The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-21
COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILL, MONDAY EVENING. |
December 20, 1875.
Since our last issue we have been al
lowed to taste Of little real winter,
which had the effect to make the sales Of
dressed meats, poultry and game rather
active. On Friday the weather here
was the coolest Of the season, the Their
nometer showing twenty degrees below
freezing. At present, however, 1t Il
much warmer.
Business In general Is dull. Hay Is
'"s"er 4uiet' s''~. - A"' little call for
mixed. and verv little Is finding It's way
to this place. Choice hay, however, is
scarce. aud would sell very rapidly.
Corn Is also quite. with but little coming
into the market; there is but little de-
nand, except at the mills, where good
white corn is wanted for milling purposes.
The sales in oats for the past few days
have been heavier than for some time
past, and this branch Of the market is
much more active, with good demand.
Meal Is quiet, with supply and demand
about equal. Bran Is also very quiet.
Butter Is plenty and quiet. The supply
Of eggs Is about all that are needed
A large lot were sold on Saturday at
24}c which relieved the market, aud they
are now selling at 25c. Poultry is plenty
and dull.
THE MARKET.
%Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
hlling orders and for broken lots 1t Is nee
sssary to charge an advance over these
figures. -
FLOUR.
Quiet and dull, with light demand
the market being well supplied. tits be.
licyed, however, that the demand will
be much Improved in few days. Sales
reported were 200 bbls various grades,
81 20C97 25; 200 bbls various grades,
s. 25@7; 800 bbls various grades, SIG
7 25; 100 bbls low grades, 81 IS; 100
bills low grades, 81 20; 100 bbls mediam,
S. 50; 100 bbls choice family, S. 20; $50
bbls xxx winter, So rs; 100 bbls
various grades, $497 so; 800 bbls, $50
Z so.
HAY.
ChoirN hay is scarce. and would ind
ready sale. There is not much of any
kind coming into market, which is
rather fortunate, as far As mixed is con-
cerned, as there is but little call for this
kind. The only sale noted was l car
mixed, SIC.
CORN.
The supply Of corn now on hand is
about equal to the demand, though there
are few cars OF white wanted at the
mills. Sales noted we're: 2 cars new
white mixed, 43; 2 cars mixed. 43c; l
car white, 4ic; cars white mixed. in
bulk OH track, 43c; 5 cars, Acc.
OATS.
Oats have been pretty active since our
last report, and the demand is very COOL.
Sales have been heavier than for several
weeks Those reported we're: 3 cars
Southern Illinois, In bulk OIL track, 33c /;
2 cars mixed, In bulk on track, SAC car
Galena mixed, in bulk. 3Sc car choice
white, In bulk on track, 40c car mixed
In sacks, 42c; 2 cars sacked aud deliv-
cred, soc; 2 cars Southern Illinois, 3sc !;
2 cars choice white In sacks, Acc.
MEAL.
Meal is quiet with demand equal to
the supply. Sales reported were 800 bar
rsls city steam drid, s. 4O93 As; car
steam dried. 81 80; 100 barrels, 81 40.
BRAN.
Bran is very quiet. The only sale re-
ported was 200 sacks ut SIS.
BUTTER
Plenty and quiet. Sales were 800 lbs
Southern roll, 25S2sc; 400 lbs choice
Northern. Csc; 10 tubs strictly choice,
3Oc (; 10 buckets Southern Illinois, 23(925c;
800 lbs Northern packed, Csc; 100 lbs
choice Northern roll, 26Ac; 800 lbs choice
Northern packed, &c; 10 buckets South
ern Illinois, zoe.
EGGS.
The supply on hand 10 equal to the
demand. A large lot was sold on Friday
at 24c, which relieved the market 80 that
those on hand sell at 25c. Sales reported
were 1000 dozen, Csc; 500 dozen, 249
25c; 800 dozen. 24c.
APPLES.
There IL . good demand for strictly
choice apples. while all ether brands are
| very dull. Sales were 80 barrels choice,
- 70; ~ parress Ren Davis, 81 %: AZ
barrels winesaps, 81 1903 20 f; 80 barrels
Ben Davis, s.; $50 barrels, 81 30; loo
barrels choice, - 50C9s 20.
PULTRY.
Poultry OF every kind. both live and
dressed. is plenty and dull. Sales noted
were:
TURKxYs-2 dozen live, ST.; Is dozen
live SH1l0; 1000 pounds dressed, $40
oil.
GEEsE-l0 dozen dressed, SIS.
| CHIcKENs--lO dozen live, $2(92 80; 10
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