The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-11
COM ERClAL.

day from being very uncomfortable.
Some fears have been entertained that
the rains Of the last few days would in
lure the wheat that Is now ready to cut
In Southern Illinois, but no damage has
been done a. yet.
The market Is perva,iedby general feel.
ing of dullness that reaches to all depart
ments with the exception OF white corn
and corn meal. Flour Is very heavy and
dull, scarcely any thing doing and the mar
ket overstocked In all grades. Hay Is in
some little demand for choice to MI or
tlers, but few cars would stock the mar
ket. Mixed corn u plenty and quiet at
7sc In sacks. White is scarce and want
ed and holders were asking an advance
to-day. Butter Is OverstOcked and dull
prices must decline. Eggs are dull and
unsettled; prices falling. Poultry has
all been taken up to this time on specula.
ton, but there Is no local demand.
THE MARKET.
A1cOur friends should bear In mind
that the prices here given are usually for
Gales from first hands In round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots 1t Is nee
essary to charge an advance over these
figures. -
| FLOUR.
The market Is dull and dragging. The
demand is very small aud prices are M
settled. sales are confined to small Or
der trade. Receipts aIe large and the
market overstocked. Sales were 100 bar
l rels. 81 SOFAS 30: 100 barrels, So 2Ja
G5; 800 barrels city. S. j0ss: 200 bar
rels. s. JOta6 IS.
HAY.
Small receipts, with moderate de-
mand for choice to fill orders. keep the
market stiff. The supply is very small
An occasional car Of choice timothy finds
ready sale at S22. We note sales Of car
choice timothy delivered, $22; car choice
timothy delivered. S22 ! car prime TIM
J 0thy delivered, $2l.
CORN.
There is a steady demand for white
and light supply. The demand for mixed
to fill orders is only moderate. There l.
no shipping demand at all. We note sales
of cars mixed in sacks delivered. &c:
cars white mixed IN sacks delivered, 7sc;
! car mixed IN sacks delivered, &c; car
white in sacks delivered. SOC; 6 cars
mixed in sacks delivered. &c; 3 cars
white in sacks delivered, SOC; car choice
white, SIC; ears mixed in bulk on track.
Zoe.
| MEAL.
Stocks ART light and demand good.
Choice country steam dried meal finds
ready sale at So 1903 IS. City meal is
| quoted 5alOc higher. The market rules
steady and firm. Sales were 100 barrels
s. 70; 100 barrels country steam dried
delivered - as; 80 barrels city steam
dried delivered 81 sE<@3 10.
OATS.
The supply offering is small and tie
mand light. Prices rule rs at last quota
tons. Transactions are confined to thu
order trade. We note sales OF 3 ears II
sacks delivered Csc: = ears in sacks tie
liyered 69c.
The market Is overstocked and very
dull. Prices have declined steadily fol
several weeks. We note sales to-day OF
cars In sack delivered. SIG; | car IN
bulk on track, $l2.
BUTTER.
The market il heavy and dull ana
sales slow. There is no butter in mar
ket that would command 25 cents to-day
Receipts are large and the market is over
stocked; this and the warm weather vii
send prices still lower. Sales were tub
choice Northern, 23c; 3 packages choic'
Iowa butter, Csc; 2 packages Southern
Illinois, 2Oc; IL packages choice North
ern. 22c II packages choice Southern
Illinois, lsc 10 packages c'.Olce South
ern Illinois, zoe 500 pounds choice
Northern, BE.
EGGS.
The market Is overstocked and dull
The demand has fallen of and prices
closed weak and unsettled to-day; he i
quoted outside figures. Sales were 4o'
dozen, 12@l2lc; 300 dozen, i2c; IN
dozen, l2c.
Il CHICKENS.
Spectators up to this time have takel
all that are offered, keeping the marke
clear and prices firm. When these buyers
leave the market. prices must 90 down
as there is very little local demand. W.
note sales OF 3 cOOps hens, S3 20; cool
spring chickens, 81; 2coops hens ~ 20
10 coops hens, S. rs; Is dozen mixed ant
hens, 50 25(93 70.
FRUIT.
The fruit business Is at present con
fined almost entirely to Strawberries. 4
few lemons come in and sell readily n
s. 50. There are no oranges In market
Strawberries found ready sale to-day .
81 Is. We note sales OF 70 crates straw
berries, $s(ay3 80; 10 crates strawberries
s. Is; 70 crates strawberries, So 2j93 ~
10 boxes lemons, S. 80.
POTATOES. s-
The market is full of old and new pc
totoes for which there is no demand. Al
arc quoted dun. Old potatoes ut 81 pr
bushel and new At 81 50 per barrel. u
PROVISIONS. 4 ~
Nothing doing outside Of the jotbin,
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