The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-19
COMM ERCIAl.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.


Inc weather since the heavy rains of
last Monday and Tuesday, has shown
decided Improvement. Tho temperature
has not been high during the day time
and The nights havc boon very cool and
pleasant.
we are unable TO noto any change for
tho better in the general condition of the
Hour, grain and produce trade. In fact
tho market has if anything been improy-
ing backward moro and more every day,
and ia now about as dull as IL can get.
White corn Ia down, closing to-day at 70
CD 7dc, sacked and delivered and no
movement. Flour is heavy and stagnated;
corn meal lie Offering at 40 without buy.
ers hay is desd--no,hing at all dong;
oats Is very quiet. not much in market.
and little demand, but prices hold firm a,
81 az 5ic, sacked and delivered in car
lots.
The river continues TO fall but there is
h good stage Of water to points below, and
rates remain firm and unchanged;
THE MARKET.
BsiS- Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices horo given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots IL
| tilling orders and FOR broken lot. il is
necessary to charge al advance over
these figures. ia
FLOUR.
Heavy and dull. The little that is
moving is for the local and retail trade
and for filling small orders from tho
south. stocks Of all kinds are large. We
note sales Of 300 bbl. various grades 4 80
to : Is; 200 bbls do 6 90 to q IS :;
800 bbls do 90 to < 80; 400 bLls
do 80 to 90. sales by city
mi Is to-day were 200 bbls white whea,
family at 5oi l2o ibis XXXX rcd,
3 90; 10 bbls xxx red, : 90.
HAY.
The market is overlooked and very
dali. Thoro is no demand at all for any
kind except MS il ia wanted for the small
local trade. Wo note sales If car
choice, II 80 car choice, timothy on or
ders, 20 90.
CORN.
Plenty aud very quiet. White il sew
oral cents lowor, closing to-day 75G7Gc,
aud mixed GSs970c, sacked and delivered
Tho demand is very small and generally
confined to the wants of tho order TRADE
Sales were 800 sacks mixed, delivered
10ci car white mixed in bulk, on track,
G'ci ] car white in sacks, delivered, Csc
D cars choice white IN bulk on track, GO
car white in sacks, deliveredl zee; 5oC
sacks mixed, delivered, G9m70c.
OATS.
Although tho demand is very small
receipts have been equally ns light,
consequently the marke, holds firm and
unchanged, with limited supply offer
ing. We note salos of cars mixed il
sacks 53c; ? oars mixed in sacks del 53c
2 cars mixed in sacks del 5ic: car
mixed in bulk on track A. GS 45c.
CORN MEAL.
Very dull and market overstocked
Offerings of choice to-day at 3 40 fount
no buyers. Sales were 100 bbls s. ID
3 50i 100 bbls 5. ID. on orders 90 lOt
bbls S. ID. 8 50i 100 bbls X. ID. 3 40,
BRAN.
No demand and large supply in market
Qaoted nominally, 10 90 in now sacks de
liverod.
|
Receipts are light and the stock oil
hand is pretty we'll worked of. Tn
weather for past few days has been coo
and more favorable for this branch OF ,h
market. Sales were 200 lls choice l56 &c
TOO lbs choice loo; SOC ibs strictly choic
l5c; 500 10, common to choice lG9lsc;
800 iby common to choice Is to lsc;
10 pkgs choice ls@iGc.
EGGS.
Scarce and in demand Receipts ar
all taken or arrival at quotations. Sales
were 200 dozen l2Ic; x boxes shipper
count l2ci boxes shippers count, I2!c
IA cases, shippers count, l2lc.
CHICKENS,
Receipts arc light and demand fair
There was none in market to-day anC
choice old hens and large young chick
ons have been shade better as may b,
seen by our reports. Sales were rs dozen
hens, 3 00@3 25 10 dozen small young
2 Oo@2 20; 10 dozen largo young, 2 6O@
90; 3 coops young chickens, 2 &c;
coops old hens, co. 10 coops young, 2 81
to 2 10.
FRUIT
Tho Strawberry season is over and in
their place, We now have currents ant
raspberries. Small fruits Of all kinds are
wanted and find ready sale on arrival
We note sales of 80 crates cherries 500,
90; 20 crates rsspberries 4 so 20 crates
currents 2 50@3 co. boxes oranges
10 OOQll 90; 10 boxes lemons 10 90
10 crates strawberries 3 90 20 crates
: cherries 50 IL crates raspberries 90
10 crates black rsspberries 4 60@5 90;
crates red raspberries 90 to 0 co. Is
crates gooseberries 75@2 90.
PROVISIONS.
The market is quiet but prices are firm
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