The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-07
CONNIE RCiAL.
CAIRO, ILL, MONDAY EvENtNG, |
March q lS-t

'hoice brands are In fair supply incdi
um grades are in good demand. Hay i
unchanged. The demand for choice i
good. Common is plenty aud very dul
But little corn has been brought TO thi.
market, but the demand Is very light
Oats have accumulated rapidly. Their,
Is big supply on hand, and sales ar,
dull. Meal aud bran are extremely dull
The supply oibuttcr is fully equal to the
demand. Country store roll Is selling at
2W'2j cts. The shipping demand for
eggs ceased yesterday morning up Ia
then all that had arrived were taken for
shipping purposes. Good poultry is in
good demand; young and mixed chick
ems are dull.;.S2 1908 90. Choice hen.
will bring - 900, 90. Turkey gobblcr,
will bring ;l2Ctlj hens STOOL Geese
- 5Oc,5 %. Choice apples are in good
demand: common are plenty and dull.
Dressed meats are quiet. The weather i,
getting too warm. The market Is over.
stocked with potatoc., and sales are very
dull. Provisions are quiet. The market
is we'll stocked with fruit.
THE MARKET.
ssc"Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually
for sales from first hands in round lots.
Ia Filling orders and for broken lots it il,
necessary 10 charge an ADVANCE over
| these figures. '(lsa
FLOUR.
The market i. moderately active, with
"a fair demand for medium grades Sales
reported were 100 barrels variou. grades.
si@G 80; 500 barrels various grades,
S3GsG 80; 200 barrel, xxx. Sc; 100 bar
rcls NNN. 80; $40 barrels various
grades, 80 so, 30: 400 barrels various
grades. 81 25GeG 80: 100 barrel. various
gradc,s4 j0ca1.
HAY.
Common hayi plenty and dull. Choice
is scarce and in good demand. We note
the sale of , cars common, $40: | ear
choice, Sl1.
Corn is quiet, the demand is light. We
note the sale of I ears white in sacks, ISc.
OATS.
Oats are plenty and dull. Sales re-
ported were ! ear black in sacks delivered.
iOc car choice mixed in bulk, SOC |
car black in bulk, .35c; ! car black in
bulk, 3jlc; | Car black sacked and de-
livcrcd, Zoe car white in bulk, 3Cc Il
cars southern Illinois in sacks, 3sc; cars
white Wisconsin in sack, i2c {: car black
seed in sacks 43c. -
MEAL.
Meal is very dull. No sales were re-
ported.
BRAN.
Bran is very dull, and Offering at the
old price, Sl3. We note the of 100 sacks,
sl3 W.
BUTTER.
There is good supply OF butter on
hand, which is equal to the demand.
We note the sale OF 10 tub, choice North
rrn packed, 2im &c; ) tubs choice
Northern roll. goa 2jc; > pals choice
southern Illinois packed. 2OCn2lc
washtubs Southern Illinois roll, Re; >
tubs roll, BE.
EGGS.
All arrivals OF eggs up to to-day have
been brought up for shipping purposes,
but this morning the shipping demand
ceased, and there is fair supply. We
note the sale OF 700 dozen l2lc.
POULTRY.
Poultry is in far demand. We note
the sale of dozen young and mixed
50 1903 90; coop mixed roostcrs, - %.
APPLES.
The demand for choice apples is very
good. There are none in the market.
Inferior are plenty and very slow sale.
We note the sale OF II barrels ordinary
wincsaps, - 00a3 30; ) barrels Ben
PAWS, - 90.
DRESSED MEATS.
There is but small stock OF dressed
meats in the market. Iht weather is
getting too warm. Good fresh veal will
bring trom7 to &c; good beef, i!@5c
young, thin beef is selling at 3lGlllc;
mutton in good condition in fair demand
at 7c.
POTATOES.
The market is overstockcd and dull.
We note the sale of 2iO barrels, SlGIl IL.
FRUIT.
The market is well stocked with fruit
We note sale OF 5 boxes oranges, 81 200
cocoanUts, 81 per loo.
PROVISIONS.
Provisions are quiet. We note the sale |
of 900 pounds dry salt shoulders. SIC.
SALT.
We quote salt in car load lots at 81 GO
per Dbl less than ear load lots, 81 II
per Dbl. We note the sale of 20 bbls at
quotations.
coal.
We quote Paradise and Mt. Carbon on
track, lump, 80 nut, 81; delivered ear
load per ton, lump, 50 30: nut, - 10;
delivered per single ton. lump, ~ f; nut
50 %: l.aum or Harrisburg coal on
track per ear load, lump. ~ nut, SIG;
delivered per ton, 50 80; Pittsburgh coal
ear loads on track, - 30 per ton; single |
ton, delivered, SO.
HIDES AND FURS.
Hides are dull, but there Is fair de- |
mand for turs, ut quotations:
UIps-Dry flint, l2lMl3lc, dry sailed,
l0l@ll!c; green sailed, 5!@Oc damaged,
price.