The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-09
COMM RClAL.
CAIRO, ILL.. MONDAY EVENING. |
November 3. 1873. I

The weather mas Deen hlilu ana pleas
ant for the last .hree days--a little sharp
and frosty at night. but the days sunny
and warm.
Business remains without change
There i. very little activity displayed in
anything. and leading articles are, az a
rule, dull. and the market unsatisfactory.
| Stocks of all kinds are in excess of the
| demand. Flour j. largely overstocked
and very dull. Prices are unchanged, for
they could not go lower without sacri.
iicing shippers. Hay is overstoclcd aud
storage room all taken up: few cars O.!
choice timothy find sale to ill orders. but
the supply appears to be ample. Corn is
very dull-no buyers in the market sell
ers were willing to shade to-day. Oats
are plenty and quiet. City meal is quoted
S2.75 on orders country steam dried
sold to-day at S2.5j. The supply of but
ter is too large for the demand Eggs
are not so plenty, and find ready sale ut
zoe. The poultry market sgluttrd. The
demand for choice apples is steady, but
common are neglected.
THE MARKET.
| Bs1yOur friends should bear IN mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lo,.. Ia
tillng orders and for broken lots it j. nee
essary 10 charge an advance over these
igurcs. 0sa
The market rules heavy and dull.
Transactions have been light since on
last report, aud receipts large. Stocks
are heavy. We note sales OF 800 bbls on
orders. 81 50@7; 100 bbls, - 2jCt1 - :
800 bhls, city, ) 50Ce1 -: 100 Dbl, low
grade, from store - So 200 Dbl, on
orders. ~ 15CS7 10.
HAY
Dull and Overstockcd, There is very
little demand for choice. and none at all
for common. We note sales of | car gOoC
timothy, delivered, SO; cars mixed
delivered, Sl2 80; car. mixed, deliy
cred, Sl3: car choice mixed, delivered
81.
CORN.
The market is fiat. Dealers were will
Ing to shade prices to effect sales to-day
We note transactions as follows CA
bulk white on track, SOC = ears white il
sack, delivered, jSc; ] ear yellow in bull
| on track, ijc.
/ OATS.
The market is little ovsr,tocked. al
demand light. We note sales OF ear
Southern Illinois in bull, on track, SO,
t car Galcna in bulk on track, 3Sc | ca
c Southern Illinois in sacks delivered, Boo
f | car Southern lllinoi. in sacks dclivcre,
u 3.c: car Galena in bulk Oh track, 3llc
e , ear, southern Illinois in sack, dtliv
: cred, SIC ; car Northern white in ZACH
# delivered, A..
~ BRAN.
.e Nothing doing. Plenty Offering BIT
Is there is no demand. Sales reported wei
car in sack, on track SIG -.
~ MEAL.
V This branch of the market Is entircl
ii Hat, no demand ut all. City steam dric
il quoted on orders at - 80. We not
4 sales OF 100 barrels country steam drie
: delivered - 81.
BUTTER.
t There is fair supply oilering and onl
light demand for it. We note sales
500 pounds choice Northern, 2sc 10 tut
choice Northern, 27c; $50 pounds choic
j. Northern in small packages, 2sc: u
u pounds choice Northern roll, 2Gc; 8
+ pounds choice Northern roll, 2jc: %
: pounds common Southern Illinois. 2Oc
V EGGS.
e The demand is improving and suppl
IL limited; receipts have been light for
!. day or two, and offerings find ready sa
e at zoe. Sales were 100 dozen stained, Is
= 80 dozen fresh, zoe; 200 dozen fresh, 20
,. CHICKENS.
d The market is glutted. There is no d
l. mand except for the city trade, and In
" is light. We note sales OF | coop larg
/. hens, 50 l. dozen mixed, 81 80: cool
1t young, 81.
ID TURKEYS.
u, The market is overstockcd and dnl
IN Sales were 3 cOops, IS 8 dozen, 80.
IN APPLES.
v Choice are IN good demand. Comma
u and mixed are plenty aud hard to sci
- Sales were % barrels choice ana miNr,
- 50@3; 90 barrels choice, 50 %;
II barrels mixed, - 50G3; 20 barrel, wa
saps, 81 80.
II POTATOES.
- Not much doing. We note sales OF
n. barrels peach blows, II 80 car mort
sc crn peach blow, in bulk OH track, Il
n per bushel ear northern peach blow
-, in sack on track, lOc.
" ORANGES.
i Plenty in market and small deman
= We note sales OF 10 barrels according
n. condition IS jO@7 %.