The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-07


XXX ut SO so to So SO.
HAY-Receipts of the last three days
have been more liberal than the demand
requires. The stock in the market is
very heavy. Spectators arc holding off.
fearing decline ut New Orleans. Prices
here are weaker but no decline has vet
taken place. Transaction have been quite
large, comprising about 20 car loads of
various grades ranging from Sls to S27
delivered, ms follows: 70 bales prime
timothy S2G; D cars "git edge" S26G2I;
3 cars choice timothy S2G IL cars prime
timothy S25; o cars prime TO choice
mixed 1913 to $25; II cars choice mixed
s24 4 cars ordinary mixed S22; l6 cars
mixed $40 to S!3 car prairie mixed S22
and ears prara SIS, all delivred
CoRN-Scarce and in active request
Receipts too light to supply the wants of
the market. Arrivals arc all taken Mt
quotations. Sales comprise cars mixed
in sacks, on orders 4s@i9c.; 3 cars
white do. on orders 50c.; 8 cars white
in bulk on track 3SG139; 20 cars mixed
in bulk on track 37@3sc. IS cars mixed
in sacks delivered 45c, and % cars white
in sacks delivered Ace.
OATS Receipts are liberal and stocks
are accumulating. The market is weaker,
aud although no decline has taken place,
prices have downward tendency, owing
| to Ia, al
is caused by lack Of means to make ship.
ments to Gil orders us fast us they come
in from tho interior of the South, The
ruling figures to-day was 3sG13sIc sacked
and delivered. Sales were 20 cars a. 39c,
sacked and delivered; . cars 3slc sacked
and delivered; 500 sacks, rcund lot, 3Sc
IL Cars in sacks delivered 3S639c; car
choice white sacked and delivered 44c.,
and 4 Cars mixed in bulk on track 33c.
CORN MEAL--Good demand and
supply only moderate. Receipts are light
and prices tend upward. Sale. comprise
1000 bbls 5 del 81 So; cars and 500
bbls X ID del 81 2j; | car X ID sold
to-day at s. Co. and 100 bbls green meal
sold at 81 80. Sales by City Mills were
400 bbls "St. Charles ) ID Gel 81 gu, and
500 hbs Evening Star - jjG2 co.
BRAN-Quiet. car in sacks del at
$50.
BUTTER-Plenty and dull. 900 lbs
sold according to quality at 10 to 2jc; 80
pkgs choice country roll zoe and y few
pkgs choice Northern brought 2jc.
EGGS-MarkoL bare at present. The
few that have come in found ready sale
at 33935c. The warm weather will
make them plenty and lessen the de,
mand.
POTATOES-Scaree. As the season
advances the demand becomes active. We
note sale of one car load p. i. slightly
frosted ut 50 70 per Dbl.
APPLES-Market fairly supplied
Sales have ranged from So 5OG4 50.
PORk-Nery little mess in the market.
We note sales of 80 bbl5 at SD and 90 at
Sl2 81 Il Dbl.
POULTRY--Dressed turkeys are SELL
at l2@l4c. Dressed chickens are rather
scarce and sell readily at S3a3 80. Live
ducks are hard to sell at 81 so. Dressed
ducks find ready sale at SO 80.
PROVISIONS--The demand is falling
of. A few orders come in and prices are
firm. Bacon clear sides are held at s6slc
ID 5 shoulders packed 4}c; do clear ribs
6lc. Lard in ticrces 7!c; in kegs SIC.
We note II sale of 2 casks bacon shoulders
at 53c.
| JOBBTNG PRICES.
PLASTERING HAIR.-35c p bushel
LlME.-ln lots 81 20 to 80 q Dbl
CEMENT.-At Wholesale 50
| az so g Dbl.
COAL OIL-2s@30c.
POrATOkS--Per bbl 90 to3J.
GuNNlEs-Resewed =! bushels iec
| bushe zoe.
BuRLAPs-2i bus corn 9!oz l5!c; do 10
OF Ice; bus Oct. 20c bus 2lc; q bus 22e.
| PROV lSleNS-Sugar Cured Hams
plain q TO- l29 to lie
Clear Sides Bacon, s6loc
Breakfast Bacon, ll@l2c.
TEAS-lmperial, 75@l %; Gunpow
ger, ,1Gel % Oolong Back, 75@l 90
Young Tyson, II O0Gyl 40.
CHEESE.-New York Factory, new, r. II
1G!Ml7c. y"
siRuPs-Choice e gallon, G5c@S 90
New Orleans, Gia7Oc.
COFEEE-,lava, 3O@32c. Laguayra, "a
90. Rio, Prime to Choice, "a to Zoe.
BliOOMS.-Common House n dozen, 81
90; Choice to Extra, IS CO(,G 70; 5. b. 81 80
as 90.
BEESWAX, p h SOC.
,sOAp.-schaefer's German mottled;
I3c; Champaign soap, 7!c.
TALLOW, r. n 10.
SUiiAR-COnee A. l3ic to l3Jc: Crushed
Powdered and Granulated sugar IA to I5c:
FRElGllf.--COTTO Compressed, 10
NEW YORK, Soc. to BOsToN al 90. IN
compressed, to NEW YORK, 81 II; to Dos
TON, 81
FREIGHT TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 4oc ,
Hay, ~ 90 Corn r. cwt., zoe Oats, zoe
Potatoes, = Dbl, 4Oc. A; 0,es, 400. Pork.
40. Whisksy, oJc. Lumbe, IA Nj. 81 90;
Heavy freight r cwt., zoe.
TO NEW ORLEANS.-Flour n Dbl. Coo. ;
Potatoes Coo. Apples, GOc. Pork, "a. ;
Whisky. 81 30; Hay "a ton. 81 30; Corn -
W.T.. 3Oc. Oats, 3Oc. Tobacco "a HID.
90; Cotton Q, bale, 81 30; Lumber Z.
NJ. ~ 90. Heavy freight, u cwt 90