The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-07-27
COMMERCIAL.


COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILL. MONDAY EVENING. ! |
July 20. 1915. !
To-day has passed without rain. the
first for SOME time. The forenoon was
cloudy, the afternoon was clear and
| the sun shone intensely hot, but a fine |
breeze prevented the heat from becoming |
oppressive.
The rivers are almost bank full-larger |
than ever before known at this season of
the year. All the lowland corn fields |
along the Mississippi are OVERLOOKED
and destroyed.
The first shipment of new wheat flour
was received to-day by Cunningham and
Stilwell. over the {. & V. Il. r., five bar
rels made from new red wheat. The
-four market is better. The feeling is
stronger. in some grades prices have adj
vanced 2jc on the barrel. Corn and oats
are steady and firm, with demand in cx-
cess of the supply, and prices regular.
Choice butter j, scarce and wanted at 20
to 25c. Poultry !, active and sells read
lily. Choice varieties of fruit find ready
sale. Lemons are scarce and in active de-
= mand. Eggs are little improved, but
buyers are slow, and not much can be
; said for them. Rates are steady and UNI
. changed.
, THE MARKET.
eay-Our friends should bear in mind
tina, the prices here given are usually Tor
: sales from first hands in round lots. In
! filling orders and for broken lots ii is nee.
6 essary to charge an advance over thes,
D tgures. "Ysa
o Market better. firm and stocks getting
: low. Fresh receipts of medium grade
. find ready sale at full prices. We not
sale OF ITS barrels 50 1905 j0 300 bar
: rels 396 10; 100 barrels 5(a6 80 200 bar
|, rels eos %; 300 barrels iCa.5 o5 ion
barrels xxx spring -.
HAY.
The market rules without change
y Very little hay sells, and the market i
Is overstocked. Prices held about the sam
r. as last week. sales reported were 2 cal
a choice timothy hay $40; = ears mike
" hay SIG.
D. CORN.
he The market is steady and firm. Price
y are without change. All receipts
As choice sound corn finds re ady sale. 81
as rejected i dull and unsaleablc in Ia
he market. We note sales of ) ears mike
TO in sacks delivered 7GG77c; car No.
lie white mixed in sacks delivered SEE:
lal cars No. 2 mixed in bulk on track 49,
lie 1900 sacks white mixed delivered SOC.
far OATS.
id. The supply is limited and rcceip
is light. Prices rule steady and firm. Il
by ceipts find ready sale at quotations. v
"' note sales Of , cars in sacks delivered q,
~" ! ear sacked and delivered G0c; c
sacked and delivered 62c: car sack
", and delivered G3c; : cars sacked and ,
'' liyered 62c,
nat MEAL.
III The market rules quiet and dull. Pri'
IN are unchanged since last week but tral
ler- actions are limited. We note sales
ild' 30 barrels steam dried. 50 80; 100 barr
ell, steam dried. 3 30.
wn RPAN
mo We give the same quotation that
'sy' ruled through ont the month and
ere same remarks apply to the market
we plenty, dull and not wanted; quo
self nominaly Sl59l6.
IN BUTTER.
y Choice nothern is in active request,
nee none arrives except few small lots
dcred direct by grocers. Good sweet i
~. ter in new packages sell readily ut =
las- 23c. A reasonable amount of extra che
ow, would bring higher prices. Sales "
for 200 pounds Southern Illinois, l5c,
TO pounds Southern Illinois, (choice)
cell 22c: 300 pounds Northern choice, .
ems 25c 800 pounds Northern, 2C@2lc.
Int EGGS.
the We note little Improvement in e!
first. with an increase IN the demand for Fl
n to receipts, but no prospect of better pr
| not than those quoted, as buyers are disp'
,stcr to handle them gingerly. Sales were
for dozen, ease; ~ cases, 7@sc . cases
cond CHICKENS.
con- The demand for choice hens contil
e St. brisk. Receipts all taken on arrival.
some competition to-day was not so ST.
rious among buyers, but we do not .ook
>e-ln any change in market or prlc'
when were 10 dozen young, So 25(92 90
dozen choice hens, Sd 7Ia4; 10 d
Young, 80 %; 10 dozen hens, - d
u.. rs: IS dozen hens, $3 80; II d
ween young, s2@a a.
FRUIT.
49, Choice of all varieties finds a
market at fair prices. Lemons are 81
and wanted. We note sales Of ~ u
J.. and lemons, 5000; 80 boxes peaches
com, soc 10 boxes pears, 81 90 Is barrels
.Iw n,cs, 50 %: 81 boxes apples, zoe.