The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-09
COM N E RCIAL.


The weather ha., We trust, at last set
tied into the good old fashioned spring
time OF bright days and warm atmos-
phcre. that make the spring fever" ep-
idemic. High wind. prevail, filling the
air and the eyes with fine dust. and will
eventually. and within twenty-four hour.
bring up a whole line Of April showers.
The market i without particular change
after we leave flour. corn and oats. These
have advanced aud are still unsettled,
but with prospect of a still further adj
vance. Corn meal l. steady with small
stocks on the market and none outside
OF the mills. Bran is steady with an in
creased demand and an upward move
ment in prices. Provisions are firm, but
with very little doing: stocks are all in
the hands OF one or two dealers. Butter.
eggs and chickens hold about az previ.
ou-ly quoted. Fruit OF all kinds /. over
stocked and dull.
TIE MARKET.
l-iy" Our friends should bear ia mind
that the prices here given are usually Tor
sale, from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lot, il is nee
c,.ary to charge an advance over these
figures. t,a
FLOUR.
The market i, active, firm and advanc-
ing all round. Stocks are small and or
dcrs come in freely. We note sale, Of
800 barrels, - jOCyG; 100 barrels, 50 30
as GOO barrels city, 81 5O6G 75; 800
barrels, q jUaj IS; 200 barrels, 81 80
as %: 800 barrels, 81 50tdG.
HAY.
Tho demand Is limited. but stocks are
light and prices hold steady and firm. A
large part Of receipts are in a damaged
condition and buyers refuse TO take hold
without guarantee. Sales were ! ear
common mixed delivered, $50, car
choice timothy delivered, S23; cars
choice mixed delivered, S23; 3 cars
choice timothy delivered. S23 cars
choice mixed delivered, SD.
CORN.
Prices have advanced, and the market
closed steady ana firm. Receipts are
light aud the demand for all kinds i
active. We note sales of car. No. 2
mixed in sacks delivered S0lAs2c: { cars
No. , white mixed in sacks delivered 81
CaS3c; ear No. ? mixed in sack. deliver
cd soc; car No. mixed in sacks deliv-
cred SAFE; cars No. white in sacks de-
livcred s3c; ! ear No. white in bulk on
track Use; 1 ears rejected in sacks deliv-
cred 20 10 7sc; 3 car, No. mixed in sacks
delivered sic,
OATS.
The oats market is unsettled and tend.
ing upward in prices. There is good
speculative demand, which with light RI
celpts, have advanced prices; 7lc was Of
ierng to-day; holders ask 72c. Sales
were cars No. mixed in sacks deliver
cd 'Ug12c; cars No. mixed in sacks
delivered 60c; ) cars No. mixed in
sacks delivered zoe: ear rejected in
bulk on track 62sc.
MEAL.
There is steady but not active de-
mand, and none Offering except at the
mills. We note sales 100 barrels steam
dried, 50 60; 800 barrels city steam dried,
So 70.
BRAN,
We note an improvement in this branch
of the market, with an increase in the
demand and an advance IN prices. We
note sales of 3 cars in sacks, delivered,
S2i.
BUTTER.
There Is no change in this market,
Stocks are large but not increasing as
the demand Is about equal to the supply.
Prices rule firm and unchanged. Sales
were 10 packages Southern Illinois
packed l5c; 10 packages choice Northern
packed 23c; 10 packages good Northern
packed 2Oc; 1000 pounds choice North