The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-21
COMM ERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILL, THURSDAY EVENING, !
January 90. IS7G. I

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January 90. Is1G.
II has again been clear and pleasant for
the past four days. but business seems
10 have been stricken with a damper
from which it is hard to recover. Choice
brands of Hour are in good demand,
while common and low grades still re-
main very dull. The hay market is
very dull. The supply Of choice coming
in is light, though fully equal to the
demand, a. the great abundance OF com.
mon and medium tends to depress
greatly the sale OF choice. Corn is very
quiet, and scarcely anything doing In 1t.
The supply is equal to the demand
There is a fair supply OF oats; transact
tons have been light. Meal is very dull,
and is offering at the mills here for sl4
in new sacks; there is nothing doing.
/ Bran is almost out of the market no
sale. have been reported for the past
two weeks. Common and medium but
ter is plenty and very dull, and selling
at l5@ls cents strictly choice is scarce
and will sell readily for 23G25 cents.
Eggs are dull there is still large lot of
the old stock on hand which cannot be
sold at any price. Fresh are selling at
IL cents. Choice apples are scarce aud
will bring So. There is a good demand
for choice chickens at from 50 to 81 30.
Good dressed turkeys are in demand also
| live turkeys. There il a fair demand for
/ all kind. of dressed meats. Good hogs
will bring .! cents. Fat beet. nicely
dressed. will bring 4! to cents;
badly butchcred is neglected. and will
not sell except TOR manufacturing pur
poses. Choice tat sheep will command
cents, while poor aud inferior are sell
ing at Slttl 10 per head.
THE MARKET.
h&,Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. la
filling orGers and for broken lots it is nee
essary 10 charge an advance over these
figures. -Wa
Choice grades are in fair demand. The
low and medium grades are plenty and
inactive. Sales reported were 800 bbls
various grades, - OO@7 90; 100 bbls
various grades, 81 0O(aG 20; 100 bbls
low grade, - 90; 100 bbls medium,
s. 80; 100 bbls choice, Sc 20; l5o bbls
various grades, 81 OO(G7 no.
HAY.
There is not much choice hay in mar
ket. Common and medium l. in great
abundance, and they are very slow sale
Sales noted were2 cars mixed, Sll 20
car prairie, $40 90.
CORN
Is very quiet sales are very slow. The
demand is light aud supply equal to all
wants. Sales were , ears white mixed,
, SIC; | car mixed in bulk, 39c.
OATS.
There is a fair demand for oats, though
transactions have been limited, and the
supply fully equal TO the call. Sales re-
ported were car mixed In bulk, 3lc !. 2
cars in sacks. 3sc ears white Northern,
lac 2 ears mixed, 3s!c; ! car mixed, SOC,
MEAL
Very quiet and dull. Sales reported
were 200 barrels kiln dried, 80 90; 30 bar
rels green, 50 10; 80 barrels city, 50 10.
BRAN.
The bran market Is dead. Nothing
has been done for the past two weeks.
and It is offering in new sacks, at Sl4 90.
BUTTER.
The stock of common and medium but
ter is large, and 1t is very dull. Strictly
| choice is scarce and will sell at from %
In 25c. Sales reported were 10 packages.
ls,a22c; 10 buckets Southern Illinois Zoe;
10 tubs Northern 2ba 25c; Z tubs North
crn zoe; $50 pounds Northern roll l7@
lsc; 3 buckets Southern Illinois loo; 3
packages roll zoe; ) tubs Northern 2O(g
22c; 1 packages cooking l5c.
EGGS
Duh aud plenty. Thcle is u large stock
of old eggs on the market, which are
hard to dispose OF at amy price, and late
arrivals OF fresh eggs are selling ut l5c.
Sales reported were 500 dOz l5c; 800
dozen l5c; 800 dozen lie; 70 dozen l5c;
200 dozen he.
POULTRY.
There Is fair demand tor good chick.
ems, and both live aud dressed turkeys.