The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-02-23
COMM ERClAL.
CAIRo, I'LL, MONDAY EvRsrsG,
February y, 1875.

CAIRo, I'LL, MONDAY EvRsrsG,
February y, 1873.
The weather Ia, at last turned warm
and pleasant. with good prospect of its
remaining SO. Tho warm weather will
effect. To some extent. the butter. egg
and poultry market. and probably cause
falling off IN the demand for low grades
Of -four. The egg market Is weak and un-
settled. Poultry i plenty and has weak
ened since the breaking up of cold wealth
or: outside figures quoted to-day were
s. 30 per dozen tor choice hens. Butter
j. in larg" supply aud small demand
IN all grades except strictly choice North
ern yellow roll aud packed; very little of
this reaches the Cairo market. Potatoes
move slowly at - 90 to 3 ~ per barrel.
IN hay, the principal demand i, for
medium grades worth say 500 per ton,
and an active demand tor prairie and
none in the market. Buyers show lis.
position to light choice hay on account
OF IL, price. There /, good shipping de-
mand for white and mixed corn. and light
stock. Prices hold steady ard firm. Oat>
are plenty and unchanged, demand fair.
Corn is more plenty and easier. Bran is
firm at $50 at the mills and SIS on track.
The river is declining slowly and is
clear of ice. A few more days like the
present will give st. Loui. water route
to New Orleans.
THE MARKET.
nIOur friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sale from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots il Is nee
essary TO charge an advance over these
figures. ga
FLOUR.
Stocks continue heavy and demand
. light some dealers report prospect of a
falling off in the demand Tor low grades
with the advent of warm weather. NJ
present the market is very heavy and
dull. Sales were 800 barrels 81 1908 "a;
500 barrels s. s0yG,5 IS; 300 barrel, city
81 JOsG %: 800 barrels - OoGG 90.
Hal
The market is we'll supplied with choice
hay. The demands generally for prai'
RE and medium grades with very little
Offering. We note sales OF 3 ears choice
timothy delivered sci 90; ear, choice
timothy delivered $22 90: ears choice
mixed delivered $40 0Ota2l 90; 6 ear,
: choice mixed SO ON'62O 90; / cars choice
mixed $50 co.
l. CORN.
: The market is steady and firm, with {
a good order and shipping demand and nC
+. supplies in the market. We note sale,
OF 6 ears No. , mixed in bulk on track
i Csc: ear No. 2 white in burlap> dcliv
cred. 76c: l car No. 2 white in sacks de-
e livcrcd, 76c; 3 ears No. . white in bulk
: on track, zoe; cars No. white in sack,
delivered, &c; 4 ears No. mixed ii
1 heavy sacks delivered. 76c; 2 ears No.
e white in heavy sacks delivered, 1,c;
+ ears No. mixed in bulk on track, 6Sc
G , cars No. , white in bulk on track, G9c
y OATS.
Stocks are fair and the demand good
Prices are steady and firm. Sales wcr,
cars mixed in bulk on track, j9c: cal
mixed in sacks delivered, Gle; : carr
mixed in sacks delivered, Gle; car'
mixed in bulk on track SOC; 2 ears No. .
i. black in sacks delivered, zoe; = ears No.
white in bulk on track, Goo; } ears No. 4
mixed in sacks delivered, Gle,
i MEAL.
d The market i better supplied and 20
e sier. The.demand is not quite so brisk
!, Prices are steady at previous quotations
d We note sales of 100 barrels green meal
le So 50. 200 barrels kiln dried, 81 70@3 u
n 500 barrels City, steam dried, 80 70.
Is BRAN,
y Scarce aud active, nonc offering cXccp
II at the mills. Prices are firm at quota
=" tons. Sales 300 sacks delivered, $50:
- ear in sacks delivered, SIS,
, BUTTER,
in The market i, over>tocked and dull
j. Prices are weak and declining, There
N, some inquiry for choice Northern yellow
10 packed, and none in market. Sales 81
o. pounds choice Northern packed, 26c; 80
g. pounds choice Northern packed, 2ic; ~
in pounds choice Northern packed, 20Gl25C
d, 800 pounds choice Northern roll, 23c; Il
mounds choice Northern roll, zoe; Il
g. pounds southern Illinois roll, lS(d20c,
te packages choice Northern roll, 22(925
u 800 pounds choice Southern Illinois, 20
m EGGS,