The Cairo bulletin., 1875-02-26
COM N ERCIAL.
CAIRO, Ill, THURSDAY EVENING.
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CAIRO, ILL.,, THURSDAY EVENING.
February 25, 1875. 1
The weather shows pretty conclusive
evidence that Spring has come to stay.
The wind changed to the North. last
night, and the ground froze quite hard.
This morning opened with thick driv-
ing snow and signs of more Winter, but
before noon the sky became clear. the
snow disappeared, and the day closed
clear. warm and pleasant.
The market rules steady and unchanged
In the leading lines. Hay is in excellent
demand and the market. not being over
stocked. prices are steadily firm with an
upward tendency in strictly choice.
Prices on oats and corn are well sus-
tained. The inquiry being moderately
active on both and no supplies in market.
There is a fair inquiry for low grade
flour, but everything else is quiet and
dull. Meal is firm at SO G5 for steam
dried. Fresh meal is plenty and none
wanted.
Butter, eggs and poultry are quiet and
! plenty, with a downward tendency in
| prices.
THE MARKET
DA5-Our friends should bear In mind
: that the prices here given are usually for
sale from first hands in round lots. In
| filling orders and for broken lots it is nee
essary to charge an advance over these
! figures. .~Na
The demand Is limited and stocks
large. Prices are unchanged but the
market is heavy and dull. Sales reported
were 400 barrels 50 sOCa)5 75; 400 barrels
city So jOoG %; 200 barrels XXX 81 20:
100 barrels XX 81 80; 800 barrels 50 OOd
COO; 300 barrels 81 5Ota5 30; 800 barrels
81 009j 80; 800 barrels 81 OOaj 10.
HAY.
Stocks are light and prices are firm
with an upward tendency. The demand
is good and holders are to-day asking an
advance to S22 on strictly choice. We
note sales of cars choice timothy deliv-
cred $50 80; . cars choice timothy deliv-
cred s2l; ] car choice mixed delivered
$50; 2 ears choice timothy delivered sci;
cars prairie delivered $1,000.
CORN.
Receipts are all taken on speculation,
and stocks are not accumulating. Receipts
for the week ending to-day were eighty
one cars. Prices are staedy and firm at quo
tations. Sales were cars white ear corn
on track 66c; ear No. mixed in sacks
delivered Toe; ear No. 9 white mixed
in sacks delivered I6c; 4 ears No. 2mixed
in sacks delivered 75ta76c; 2 ears No. ,
white in sacks delivered 7Sc; car No. ,
white in bulk on track zoe; cars No. 9
mixed in bulk on track Csc; ! car No 2
mixed In sacks delivered &c; ? cars No. .
mixed in dundees delivered 7Gc; cars
No. mixed in burlaps delivered zoe;
cars No. 2 white in burlaps delivered 76c
OATS.
Receipts for the week to-lay ending
were siXty-threc cars, all OF which have
been satisfactorily disposed OF. Prices
are firm and unchanged. We note sales
of 5 ears No. > mixed in sacks 6fa6jc;
cars No. white in sacks 6igG5c; cars
No 2 black mixed in sacks 66c; 2 cars No.
black in sacks delivered zoe; car brown
in sack delivered 6Ic: cars No. mixed
in bulk on track 60c; ears no grade, in
sacks delivered soc; . cars No. 2 white in
sacks delivered Coo; cars No. mixed in
sacks delivered 6ic; ears No. 2 black in
sacks delivered zoe; ear NO. . mixed In
bulk on track SOC; 2 ears No. 2 mixed in
sacks delivered G3c; 2 ears No. 2 mixed IN
sacks delivered Gle; 3 cars No. = mixed ia
sacks delivered GIc.
MEAL.
The market is oversupplied with green
meal. for which there is no demand.
Choice steam dried meal is in good de-
mand at - 80. Sales were 200 barrels
kiln dried, delivered, 50 20; 700 barrels
steam dried, delivered, So So.
BRAN.
The demand is not so active, and prices
are a little shaky. We note sales by the
mills of ears in sacks delivered, S2SCa30.
BUTTER.
There is a fair demand for choice
Northern packed butter and none arriv-
ing. Everything else is plenty and quiet.
Wcnote sales of 200 lbs. strictly choice
Northern roll 25c; 200 lbs. common
Northern roll 20c; 800 lbs. Southern Hi
nois roll zoe; 500 lbs, Southern Illinois
roll zoe.
EGGS.
The market is becoming overstocked
and prices are declining. Quotations to-
day are 22c and will not be over zoe by
the end of the week. Sales were 500 doZ.
22(G23c; 800 dozen 22c; 10 boxes 22c.
POULTRY.
Dressed poultry in this weather is a
drug in the market. Choice live chickens
are quoted at S3to-day, The demand is
small and market well supplied.
CHIcKENs.--Sales, 10 coops choice,
SO %; dozen dressed, 50; 10 dozen
live, 81 5003,
TURKEYS. Sales, 100 pounds dressed,