The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-17
COMM ERCIAL.

! tAIBo, III, Oct. II, 1915.
Business continued very fair through
the latter part oflast week, but yesterday
morning openc'l up rather quietly. The
weather on Saturday was cloudy and
cold, and a light rain fell during the
afternoon. 1t is again clear and pleasant
| With prospects Of fair weather for some
| time to come. The rivers are falling
| slowly. Boats are making Glow trips,
! owing to the dense iogs OF the cool morn.
| in:s. Rates to the south are unchanged
River business is in keeping with the
trade OF the city.
| The -four trade has assumed very
quiet position. Our speculative iner-
chants are still holding Oh to their
stocks, waiting for higher prices. The
receipts Of merchants for the past week
have been light. and still the supply,
with the exception OF stocks brought on
speculation is light. Low and medium
grades are very scarce.
Choice hay lie scarce and In demand at
Sl2, while fancy will 60 dollar better.
OF common hay there Il an abundance,
with no buyers.
Corn is in good supply and very quiet.
| There Is but little inquiry. Oats are in
moderately fair demand, with good
supply on the market. Prices have dc.
clined since Thursday two cents on tho
bushel. Illinois oats are now selling ut
from IS to 10 cents, according to quality.
Meal and bran are in good supply and
dull. Choice butter is scarce, and in
good demand. Common is plenty and
dull. There are no eggs in the market,
while the demand Is good. Poultry is
scarce. Old hens are in good demand.
The demand for young shickcns is not go
good. Choice apples sell readily. COM
mon are plenty and slow sale.
MARKET.
1~Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usely for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots it IL
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. "a
FLOUR.
! This market is less active, the sales
are limited, with demand that il fair.
There is still very light supply of me-
dunn grades, while the bulk of the demand
is for them. We state the following sales:
100 bbls choice, $6,40; 100 bbla xxx. So
so; 100 bbls various grades, $500 o. c.
90; $50 bbls various grades, city. $500
q $50; 200 bbls various grades, $500 a
G.2j.
This market continues exceedingly
quiet. There is very little demand with
an ample supply. The only sale noted
was that of $50 sacks white, 4St950c.
| HAY.
| This market Is yet full oil common hay
| while there is n scarcity of choice. For
common there j. no inquiry. Choice
is In demand at from SI2 to Sl3 per ton.
$l2,
| OATS.
The market is we'll supplied. with a
| modcrativoly fair demand. Prices have
| declined about two cents since our last is
| sue. We note the sale of car mixed in
sack, CSC; 9 cars mixed. sc, in bulk; |
| car choice mixed. in bulk, 3jc; . cars
mixed, in bulk. Soc: ears mixed in
| bulk, SOC.
MEAL.
| This market is usually quiet, with fair
stocks, light demand and prices the
same rs last quoted, No sales reported
BRAN.
Bran is dull. There is a good supply
GU tho market. We note the sale of 400
sacks, 500 60c.
! BUTTER.
There is good supply OF common,
but very little choice butter in this
market. For choice there is good de-
mand. Common is very slow sale. We
note the sale OF pals, cooking, l6s 6
packages, Southern Illinois. zoe; pail,
choice, csc; 2 packages Southern Iii.
nois, l9c; ) tubs Southern illinois, 1850
zoe ) packages, Illinois, a4o5c5c.
| Eggs.
The market ID bare OF eggs. There is
80 urgent demspd for them at good
prices. No sales.
POULTRY.
There is good demand tor old hens.
There Il only moderate inquiry for young
chickens. The Gales reported were 3
coops large young. q 50; 2 ooops young
q 2o09 90; coop young. - 20.
APPLES.
Common apples are dull. There u =