The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-08
COMMERCIAL,
CAiho, H., MosbAY Evssfso, |

peeh clcar, cool, pleasant and invigOr-
ating. The only damage done by the
heavy storms has been the delay to farm.
crs In getting through with their work
and a tendency to destroy the ripening
Strawberries. The streets have been
muddy and disagreeable, but a fine
breeze is drying them up rapidly. The
rains Of Friday and Saturday retarded
business, and makes the volume of trans
actions In our reports smaller than they
would otherwise have been.
There Is little change to note IN the
market. Stocks Of -four are increasing,
owing to small demands and large re-
ceipts, but holders are firm and prices
unchanged. Corn Is steady and firm:
the light receipts prevent any accumula-
ton OF stocks. Wheat Is in demand and
scarce. Oats are plenty and quiet. Very
little hay comes In and prices are firm.
Meal Is active and scarce: none offering
except at the mills today. Bran Is dull
and declining. Butter, eggs and chickens
are In fair supply and moderate demand.
Io'atocS anu onions are very dull.
THE MARKET.
SrOur friends should bear in mnd
that the prices here given are usually for
Gales from first hands in rourii lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots 1t Is nee
cssary to charge an advance over these
| figures. "a
FLOUR.
Receipts have been moderately large
and demand very small. There Is very
little shipping dcmand-nearly all sales
reported were made In FILLING orders.
Holders are firm and prices steady and
unchanged. Sales were 100 barrels, sea
8 IS; 100 barrels, sos 30; 400 barrels
City, s. 509s; 100 barrels, S. 2516 IS;
800 barrels, SIS 5000 IS; 10 barrels,
S. 50S7 100 barrels superfine, 81 IS;
200 barrels, $5S7.
HAY.
The supply and receipts are very light.
The demand is small but Is in excess
Of stocks Of choice and prices are stiff.
We note sales Of cars choice timothy
delivered, $22; cars choice mixed de-
livered, S2l l ear choice timothy deliv.
cred, S22.
CORN.
The market for white rules steady and
firm. Receipts are all taken for the mills
and to ill orders. There Is no shipping
demand. Mixed is in fair supply and
steady. Sales were car mixed in sacks
delivered, 76c IL cars mixed in sacks
delivered, &c; cars mixed in sacks de-
livered, 7Gc; @ cars mixed In sacks deliv-
| cred, nc; 4 cars white in sacks delivered,
Soc car rejected in bulk white deliv-
cred. 14c; 2 cars white on orders at
higher figurcrs.
OATS.
The market is steady and firm, and de-
mand moderate at GG@67c. The supply
offering Is very small. Sales were 4 cars
In sacks delivered. GG@Gsc cars in sacks
delivered, G6c car in sacks delivered,
G7c.
| MEAL.
There 10 % good order demand and nc
meal In market except az tnr oiey MINIS.
AMI none coming in. rices are steady
and firm. Sales were 100 barrels city de-
livered So s.; 2o0b rrels steam dried de.
livercd 50 so; 400 barrels city steam
dried So s093 So.
BRAN.
The market is oversupplied and dull,
and prices are weak and declining. There
Is no demand to-day at any price. Sales
were car delivered SIC; 2 cars delivered
sl7 90.
BUTTER.
Tho market is well supplied and the
demand steady for choice sweet butter.
a large part Of present receipts has not
been freed from buttermilk and conse-
qucntly arrives in sOured and unmar-
ketable condition. We note sales of 3
tubs choice Northern Csc; packages
Southern Illinois zoe; 20 buckets choice
Southern Illinois zoe; 20 buckets choice
Southern Illinois l9c; 90 buckets soured
butter lie; 500 barrels choice 22(S.25c.
EGGS.
The market has been steady aud firm,
has better supplied since our last issue.
Offerings were oil taken, hswever, Oh Sat
urday and there Is no surplus, to-day; Is
@l4c are the ruling figures. We note
sales of 40 dozen lie; 10 cases l3c ; 100
dozen l3c; 600 dozen l39l4c.
CHICKENS.
The market is overstocked and no buy
crs to-day. Quotations are about the
same, perhaps trfic shaded since last
week. We note sales OF 3 coOps hens
| So rs; 10 coops hens 50 IS; rs dozen
| So 50G,3 IS; 5 coops mixed So 26(a3 IS.
FRUIT.
Strawberries are more plentiful and SELL
ing at SO OOG3 so per crate to-day.
Cherries found ready sale SO 5O(94 90. We
note sales OF 25 cases Strawberries $3(ly4
2 cases cherries 81; % crates strawber-
ries 81 50G4 90.
| POTATOES.
The market is fully supplied with both
old and new aud the demand limited.
Old peach blows are quoted 81 per bushcl
aud new potatoes, 50 50GS4 per barrel.
ONIONS.
The market is over-stOcked and dull.
We note sales of 10 barrels choice new.
| 50 5OS3 IS; 10 barrels choice now, IS so.
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