The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-07-13
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in CAIRO, lLL., MONDAY EVENING.
July IL, 1916.
ne. The last few days have been exceptions
a.. al for heavy and continued rains. The
- heaviest rains of the season have fallen.
Gin flooding the country, turning small riy-
Lo ulcts into rushing torrents, overlooking
10, corniields, aud. in all probability. doing
Tho incalculable damage in Southern Illinois,
wo to one of the finest crops of wheat ever
the harvested. 1t is predicted that large
vas part OF the -four for the coming year will
led he damaged by the wheat having sprout-
.on ed before thrcshing, and becoming
at musty and moudy through the damp
,ut weather.
nd "A heavy rise is coming down the Mis-
The sissippi, and its tributaries are all swollen
nj by the heavy rains. The Ohio is rising
the and the highest water of the season is an
ticipated
The market displays but little change
since our last issue. Flour is oyerstocked.
heavy and dragging. Hay is plenty and
very quiet at Sl9(520 for choice. Some
ON. improvement is noted in corn and not
cks enough of any kind Of good, sound No.
;. comes In to supply the demand. Oats
of are quiet few in store, none coming in,
and small demand. Meal is quiet and
easy with difference Of u cents Oh quo
'A'S tations between country and city meal.
Other branches of the market are noted
below.
THE MARKET.
- @Our friends should bear in mind
'"3 that the prices here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
4 n hliing orders and for broken lots 1t Is nee
- essary to charge an advance over these
I FLOUR.
Heavy, dull, and unchanged. Stocks
are large and the demand very small.
N fr'ces are unchanged but weak and I'M
~ settled. We note sales Oh svO ,~~--,a on
\ orders, 81 1906 80; 200 barrels on or.
dcrs, 81 sos 20 POO barrels, s LAG 200
barrels City, S. 5Ga7 80; 200 barrels
XNN Spring, 81 70.
HAY.
- except in filling orders for small lots
Choice timothy is held at $1,000 but
,.,',, sells very slow. Sales were car choice
! Eo timothy delivered, S2o:.. ear choice
mixed delivered, $40.
Or. u CORN.
iet'ea We note an improvement in tho corn
, r,i"a market, with only a limited supply in
iIdrer store. Receipts fall below the wants OF
I7soi the market. All sound corn that comes
nun in finds ready sale. Soft and rejected is
xy,t hard to place and is not wanted. Sales
Y were car rejected white mixed in bulk
,Esh Oh track 7lc; cars No. white mixed in
cen bulk OH track Zoe cars mixed in sacks
DIFF delivered 75c; car white In sacks dcliv-
wee cred Sic cars white in bulk on track
I .Gc: cars white mixed sold on orders at
v higher prices.
iEsu The supply Offering is very small, and
ZEN receipts are almost nothing, but the de-
)FFE mana Is equally iiSnt' frices RUE steauy
IN \ and unchanged. We note sales of cars
. mixed in sacks delivered &c car white
>R. in sacks delivered Csc; 2 cars mixed in
sacks delivered 6l@62c.
MEAL.
o.nt The market Is quiet and easy and quo
tations are lower all round. The demand
- Is very limited for everything but choice
IL city meal. We note sales of 100 barrels
OH country steam dried delivered, So 80 300
Il barrels city steam dried delivered, " 10;
u 200 barrels country steam dried deliyer-
cd. SO 55; 100 barrels country steam
dried delivered, So 60.
oFrS BRAN.
Nothing doing outside limited order
II trade. Quotations to-day were Sl5 from
first hands in round lots and SlGCgl7 from
the city mills in small orders.
BUTTER.
Heccipts are not large but stocks are
soon damaged by the hot weather. and
only fresh receipts find ready sale. W.
II note sales of 400 pounds choice Southern
Illinois l5c 800 pounds choice Northern
zoe 200 pounds choice Southern lllinoi
l5c 200 pounds choice Southern lllinoi
lie: 3 packages choice Southern lllnoi
orrf lsc; Z tubs choice l7@2Oc.
EGGS.
lillian Receipts have been more plentiit
llilaI and the market is easier. The stock o
h,o,l f. moro or less Injured nv the hel