The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-23

winds have prevailed and fire. and over
coats come into good usc.
Business, like the weather. j. dull and
unsatisfactory. Leading articles of couu.
try produce are stocking up, and the de.
mand i falling oil. Everything is quot
cd duh and depressed, excepting flour.
or tbs staple, receipts fall short of tn,
demand. aud dealer. find it difficult TO nm
their orders. Corn and oats arc quiet
and prices unsettled. Neil and bran arc
duh aud declining.
THE MARKET.
IfSH oar friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually tor
sales from first hands in round lot,. IN
filling orders aud for broken lots It /, nee
e,>ary to charge an advance over these
figures. a-g
There !, not much excitement in choice
grades. hut the demand /. steady and
price, firm. Low and medium yradc-
are very scarce aud in active demand.
The tendency i. upward all round. Sales
were 300 barrels choice - -: 100 barrel.
- jOgG 80: 300 barrel. - .:D,oG 50;
100 barrels city O9taG IS: 200 barrcl-
- 2j,oG %: 100 barrel, - 1j"G -.
HAY.
The market i quiet and easy, ia all
grades. Prices unchanged. Receipts OF
choice are light and demand small. We
note sale, OF ears choice timothy dcliv-
cred S23; cars choice mixed delivered
So; ear common mixed delivered so {;
] car choice timothy delivered S22 20.
CORN.
tn" market rule. dull anil quotations.
are lower, closing to-day at 20 cents for
mixed, u cent? for white aud II cent.
for sacked and delivered. stock, are not
large but there is plenty offering tor the
demand. Ncnotc sale. OF | car No. .
miNcdin sacks delivered, Sic: 3 ears No.
2miNcd Ia sacks delivered. soc; , ears
No. , white in bulk on track. re: / ear.
No. : white in bulk on track. 7Sc: 3 ear.
No. mixed in bulk on track, &c: car
No. , mixed In bulk on track, zoe: car
No. , white in sacks delivered, soc; | ear
No. , mixed in sacks delivered. Sor.
OATS.
Quiet aud dull. There r a ,urnlu, i'm
the market and prices are weak at 20
cents sackclaud delivered. The demand
i limited. We note sales of > ear, No. ,
mixed in sack, delivered. zoe; ? ears No.
, mixed in sack, delivered, zoe: , cars
No. mixed in bulk on track. 60.
MEAL.
quiet aud dull. Price, have ten.
dcncy 10 Till further decline. Stocks are
light. sale, were 100 boyrcl, steam dried.
80 CT: 200 barrels steam dried. 81 81.
BRAN.
Dull and lower. The demand j. very
small Quotations ut the mills to-day
were S2i. We have no sale, to report.
BUTTER.
The markctis unchanged there j. q
steady demand tor choice at the old
range Of prices. Common j. dun aud
neglected. Sale, were 800 pound, com
mon, lie; 400 pounds choice Northern
packed. pie: 200 pounds choice Northern
packed. 2jc: 500 pounds choice Northern
packed 2lo: 1000 pound. choice southern
illinoi, packed, 2Oc.
EGGS.
Receipt, Of the week until TODAY. have
all been light upon speculation. To-day
the market i easy and stocking up a
little. We note sale, Of 500 dozen. lie F:
1000 dozen, l2c; 1909 DOZEN. l2lc: 800
dozen, l2!c; 1000 dozen, l2@l2lc.
CHICKENS.
There are very few in market and the
demand is steady, Receipt, are not equal
TO the demand for home consumption.
Prices are firm Mt quotations. Sales were
Il coops choice mixed, S3d3 80; q
dozen choice hens, 81 jOCl3 -: j coop,
choice hens, 81 -; 3 coops choice hens,
- 80.
APPLES.
Choice are in demandand scarce. Com
mon are not wanted. We note sales OF
30 barrel, a, in quality, S3@1; - barrels
choice, 81 80; - barrel, common,
S2G2 80.
POTATOES.
The market j. easy and unchanged,
Sweet potatoe, are very dull--somc in
quiry for choice peach blows. Sale,
were 30 barrels sweet potatoes, 81; 30
barrels choice peach blows. 50 2oObu-h-
els Of southern peach blows, Soc; % hr'
rcl- Northern peach blows, -.
PROVISIONS.
The market rules quiet and unchanged
with hardly enough doing to iiX prices.
We quote dry salt shoulders, SIC; dry
salt clear sides, l?ic; bacon hams. lie
lard. bucket and iiercc. l5c: smoaked
meats, cent higher than dry salt; mes.
pork, S32 30; 1000 pound: sugar cured
hams, lie
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