The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-01
MERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILL, MONDAY EVENING, }
Nav n 1879

10 annoy people whose pleasure or busi-
ness called them out on the street.
To-day has been cloudy and closed with
prospect Of thunder storm during the
night.
There Is no change to note In the con-
dition Of the leading produce markets;
everything moves along calm and slow.
holding the even tenor Of its way In a list
less and lifeless manner. as 1t has been do
Ing for several days, with no prospect ola
change. Corn has braced up q little and
prices are steady at present quotations.
Flour shows no signs oi rallying:
buyers still hold Off and stocks are ac-
cumnlating;
The supply of hay Is very small. but
there Is very little wanted.
Oats are weak and prices are down to.
day; quoted at CSC and none selling.
Coan meal is steady and unchanged.
Butter, eggs and chickens rulo steady aud
active at unchanged prices. wberries
are more plentiful; oranges and lemons
scarce and in demand.
TIE MARKET.
eG-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. ga
FLOUR.
The market rules quiet aud dull.
Buyers still hold of and prices are weak
and unsettled. Receipts have been fair
and stocks are accommodating. We note
sales OF 800 barrels xxx Minnesota
Club s. so; 100 barrels 81 5OtaG 80; 100
barrels Sc 30; 800 barrels city 81 509s ::
100 barrels S697: 400 barrel. So j0t1y7 so;
100 barrels super S.: 2O1 barrels s. OO6
go.
The demand is very small and is en-
braced in a few car loads tor the order
and retail trade. Receipts are very small
and there is no over.tock. consequently
no change in prices. as anticipated. Sales
were 2 cars choice mixed delivered $50 !;
, ears choice timothy delivered S2l
CORN.
There Is some little movement in corn,
and prices, though lower, are firm, owing
to the light receipts and very limited sup
ply. We note sales OF 2 cars bulk
mixed Oh track G9c; car in bulk mixed
on track zoe; 3 cars IN bulk white mixed
on track .3c; cars in bulk white on
track 1ic: cars white mixed in sacks
delivered SIC; car mixed in bulk on
track zoe; car white in sacks delivered
SIC; cars white in bulk on track 12G
73c: cars white in sacks OH orders sold
at higher prices.
OATS.
The market Is depressed and prices ar,
| down. quoted 5S(aG9c to-day. There ar
few Offering and none coming In, bu
there is no demand at all. We have II
sales to report.
The market Is quiet and unchanged
country steamed dried Is held at 50 20
choice city meal is ten cents higher
Transactions are small, and are embrace,
in 100 barrels steam dried country, 50 %
100 barrels kiln dried country, 80 -
800 barrels city steam dried, So So.
BRAN.
The market il very dull-uone selling
at all. Prices are quoted at Sis to-day
and weak.
BUTTER.
The market is abundantly supple,
with all kinds to-day, and prices al
lower all round. The demand is Unite,
to the amount required for home con
sumption. We note sales of II pals fresl
grass butter, 22c tubs common North
ern, zoe; 20 pals fresh grass butter, 25c
20 tubs fresh grass butter, 25c 10 tubs
cooking butter, l5c 200 pounds choic
Northern, %.
EGGS.
The demand is in excess OF receipts
and the market is bare to-day, 4 tey
sold on Saturday as high as l6c, but l3
is the ruling price. To-day, sales were
eases shippers count, l2iGl3c; 300 doze
l3c ; 800 dozen, BE.
CHICKENS.
There Is an active demand for all tina
come in at unchanged prices. Choic
large spring chickens would sell frol
S3C93 %; old hens find ready sale at :
for the local trade. Sales were s coop
choice hens, 81; coops hens, 81;
coops choice hens, 81; coops choic
hens. - % dozen mixed and hens
50 1904.
The market is better supplied wit
Strawberries, and the selling price make
them not quite 80 much OF luxury
Oranges and lemons are scare and In dt
mand at quotations. We note sales of !
boxes oranges, S5G15 25; 10 boNc
lemons, So 1907; cases Strawberries, )
@Si 50;5 boxes oranges, S5(G5 so;
boxes lemons, 81 %; 10 boxes orange,
SIS 80.
POTATOES.
Old potatoes are very quiet and plent.
and few sales. New potatoes are Owe
stocked and hard to sell. We note SALE
of 10 barrels, new, 81 IS; 10 barrels
new, SIS; Is barrels, new, - 30.
ONIONS.
: Very dull and hard to sell, the mark'
, is overstockcd. Sales We're 10 barrel
new, S.; 8 barrels, new, 81.