The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-17
COMMERCIAL.

CAIRO, ILL, THURSDAY EVENING, [
December IL. 1875. ]
The weather remains unchanged, with
the exception that to-day there has been
"A stiil breeze. Business is very quiet In
In all Of it's departments, but hopes are
entertained by our merchants that there
will soon be change for the better.
Flour rules quiet aud dull, there still
being lot of unsound in the market.
Choice Timothy hay is not plentiful, and
will sell readily at SIS. There Is very
little doing In corn, and about the only
demand there is, is at the mills. There
is q pretty good demand for oats, though
the supply is about eqsal to the demand
Meal is very dull. Bran IL quiet aud
dull Butter is plenty, aud goes OIL
slow, but there is some demand for
strictly choice Northern roll or packed at
2Gte27c. Eggs are plenty and dull, and
sell very slow. There is good demand
for strictly choice apples, while medium
qualities have but little call. Poultry is
plenty there Is but a small demand for
both live and dressed chickens dressed
turkeys are plenty and lower. Dressed
meats Of all kinds are plenty. Rates TO
New Orleans and way points are un-
changed.
TIE MARKET.
~ Our friends should bear In mind
that tile prices here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. Ia
filling orders and for broken lots 1t is nec-
essary 70 charge an advance over these
figures. -
FLOUR.
There has been but little done, and the
market in this staple is very dull, there
still being an abundance of unsound on
hand which cannot b. worked of. Sales
reported were 200 barrels on orders, $50
Z 90; LOO barrels mixed, S4G7; 100 bar
rels. 81 25a7; 500 barrels, So 50Ca6 50;
100 barrels xxx, So 100 barrels NIX
winter. IS %: 600 barrels, So 5Ol.7 90.
HAY.
There has been very little business
in this article, the only sales
being 2 cars mixed at Sl2;
cars choice, Sis. Oh dice Timothy is
scarce and will find ready sale at SIS per |
ton.
CORN.
This branch OF trade has also been
slack. There is bu: little demand, en-
cept for milling purposes. Sales were
cars white in bulk 4ilc car white in
sacks 49c; car white in bulk 40c.
OATS.
Have been pretty active, and there is a
moderate demand though the supply is
about equal to the demand. We note
sales of 2 ears Southern Illinois 33c; 2
cars mixed in bulk on track 34c; 2 cats
sacked and delivered SOC; 2 ears sacked |
and delivered SHE; car Southern ILL
nois sacked and delivered $50.
MEAL.
Dull with very little doing. Sales
noted were 200 barrels city steam dried
81 40; car country kiln dried, s. 30
80 barrels city So 80.
BRAN.
Quiet and very dull. Sales were car
Sis: I ear sacksd and delivered Sl6 ; 100
sacks SIC.
BUTTER
Is plenty and sells slow. Strictly choice
Northern, both roll and packed, however,
will find sale at 26(a27c. Sales we're: 800
lbs Northern roll and packed, 25(02sc;
100 lbs Southern Illinois, 20(g25c; 200 lbs
choice Northern roll, &c; 100 lbs choice
Northern roll, 2Gc 4; l3packagcs Northern
Illinois, 21iG2Sc.
EGGS
Dull and plenty and moving very slowly,
but it is thought that there will be q good
demand by the first of next week. We
note sales of: 1000 dozen, 2I@25c; 800
dOzeu, 2lc 100 dozen, 2ic.
APPLES.
There is 4 good demand for choice,
while medium qualities are not mnch
called for. Sales voted were: 100
barrels choice Michigan, 81 IS; 30 bar
rels mostly common in good order, 81 80
@3 90; % barrels choice Winssaps, So;
20 barrels Winesaps, 81 %.
POULTRY.
Plenty and duh both live and dressed
chickens have but little call. Dressed
turkeys are plenty and lower, and bring
from to l0c Sales We're
CHICKENS 10 dozen dressed, $2g2 50;5
dozen 81 30 dozen dressed, 81 70.
TURKEys--l0O0 pounds, lOc; 100
pounds, lOc; 500 pounds dressed, lOc.
DRESSED MEATS.
Dressed meats Of all kinds are plenty.
Sales were 800 pounds dressed hog,
697c; 1000 pounds dressed beef &c
round 1000 pounds dressed mutton
6C&7c; GOO pounds dressed veal 6@7c: