The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-09
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS. MoNpAY EvrSrSG. ,
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InOlC uttiNt VII InidN anu NutuEutN,
than for some time previous, and trade
opened up in an encouraging manner.
considering the hard times. yesterday
morning. The weather has been cloudy
and warm since our last issue, aud Oh
saturday night between ten and eleven
o'clock a corner of the storm that
visited the upper portion of the State
passed this way, though too high up to
do us any injury The rivers are still
rising slowly. Rates to the south are as
last reported, II! and % cents through.
and IL. and IS cents way.
The flour market Is reported to be
slightly improved, but still very quiet.
Stocks are amply supplied. Hay is ex-
ceedingly dull. Transactions are very
light. and all that i. being sold goes in
small lots. Corn is pretty active. The
supply Is limited aud the demand is fair
at 80 cents for white in sacks. Oats are
dull. The supply Is good with demand
very light. Owing to the light receipts
OF corn at the mills. the city meal has
been diminished considerably, and Is
somewhat iirmer. The rates reported ut
- 40 in this issue is for extra quality.
Bran is very dull. Butter is in good
supply, but there is nothing salcablc but
fresh, yellow grass. The local demand
is very light, while there IL none being
shipped. Eggs are in good supply and
dull. Poultry is in limited supply aud
the demand is fair. The prices asked for
apples are so high that they are very
slow sales. The stand keepers are the
only people who can afford to deal in
them. Vegetables are in good supply
and very slow sales.
THE MARKET.
EsyaOur friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually
for sales from first hands in round lots.
tn filling orders and for broken lots it Is
necessary 10 charge an advance over
these figures. "y,se
FLOUR.
There is an ample supply Of -four.
Business has been somewhat better for
the past few days, but the market is still
quiet. Sales reported were 200 barrels
various grades 81 25@7; 200 barrels varl-
Gus grades S3Gs6; 100 barrels choice fam
lily 81 7j@G a.; 100 barrels 50 80; 200
barrels various grades SisG 15 $50 bar
rcls various grades 81 50G7 %: 100 bar
rels various grades Sig7 80 ; LILO bar
rels various grades, city, sIa,s 80.
HAY.
lot in the market. and nearly all that Is
sold goes in small lots. We note the sale
OF cars common mixed IS; ear good
mixed so.
| CORN.
| The demand Tor corn is fair. Tie sup
ply is limited and prices are firm. Sales
noted We're $50 sacks white. soc; $50
sacks white, zoe; ! car white, in bulk
Ale; 3 ears white, in sacks, zoe; . cars
white. in bulk, i3c.
OATS.
Oats are very quiet There is good
supply on the market, but the demand i.
very light. We note the sale of cal
mixed. in sacks, 3Gc; ] ear Southern Hi
nois, damaged, in sacks, &c; lcars white
IN sacks, SOC.
MEAL.
Meal is dull, but the supply ia only
moderate for city. and prices are hello
pretty firm. We note the sale Of 200 bar
rcls city steam dried, 81 40.
BRAN.
Bran is dun. We note the sale OF -,
sacks, Sl2 80.
BUTTER.
| Butter is in good supply, and very
slow sale. Nothing except fresh, yell
low. grass butter is wanted. We note
the sale OF 3 packages Southern Illinois
zoe; Is pals new butter, l5c 100 pounds
roll, zoe 10 pals Southern Illinois, solo
last week, 2O(G2jc.
EGGS.
There is good supply OF eggs, ant
the market is very quiet. We mote
the sale Of 400 dozen, ll@ll!c; 2O'
dozen lie.
| fol LINZ.
The supply of poultry is limited, ant
good is in fair demand. No sales wer'
reported.
There is not much doing In apples
Prices are too high for choice. We not
the sale of 20 bbls little Romantics
81 5065.
VEGETABLES.
| Vegetables are in good supply. TIL
demand is light. We note the sale of
bbls new Irish potatoes, 81 80; crate
cabbage, IS 20 per crate.
PROVISIONS.
Provisions are quiet, We note TIN
sale OF cask hams, he.
SOAP.
We note the sale OF boxes llatiing'
Excelsior, &c.
| We quote salt in car load lots, u U
less than ear load lots. 81 20.
HIDES AND FURS.
Hides and furs are quiet at quotations
HpEs-Dry flint, l2@l2!c; dry sailed
9l@lOc green sailed, 5.@Gc; damaged
| ! price.
FuRs-Beaver-No 81 30; No.
81 80; No. 3 81; No. / 5Oc. Otter--Nt
SO; No. 2 81; No. 81; No. : u
Mnk-No.J 81; No. 2 Zoe; No. oOc
No. 4 l0c. Raccoon-No. ! zoe; No.
Zoe No. 5 zoe No. Zoe. Skunk--No
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