The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-10
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, I'LL, THURSDAY EVENING, |
December o. lS7b 1

the weather snow began falling on
Wednesday morning about two o'clock,
and continued to come down very slowly
until Wednesday noon, when it stopped.
To-day it Is clear and cold. with fair
prospect for still colder day to-mor-
row.
Business has been rather quiet |
with our merchants since Our last |
issue. The sales of flour have been small. |
The market Is pretty well supplied. but
there Is a fair demand Tor fancy or extra
grades; musty wheat flower is entirely
without call, and shippers will act I'M
wisely to send any to this market. Strictly
choice hay is in fair demand, while CON-
mon is plenty and finds no sale. There
Is still good demand for white corn for
milling purposes. and good dry corn finds
ready sale for shipping. Oats are in fair
demand, though the supply OH hand is
equal to the call. Meal Is quiet and weak.
Choice Northern roll butter finds ready
sale at prices quoted; packed IL rather
dull, but prices are we'll maintained. Eggs
are quiet at - cents. The change in the
weather has made the demand for Dire sed
poultry good. Choice apples are in good
demand, and will command 81 80 per
barrel. Potatoes are firm. but the de-
mand for them is light. Other branches
of the market remains about as quoted
in our last issue.
THE MARKET.
n%Our friends should bear IN mind
that the pr Jes here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
lilling orders and for broken lots it is nee
essary 10 charge an advance over these
! figures. va
| FLOUR.
The market is pretty well supplied,
and the demand Is nominal. though there
is fair call for extra grades. The mer-
chants are still DESTROYS Of imprcssing
upon the minds of shippers the fact that
no musty wheat flour should be con-
signed to this market, as there is no sale
orders, Sj(l7 %; 200 bbls, 81 5Os7; 500
bbs. 81 3597; 200 .bbls, $4SG 80; COO
bbls. Sja7 80; 100 bbls, SlC17.
HAY.
Hay is quiet; there is fair call for
strictly choice, while common is plenty
and finds no sale. Sales reported were
cars choice timothy, Sl1; ear Red Top,
Sl2; 3 cars mixed, Sl3Gli; | car Gilt
Edge Timothy, Sl5; Q cars choice TIM
othy, So.
CORN.
There is still good demand for white
corn at the mills, and good dry corn
would sell rapidly for shipping purposes.
Sales since our last report were 100 sacks
mixed, Joe | car mixed in sacks, iJc.
OATS,
This branch of the market Is uuiet.
The supply Oh hand is equal to the call.
but there is still a fair demand. Sales were
3 cars by sample in bulk, BE; 300 sacks
40G43c ] ear mixed in bulk on track,
3Gl cents:
MEAL.
Not much doing. The market is quiet
and weak. Sales were 200 barrels city
meal, steam dried on orders 50 30: 200 |
barrels city steam dried 81 so; car
country steam dried 81 81.
BRAN.
Quiet and dull. Sales were | ear corn
bran G5c per 100 pounds: 200 sacks SOC.
BUTTER.
Choice roll is in fair demand at prices
quoted below; packed is rather dull,
but prices are very well maintained.
Sales reported were 10 buckets Southern
Illinois, 2jc; s furkins Northern 2Sc 200 |
pounds choice Northern packed, 2Sc 300
pounds Northern roll. 2Sc 100 pounds
Southern Illdois roll, 2jc; 6 buckets
Southern Illinois packed, 23(925c; 200
pounds choice Northern roll, 27c; 100 |
pounds choice Northern roll. 2Glc; 200 |
pounds Southern Illinois in pals, 22c;
300 pounds cooking, Use; 4 tubs North
ern, 27c 6 packages Northern, use.
EGGS.
Eggs are quiet and moving along
slowly, with prices about the same as
last quoted. We note sale of ; cases at |
% cents.
POULTRY.
The change in the weather has made
the demand for dressed poultry much bet
ter. There is also good demand for
old hens At -, willie there is no call for
young chickens. Turkey gobblcrs will
find sale at Sll@l2 per dozen, while
mixed turkeys will sell at 5000. Sales
were IL dozen live, S.; 200 fbs dressed
l0c; 100 lbs dressed, lie.
CHICKENs-l coop young, -; coop
old hens, s. 80.
APPLES.
Apples are in fair demand /; Choice will |
find ready sale at 81 80. Sales reported |
were 100 bbls choice Michigan, 81 500 |
{ IS; 80 bbs assorted, S2(ii 30; 10 bbls
WincsaPs, So.
POTATOES.
Firm, but there Is light dema nd. |
Sales were 30 barrels Pcachblows IL 80;
80 barrels 81 70.
ORANGES.