The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-14
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Thursday Evening |
u,,tv 10 1914

hsu' oIetIC bioNihR' iHe rivers are
falling at the rate of about one inch per
day.
The flour market has been much more
active since Monday than 1t was for the
three or four days previous to the time
of the last issue OF the Price Current.
Since then many of the mills throughout
the country which send their flour to
this market, have "shut down" for re-
pairs. previous to beginning the grinding
Of the new crop. In consequence of this
fact, stocks here have begun to diminish,
but the supply is yet very good, as to the
lower grades, but choice flour in the
hands Of merchants, is in limited quanti-
ties, while the demand is very fair
There has been no perceptible change in
hay. There is a considerable overstock
Of all grades, and the demand amounts TO
almost nothing.
Transactions in corn have been pretty
lively and the market is in good state for
shippers. The demand is active. Oats
are in good supply aud very dull.
Meal and bacon are quiet and inactive.
City steam dried is selling at S2.35; coun-
try meal is held at s22j.
Choice butter is scarce and in good de-
mand. Common is plenty and very dull.
Fresh eggs are In good demand. Poultry
is scarce. The demand for good young
chickens is active.
Small fruits are in fair demand The
price on red raspberries has declined to
S2.,Gd3.0O per crate.
THE MARKET.
EJ~Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots, In
filling orders and Tor broken lots it is
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. easQ
FLOUR.
Choice flour is in fair demand, and in
limited supply. Common and low grades
| are plenty and dull. We note the sale
of 25O barrels various grades city So 75f9
8 80; 100 barrels winter xxx, 81 % 4;
| 100 barrels good xxx, So Is; 100 bar
rels various grades. 81 25@6 so; 200 bar
rels various grades, So 0O@G 80; 200 bar
rels low grade, s. %; 200 barrels various
grades, 81 0O(G6 so.
| HAY.
Hay is plenty and very dull. We
note the sale of | car good Timothy, Sl2
CORN.
There is good demand for corn, with
a limited supply. We note the sale OF
2 cars white mixed in bulk, Acc; cars
white mixed in bulk. acc; 2 cars mixed
in bulk, 44c; cars white in sacks, SOC
4 cars white i'm sacks, delivered below
4Sc.
Oats are in good supply and dull. w,
note the sale of $50 sacks mixed. 36c:
cars Galona in sacks, 3Gc; cars Galen;
in bulk, 3Gc.
MEAL.
Meal is in good supply and quiet. W.
note the sale of , cars city, $3.50; coun
try is held at S2.25.
BRAN.
We note the sale of $50 sacks bran .
$1,000.
BUTTER.
Choice butter is scarce. The demand
is good. Common is plenty and duh
We note the sale of 3 pkgs Southern Hi
nois, lIG1lGc; 10 packages Southern Iii
nois, l5@l6gc; 300 lbs Southern Illinois
lOc; POO lbs good Northern, 15(a zoe.
EGGS.
Fresh eggs are in demand. We not,
the sale OF 300 doz. 9@l0c.
POULTRY.
Choice chickens are in good demand
We note the sale of dozen youn.
chickens, So 75; = dozen young chick
ems, 50 90.
FRUIT.
: We note the sale of crates red rasp
J berries, S. 4 crates Lawton black berries
81 50t92 90.
HIDES AND FURS.
Il FURs-Beaver-No. 81 so; No.
! 81 so; No. 3 81; No. SOC. Otter-No
Sc; No. 2 81; No. 81; No. 4 81
MInk-No l 81; No. 2 Zoe; No. 3 soc
No. l0c. RaccOon-No. l zoe; No.
4Oc; No. zoe; No, 4 l0c. Skunk--No
Soc No. 6Oc; No. 3 SOC; No. loo
} FOX-Gray-No. 81 ; No. Zoe No.
soc; red fox-No. l 81; No. 75c
Opossum-No. Toe; No. 2 Sc 4; No.
l sc. Muskrat-No. l. zoe; No.2 l5c; Nc
3 Zoe. Bear-No. $40; No. $7.No.
So; No. 4 81. Wolf-Mountain-N
81 so; No. 2 81 Is; No 81; No. zoe
t Prairie Wolf-No. 81 %; No. 2 SOC
Wild Cat 25c. House Cat Zoe. Baoger
, I25c.
II SHEEP PELTs-Green Zoe "a 81 % DIR.
400 9Oc shearings 10 a. zoe.
Il SALT.
b Wequote salt in car load lots, 81 80
| less than car load lots, 81 IS. We not
the sale of $50 bbls, 81 so.
a COAL.
+ We quote Paradise and Mt. Carbon o.
track, lump, So; nut. 81; delivered ca
load per ton, lump. So 50; nut, So 70
delivered per single ton, lump, 81 MI
q 50 %; Raum or Harrisburg coal OF
3 track per load, lump, $27; nut, SIG; dc
y. iivered per ton, S3 90; Pittsburg Goa
I car loads on track, So 80 per ton singl