The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-24
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, I'LL, THURSDAY EvENfsa, !
December u lS7i.

business Of every kind has became ex.
tremely dull, occasioned by the very bad
weather.
Since last night 1t has boon raining
continually, and everybody has been
housed during the entire day.
Flour Is dull, 50 far as unsound flour Is
concerned. The market Is bare OF sound
grades, however. aud there is good de-
Inand for IL. Choice Hour Is also very
scarce. There Is v good demand for
choice hay, but there is no call for any
other kind. Corn il very quiet, and
there IL but little demand lew ears of |
white will sell at the mills. The receipts |
Of oats since our Last report have been In
excess of the demand, ami have de-
clined one cent Meal and bran are quiet
and dull. There Is an ovcrstock Of but
ter on the maket, and sales are very
slow. There is an abundance of medium
grade apples in the city, and they find
slow sale, while there il . good demand
for strictly choice Michigan and southern
Illinois. The market is abundantly sup
piled with poultry of all Kinds, and none
is wanted here. The receipts of dressed
meats are generally In bad order owing
to the weather, aud II will b. well for
shippers to avoid this market.
1HiA MARKET.
ArOur friends should bear In mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. In |
L.. "a
essary to charge an advance over these
figures. -
FLOUR
Dull and weak. There is still a lot OF
unsound flour In the city. while the mar
ket is bare OF sound grades. Choice flour
Is also scarce. Sales reported were 300
bbls various grades on orders, 81 25(a7
400 bbls various grades, Si(9G 20: 400
bbls, 4Gs 80; 200 bb!s medium, s. 1O6
bbls low grades, So 81; 100 bbls choice,
SO 20; 100 bbls low grades, 81 80.
WHEAT.
We note the sale vi cars rejected,
safe.
HAY.
The market is about as last reported.
There Is good demand for choice hay,
while other grades have no call, Sales
reported were ? cars mixed, SIP; l ear
good mixed. SIS; 2 cars choice Timothy.
SIS; car mixed, Sl2.
CORN.
There is but little demand among the
merchants, but few cars will find sale
ut the mills. Sales were cars white
42c; car white 43c; 9 cars mixed in
bulk on track 42c 200 sacks 45c; ! car
mixed in second hand sacks 43c; cars
No. 2 white in bulk 43c.
OATS.
! The receipts since our last issue have
been in excess of the demand, and
as n consequence, oats have declined one
cent. The sales noted were 2 cars South.
ern Illinois 32c; cars mixed in bulk OH
track 33c car mixed in bulk on track
SIC; $50 sacks mixed Ia95Oc; car
white sacked and delivered 42c; cars
Northern in bulk Sc l car Northern in
sacks 4lc.
MEAL.
Very dull--nothing whatever doing.
The only sale reported was one car kiln
dried, So 30.
Dull and quiet. We note sale Of one
car sacked and delivered at Sl5.
BUTTER.
ma ,,,rl ar IL oy>rstncl.o anil solaa |
are very slow, at 2O925c, for good South
ern Illinois, and 25a2 sc tor strictly choice
Northern. Sales reported were: 800 lbs
mostly Northern, 25(62Sc; s packages
Northern, 27(a)29c; 10 buckets Southern
Illinois, 2jKD27c; 70 lbs Northern roll,
27c; 10 lbs Northern packed, adc; Tub
choice roll. 21c.
EGGS.
There is also an overstoek In eggs, ana
there Is downward tendency safes
were 200 dozen, 25c $40 dozen, ?Ft02jc;
! case. 25c.
Plenty and dull. Turkeys were offered
yesterday at from S9l0c. Ducks, geese
and chickens are also very dull. Sales
reported were:
TuRxEYs-5OO pounds dressed Zoe; 10
dozen live IS OO@l0 90; 40 pounds ll!c;
100 pounds loo.
CuICKENs-l0 dozen live 50 90.
GEEsE--lO dozen live, 81 OO(a4 90.
DUcKs-2 coops So 30 per dozen.
DRESSED MEATS.
The receipts have beeu in bad order,
and buyers are disposed to take advan-
tage of the bad weather. twill be best
for shippers to send no more to this mar
ket until the weather is more favorable.
Sales were 5000 pounds hogs 6t97c;
100 pounds In bad order +c; 2OOo pounds
beef 3@lc.
APPLES.
Medium apples are plenty and very
dull. There Is good demand for choice
Michigan at "a 5O(95 90, and choice
Southern Illinois at 81 25C0i 80. Sales
noted were 10 bills common varieties,
$293; % bbls Winesaps, 81 30; % bbls
Bnedavis, $4(a,4 %; 10 bbls medium,
- 80; 40 bbls choice, 81 20.
PROVISIONS.
We note the sale of 30 kegs pigs feet,
So 10.
ORANGES.