The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-16
COMM eRcIAL.
CARO-, IT,. MoNDAY EVENING, \


The weather to-day has been dark and
gloomy. Heavy clouds covered the sky
all day, and night closed in with prospect
of more rain. The rain fell In torrents
on Saturday, putting complete stop to
business, therefore our reports of trans
actions are somewhat smaller than they
would otherwise have been. -
The -four market Is dull and unchanged;
stocks are too heavy for the demand; a
great deal of aour In market is rated
damaged on account of millers using
musty wheat this will have to be sold
at a heavy loss to manufacturers. Hay
is overstocked and dull. Receipts Of corn
are light, but there Is very little wanted !;
there was some inquiry to-day tor choice
new white corn for the mills, and few
cars would find ready sale. Oats are
plenty and quiet. Eggs seem to be the
only article needed ut present; every
thing else is In excess of demand.
THE MARKET.
CeH 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 1t Is nee
essary 10 charge ain advance over these
figures. "dSA
FLOUR.
The market rules dull and unchanged.
Stocks are heavy. There Is considerable
musty flour on hand that will have to be
sold ut a sacrifice. Values OH good -four
are unchanged. Sales were 200 barrels
81 00lJ1 2j: 800 barrels 81 j0dv7 90
800 barrels - OoS6 80: 200 barrels
XXXX SO 80; 800 barrels city s. OO@
5 90: 100 barrels on orders 81 1j(97 90
HAY.
The market is overstockcd and very
dull; supplies must he shipped to Other
| markets to realize on. We note sales OF
cars mixed delivered $l2: l car good
timothy delivered SIG 2 cars mixed de-
llyered Sl2; 4 cars choice mixed dcliv
cred S1l; 100 bales choice timothy dcliv.
cred SIS; car mixed delivered Sl2.
CORN.
There is some inquiry tor choice new
white corn for milling purposes, bu
there is none in market. Receipts of oil,
corn are light, but there is no demand
The only transactions reported were
cars bulk mixed on track, 45c.
OATS.
Receipts were small, but the demand |
equally small. Prices rule unchange,
since last week. We note sales of 3 car
bulk, by sample, 32c; cars bulk, by sam
pie, BE {; car choice Northern bulk OF
track, BE: 200 sacks choice delivered
4ic. ........s
MEAL. -
Stocks are light but there Is no tlenian,
at all. Prices are weak and unsettled
Sales were 80 barrels city, 50 j0(92 IS
100 barrels country steam dried delivered
50 30.
BRAN.
The supply is not large, but there il
very little demand. We note sales Of |
car corn bran in sacks delivered. Sl3 so
300 sacks at the mills, SIC 80: so sacks
ships,dff, 81 10.
BUTTER.
There are large quantities of common
and medium arriving-more than Is re.
quired for the demand--but choice is q
little scarce. There Is q fair demand
for good butter. Sales were 800 pounds
choice Northern, SOC; 200 pounds choice
Southern Illinois, 25c; 100 pounds choice
Northern, 2Sc 10 tubs choice Northern,
27@2s 10 pals choice Southern Illinois,
2iG2jc; 8 packages common, 2Oc; SOC
pounds choice Northern roll, 2G@27c
500 pounds choice Northern, CSC.
EGGS.
Not enough come in to supply the dc.
mand; the market is bare to-day. Prices
are firm and tend to an advance. Quota
tons to-day on fresh were 2l@22c. w,
note sales of 100 dozen fresh, 2Oc 20t
dozen fresh, 20@22c; 3 cases fresh, Zoe.
POULTRY.
Very dull. An occasional coop o.
choice hens and turkeys is sold, bu,
young chickens cannot be sold at any
reasonable prices. Sales were 8 dozen
hens, S3@3 25; dozen turkeys, So;
coop mixed chickens, 50 i coop choic,
turkeys, 50.
ONIONS.
Not much doing. We note sales of 2,
barrels, 81 1902.
APPLES.
There are no fancy apples in market
Common and medium are plenty ant
dull choice are in good demand. Sale
were % barrels choice. So 25 barrel
extra choice, SO %; 80 barrels mixed
50 2j@S2 rs; 80 barrels choice on orders
So 00(93 50 90 barrels choice red, SO %
20 barrels choice Wine Saps, So 70.
ORANGES.
The supply is fair and demand mode
rate. Sales were - barrels choice So 900
50 90.
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