The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-15
NUMERICAL.
CAIRO, LIS, THURSDAY EVENING,
January II 1879

stcauy anu aCtiNc, WIFI ueinailu IN pxceSs
Of supply. Butter ami eggs are plenty
aud dull.
We publish to-day, for the benefit Of
shippers. the following notice of change
IN freight tariff by the l. G. II. r., very
much In favor of Cairo and shippers to
this point:
| &c. II. X. Co.. FREIGHT Drp'Tl
CHICAGO. Jan. =, 1875.
| To AGENTS: From and after this date,
rates to elevator. warehouses. mills, and
delivered on track at Cairo will be the
! same from all stations; the rates of grain
inbulk will be as per column of rates to ell
evator IN tariffofJuly !. 1879. unless lower
rates have been made, In which case have
them apply TO all consignees at Cairo
alike, however situated. This will not
change and through rates and divisions.
Consignees ut Cairo are earnestly re-
gucsted TO aid us by unloading promptly.
Respectfully, HORACE TUcKER.
Acting General Freight Agent.
Receipts Of grain for last three days
were 10 ears oats, II cars com. 2 cars
wheat.
THE MARkET.
D1-Our 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 II is nee
cssary TO charge an advance over these
figures.-NA
FLOUR. 44
There is fair demand for low grades.
Choice is plenty and very dull. Prices
hold steady and unchanged. We note
sales of 200 bbls, 81 SOFAS 90: 200 bbls
Xxx, 81 10; POO bbls, 81 OOtd5 20: 800 bbls
city, - SOFAS 80; 800 bbls 81 00Gj 10: 800
bbls, 81 j095 30.
HAY.
The demand is steady and prices are
firm and unchanged. Receipts iair.
Sales: Two cars choice timothy. deliv-
cred, S22 90; | ear prime timothy, ,lelv-
cred, S2l 90; ears choice mixed deliy-
cred, SIS 0Val9 on; 2 cars prime timothy.
delivered, $40 90; 2 ears prairie, delivered,
SiG %; car choice timothy, delivered.
S22 90; 2 cars choice timothy. delivered.
s2l %; car prairie. delivered. SIS 30; !
car prairie, delivered. SIG 90; car choice !
mixed, delivered, $40 80; ] car choice
delivered. s22 co.
r.. CORN. !
The market holds firm but rather quiet.
The demand and receipts are about equal. |
Sales were cars No. 2white and mixed In
sacks delivered, 7597Gc: ! car No. 2 |
white in bulk on track. zoe; cars No. Q
white in bulk on track, G9c: . cars re-
jccted in bulk on track, Coo car mixed
in bulk on track, Csc; 6 cars new white
mixed in bulk on track. G9c.
.t.lsA.+ OATS. 81
Receipts are all taken at ca. We note |
sales as follows: cars No. mixed and !
white in sacks delivered, Coo; cars 40.
black In sacks delivered, &C; ii cars No.
2 mixed in sacks delivered, Csc: car
white in sacks delivered, G8c: ear black
in sacks delivered, 75c; cars No. mixed
In sacks delivered, 65c.
MEAL.
The market IL steady and firm and de-
mand active, with no surplus. We note
sales OF 200 barrels steam dried So 20;
800 barrels city meal So 1908 30; 800
barrels steam dried, So 65Ca3 20.
BRAN.
The market is bare: not enough comes
In TO meet the demand. Sales 300 sacks
delivered $50 oOla2l 90; ! ear delivered
$50 90.
BUTTER.
The market j. steady and unchanged: |
stocks heavy. The roll butter that Is |
selling at 2Oc922c arrives packed in pine
boxes, and in bad condition. Sales were
800 lbs choice Southern Illinois roll. 2jc:
600 lbs choice Northern packed, DC; 300 |
lbs Southern Illinois packed, 2lc:
700 lbs Northern packed, 22c; 800
fts Northern roll, 23c; package.
common, 20c.
EGGS.
The market is overstocked and dull. |
Sales are hard 20 make. Transactions are
limited to 800 dozen, 22c: 400 dozen, zoe:
200 dozen. 22c.
POULTRY.
The market is bare and the demand
active. Very little comes in. not enough
to supply the home trade. Sales we're
500 pounds dressed turkeys l2Ic; 10 dozen
,hickens - 50a3 90; 3OOpounds dressed
turkeys l2lc 10 dozen dressed chickens
81 90. HA
FRUIT.
Fruit of all kinds Is plenty and very
lnll. The few apples sold are for the
home trade. Sales noted Were 80 barrels
mixed apples 81 50@3 90; 30 barrels
'hoice apples SO 90: 80 barrels choice
Michigan apples So 80.
,', VEGETABLES.
There Is n good demand for choice
Irish potatoes, and none offering. Choice
peach blows are quoted at SO 90 per Dbl
lo-lay. t.kt .NrNs
PROVISIONS.
The market Is firm and unehanged; we
quote to-day dry salt clear sides lO1
Sllc; dry salt clear rib sides. lOt@l0lc;
dry salt shoulders, 7l97i; bacon,
lams, l2i@l3ic; mess pork, SO 500
10 90. Sales were 81 casks dry salt clear
sides l0i@ll4c; casks dry salt shoulders,
'a97ic.
DRESSED NEAT.
All kinds find ready sale during the