The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-25
COMMERCIAL.

I1Ie weather Is cliangeapic anu uiiceT-
tain so far as rain l. concerned, but the
temperature is steady and high. Heavy
rains have fallen every day since our last
issue. To-day has been showery and
closed dark and cloudy, with prospects
of a storm tonight. The rivers are fall.
ing slowly and no more high water is an
ticipated this summer.
The rains that have prevailed have had
something to do with the small volume
of transactions. The condition OF the
markets hold without any important
change. Flour is not quite 50 excited, the
demand having fallen off. but all grades
are scarce and prices hold firm. Corn is
scarce. firm and unchanged. Oats are
scarce with little doing. Spectators
have cleaned out the poultry market, and
prices are firm. Eggs are in steady
demand and scarce.
Lemons are duh at s. and oranges IN
good demand at s.. Meal is firm. Bran
dull.
THE MARKET.
p1rOur 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 1t is nee
essary to charge an advance over these
figures. @HrA
FLOUR.
The demand has fallen of to some en-
tent since last week, but there Is none in
market AMI no change in prices. We
note sales Of 500 barrels xxx spring p.
t.; POO barrels 81 1907 100 barrels xxx
Winter So 10; 40 barrels S. 45(96 20 I;
800 barrels city S. 5OSs 90; 500 barrels
81 50S6 10; 800 barrels S5(97.
HAY.
Their" is verv little coming In and very
little demand, none ar an ma fact except
for an occasional car of choice Timothy,
We note sales as follows 2 cars choice
mixed, delivered, $40; ear choice Tim
othy, delivered, S2l.
CORN.
The market Is steady, firm and I'M
changed. The demand is fully equal to
receipts and.thereis no surplus.
Sales were / car mixed, in sacks, de-
livered Sic (; car white, in sacks, deliver
ed. SEE; car mixed, in sacks. delivered,
sic: car white, in bulk on track, nc ;
cars white, in sacks, delivered. s3(dys4 /;
3 cars mixed, in sacks, delivered see.
OATS.
Quiet and unchanged. Very few come
in, and the demand is limited. Prices
are firm and unchanged, owing to the
light supplies. We note sales OF ] car
mixed in sacks delivered, zoe; 9 cars
in sacks delivered, zoe.
MEAL.
The market continues steady and firm.
Prices rule unchanged. Country steam
dried quoted s. 20 and City meal, 81 20
to SD 81. Sales reported We're 40 barrels
steam dried delivered, So 20; 400 barrels
City steam dried delivered, 50 s0@S3 So.
bhaN.
Quiet and dull. The market is over
supplied and very little selling. Prices
are weak and lower. Sales were 800
sacks delivered, Sl0@2O.
BUTTER.
We have no change to note in the mar
ket. Choice fresh Northern butter Ia
very scarce and wanted The old stock
is large, and only sells when there Is no
fresh receipts offering. Sales We're 10
packages old Northern, 2Oc;5 packages
choice grass butter, 25c; - buckets
choice grass butter, 25l92Gc - tubs cook
ing butter, Ice ; 300 pounds choice North
ern, 25c; 500 pounds choice Northern,
2l@25c 200 pounds choice Southern Hi
nOis, 22c.
EGGS.
Receipts are all taken on arrival at
quotations. The market is bare to-day.
Sales were cases shippers count, lac ;
10 cases shippers count, l2ac; 1000 dozen,
l2!@l3c. ,
There Is very little local demand, Dl't
spectators cleaned ont the market on
Saturday and prices hold firm. We note
sales of coops choice hens, 81; 2 coops
ROSTERS, 50; , cosps choice hens, 81; j
| coops choice hens, 81; % dozen, 81.
FRUIT.
Lemons are duh at 81 to-day, with AL
over-stock in market. Oranges are IN
active demand at S.. Strawberries come
In slowly, and sell equally rs slow at 81
per- crate.
We note sales OF 10 boxes Oranges
| S. 80. 8 boxes Lemons 81 ; Is boxes Or.
anges SIS 5OG18 90; IS boxes Lemons 81
POTATOES.
The market Is well supplied to-day with
both new and old, and the demand Is lim'
tied. We note sales of 100 bushels old
peach blows, 81 f; 10 barrels new, 81 20
| 80 barrels choice new, So.
| ONIONS.
New onions are plenty and dun. Very
few wanted. Sales were 10 barrels, So