The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-19
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Thursday EVENING"
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The rivers arc falling slowly. Rates to
the South are as last reported. l2l and
% cents through. and Il! and 81 cents
way.
Transactions In flour since our last r.,
port have been exceedingly meagcr. The
demand is very light, and stock are
amply supplied. Hay has not changed,
unless it be for the worse. Corn Is buoy.
ant. There is very little in the market.
and the demand Is very good. The rul-
ing figure In sacks Is 80 cents. though we
note one sale at - cents. There is but
little oats finding Its way into the mar
kct, but there Is plenty here tor the pres
emf, as the demand Is exceedingly light.
City meal Is quiet, and the supply is
good. Country Is In fair demand the
supply is only moderate. Bran Is very
dull, and but few sales are being
made. The stock of butter Is heavy, and
sales are very slow. Anyti, sour or
milky cannot be sold at any price. There
are no eggs in market, and the demand
Is urgent. We quote the only sale re-
ported ut n cents, but they will bring
~ cents without trouble. The demand
for poultry is good. Pie plant is in good
demand at from 3 TO cents per pound.
Vegetables are in good supply and slow
sale. Choice apples arc in good dc nand.
THE MARKET.
@rOur friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually
for sales from first hands in round lots.
ia filling orders and for broken lots it is
necessary 10 charge an advance over
these figures. "a
.a.a FLOUR.
Flour has been very dull. The mar.
ket is well supplied with all grades.
Sales noted were 800 bbls various grades,
81 2asG so; 100 bbls various grades, |
50 509G 80; 100 bbls spring wheat |
"a IS 100 bbls choice family, So IS +; 200
bbls various grades, city, 81 OO(1S 80.
Hf HAY.
Hay Is extremely dull. The markt |
$ overstocked. The only sale reported
vas that of car common mixed, 80.
CORN.
Corn Is very scarce and prices are firm. |
The demand is good. Sales reported are
car mixed in sacks, 4sc; car white I'm
sacks, 5Oc; car mixed h sacks, 4sc; i |
car white in sacks, zoe; 200 sacks |
white, 52c.
OATS.
There is very little demand for oats.
Tho market Is well supplied considering
he demand. We note the sale of car
,hoice Northern, in sacks. Zoe; car
choice Northern in sacks, Hoe $50 sacks |
mixed, SOC.
MEAL.
City meal is quiet. There is fair de-
mand for country, with n limited supply.
We note the sale Of ear country, - 20. |
BRAN.
Bran Is dull. There IL plenty in the
market. We not the sale of GOO sacks,
j0(yG5c.
BUTTER.
Butter is plenty and dull. None. but |
'hoice will sell. We note the sale OF 20 |
'ails fresh 10 to l7c;G pads Choice
southern Illinois, Is to 1sc; ; pack
ges Ice.
EGGS.
The market Is bare of eggs, and the
|cmand Is very good. We note the sale
# 10 dozen, lie.
POULTRY.
There Is an excellent demand for poul-
~, with limited supply. We note the
Ale Of . cOOps hens 81.
PIE PLANT.
The demand for pie plant Is very good.
here is fair supply. We note the sale
boxes pie plant, 81 per box bbls
lie plant, 50 0O9$3 90. e..
VEGETABLES.
Vegetables are in good supply. but the
cmand tor them Is only moderate.
APPLIES.
The market Is entirely bare OF apples.
here Is good demand for choice large
good prices for stand purposes. Ship.
lents should not be made in more than
We or ten barrels at n time, as they rot
cry easy.
SALT.
We quote salt IN car load lots, 81 60
,ss than car load lots, 81 -.
coal.
We quote Paradise and Mt. Carbon on
'ack, lump, SIS nut, 81 delivered car
,ad per ton, lump, 50 80 #; nut. 81 as;
eliyercd per single ton. lump. 81; nut
3 25i Raum or Harrisburg coal or
'ack per car load, lump. $s7 nut, SIG
cliyered per ton, 50 80; Pittsburgh cosi
ar loads on track, 50 30 per ton singl
On, delivered, 50.
HIDES AND FURS.
Hides and furs are quiet at quotations.
HIDEs-Dry flint, l2(9l2lc; dry sailed,
|@lOc; green sailed, 5i@8c; damaged
price. I.| e.
FURs--Beaver-NO. - 80; No. 9
80; No. 3 81; No. I Doc. Otter-No.
80; No. 81; No. ) 81; No. 4 81.
link-NO. 81; No. 2 Zoe; No. Soc;
o. I lOc. Racc0On-N0. l zoe; No. 2
DC No. 3 Zoe; No. I loo. Skunk--NO.
S5c No. . 6Oc; No. 8 Soc; No. 4 l5c.
l 81 +; No. 2 75c No. 3
Nc red fOx-NO. l ST.; No. 75e.