The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-21
CONNIE RCIAL.
CAIRO, ILL, THURSDAY EVENING,
Nav ~. 1875.

May ~, 1870.
The weather Is warm and pleasant
again. II would he too warm for com
fort were it not for the steady cool breeze
from the southwest that prevails through
out each of these almost sleepy summer
days. BUSINESS is very quiet, and trans.
actions small in almost everything. In
some cases the meagre amount OF bust
ness done is owing TO the scarcity Of sup
plies In others. which includes hay, oats,
meal and bran. with very little demand
Ia fact. in these branches business may
he considered at stand still. Corn Is
firm and scare. with no signs OF weaken
ing as yet. Flour is very scarce and in
active demand. Large orders arc held in
hands Of dealers waiting for supplies.
Butter, eggs, chickens, fruit etc., are I'M
changed.
THE MARKET.
A~Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots it is nee
essary to charge an advance over these
figures. 90
FLOUR.
Scarce. active. and firm. Orders are
held in hands Of dealers, waiting for sup
plies. There il no assortment at all in
stock. We note sales OF 400 barrels,
S. JOsG 80; 800 barrels, s. jOa7: 100
barrels, S. JOta,G IS; 800 barrels xxx
Spring. S. 20; 100 barrels choice xxx
Winter, So 10 ; 400 barrels fine, S475;
100 barrels XX, S. 80 80 barrels fancy,
s.; 100 barrels various grades. $500 300
barrels various grades, sG(g6 30; 200 bar
rels various grades, s. 50,a,7 IS; 1000 bar
rels city, on orders, SJ(y7 rs.
HAY.
Receipts are light and supply small,
but there is no demand except in small
retail way. We have no sales OF car load
lots TO report.
Scarce and in demand. Transactions
are limited by lack Of supplies. Holders
were asking as high AZ SOC in bulk for
white to-day, but no sales were made at
that figure. Sales We're car white in
sacks on track SIC; Gears mixed in sacks
delivered Sc; ! car white In bulk on
track &c; 8 cars mixed in sacks deliver
ed Soc; ) cars white in sacks delivered
s2as3c.
OATS.
| Receipts are light and demand small
There are very few in market, and N,
change in prices. We note sales Of 8 carr
| In sacks delivered zoe.
| MEAL.
Steady and unchanged. There is nc
livestock in market and only limited
| demand. We note sales Of 50 barrel:
green meal 50 80; 800 barrels steam
dried So sO(93 IS; 100 barrels kiln dried
delivered So 20.
The market is over-suppled aud very
dull: SIS 80 was the outside figure offer
ing to-day We note sales Of 800 sack
delivered $40
BIZ
Choice Northern butter il very scare,
and in good demand. The old stock i
being gradually worked Of for the rea
son that not enough choice comes in t
supply the demand. Sales were pack
ages good Northern, 23c; package
cooking butter, l5c; 100 pounds choic'
Northern, 25c; 8 packages Southern ILL
nois, 2Oc; 20 tubs choice Northern, ESQ
2Gc; 6 tubs choice Southern Illinois, 22c
8 buckets choice Southern Illinois, zoe.
EGGS.
Receipts are all taken on arrival ant
the market is kept bare. Prices ar
steady and unchanged. Sale were cases
: shippers count, l2l6l3c; 10 cases, ship
pers count, l3c; 8 cases, shippers count
: l23c; GOO dozen in boxes, l2lc
: CHICKENS.
: The local demand Is very small, and a
: there has been no one buying on specua
, ton for a day or two, the market
, easier. We note sales of coops choic
hens - 10; 3 coops choice mixed ~
Cy3 80; 2 coops choice hens So 20.
, FRUIT.
The apple season is over, there are non
, in market. Oranges and lemons al
scarce and wanted at quotations. sma
fruits, berries, ETC., have not commence
coming in. We note sales Of 10 box,
lemons 81 25; boxes oranges IS so.
: POTATOES.
There are very few in market, and onl
a small local demand. Old peach blow
are quoted 81 per bushel We note sal'