do d, 81
l car old white in sacks del Gee q carl
new white in sacks del Csc 2 cars yellow
in sacks sa@s4c.
OATS-Receipts FOR the las. few days
have been light, and although thospecula.
tive demand, owing TO a decline a. New
Orleans, has fallen off entirely, price,
are firmly held, and holders display Ls
anxiety to force sales. Transactions ar,
confined to the few car loads required TO
all orders from below, and copsis. of
oars mixed in bulk on track 45c; 2 cars dc
4s; car white in sacks del 54c 2 ears
mixed in sacks 5l@52.
CORN MEAL-Plsnly and very dull.
Prices are still held up TO 2 80, but 1t is
difficult to effect sales. Transactions are
limited TO 400 bbls aud ! car load steam
dried at 2 90.
BRAN-Thers is considerable enquiry
for wheat bran and none Offering. Sales
could Be readily made at l6 90 per ton.
BUTTER-Choice Northern butter is
in active demand at asC93oc with none in
tho market. There is also . fair demand
FOR choice Southern Illinois roll, at prizes
ranging from 20 to csc. We note sales OF
10 pkgs choice roll, Southern Illinois a.
2SS25c; 800 lbs do do at Acc; pkgs and
100 lbs do do zoe.
EGGS--The market is glutted and
none selling. A few hundred dozen have
sold since our last report At the old price,
zoe per dozen.
POULTRY-There 10 An activ. de-
mand for dressed poultry OF all kinds.
Not enough comes IN to supply this de.
msnd and tho market was bare to-day.
Live poultry was neglecsed-not wanted.
CHICKENS-Ssles were 80 dozen
dressed 2 50@a 90.
TURKEY5-Ssles 500 lbs at Zoe.
APPLES-Thers are very few choice
apples in the market and prices arc nrru
and higher. The demand 10 active and
quotations arc as in quality 4 60@S 90.
RYE--Ws note sales of 2 cara sacked
and del, at 900 u bushel.
CoTTON-Over 300 bales thave been
sold here within the last ten days, which
speaks we'll for market in which thi,
staple has never before taken any part
Sales to-day wero 80 bales-low ordinary
bringing l2c and ordinary lac.
CHKESE-Cream l4c; New York fac
tory l6@l63c.
LIME--l 25Sl 80 pbbl.
CEMENT 0062 30 q Dbl.
coal OIT.-C0o "a