The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-14
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have had during the season is coming
down. The rivers are falling very rap
idly, and unless another rise sets in they
will be down to their usual stage In 4
short time.
Business has been very quiet in the
| city. Flour orders have been slow and
1t Is quiet. The market is well stocked.
Hay Is unchanged. Buyers are very
scarce, and the market is overstocked.
There is very little doing in corn. and
with commission people it is quiet.
There Is however good demand for
white corn in bulk at the mills at from
i3aijc. according to condition and
quality. The oat trade has been light,
but dealers hold them firm at 30 cents for
good mixed In sacks. the receipts have
been light. Meal and bran are quiet and
dull. The receipts of butter have been
heavy. Stocks arc accumulating, and
prices are declining. The demand is
limited to the local trade. The arrivals
eggs have been few. and they are
scarce with good demand for Easter.
Poultry OF all kinds Is scarce, and the de
mand is very good.
THE MARKET.
-FOUR friends should bear i'm mind
that the prices here given are usually
Tor sales from first hands in round lots.
In iiiling orders and for broken lots il is
necessary 10 charge an advance over
these figures .-usa
FLOUR.
Flour L. quiet. There il a we'll sun.
piled market, and orders are slow. Sales
noted were 100 pounds various grades.
81 5OCas 30; 400 barrels various grades,
So jOG6 80; 100 barrels various grades.
- 25d7: 100 barrels. 81 %; 100 barrels,
- %; 100 barrels various grades, 81 5Otd,-
q 20; l.ls5 barrels city various grades.
50 l5(as 80.
Hay is vet very plenty, and there is no
improvement in the demand Prices are
about as last reported. We note the sale
off, cars common mixed, IS 100 bale,
common mixed, II % per bale.
CORN.
Corn is quite with commission men,
though there Is good demand al the
mills tor good white bulk corn, for mill
sacks white ISc.
OATS.
Oats are pretty firm. but there Is not
much doing. The supply i. fair. We
note the sale of l25 sacks mixed 30c 3
cars choice Northern in bulk Doc.
MEAL.
Meal is plenty and quiet. The de-
mand is very light. We note the sale OF
200 bbls City steam dried, 81 309a 81.
BRAN.
Bran is dull. There Is q large supply
on the market. We note the sale of 100
sacks in second hand sacks, Sll 90 100
sacks, Is 90.
BUTTER.
Butter is accommodating and prices are |
declining owing to the fact that the de-
mand is limited to the city trade. We |
hotS tiiV Shit VI tupN =
tubs Northern. soc; s buckets Southern
Illinois, 2O@2jc 10 tubs choice North
ern Doc; 3 pals Southern Illinois 2lc.
EGGS.
There is an excellent demand for eggs,
arrivals have been light. We note the
sales of 100 doz. l2Gl2!c.
POULTRY.
Poultry is scarce ana there is very
good demand, at good prices. Sales
noted were coops choice hens 81 %.
LEMONS.
We note the sale of . halt boxes IS 20
(a3 30.
ORANGES.
We note the sale OF J boxes 81 80.
SOAP.
We note the sale of Is boxes Latting's
Excelsior &c.
SALT.
We quote salt in car load lots, IL GO ;
less than car load lots, 81 10. We note
the sale of 50 bbls, 81 70.
COAL.
We quote Paradise and Mt. carbon on
track, lump, Sd nut, 81; delivered ear
load per ton, lump, 50 30; nut, 81 10
delivered per single ton, lump, ~ nut
So %; Raum or Harrisburg coal on
track per car load, lump. S27 nut. SIG
delivered per ton, 50 80; Pittsburgh coal
car loads on track, 50 80 per ton; single |
ton, delivered, SO.
HIDES AND FURS.
Hides are dull, but there u n fair tie. !
mand for mrs, nj quotations:
nIpEs--Dry Hint latG9l3lc, dry sailed,
l0l@ll4c; green salted, 5!@Gc damaged,
price.
FuRs-We qlorc Westcrn--Otter, No. |
!, seas 80; No 2, S3(G3 10; No. j, Sl9 |
I 30; No. 1. 25c. Mink-No. /, SlCD
rs; No =, 5Ot975c; No. 3. 25c No. !,
Zoe. Raccoon-NO, !, 75(asOc No. :,
4Dc No. 3. zoe; No. 1, Sc. FOX-liray,
No. l cased, 81; No. open, Zoe; No. =.
5O(G60c No, 3, 25c; No. I. l0c; Red,
No. l cased, 81 10; No, open, 81 %,
Skunk-Black. S0c(9Sl !; half strip ed, 5O(S
G0c narrow, 35c; kittens. ijc. OpOs-
sun--S(9l0c. Bcaver--Sl MOP. Musk
rat-lO(952c. Bear-No. |, So; Nc. !, s.;
No. 8, $2(a3 No. 1 SOC.