The Cairo bulletin., 1875-02-26
COM N ERCIAL.
CAIRO, Ill, THURSDAY EVENING.
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CAIRO, Ill, THURSDAY EVENING,
February rs, 1876.
The weather shows pretty conclusive
evidence that Spring has come 10 stay.
The wind changed TO the North, last
night, and the ground froze quite hard.
This morning opened with thick driv-
ing snow and signs of more Winter. but
before noon the sky became clear, the
snow disappeared, and the day closed
clear. warm and pleasant.
The market rules steady and unchanged
in the leading lines. Hay is in excellent
demand and the market, not being over
stocked. prices are steadily firm with an
upward tendency in strictly choice.
Prices on oats aud corn are well sus-
tained-B The inquiry being moderately
active-cieeeth and no supplies in market
There is a fair inquiry for low grade
Hour, but everything else is quiet and
\ dull. Meal is firm at SO 60 for steam
dried. Fresh meal Is plenty and none
wanted.
Butter, eggs and poultry are quiet and
plenty. with a downward tendency in
prices.
THE MARKET
AS-Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sale from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots il is nec-
essary to charge an advance over these
hgues.-Wn
FLOUR.
The demand is limited and stocks
large. Prices are unchanged but the
market is heavy and dull. Sales reported !
were 400 barrels 3 SOCa5 7j; 400 barrel,
city 50 5OaG %; POO barrels xxx 81 20:
100 barrels Xxx 81 80; 800 barrels 81 GOA |
COO; 300 barrels 81 5O(a5 80; 300 barrels
81 O0Gj 80; 800 barrels 81 O0Cd5 10.
HAY.
Stocks are light and prices are firm |
with an upward tendency. The demand |
is good and holders are to-day asking an |
advance to SD on strictly choice. We
note sales of 2 ears choice timothy deliv-
cred $40 80; cars choice timothy dcliv-
cred s2l; car choice mixed delivered
$50; cars choice timothy delivered S2l;
3 cars prairie delivered $1,000.
CORN.
Receipts are all taken on speculation.
and stocks are not accumulating. Receipts
for the week ending to-day We're eighty
one cars. Prices are stacdy and firm at quo
tations. sales were cars white ear corn
on track Csc; ear No. 2 mixed in sacks |
delivered 75c; ear No. 2 white mixed |
in sacks delivered 7Gc; 1 cars No. 2mixed |
in sacks delivered 7Tg1Gc; 2 ears No. |
white in sacks delivered 7Sc: l car No. !
white in bulk on track zoe; cars No. 2 |
mixed in bulk on track Csc; | car No 2 |
mixed in sacks delivered &c; cars No. 2
mixed in dundees delivered 7Gc; cars
No. 2 mixed in burlaps delivered zoe; 9
cars No. 2 white in burlaps delivered 76c.
OATS.
Receipts for the week to- lay ending
were siXty-three cars, all OF which have
been satisfactorily disposed of. Prices
are firm AMI unchanged. We note sales
of cars No. mixed in sacks 64dGjc; 2
cars No. 2 white in sacks Gi(g65c; cars
No , black mixed in sacks SIC; , cars No.
2 black in sacks delivered zoe; ear brown
In sack delivered 64c; cars No. mixed
in bulk on track 60c; 2 cars no grade, in
sacks delivered 55c; ) cars No. white in
sacks delivered G5c; cars No. mixed ia
sacks delivered Gle; cars No. 2 black in
sacks delivered zoe; ear No. mixed in
bulk on track 59c; 2 cars No. 2 mixed In
sacks delivered 63c: cars No. , mixed in
sacks delivered 6ic; cars No. , mixed in
sacks delivered Ole.
MEAL.
The market l. ovcrsupplicd with green
meal. for which there is no demand.
Choice steam dried meal is in good de-
mand at 80 50. Sales were 200 barrels
kiln dried, delivered, 50 20; 700 barrels
steam dried, delivered, 81 Gj.
BRAN.
The demand Is not SO active, and prices
are little shaky. We note sales by the
mills of cars in sacks delivered, S2sd30.
BUTTER.
There is fair demand for choice
Northern packed butter and none arriy-
ing. Everything else is plenty aud quiet,
" e note sales OF 200 lbs, strictly choice
Northern roll 25o; 200 lbs. common
Northern roll 20c; 800 lbs. Southern Hi =
nois roll zoe; 800 lbs. Southern Illinois
roll zoe
EGGS.
The market is becoming overstocked
and prices are declining, Quotations to- .
day are 22c and will not be over zoe by
the end of the week. Sales were 800 doz.
22@23c; 800 dozen 22c; 10 boxes 22c.
POULTRY