The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-11
COMM ERclAL.
CAIRO, I'LL, MoSDAy EvgNISG, I
Nav ~. 1873.

Ihc weather to-day was clear, warm
and pleasant: after the heavy storm of
wind and rain OF yesterday, the change Is
an agreeable one.
The feeling in the corn market is bet
ter, and the week opens with a better
than tor some time. Prices rule
a. before, but adyiccs from New Orleans
are more favorable for SPECTATORS. Trans
actions since our last report have been
unusually large.
Oats are at stand-still, nothing at all
doing.
Hay il plenty for the demand.
Flour is steady aud firm with no stocks
on hand, and dealer anxious for sup
plies to fill orders.
Choice butter is scarce and firm. Eggs
all sell at quotations. The market i
bare OF poultry and demand active.
The rivers are falling slowly.
TIE MARKET.
H.dr Our friends should bear in mind
that the price, here given are usually for
sale. from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders aud for broken lot. IL j. nee
e.sary to charge an advance over these
figures. -xsa
FLOUR.
The market i firm and active. and
stocks OF all kinds fall short OF the de-
mand. Prices are stiff and unchanged.
We note sales of 800 barrels. fJL1; 100
barrel, choice X X y Spring, s. 80 1870
barrel. CITY, s. 50(yS %: 2oo barrels.
sos 80. 800 barrel, y y y Spring,
- 60: 300 barrels various grades,
s. 2j9, 100 barrel, super, 81 10; 200
barrel, y. S. 10: 200 barrels various
grades. $JC96' 20.
HAY.
Receipt, are light, but more than Is
wanted. There !, no demand for any
kind. We note sales OF ] ear choice tim
, othy delivered, S22: 2 cars prime timo.
thy delivered. sol 2 ears choice mixed
delivered. s2l.
CORN.
We note better feeling and a large IN
crca. in the demand for corn. Transac-
ton have been moderately large to-day a.
compared with the last few weeks. 1hi.
i owing to a change for the better in
southern market, that gives margin foi
| speculation. Sales were o ears No.
mixed in sacks delivered. soc | ear No..
white mixed in sacks delivered. s2c: cal
No. mixed in bulk on track, 1jc; cal
| No. = white mixed in bulk on track, ,Gc
| 1 ear, No. . white mixed in sacks dcliy-
cred, - ] car No. mixed in sacks de
livercd. soc: 3 car. No. = mixed in sack,
| delivered, SOC: 1 ears No. . white in sack
delivered, sac; ear No. . white in sack
delivered, sic; 3 cars No. white in sack
delivered. s2c; ] ear No. 2 white in bull
on track. &c 1 car. No. mixed in sack
delivered. soc: : cars No. white in sacl,
delivered, see J cars on orders at highc
figures.
OATS.
There is a fair supply in the mark
: held at 60 Cp 10 cents In sacks. but the
is no demand at all, and none selling
any price. We have no sales 10 report.
MEAL.
The market is well supplied aud yer
quiet. Choice country st cam dried sci
slow at - ca. Choice city meal i. qu
ted 10 cents higher. We note sales OF II
barrels steam dried delivered - Gj y
barrels city s. 1903 50.
BRAN.
Quiet. plenty. duh aud declining. de
cribc the condition of this branch Of Il
. market. We note sales of 1 ears IN sacI
delivered So.
BUTTER.
The demand for choice j. steady m
active and receipts lights. No choi
f dairy butter offering. Common i oy,
r stocked and dull. We note sales OF
D packages good Northern 2}G25c
4 packages good Southern Illinois ls(o,e0
: e package. cooking butter l5c; . tn
E. choice Northern 2Gc; 90 packages choi
0 Northern &c: 10 tubs Northern DE.
# EGGS.
/ The market Is active and receipt. a
r all taken on arrival. The supply IA
X short of the demand. Sales were
cases. shipper, CONT BE; 600 dol'
l3Ic: 800 dozen 49,, 600 dozen ~!
he.
CHICKENS.
Receipts all find ready sales on arriyi
0 4 few coops of choice hens sold at ) b
a So 75:is about outside quotations. Sal
= were coops choice hens. 81 IS; coo
choice mixed, 50 50;3 coops choj
l. hens; S. Gcoops choice mixed, - 80
coop> choice hens, So -.
APPLES.
10 The market is bare and there i c.
siderable inquiry for choice. Rccci
would fined ready sale.
T. ORANGES AND LEMONS.
:; Steady and unchanged. We note "a
y of 10 boxes oranges, So; 10 boxes leiro
q, -. ...nor,
AZ POTATOES.
~ There are none in market, and cons
u cradle inquiry. Receipts would sell re-
II, lily at 9oc@Sl.