The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-08-20
COMM RCIAL.
CAIRO, ILL.,, THURSDAY EVENING, |

The weather Is clear, dry, and almost
unseasonably cool. The rivers are still
| declining. The sewers were opened this
morning, and few days will find the
city entirely freed from its accumulation
of rain and sipe water, and a few barrels
of lime judiciously distributed, will keep
Cairo as 1t Is and has been--thc healthiest
city on the two rivers.
Business Is very quiet and shows any
thing else but healthy, lively condition.
There is very little activity in any of the
leading lines. Flour Is in better supply
and inactive. Prices are weak on new,
but sound, old stocks are firmly held. In
hay, there Is small local demand for
choice, and none offering "a few cars
would find ready sale. Tine demand for
corn is light but in excess ofreceipts, and
prices are firm and unchanged. New
oats are generally damp and hard to sell.
Old oats are firm at previous quotations.
Corn meal is plenty and dull. Butter
and eggs are scarce and In demand.
Young chickens are slow, but old hens
are in good demand. Clear sides are firm
and in good demand at good prices.
Hams are plenty and quiet. Frcights are
scarce and tonnage plenty.
THE MARKET.
D%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 il is nee
cssary to charge an advance over these
figures. 'NA
FLOUR.
The market is better supplied and drag
ging, although stocks are still very small.
Prices are weaker on new flour but
holders Of old are firm. We note sales of
200 barrels on orders 81 0OG7 ~. 100 bar
rels IS O0ta7 %: l25 barrels city So OoCo
s so 100 barrels SO OOG, 90: 100 bar.
rel. SO OOa7 %.
Hay.
Transactions src confined to the few
bales sold from store, owing to scarcity
Of supplies Of choice, Of which there Is
none in market. a few ears would find
ready sale for filling orders. We have
no sales to report.
CORN.
The market is bare OF choice. The de-
mand is limited to the filling of orders
and local demand for milling purposes.
Prices are unchanged and firm. Sales
were car white mixed in sacks deliver
cd soc; l car mixed in sacks delivered
16c cur mixed in bulk on track zoe.
OATS.
There is 10 shipping demand, and only
J limited demand for No. to fill orders.
Old is scarce and steady at Gjc. Receipts
OF new are generally damp and unsalcable.
We note sales Of l25 sacks new delivered
37a40c; 80 sacks new, wet, delivered
20c Il car old in sacks delivered G3c,
MEAL.
The market is well supplied, and coun.
try meal is dull and hard to sell. City
meal finds good market for all that i.
offered. Sales were 100 barrels steam
dried So 80; $50 barrels city steam dried
50 Is.
BRAN.
There is very little in market. The
demand although not large is in excess
Of supplies. The mills quote Sls(G2O
sacked and delivered.
BUTTER.
The demand for choice continues steady
anu IN excess of the supply. Receipts
y have been smaM, ana stocks of all kind
o are light. Sales were: 200 Ms cno,c
J, Southern Illinois, zoe; 200 lbs choiC
Northern, 23c ;::lOO lbs choice Souther
i Illinois. 20 "a 22c; pkgs. choice, BE
= 400 lbs choice Northern, % "a BE.
EGGS.
Receipts of fresh find ready sale at IL
. and are too small to supply the local d
u mand. We note sales of 100 dOz. ut ia
; 100 doz. at l2ac; 200 doz. at l2ic; 30
at lac.
CHEESE.
We note sales of 300 TBS y. Y. Factor
at l2lc.
CHICKENS.
Young chickens are plenty and du
except for choice large selected. Oh
G hens find ready sale on arrival. W
note sales of coops old hens 50 so;
coops young 80 %; 20 dozen young Sc
2 so; 2 coops choice young 50 80.
FRUIT.
Choice peaches and grapes lind a read
market. Apples are almost unsuitable
will not pay freight and charges on shir
mcnts. Sales were 90 barrels apple
Sl9l %; % boxes tomatoes 20(d,30c;
boxes peaches $4,000; II boxes choic
apples 3jc. -
q PROVISIONS.
: The market is bare of clear sides an
shoulders. and there is an active inquir
at fair prices. Plain hams are overstocb
cd and little dull.
ONIONS.
} Arc selling from wagons at - to 90
per bushel from store in small barrels
at 50 90 per barrel. The demand is yer,
limited.
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