The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-14
CAIRO DAILY BULLETIN FRIDAY. MARCH IA, 1873

Sc 259s rs.
HAY-Stocks largo and no demand
Prarie hay will not sell for any price A
further decline in price on all grades maj
be looked for. Twenty dollars is an out
side figure to-day for the choicest. Salei
comprise cars good to choice timoth,
del, $l7@l9; cars good to choice timoth,
$40; 6 cars choice mixed DEL Sl8 cal
choice mixed del, $l7; 2 cars choice mixed
del, Sl7 5o@ls; cars "gilt edge" timothy
del, 500 3 cars prime timothy slom2t
and cars "gilt edge" on orders del SCI.
CORN-The market is easier for
mixed and well supplied. White is in
good demand at quotations. Receipts are
moro liberal, bat still fall short of the de.
mand. Sales Of mixed in sacks del were
e"-' n. 45@46c; cars and 800 sacks on
orders 47e "a cars 4G@i7c and G cars Acc
sales OF mixed in bulk on track were 10
cars BIC and 2 cars 37G138c. Sales Of
white in sacks del were 0 cars and 200
sacks at soc; 3 cars and !, 800 sacks on or
ders Die. Sales on track were cars and =
cars at 40c.
| OATS- Markets dull and tending TO
lower prices. Stocks are large and prices
closed to-day 20c in bulk and 35G36c In
sacks del, outside figures. Sales embrace
o cars mixed in bulk on track zoe; 10 cars
and 800 sacks mixed del S5c; cars and
100 sacks mixed del 3j@3Ge; 10 cars
mixed in sacks on orders del 37C93sc; 6
cars black seed oats Acc sacked and del
and cars white do 4Oc.
CORN MEAL--Dull and declining
Market overs,ocked; offerings to-day at
81 30 found no buyers. We note n de-
cline at New Orleans of soc on tho bbl
since last week. Sales consist of COO bbls
5. ID. del 81 40; 900 bbls do del So 25:
car green meal So 20; 800 bbls "s,.
Charles s. ID. city mills, del, 81 50 and
800 bbIs Evening Star. city mills s. d.
s. 55G2 co.
BRAN-No buyers. car in sacks
sold at Sl3, and 200 sacks wheat bran del
brought $40 to SIC so.
LARD-20 tierces kettle rendered sold
at tic; tierces do Sc; and 10 kegs do
brought loo.
BUTrER--Choice is scarce and in ac.
tive request, prices firm at 20 to 27c for
"silt edge" Sales were 10 pkgs choice.
23e; 800 pounds do, 2o@25c; 90 tubs
choice, 2jc 600 lbs do, 2562sc and .
drkins and 10 tubs common cooking but.
ter sal1c.
EGGS-Market slutted and prices de-
Ginning. l2l@l3c the ruling figures to-
day. We note sales OF 1000 doz at l5c
1000 doz l3@l1 and 10 pkgs l2Ic.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fully supplied
vnd demand falling off. 30 doz choice
live chickens sold at So IS; 10 doz dressed
50 10; II doz live mixed So so; 100 doz
live mixed $3@i and coops live mixed
5000 so.
PROVISIONS Market active and
very scantily supplied with all kinds of
salt and smoked meats. 300 pounds fresh
beef dress ed sold at &c; casks plain hams
l2c; 25 boxes clear sides ID s 79c; 1900
bounds plain country hams lie, 1000
pounds bacon shoulders Glc and 1000
bounds clear sides bacon s6Slc.
PORK-Scarce and firm; so bbls mess
sold at SIS co. and 1900 bbls do at SIS so.
APPLES--Choice are scarce and in &C
1--we demand common plenty and dull.
Sales were 80 bbls common to good 50 80
a. 90. and rs bbls Ben Davis Mt 81 so.
DRIED FRUIT-Dulli lobbls peaches
md apples sold at &c.
POTATOES-Plenty and dull; $3.50
an outside figure for choice p. b. Offer
ngs to-day at 50 found no buyers, We
ote sales of 80 bu Z. b. at SO6y9Oc; 100
bis do at 81 25@2 90, and 90 bbls Early
lose for seed at 81 90 per Dbl.
LlME-l. selling in lots at 81 25@l 80
ser Dbl.
CEMENT-In lots sells at S2.a2 so
per Dbl
COAL OIL-Demand fair at 2s@3oc
HAMS-Sugar cured plain, is selling
IN lots at ll(Dl2c.
BACON-Clear sides s@s!c, Break
East bacon lie.
bnEs AX--Quie at soc
SoAP-German mot,led 7lc. Cham
paign 7le.
TALLOW-Quiet and selling at &c.
SUGAR.-Aetive and selling @l2lc for
cohee a l4G9l4lc for crushed, powdered
and granulated.
TEAS.-Imperial, IDOL 20; Gunpow.
der, 75@l %; Oolong black, 756Sl;
Young Hyson, Sl@l 40.
CHEESE.-Good demand; New York
factory u ID l6I@l7c.
SIRUPS.--The demand is fair for
choice at 65@$l y gal and New Or
leans at G5@7oc.
COFFEE--Scarce. Java selling A.
3o@32ci Laguayra 2l@25c; Rio, prime
to choice 24@25c.
BROOMS,-Dull; common house sell |
at 81 so; choice and extra choice s3N
8 10 steamboat 81 5O@5 90.
FREIGHT-Cotton, compressed to
New York, s5ci to. Boston, 81. Tn.
compressed, to New York, 81 II; to Bos-
ton 81.
RATES-To New Orleans and Vicks.
burg; Potatoes, apples, etc, zoe; pork |
81; mound freiphts 35n NOR out. bo,, |