The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-25
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILL.,, THURSDAY EVENING, I
February ~. lS7G

Aucic mas Deel1 out suGnt Cuo0ge IN the
market generally, since our last report,
and what changes have taken place, arr
for the better, for which we presume, our
merchants and business men generally
are duly thankful.
Flour Is unchanged choice Is In good
demand, while the stock OF other
grades Is ample. There Is still an abund-
ance Of common hay In market, and there
Is no demand for II choice is scarce and IN
good demand. Corn Is scarce and prices
are firm, with good demand. Bulk
corn is quoted at 4O943c. Oats are
plenty and dull. Meal Is reported
weaker at New Orleans, but stronger at
st. Louis. aud It is also firimer here. City
meal Is held at 50 25@2 20, and country
at 81 1904 Is, with demand in excess
Of the supply. Bran continues In very
light demand. The demand for butter Is
light. width supply ample. Eggs are
In good demand; all that arrive are taken
at quotations below. The market has
been cleaned out Of poultry. aud there is
good demand for 1t. The weather Is
also favorable for dressed meats. There
is good supply Of Peachblow potatoes
In market seed potatoes arc scarce, but
the demand is very light. No sales Of
apples have been reported for the reason
that there Is none In market to sell, aud
there are an excellent demand.
The weather Is clear and cold. The
rivers are falling slowly.
THE MARKET.
pTOur friends should bear In mind
that the prices here given are usually
for sales from first hands In round lots.
In filling orders and for broken lots 1t is
necessary 10 charge an advance over
these figures -
FLOUR.
Flour remains about as last reported.
Choice grades are In good demand, while
the stock OH hand Of medium and low
grades is good. We note the sale Of 900
barrels, 81 25(S6 Is; 100 barrels choice
family, so 20; 400 barrels on orders,
81 50(S7 50; 500 barrels city, 81 00S7 90;
400 barrels various grades, - 1905 IS;
800 barrels various grades, 81 60(9G %;
HAY.
There has no choice hay made its APP
pearance In this market yet, and the de-
mand is good. Poor hay continues
In abundance, and it Is dull. We note
the sale Of ! car prairie delivered, $40 90;
l car mixed common, 50 OO; car com.
mon, $40.
| CORN.
Corn Is very scarce, and firm, and there
Is q good demand. Bulk corn Is quoted
at 40S43c. Sales noted were car white
in sacks, delivered 4sc; car choice yell
low, In sacks delivered. 4Sc.
OATS.
The receipts OF oats have been liberal
and the supply is large, with a light de-
mand. Sales reported were = cars light,
in sacks, delivered, SOC; car choice
white, In sacks delivered, 44c; car
choice, mixed, in sacks. delivered, Ale +;
8 cars choice white, In sacks delivered,
| 43c; car black mixed, in sacks deliver.
ed, 43c.
MEAL.
There is not enough In market to sup
ply the demand, and country aud
city meal have advanced In price. We
note the sale Of 100 barrels country steam
dried delivered. s. Is; 100 barrels city
steam dried delivered, So IS.
BRAN.
Bran remains very dull, and there Is
| very little demand. We note the sale of
| l car in sacks delivered, $l3; $50 sacks
| delivered. $l3.
BUTTER.
| The demand for butter is rather light,
and the supply OH hand is adequate to
satisfy all wants. We note the sale Of 2
tubs choice roll, 2Gc; I tubs choice roll,
23925c; 10 tubs choice packed, 25ta26c /;
8 pals Southern Illinois, Zoe = packages
medium. 2O9?2c.
EGGS.
| The demand for eggs has improved,
and all are taken on arrival ut quotations.
Sales noted were 400 dozen, lac; 400
dozen, lac.
CHICKENS.
The supply of poultry on hand ut our
last issue has all been disposed Of, and
there is good demand for oil kinds.
Sales reported were coops mixed So 80;
2 cOOps hens, 81 90; coop mixed, 81 %;
2 coops hens, 81 20; 2coops mixed So 10;
30 dozen hens, 81 90; 10 dozen mixed,
| So 5O@3 IS.
FRUIT.
Lemons are slow sale. Oranges are In
good demand. We note the sale Of IL
boxes oranges, s. 90; 200 cocoanuts, 50.
| POTATOES.
There is an ample supply of Peach
blows In market; choice seed potatoes
are scarce, but the demand Is light. We
note the sale of 80 bushels Northern
Peachblows In bulk, Coo.
SALT.
In car load lots we quote at 81 90; less
than car load lots, 81 10. We note the
sale of 225 barrels at quotations.
! COAL.
We quote Paradise and Mt. Carbon OH
track, lump. So nut, 81; delivered car
load per ton, lump, So 50; nut. ~ 20
delivered per single ton. lump, 81 nut.
s. %; Raum or Harrisburg coal on
track per car load, lump. $N nut, SIG ;
delivered per ton, 50 80; Pittsburgh coal