The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-02

order demand for oats of all kinds.
There is but little being shipped in, and
the supply falls far short OF the inquiry.
Both country and city meal are in
good demand. No Juntry meal is COM
ing in, and city is in limited supply.
Flatboats are making this branch of the
market good. Bran is iii good supply
and quiet.
Choice butter is in limited supply,
the demand is good. Common stock is
plenty and dull. Eggs are very scarce
aud in good demand at ore.
The demand for poultry has weakened
considerably, owing to heavy receipts of
dressed meats. Chickens are getting to
be slow sale. Turkeys are in good de.
mand at from $3.50 to $40 per dozen.
Ducks are being sold at the old prices.
but the demand is limited. Quails are
selling at from 50 cents TO 81 per dozen.
The weather ia very favorable for ::the
handling OF meats, and they are in good
demand at figures quoted below.
There are very few choice apples in
market. The demand for them is good.
Flatboatmen have been buying potatoes
freely for the past week, and the market
has been about cleaned out. The de-
! mand continues good. Onions are In
good supply and quiet. Choice lard is in
good demand.
MARKET.
ESHOur friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are only for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots 1t is
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. -5a
FLOUR.
| Choice grades of flour are In good sup
ply and quiet. Low grades are scarce
and in good demand. The sales noted
are as follows: ], 600 bbls. various grades
city. s. 25@s 30; 200 bbls. various
grades, s4@6 so, 400 bbls. various
grades, s4@o 25; 200 bbs XN, So 25
300 bbls various grades, 81 25ta6 80.
HAY.
| This market Is fairly active, as to the
order of trade. The shipping demand is
light, owing to the fact that about as big
prices are being paid here as in New
Orleans. The supply is equal to the
wants. Sales noted were car choice
mixed. 81 |; 2 cars choice mixed, Sill;
car strictly choice timothy, slS; ] car
prime, SO 30.
CORN.
There Ia n good demand for both
sacked and bulk corn. There is very
little on the market. We note the sale
of 260 sacks white, 4sc; 800 sack, white,
47c; ] car white, IN bulS, 42c; ear
white, in bulk, 429c.
OATS.
This market is active. The order
trade is good. The receipts have been
very light and the supply is limited. We
note the sale OF 80 sacks mixed, 3stG}IOc !;
] car mixed, in sacks. 3Sc ] ear white,
Northern, in sacks, I2c; ear Southern
, Illinois, in bulk Bic.
MEAL.
There is a good demand for both coun-
| try and city meal. The supply OF both
kinds is light. Country will sell at 81 20
| az %. We note the sale Of 400 bbls city,
81 81.
This market is well supplied and quiet.
| The only sale noted was that of $50
sacks, $4,000.
BUTTER.
Choice butter is.in limited supply and
! good demand. Common stock is not
wanted. Sales reported We're 100 10 good
Southern Illinois, 25c 100 ID northern.
| 2Gc 100 Id Southern Illinois, 20tG22c.
EGGS.
| Eggs are very scarce and in good de-
mand. We note the sale OF 100 dozen,
| Z2c. All that comes will bring this
price.
POULTRY.
This market is weakening. Heavy re-
ceipts OF dressed meats is the cause OF II.
There is u fair supply. We note the sale
| of dozen turkeys 5NGSl0. They will
bring this price readily. coops old
hens, -; 2 coOps chickens, aaSa 20.
SHOULDERS.
We note the sale of 1900 lbs green
shoulders. Gle; 1900 lbs hams. slc 1900
lbs sides. SIC.
APPLES.
Choice apples are scarce and IN good
demand. Wenotethe sale OF 70. bbls large
red. 81 %. Common apples will not
sell and are not wanted.
GRlTZ.
We note the sale oil 100 bills Rritz.
SO 40.
POTATOES.
The sales of potatoes have been nnmer-
Gus. and the old stock Is getting light.
The demand Ia tair. We note the sale Of
100 bbls peach blows Il aQS2 90