The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-24
COM N E RCIAL.
CAIRO, ILL, THURSDAY EVENING
March ~ IS-E

March -, lN'b. J
The weather has been cloudy and cold. |
with a sprinkling OF rain aud snow
wednesday evening and this morning.
The rivers are still rising at the rate of
about inches per day. Rates to New
Orleans are not changed. The market /,
generally quiet. with little or no change
from the prices quoted in our last issue.
Flour Is very quiet. Stocks are well
filled, and sales have been light. Hay is
as dull as ever. with very little prospects
OF better time soon. Corn is a little
irmer. but prices have not advanced any.
Hood white corn is in good demand AT
the mills. Oats are very quiet. The re-
ceipts have been light, but the stock on
hand is fair. Choice Northern in sacks i.
selling ut $50 Zoe. Meal and bran ore
very dull there are large stocks on hand
The market is entirely bare of butter and
big prices will be paid for the first choice
that arrives. Choice Northern will sell
for 81 cents. The supply of eggs is fully
equal to the demand, and they will 20
lower with change of weather. Good
poultry is in demand. Choice hens will
bring 81; common and mixed chickens,
S3d3 80. There j. some call for turkeys:
hens will sell for Sl2 and gobblcrs SIS
| per dozen. if they are good. There is
! fair demand for dressed meats at good
prices. There are no apples in the mar
| ket, and the very best prices will be paid
| for them. There are frequent inquiries
| for good dried fruits, and farmers having
| them will do we'll TO send them in now
! The market is guttcd with onions aud
| potatoes. with no demand for either.
TIE MARKET.
R-.J-Our 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. gssa
FLOUR.
Flour is very quiet. Stocks are ample
aud sales have been very light. We note
the sale Of 100 barrels various grades,
| 81 00t8G -; 500 barrels various grades,
So 00G6 80; go barrels city various
| grades, 81 00G1S 80; 100 barrels various
grades, 81 5O66 80; 100 barrels xxx
winter, on track, s. 20.
HAY.
Hay is unchanged. The market l.
greatly ovcrstocked, and sales are few
and small. We note the following sales
since last report, ! car mixed, SO 90 ;
3 ears common mixed, 3 90: ear Gilt
Edge, Timothy, 81 On.
CORN.
Corn is ilrmcr. The supply is light
and the demand is good. We note the
sale of ear white in sacks, iSc: cars
white in sacks, &c . cars white in sacks
l1c $50 sacks white. i1c.
OATS.
Receipts have been light, but the sup
ply is mlr. with limited demand. The
only sale noted since our last issue i,-that
0fl2J sacks mixed, at SOC.
MEAL.
Meal is very dull with Il large supply
on hand No sales We're reported.
BRAN.
Bran is dull very little Is being sold,
We note the sale of 80 sacks Sl3.
BUTTER.
There has been but one sale OF butter
reported for this issue, for the reason that
there has been none in the market to sell
and there is an excellent demand, at out
side prices for choice. We note the sale
OF 10 pkgs southern Illinois, 2ic
EGGS.
The supply is fully equal to the de-
mand, and with Il change of weather
they will decline. We note the sale o
200 don at l-!c; 100 dOl al lie.
POULTRY.
Poultry Is very scarce. The drhlah"
for choice Is very good. shippers shoild
send in their stocks at once We note
the sale of coops mixed chickens - 90
DRESSED MEATS.
There is fair demand for dressed beet
mutton, veal and hogs. We note the sal'
OF ! 900 pounds hogs, Sc.
, ONIONS.
/ Owing to the very large quantity on tn
market, and the exceedingly limited dc
, mand, onions have sprontcd, and will no
| tla trni,,ht II cnst ia oat thaul here