The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-15
COMM E RCIAL.

issue OF the rRICE CURRENT. While
there has been fair trade in few art-
clcs, others have been slow sale and hard
to dispose of. The weather has been cool
and pleasant, though good rain would
| not be amiss Just at this time. The streets
are dry and very dusty.
Rates for freigh, by river are nm
changed.
In the Hour market sales have been M.
merous. though generally in small lots.
Few sales ofstrictly choice were made, and
the supply on hand is fully equal to the
demand. In the lower and medium
grades there is a fair trade, with a supply
about equal to the call.
There is very little doing in the hay
market. Strictly choice is scarce aiul
comes in very slowly, though there Is a
good demand tor it. There is an over
| stock OF an inferior quality on the mar
ket, and II is almost impossible To work
| It off,
Corn is dull with a very light demand,
There is very little in the market
Oats arc in good supply, with limited
| inquiry. though prices have advanced
| 2Gig3 cents since the date of our last re-
| port. Choice No. , would sell readily.
Trade in meal is very light. with
prices about the same as last quoted.
Bran is plenty, with slow sale.
The supply of butter is about equal to
! the demand. Choice Northern sells
readily at good prices.
Strictly fresh eggs are taken on arrival
at good prices. The market is compar-
| ativcly bare, with good demand.
Choice apples are in demand. Ship
pcrs should take pains 10 put them up in
clean new barrels, flour barrel size. The
trouble in disposing Of apples is attribut-
| ed TO the fact that they are shipped in
| old dirty barrels. Shippers will find that
they will make money by following our
| advice in this matter.
Peaches come in slowly and sell at
prices quoted in last issue.
Poultry is in good demand with very
little in the market.
THE MARKET.
Ea5@ Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually tor
sales from first hands i'm round lots. In
filling orders and tor broken lots it is
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. Isa
| FLOUR.
| Sales reported since the date of our
last issue were 200 bbls various grades,
81 25taG 80: 800 bbls various grades,
50 80; 100 bbls various grades, 50 50o9-
G GO; 200 bbls various grades, So 50(dy-
6 80; 200 bbls various grades, So 00lG3 10;
Only flour made from good sound wheat
will SELL
There is very little doing in this brancl
of trade. The market is full of inferior
and it is difficult to dispose OF. Choice
hay is scarce. and in demand, and wOulC
bring good prices. \ few sales were re
ported, though they were of very intc
rior quality, and sold at bottom prices.
CORN.
The bottom seems to have fallen on
of the corn market. There is APPARENT,
no demand for it, and sales are few ant
far between,
OATS.
There is light supply of oats on TIL
market, while the demand is fair. Choice
No. 2would sell readily at good prices
Sales reported We're car. Southern Hi
nois, 80 cents: ? cars, Central Illinois
30 cents.
MEAL.
. There il very little doing in this brancl
of the market. The demand is yer,
light. There is a fair supply in the mar
ket. Prices remain about as last quoted
Sales reported were: 100 bbis., cit,
meal 81 30(12 % 100 bbls.. country
81 2jG2 30
BRAN.
Bran is in good supply, and unusual.
. quiet 100 sacks sold at SO 30.
BUTTER.
The supply of butter j. about equal f
the demand. Strictly choice northern
sells readily at good prices. 200 ID
sold at lGGIlSc; 200 lbs at lS(a2Oc; 6 Tub
northern, 20@2lc; 10 tubs choice South
ern Illinois. lS(G2Oc: tubs choice north
: ern, 25c.
, EGGS.
! The market is bare, aud the demant
active. Good fresh eggs are taken on ar
, rival, at good prices. . cases sold at |.
cents.
POULTRY.
There is fair demand for poultry
Old hens are worth % per dozen, an
, young chickens from 81 30 to - 30, ac
, cording to size Three coOps hens sol'
at 50; coOps spring chickens sold Il
81 1902 30.
APPLES.
Choice red in large barrels sell prompt
, ly and at good prices but those put NJ
in small. SECONDHAND barrels are hard t,
dispose of. Sales reported were % bar
rels choice red, at s. -.
SALT
We quote salt in ear load lots, 81 30
less than car load lots, 81 20.
HIDES AND FURS.
SHEEP PELTs-Green 75c a. :, - dr.
40@ SOC shearings 10 a. zoe.
FuRs-Beaver-No. 81 80; No.
81 so; No. 3 81; No. SOC. Otter-No