The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-28
COMMERCIAL.
CAmo, Ill, THURSDAY EVENING, ,

ne consequence has been rather slack.
This evening there is prospects fora clear
up.
The market Ia most all of its depart.
ments Is well stocked. Flour very quiet /;
sales have been limited. There Is pros.
pect, however, that the wet
weather will keep back ship.
ments for the present. aud that
the stocks will become reduced, when
better time Is looked for. There is still
agreat abundance of hay the market Is
very dull, and sales have been very few.
Corn is very scarce, and Is In good de-
mand at 3s@40c. The supply OF oats is
equal to the demand. Very little has
been done in them. Meal AMI bran are
very dull. Strictly choice butter will
sell readily at 23G25cts; all qualities
below choice are plenty and dull. There
Is a considerable quantity Of musty on
the market that Is unstable at any price,
and will have to be sold for grease. Fresh
eggs are selling at liCal5c, with a supply
arriving cqdal to all wants, aud leaving
the old stock on hand unsuitable. There
Is go"d demand for poultry of ali kind. !,
all arrivals are taken NJ quotations
Choice apples ARE scarce and in demand
at S495. There is large overstock of
common and inferior with no demand
tor them. They are selling at Sldl 20
per barrel. There has been some inquiry
tor dressed meats Of all kinds since our
last issue; but the weather is too soft for
a good trade. and there Is but little do
ing. There has been some inquiry for
good beans. Provisions are quiet. Po-
tatocs are plenty and dull.
THE MARKET.
pHrOur friends should bear In mind
that the prices here given are usually
for sales from first hands In round lots.
IN filling orders and for broken lots ii IL
ne ,essary to charge an advance over
these flgures.-&
FLOUR.
The market Is quiet. Sales reported
were 100 bbls various grades, S4G7 900
bbls choice, Sc 75; 100 bbls xxx. S. rs;
300 bbls various grades, S4a7: 80 bbls,
81 80; 400 bbls various grades, 81 soc
$50; go bbls, 81 50(S7 IS; 200 bbls
various grades. 50 5O(aG 20; 100 bbls
AAA,s, 90; 200 bbls various grades,
Sia6 10.
HAY.
Tho hay ,r,arlaf IL .r..n
There is large stock on hand. Sales
were l car mixed, Sl0;2 cars choice
mixed hay, Sl2.
CORN.
There Is very little corn in market, and
there is fair demand for it at from 80 TO
40c. Sales reported were cars white on
orders in sacks 469i7c.
OATS.
Oates are dull. The supply is limited,
but equal to all wants. Sales reported
were car white in bulk on track SOC;
l car Southern Illinois in bulk on track
oic; car .Nortnern sacked and deliv-
cred 4lc: car mixed Northern, in bulk
37c; lear white A5c.
MEAL.
Meal is very quiet and sales are few and
small. We note the sales of 200 barrels
city steam dried, So 10: 100 barrels
country steam dried, So 90.
BRAN.
Bran is very quiet, but there has been
some inquiry for it at Sl4 90. No sales
were reported.
BUTTER.
Strictly choice Is In demand. All |
other kinds are plenty and dull at quota
tions. Sales reported were POO lbs coun-
try store roll. l5(a2Oc; Is pkgs Southern
Illinois l592oc: 10 pkgs Northern 2l@
Csc; KS lbs roll zoe; 400 lbs Northern
Roll, l9@2ac; so lbs Southern Roll.
spoiled, &c; so lbs Southern Roll spoiled.
l23c; 100 lbs Northern Packed, 23c
pkgs, 20922c 8 pkgs lsc.
EGGS.
Fresh eggs are selling at IA to:loc. with
Q supply arriving fully equal to the de.
mand. Sales noted were 800 doz. l3c.
POULTRY.
The stock coming In is all taken ut
prices quoted, and there is fair demand.
Sales were l25 lbs. dressed turkeys, l23c !
2 dozen dressed chickens, So % $50
pound, dressed rurkeys, l2!c; 4 coops
turkeys, SlOtal2 6 dozen mixed chick
ems, So W; % dozen old hens, 81 90;
4 dozen chickens. 50 so; 200 pounds
dressed turkeys, lie; l00pounds dressed
turkeys. Zoe; 3 coops live turkeys.
SS(Gll; 2c,ops choice old hens, So 80
per doArI; | coop mixed chickens,
% 90; 10 dozen dressed chickens,
s-(s3 %.
APPLES.
The market Is full of interior aud COM
mon apples. and there is no demand for
them. Choice are scace and in good de- |
mand. Sales noted were IL barrels Vine
saps. 81 90; % barrels Winesaps,
81 25Ge2 90; 30 barrels. Sl@l 90.
DRESSED MEATS.
There has been some inquiry since our
last report for dressed meats OF ali kinds,
but the weather now Is too: soft. and
there is but little doing in them. The
only sale noted was l 900 pounds of pork,
at 7@73c.
POTATOES,
Plenty in market with very limited
demand. We note the sale Of 60 bushcl