The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-05
COMM RCIAL.



The weather today i cool and cloady,
with strong indications Of rain, which
will be hailed with delight In this city
when it comes, as the long drouth has
made our streets fearfully dusty and dis
agreeable. The rivefs are still declining
slowly. Business has been fair since our
last issue and seems to be improving
slowly, but surely. Rates to the South,
by river, are as last reported, viz; Pound
freights, through, Is and 30 cents; way,
20 and 40 cents; hay, 20 cents through,
and 25 cents way; pork. through, 45
cents way, 90 cents.
The transactions In flour have been
very fair, though somewhat less than for
the same length OF time reported in our
last issue. The market is very well sup
piled with choice grades, and the demand
is moderately good. The principal in
quiry is for those brands ranging In price
from So 80 to 81 %. and of these grades
there is very light supply. Medium
grades are in good supply and quiet. The
hay market is apparently dead. There
is an immense stock on hand, but
there is no demand. Choice Timothy is
selling at Sl2Ol3.
There is little doing among corn
dealers. Very little corn is arriving, and
the market is very lightly supplied, but
there seems at present to be no very ur-
gent demand. The mills have received
literally, and are now grinding regularly.
The receipts of oats continue light.
There is very limited amount on the
market, but what is here is sufficient for
the demand, there beng very little in
quiry.
Meal is quiet. The mills having got to
work again there is very good stock on
hand. There is no shipping demand,
prices having declined south for either
country or city meal. OF the latter there
is very little in this market. Bran is in
good supply and dull.
The market is in fine condition for
those who hold strictly choice butter,
there being none at all here, and limited
amount of this kind would sell at an ad-
vanced price; nothing but choice is
wanted or will sell, as there is plenty of
common butter here.
There are no eggs on the market, and
the demand for fresh is very urgent.
They will bring Is cents. Poultry is
scarce and in excellent demand. Peaches
come in steadily and sell at the prices
quoted in our last issue.
THE MARKET.
B@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. ~0a
FLOUR.
Business in this market is very good,
and the demand for grades that can be
sold at from So 80 to 81 80 are scarce
and in good demand. Medium grades
are in good supply. Choice -four is
also in good supply. We note the
sale of 800 bbls, various grades, SO 5O@
3 80; 200 bbls various grades, 50 SOC
80; 100 bbls various grades, B 5O@
80; 500 bbls various grades, city, SAG
80.
This market has an abundant stock
with no demand. There is no shipping
demand whatever. We note the sale Of
l car Timothy, $40; ] car Timothy, Sl2.
J.-et CORN.
The mills have been supplied, and the
demand for other purposes is very light.
There is very little corn in the hands OF
merchants. We note the sale Of car
white, mixed, in bulk, t. o. b. acc car
white IN sacks, SOC.
OATS.
This market is quiet. Very light re-
celpts during the past week have put the
market in very fair condition tor ship.
pers, but at present there is but little de-
mand. Sales reported were car, mixed
in sacks, 33c; / car Middle Illinois, in
bulk, %; car Middle Illinois,. in bulk
oslo.
MEAL.
There is now very good supply OF
city meal, the mills having gone to work
again. There is but little country meal
here. City is held at 50 So; Country al
s. %. The demand is light.
BRAN.
Bran is in good supply and dull. We
note the sale OF 100 sacks, $40 80.
BUTTER.
Choice butter is in good demand.
There is none in the market. Inferior
will not sell, and is not wanted. We
note the sale of 10 tubs, Southern, zoe
II pals Southern, 10000; 5 tubs North
| ern, zoe.
EGGS.
The maket is bare OF eggs, and fresh
are in demand. We not the sale of case
l3c. s..s ..tE
POULTRY.
We note the sale OF 2 GOODS medium
spring chickens. 81 90; l coop hens, So.
The supply OF poultry is light. The de-
mand is very good.
| PEACHES.
This fruit is coming into market in
good quantities aud sells very we'll when
of a good quality. We note the sale o.
20 boxes clings, 2O625c; 10 boxes choice
| clinUs lOc