The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-14
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, I'LL, MONDAY EvrYfNo.

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CAIRO, IT'LL, MONDAY Evening.
March IL. 1896.
! There has been no material change
business since our last issue. The wcatl
or has been very changcabe. On Satu
day rain fell heavily from morning ii
! night; on Sunday We had rain. snow a.
wind, and at night IL grew quite cold
to-day 1t Is clear aud warm. The rive
began rising FRIDAY, aud are slill goin
up. There has been no change i'm rat,
South.
Flour is very quiet. Slocks are amp
AMI the demand Is light. There has bee
no change in hay. There il no dcman
Tor any kinl cNccpt strictly choice
Common i in great abundance. An al
rivals oi choice corn are taken on airiv.
nj quotations, though receipts have bee
light. Oats are steady. with prices ~
changed. The Receipts have been lirhl
and there j. Il fair demand. Cily meal i
plenty and dull. Country is rattle
scarce, hut there j. no demand. Bran /
dead. The stock of prime butter Is light
There Is Il fair demand for The local trade
prices in the South arr lower than here
AMI the shipping demand i very light
The market is kept well cleaned ont q
In Al.
row paid will be- fully sustained, or y
higher. There have been large arrival
OF poultry from Kentucky, and price,
have declined. There are very few ap
pies in market. but none are wanted cx
c"pt strictly choice. There Il an 0v,
stock OF potatoes with more offering, aut
no inquiry for them.
TIE MARKET.
E-lJ" our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually
for sales from first hands IN round lots
IN filling orders aud for brohcn lors il /.
necessary 10 charge IN advance oyci
these figures. "usa
FLOUR.
Stocks are well filled, with light de.
mand. Sales noted were 100 barrels low
gradcs 81 p: 200 barrels various grades
81 O01G -, 100 barrel, various grades
- 50Gi1 90; 500 barrels various grade.
s3CgG; 2iO barrels city,. various grade.
SiG1 30; 100 barrels various grades
~ j0@1 %, 800 barrels various grades.
on orders 81 jOCa. %.
HAY.
Strictly choice is in good demand; com
mon Is plenty and very dull. We note
the sale of , ears mixed $40; ear Stump
Tail -; ear mixed Sl2.
CORN.
Corn is in fair demand at quotations.
We note the sale OF car white in bulk
on track, lie -: ! ear white in sacks. i1c
ears white in bulk, lic: | ear white in
dundcos. Use; ear white in burlaps,
iGr.
OATS.
There Is n lair demand. Receipts hav
been light. sales reported were "a
mixed IN sacks delivered. :ac: cal
mixed. sacked and delivered 3gc.
MEAL.
Meal is unchanged. City is plenty an,
duh. Country is in light supply. but tn,
demand i, very light. Sales were 2Ol
barrels city, - II; 100 barrels country
500
No >alc> OF Bran were reported. Their,
is none being handled. 1t j. Offering n
the mill. at price last reported, Sl3.
BUTTER
There j. "A fair demand for prime I,
supply the local trade. sales noted wcr,
II tubs prime Northern, 21M2Sc: 10 tub
medium Northern, De ) pals southern
Illinois, 2dt; J boxes good, ode; > pack
agr~ southern Illinois roll, lS@l0c: !
pail Southern Illinois, lSc.
EGGS.
The supply /, limited AMI the deman,
il fair. We note the sales OF Loo dozci
Ike; > boxes, i've.
POULTRY.
There is n good supply, with light
demand. Sales were = coops choice hens
- 80; , coops mixed hens, 80 90; :
coops mixed chickens, - 90.
APPLES.
Choice are in demand. Common aie
not wanted. We note the sale Of > bill,
Ben Davis. 81.
POTATOES.
The market l. oytrstockcd, and tllcr,
| no demand for them. Large Offering,
are being made, hut there j. no inquiry
ORANGES.
We note the sale Of ) boxes, 81.
SALT.
In carload lots, 81 GO less than ca
load - -.
coal.
We quote Paradise and Mt. carbon on
track. lump. - nut, 81 delivered cai
load per ton. lump, 81 30; nut, - -
delivered per single ton, lump, 81; nu
81 %: l,aum or Harrisburg coal OF
track per ear load. lump. S27 nut, SIG
delivered per ton, - 30 Pittsburgh Goa
ear loads on track, ~ 30 per ton; singl,
ton, delivered, 80.
HIDES AND FlRS.
Hides are dull, but there l. tar de
mand for iurs, at quotations:
Ilips Dry flint, l2l@l3lc. dry Saltcl
lOl1lllc; green saltcd, 54@Gc damaged
! price, -,