The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-26
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, Ills, Sept. %, 1876.


chants will cnsuc. At no time within
the past six months has there been
such scarcity of country produce as Is
reported at present, and farmers who
have poultry, eggs, potatoes, butter, etc,
will do we'll to forward or bring il TO this
market. where they will receive for them
the highest cash prices. The weather is
cool and pleasant Business on the
rivers continues very good. Rates to the
south 10y steamboat are unchanged.
In the flour market. there is still q
scarcity Of low grade ilOur-such AS
can be sold from 81 to 81 % per Dbl. The
demand for these grades is active, much
greater than for any other brands, but
there is none here. OF choice grades
there is a supply about equal to the dc
mand, but nothing more. Medium
grades OF flour are in fair supply and
quiet. 1t is believed that the decline in
Hour. which has been going on steadily
since the thrcshing OF the new wheat, h
about at the stOpping-oif place, and that
the next change will he a rise. How this
belief will 'pan out" however, remains
TO be seen.
The commo. hay which has been OF so
much discomfort TO dealers is still IN
abundance. while choice is scarce. with
fair demand for il. The receipts of hay
since Thursday have not exceeded over
two ears.
Like choice hay. good oats are very
slow TO arrive. There Is none 10 speak
of in the hands of dealers. There is an
active demand for them.
There is light supply of corn on tine
marke,, but there is very little demand
The only sale noted was made to the
mills by one of our merchants. Meal is
quiet, but firm. Bran is plenty and very
quiet.
The market is bare OF choice butter,
with a demand that Is urgent. Cooking
butter is also scarce. Eggs are in fair
supply but there is not any more here
than are needed to satisfy the demand.
Farmers who have eggs in hand will do
well to send them in at once. Poultry is
scarce. The demand continues very
good. Good young chickens will bring
from 81 % to 81 80.
The market has been entirely cleaned
out of potatoes. The inquiry for choice
is very good, at about 80 cents per bushel.
Apples are in good supply. Shippers
who send apples to this market, should
use some thought in the matter as to the
kind of barrels they use. Apples in
small barrels will not find as ready sale
as those packed in large barrels, owing
to the fact that 1t costs equally as much
to ship barrel containing two bushels
and peck, the amount generally put
into small barrel, as is does to ship a
large barrel containing two bushels, and
three pecks. Frequent complaints OF the
small barrels are made by merchants.
and shippers will do well to heed these
remarks.
THE MARKET.
% Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given arc usually for
sales from first hands i'm round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots it is
necessary TO charge an advance over
hcse figures. "a
FLOUR.
Choice grades OF flour are in supply
about equal to the demand, as are also
medium grades. Flour that can be sold
for 81 to 81 %, are scarce, with an urgent
demand. a number of orders for the lat
ter grades cannot be filled, owing to this
scarcity. The sales reported were 500
bis. various grades. $500; 300 bis. va
rlous grades. $500 25 100 bis. various
grades, S46G; 735 bis. various grades,
city, 50 75(9s so; 100 bis. various grades,
SO 50(aG 80.
UAY.
Choice hay is very scarce. while the de-
mand is good. Common hay is plenty
and very dull. The only sale noted was
that OF car choice Timothy. $l2.
CORN.
This market is extremely dull. there
being no demand whatever. The re-
ceipts of corn for the past week have
been very light. There is very little on
the market. We note the sale OF 300
sacks white, sold to the mills, at ice.
OATS.
| There is an active demand for choice
heavy oats nj UOo1 nricaS Tharn hos
been no arrivals OF any consequence in
the past week, and the market is bare,
No sales were reported, for the reason
that there is no oats here TO sell.
MEAL.
City and country meal is in fair sup.
ply and firm, but the demand is light
City is quoted at 81 30@2 b Country
at 81 -.
This market is well supplied and quiet
We note the sale of 400 sacks, j5Gl60c.
BUTTER.
This market is in excellent condition
for shippers. There is no choice butter
in the market, while The demand is very
urgent. Cooking butter is also scare,
and in good demand. The sales noted
were 3 packages choice northern. 25c; 5
tubs northern, 20(G22c.
EGGS.
The supply OF eggs is about equal Ia
the demand, but shippers need not hcsi-
tate to send m their stocks. We note