The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-22

ana delivered. Flour 10 very firm and
would be active il shipments could be
made 10 fll orders. Corn rules active and
Arm, but transactions are limited owing te
scarcity of tonnage; stocks of all kinds ar,
light The hay market is weak and un.
settled. Timothy would sell If it could be
shipped. The ware houses are over9owirg
! with medium grades and prices will de-
cline. Scarcity of tonnage to meet the de.
mands of the large quantities Of freight,
to be forwarded has caused an advance in
rates 10 New Orleans of DC on the dry bar
rel and 2lc on the hundred pounds The
weather since our last report bias been very
changable, opening very cold aud closing
to-day warm, thawing and showry.
cay Correspondents should bear in
mind that Our quotations represent prices
for round lots from first hands, unless
otherwise stated, and that in filling small
orders higher prices must be paid $50
FLOUR--The marke, has changed but
ttlo during the last week. The demand
is strong and active with stock of good
shipping grades rather light. Transac-
tons are somewhat restricted by lack Of
shipping facilities TO the interior of the
south and lack of tonnage to New Orleans.
Prices hold firm without advancing. We
note sales of 900 bbls xxx I so; lo7 bbs
choice xxx 90; 100 bbls choice family
9 90; 1000 bbls various grades 20 TO
o 75 $50 bbls do 80 to 10 90; 900 bbls
choice xxx spring ! 90; 800 bbls do 80
and 500 bbs various grades to . %.
HAI--Stocks arc accommodating and
prices are weak and unsteady, with n
downward tendency. There is some de-
msnd for choice timothy but it is difficult
to make shipments and transactions are
light. Sales consist of cars praria at
Is 90; Is cars choice timothy at 25 90; IL
cars choice mixed % 90 to - 90 and
cars choice timothy 24@25 OOall delivered
CORN-The market rules firm at last
weeks quotations. Sales comprise 1900
sacks mixed del 45,; cars mixod in bur-
laps del As; $50 sacks mixcl in lots de-
lvcred Acc; 200 sacks white in lots del 4sc
l. cars mixed in bulk on track 36c; ! o cars
white in bulk on track 3sc; car white in
sacks del i7c; . cars white in bulk on track
31lc; and 200 sacks mixed del ijc.
OATS--Frm and scarce, receipts fall
short Of the demand and in consequence of
this, sales to-day were made ut an advance
of lc on the bushel Tho market closed
at 3lc in bulk and 37c sacks del ~ cars
and 800 sacks sold at 36c delivered cars
35l@36c DEL cars and $50 sacks a. SIC
DEL cars at 30c in bulk on track and 3
cars at 3O@3lc in bulk.
BRAN-Quiet, few car loads sold at
20 Oo@2l 90 per ton delivered
CORN MEAL--No change in the
market, prices rule as previously quoted
demand good. 400 bbls Evening Star"
City Mills steam dried sold At 2 55; 300
bbls X. ID. del IS; 2 cars do So 600
bbls s. ID. del 80; and loo bbls country,
fresh del As.
LARD-We note sales Of 10 ,erces a,
7@7lc.
| HONEY-J0 boxes choice white clover
honey sold at 3jc per pound.
OULTRY-Market bare. good poul.
try Of all kinds would find ready sale at
5O(93 50 for chickens l2 oe6l5 90 for
turkeys and 6 0O@7 so for geese.
bUIIEH-.. unchanged. Some enquiry
for good solid packed and choice roll and
sales are made at 2O@22c Common but
ter l2@ljc.
EGGS--Very scarce, small packages of
fresh would command soc to-day. Sales
range according to size of packages and
length of time on hand at % to Csc.
GAME-None in the market, prices
are nomlnally l 23@l so for rabbits and
quail..
WHEAT-The prices to-day, reported
by the City Mills, are Mol White, 81 70
No. ? White 81 CO. Rel by sample, 81 30
to GO; Mediterranean 81 80 to | SO.
Damp or tough wheat is unsaleable.
JoBBINo PRICES.
PLASrERING HAIR.-3jc r bushel
LlME.-ln lots 81 IS to ! 80 p Dbl.
CEMENT.-At wholesale So rs
o. 80 e bbl.
COAL OIL-2sG3Oc.
POIA1OES--Per Dbl 90 to 81.
HuNNlEs-Rcsewcd y bushels ISc 9
bu.hcl zoe.
BuRLAPS-2i bus corn oIoz l5Ic; do 10
or lGc; bus oct zoe; jbns 3lc; bus 22e.
PROV iSIsNS-Sugar Cured Hams
plain & ID. l2l to lac.
Clear Sides Bacon, sGloe
Breakfast Bacon, 1lGNl2c.
IEAs-lmperial, 7jGl 81; Gunpow
der, '5ogl %; Oolong Back, 75al 90
Young Tyson, 81 GOAL 40.
CHEEsE.-Sew York Factory, new, an
1G.Ml7c.
, sIRUPS-Choice r gallon, 65c@sl 90
New Orleans, GjGy70c.
CofFEE-Java, 2sGt30c. Laguayra, %
@23t. Rio Prime TO Choice, "a 10 35c'
BROOMS.-COmmon House n dozen. 81
as 90. W."
BEEswAX. p N SOC.
SOAP.-Schae:fer's German mo,tled |
7!c; Champaign soap, 1tc.
TALLOW, r. N &c.
SuGAR-Cotlee A. 13tc to l3ic: Crushed |
f9Mdered , and Grannlated sugar IA to ljc;
FREiGliT.-COTTON. Compressed, 10 |
NEW YORK, Soc. to BOsToN 81 90. Tn |
compressed, to NEW YORK, IL IA; to Bos |
FREIGHT TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a,c
Hay, 80 % Corn r. cwt., zoe. Oats, zoe
Potatoes, 7 Dbl, Doe. A; -les, 35c. Pork,
70. Whiskty, Doe. Lumber, n NJ. q OO;
Heavy freight p cwt.. 203c.
re NEW ORLEANS.-Flour p Dbl, 5,c.
Whisky, 81 80; Hay b ton. 81 90; Corn -
W.T., 21Ic.; Oats, ollie Tohacco "a bhN |