The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-12-25
CAIRO.
MARKET REPORT.

scarcely ever been cqualed in this climate.
Very heavy ice is running out of both tho
Ohio and Mississippi and navigation in
consequence is temporarily suspended
making 1t impossible to make shipments
to tho south. Fears arc entertained,
Chat are not. altogether groundless) that
tho ice will gorge between Cairo and Co.
lumbus, should tho present cold continue
| any length of time, and cut Off commune
| cation with tho south for an indefinite
period. However, y heavy rise is COIN
| ing out of the Ohio which it Is believed
by steamboatmen will be sufficient to
clear the river and insure us unnterrup-
ted navigation tho balance of the season.
The demand il good for renrly everything
marketable and but for the present hitch
In shipping facilities, we would have
heavy transactions to report; as it is stocks
are accommodating, nearly all tho business
transacted is t. meet tho local demand
Onions and Potatoes are scarce No
onions ut all in tho market and we can
give no quotations for them. Potatoes
have advanced in the hands of jobbers
Breakfast bacon Is lower. no change in
prices of sugar cured hams or bacon clear
sides, there is no bacon shoulders here,
leaf lard in tierces Is lower. New York
factory cheese has declined ] cent, and
coffee A sugar to cent per pound.
| Freights are unchanged.
| correspondents should benr in
. mind that our quotations represent prices
FOR round lots from first hands, unless
otherwise stated, and that in filing small
orders higher prices must be paid. ..s1a
FLOUR-Consignments are slow to
move. The market is very quiet owing to
the inability of dealers to make shipment
Sales to-day consist of 100 bbls various
grades 5 25 to So 100 bbs super fine
8 co. 100 bbls xxx Spring 6 90 200 bbls
various grades 8 80 to o 10; 100 bbls X
s Is; 200 bbls various grades 6 90 to
Q 90 and l75 bbls do a so to Q so. Sales
by City mills were 800 bbls XXI 90;
90 bbls white wheat family so and 80
bbls XXXX so.
| HAY-Firm and more plenty. Choice
timothy is in good demand and higher.
Receipts will sell readily if navigation
opens soon. cars timothy sold at 22C9
% 0O del; cars mixed 10 co. car gilt
edge del 25 co. cars timothy del 2l@
20 90 and cars choice mix cd del 81 90.
CORN-Market and prices are I'M
changed, but should tho river close prices
must go down. Sales in bulk on track
were cars white at 37c and 4 cars white
36(937c. Sales in sacks del were 8 cars
mixed 4ic IA cars mixed 44c; 10 cars
white 47c; 5 cars mixed on orders 45c; 3
cars white on orders ACC and car mixed
44c.
OATS-Good demand, prices hold frm
The market is we'll supplied. Sales in
bulk on track were cars 27c; 4 cars
mixed &c. Sales in sacks delivered were
3 cars mixed 33c; 8 cara on orders 34c and
2 cars and cars at 33c.
CORN MEAL--Good demand at quo
tations. We note sales of 800 bbls
Evening Star City Mills steam dried
2 60; 200 bbls Q. d. del 2 60 $50 bbls do
So; cars do2 10; 200 bbls do 2 GO; 400
bbls do $500 co and $50 bbls do in lots
at 2 G5.
BUTTER-Very dull. Receipts ex-
coed the demand and stocks are accumu-
lating, Sales comprise 20 pkgs 2s@25c;
10 pkgs common 10 to lsc; pkgs choice
roll 25c; pkgs choice solid packed 200
pc; pkgs choice roll 25c and pkgs
choice solid packed at 23c.
EGGS-The market is brisk and all
that arrives finds ready sale; prices are
very firm as quoted. 40 pkgs sold, ship
pers count at 35c; pkgs on orders 37c
and 500 dozen 3jc.
POULTRY--The market continues
dull and overstocked. coops live chick
ems sold at 2 5o93 90 and 200 lbs dressed
turkeys sold at l36l5c.
/ GAME-Scarce and in active demand.
A few dozen rabbits sold at 25 to / so
per dozen.
BRAN-Good demand few cars sold
at 20 to 22c in sacks.
PROVISIONS-4 casks clear sides dry
salt sold at GAc.
DRESSED HOGS-Plenty and selling
at 4lc per pound.
APPLES-50 bbls good choice sold at
4 to 8 90.
ORANGES-l2 bbls choice sold ut
10 00(9i2 90 and 10 bbls at 90 per Dbl.
WHEAT.-Tho prices to-day, reported
by the City Mills, are No. White,
VI rs; No. 2 White, 81 65; Rod by
sample, 81 so to l 60; Mediterranean
VI 80 to so. Damp or tough whoat 10
uDsaleable.
| JoDBIr1 PRICES.
| PLASTERING HAIR.-35c b bushel,
LlME-In lots 81 20 to I 90 U Dbl.
CEMENT.--At wholesale 50 rs
az so u Dbl.
ONIONS-Per Dbl none.
POTATOES--Per Dbl 90 to3I.
SACKS.-Rcsowed Gunnies ls}(9l9}
Corn Burlaps, u Bus. Ea, Is cts. I'm.
proved Gunnies, 2! Bushel, 81 cts. Oats
Burlaps, Bushel 90 cts. Cotton seam
less bags, IS to 80 cts each.
rkOVlSIbNS.-Suga Cured Hams