The Cairo bulletin., 1875-12-31
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILL.,, THURSDAY EVENING, |


December 80, 1915.
Business is quiet In all branches. For
the past several days it has been warm
and cloudy, but to-day the sun has once
more shown itself. This condition OF tho
weather has created pauic in the dressed
meat aud poultry trade, and our mer-
chants DO not wish to handle mere than
they can possibly help. Flour is quiet,
with no demand except for the better
grades. Hay Is dull, and thore is but
very little choice making its way into
the city. There is enough common here
to supply the demand for some time to
csme. There Is but light demand for
corn and oats at quotations. Meal and
bran are dull. Butter Is weakening
there is large overstook on the mar.
ket, and no outlet for 1t in the South.
ern market. There is also large over
stock of eggs, with but a small local de-
mand. Common apples are plenty and
dull choice are Ia moderate demand AT
H"VtauVuS' OtdtOcs a1u VuIoUS are
dull, but there Is some call for good seed
potatoes.
The MARKET.
AH~Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
essary to charge an advantl"ts u is aee-
figures. .-Wl
FLOUR.
Stocks have been reduced somewhat.
but flour Is not very active. The order
trade is light, aud there is but fair de-
mand for the better grades. Sales re-
ported were 100 barrels So IS; 400 barrels
various grades Sl@6 75; 100 barrels
xxx s. %; 800 barrels $4C96 80; 100
barrels low grade 81 IS; 100 barrels
choice family So IS; 100 barrels xxx
S. 80; 800 barrels $i@7 200 barrels
$J97 80.
HAY.
Hay Is very dull, and there Is but little
coming in. 1t is said that there is plenty
OF common on hand to supply the de-
mand for some time to come. The only
sale noted was car good mixed, $ll.
CORN.
Corn is dull with a light demand at
quotations. Sales reported were cars
white in bulk on track, l2c; car No. 3
white in sacks, 49c 2 cars No. 2 white
in bulk. 42!c; 100 sacks i0c; 100 sacks
delivered, i7c.
OATS.
Dull at prices quoted below; the de-
maud is very light. We note the sale of
9 cars Southern Illinois in sacks on track,
3Gc 9 cars Galcna in bulk, 3Sc 20OO
sacks 40G43; 100 bags delivered 3sc.
MEAL.
Meal is dull. We note the sale Of 20O
barrels city, So 80; 100 barrels city 81 81
BRAN.
But very little doing. We note sale'
OF POO sacks, Sl5; 800 sacks, Sl5; ] ear
SIS.
The market is largely Overstocked
with scarcely any demand and price
weakening, as there is no outlet for tn
surplus in the Southern market. W.
note the sale of 2OO pounds choice roll
25c; 200 pounds choice roll, Csc; 20
pounds Southern Illinois roll, zoe; pack
ages choice roll, 2l(a)27c.
EGGS.
Market is overstocted. a few sale
were made yesterday at q cents, bu
there are none selling except for loca
use. Sales reported were 100 dozen, 23c
800 dozen. 20D22c packages, zoe.
APPLES.
Common apples are plenty and dull
Choice varieties are in moderate deman
at quotation. Sales noted were: 90 bal
rels good Winesaps, 81 10; 20 barrel
large mixed varieties, 81 10 barrels or
dinary Wincsaps, 81; 80 barrels medium
81 75; 10 barrels prime, 81 %.
POULTRY.
Dressed is very dull. owing to the sol
weather. Commission men have bee
compelled to sell at whatever price the
were offered. Live chickens are ais
duh but there is a moderate deman
for good, large, live turkeys at SlWsl:
Small are not wanted. Sales were;
TrRKEYs-lOO0 pounds dressed, l0C
I2c; 300 pounds dressed, lOc; coor
live, l2c 100 pounds, lie.
| CHICKENs-G dozen dressed. 81 %
! coop live, 81 30.
DRESSED MEATS.
There were no sales reported. I'll
weather Is too warm for the trade, and
is advised that shippers send no dressc
meats here until 1t is more flvOrabl
The merchants have been compelled
sell at any price offered, and do not ca
to run further chances until there is
better outlook.
PROVISIONS.
Provisions are gHiet. We note the 81
OF 1850 lbs dry salt shoulders at lie.
- POTATOES AND ONIONS.
Potatoes and onions haye but very
, tie demand, and have been selling
from 81 30 to 81 70 per Dbl. each. The
| is, however, some call for good seed
}; tatses, and parties having them viii
r we'll to send them In rs soon rs