The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-04
Cord Wood.
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS,

CAIRO. ILLINOIS,
Thursday Evening, Aug. lst, 1876.
Since Monday. business throughout
the city has been very quiet. The
weather has been much warmer for the
last three days than for week previous
to Monday. A light rain storm, accom-
panied by thunder and tightening occur
red on Wednesday, which cooled the air
greatly tor the night and this morning it
is clear, with fine breeze blowing.
Thr rivers continue to decline. Rates
to the south are the same as reror ted
last-l5 and 20 cents through, and 20 and
80 cents way.
There has been no material change in
the situation of the flour market. Or
ders continue to come into our market
slowly but the trade is still quiet. Flour
from new wheat is arriving in small
shipments, and it is said by our dealers
to be superior in every respect to that
milled from last wears wheat, though a
few small lots of lightly inferior have
been received. There has not been
enough handled to establish, permanent
ly, prices. There was pretty good de-
mand yeste rday for old flour, from
choice stocks, at prices a little lower than
heretofore quoted.
Hay remains about as reported during
the past thee weeks. There is an album
dance Of common on the market, while
nnthipr hnt cbnica will coll
Corn and oats are quiet. The supply
of corn is ample, the emand being very
light. Prices are unchanged. Oats are
in good supply and dull. There has
been some few shipments of new receiv-
ed, which are held at from % to IS cents.
The new crop is said to be inferior to
the crop of last year.
Meal and bran are plenty and dull.
The demand for the past three days has
been unusually light.
The butter market il very well sup.
piled, while the demand is light. Choice
butter is all that is wanted. Eggs have
been and are now in far demand. There
are few coming in, and all arrivals OF
fresh are taken quickly. Poultry is in
fair supply. The demand for good
young chickens is active at prices rang
ing from 81 1902 80, according to size.
Vegetables arc plenty and slow sale.
There is no demand for round lots. APP
Piles are in good supply, but they are
mostly OF an inferior quality.
THE MARKET.
EryOur friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually Tor
sales from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders and tor broken lots 1t is
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. @yxsa
FLOUR.
There was fair demand tor choice
grades of flour at slight decline in
prices Yesterday. Choice grades from
old wheat are in limited supply. The
sales reported were 400 barrels various
grades, So 5O@G so; 200 barrels various
grades, Sd 5O@G 90; 100 barrels various
grades, S3 1906 90; 100 barrels various
grades, So 5O@6 so; 800 barrels various
grades city, 81 OOt9s 90.
HAY.
Choice hay Ia scarce. Common Is |
plenty and very dull. There Is no sale |
for any except choice. We no.e the sale |
OF one ear common mixed, s. 90.
CORN.
This market is well supplied, though |
receipts since our last issue have been
light. The demand is very light. The
sales noted were l car white In sacks,
Oc; car mixed in sacks, 4Sc; car
slightly damaged, In bulk, Acc.
OATS.
The receipts Of old oats since Monday