The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-11-23

meet. the demand, and as o conseo uence
keep prices up. We note one sale of te,
cars in round lot at s2Ac, but this 10 q
outside figure.
Flour shows very slight improvement
In the demand for choice grades.
Rates Of freight are stiff at quotations.
The weather continues cold but pleasant
and favorable for general business.
Correspondent should bear il
mind that our quotations represent price
for round lots from frst hands. npjes
Otherwise stated, and that In filling small
oroers higher prices must be psid-0G
FLOUR.--The demand for choic,
grades show very slight improvement
Prices remain about the same, and there /,
still very little encouragement in the gen
eral market, for wholesale dealers. w,
note sales Of 200 bbls various grades OF
orders at 5000 60; 100 bbls choice family
~ OO@s rs; go bbls various grades SEQ
20, and 2 cars do, on orders at $5@9 IS
Sales to-day BY Cairo City Mills were i5t
bbls white wheat, family, 50; 2OO dc
xxx IS so; $50 bbls XXX$7 IS; l0t
TX Sc 20, and 10 X So IS.
WHEAT--Fair demand. 2 cars Red
In bulk, del, sold at 81 40, and cars dc
u 80.
BRAN-Firm. car and $50 sacks
sold at $lS, delivered.
HAY-Is in light demand at about las,
weeks figures. Receipts are liberal and
the market is we'll supplied. We note
sales Of 2 cars Of gilt edged Timothy at $40
per ton, but this Is an outside figure. Sales
since last report consist Of cars choice
mixed and Timothy at $l7@ls; 8 cars
prime hay Sl7 ! car mixed sic; 2 cars
choice Timothy, Sle 2 cars do SIS, all
delivered.
CORN-Receipts are liberal and the
market is kept fully supplied. Prices ale
weak. Very little difference made in the
prices Of mixed, yellow and white.
WHITE CORN-Ssles comprise 2 cars
in sacks, del 45c; G cars in bulk on track
45c; car in burlaps del 44c, and 4 cars
white, (sold early at 3sc in bulk.
, MIXED CORN-Sales consist offs cars
in sacks del 43c $50 sacks In order lots
44Cd45c; car in sacks del 43c; q cars
in bulk on track Sac; 2 cars in SACKS, del
44c; car in bulk, on track 33c 2 cars
Yellow, in sacks, del 44c, and car Yel-
low in bulk, on track 34c.
OATS-Scarce. The demand exceeds
the supply, and prices are stiff at &c in
bulk, and 32c in sacks delivered. Sales
were made as high as 32.c, but this is q
little above the market. sales comprise
car and 2 cars in sacks, delivered SIC;
1000 sacks del &c. 10 cars (round lon in
sacks at 32c., cars il
sacks del 32c; car in bulk on track 26c
and car in sacks del Gle.
CORN MEAL-Meal is in fair demand
prices are unchanged. 800 bbls steam
dried del sold at 81 40; 200 bbls do on or.
ders 2 45S2 90; 300 bills Bechers Galore
on orders, private terms; car load X. d.
del 40 $50 bbls X. d. on orders 9 SO:
lao bbls .. d. del 40; and $50 bbls City
Mills steam dried, Evening Star, so.
CLOVER SEED-We note sales of IS
sacks at IS so per bushel.
BUTTER-Choice roll is superceding
solid packed and is in good demand. 10
pkgs choice roll sold at 2Sc9!5c 500
pounds do 27c; 5 pkgs do 22!@25c 2
pkgs cooking butter loo pkgs common
l5c; and 10 pkgs roll 25c.
EGGS-Market bare, receipts all taken
on arrival. 6pkgs shippers count sold at
3Oc; boxes do 3Oc.
CHICKENS-Live chickens are a druo
on the market, some enquiry for dressed
poultry. 10 dozen small live chickens
sold at 81 GO; coops poor do do at 7sc;
coops fair 50 90; and 4 coops good mixed
at 50 so per dozen.
TURkEYS-Are scarce and In demand
l coop sold at SIG 90 per dozen.
GA ME-Would find q ready market.
enquiry for quails and
prairie chickens and none coming in. 10
dozen quails sold at 81 so per dozen.
PROFESSIONALISM. We ote sale,
Of 60 hbls mess pork at Sl5 90 and 5000
pounds shoulders, dry salt &c.
rOrATOES-2Oo bbls mixed sold at
81 0O per Dbl.
APPLES-Are in good demand. The
cold snap has cut off receipts for the pas,
week. 100 bbls choice sold at 81 20 10
70 and 80 bbls do at 8 SO.
ONIONS-30 bbls sold at 80 % per bbI
JoBBIN0 PRICES.
PLASTERlNG HAIR.-35c u busbel.
LlME.-In lots 81 rs to / so y Dbl, |
CEMENI'-At wholesale So 90
92 rs q Dbl.
ONIONS-Per Dbl 50 so.
POTATOES-Per Dbl 81 0o(92 SO.
WHEAT.-The prices to-day, reported |
y the City Mills, are No. ! White, |
IL rs; No. 2 White, 81 SIS; Red BY
ample, 81 so to l go; Mediterranean
u 80 to i 80. Damp or tough wheat is |
insaleable.
SACKS.-R Reserved Gunnies lsAals,
Corn Burlaps, ~ Bus. Ea, IS cts. I'm.
proved Gunnies, ~ Bushel, 81 cts. Dat.
Burlaps, 5 Bushel 90 cts. Cotton seam
ess bags, IS to 80 cts each.
PROV lSlDNS.-Sugar Cured Hams
plain p ID. l6 to tic. Shoulders
5acon SIC Clear Sides Bacon, l26I23c;
Breakfast Bacon, l3@l4c.
l 'srs' :, n, y 10 to NJ ,S,o s,@ iOc.; In
TEAs-Imperial, 75Gl 25; Gunnow.
er, '5Igl %; Oolong Back, 750Ii M
l9n l1 Hyson, 81 oO@I 40. wi