The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-03
COMM ERClAL..
CAIRO. III, TurnspAr EVENING.
March , Is-E

r to Memphis. New Orleans AN,
\ Vicksburg, - cents for barrels. Fo
: grain, per cwt, 12l cents, aud on pork, Il
| Nicksburg and New Orleans, - cents
r and to Memphis, 30 cents.
, The receipts of Hour hayc been lib
/ cral and stocks are full. with price
: easier. Hay is unchanged. The markc
is full of common. Choice is scarce ant
IN demand. Corn j. quiet. Good white
will bring from 80 TO i3c. The rccSpt,
of Oats have been large, and they hay,
declined from . to Be- since Monday. III,
demand is limited. There is good sup.
ply Of country meal and City Mill,
are ovcrstocked: the demand i, very
light. There Is nothing doing in bran
Butter il coming in freely There is only
a light shipping demand, which is Tor
strictly choice. There is good demand
for eggs, nearly all in the market having
been bought up Tor shipping purposes.
The weather to-day is cold, and poultry
and dressed meats are in good demand
There are no meat, in the market. APP
! pies larc wanted with none In the
market The market is full Of potatoes,
and they are selling at very low prices.
the demand being very light. Provisions
are very quiet.
TIE MARKET.
Esy~Our 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 it is
necessary TO charge an advance over
these figures. "ts5a
FLOUR.
| Receipts have been liberal and prices are
easier. sales reported Were 100 barrels
choice, Sc 1j 200 barrels XXX medium
winter. 50 %; 800 barrels various grades.
- OOldG 20; 800 barrels various grades,
81 0OGlG 80; 400 barrels various grades.
g 2JCaJ 80; 22j barrels, city, 81 2jIg
30; 800 barrels various grades. ~ jOlu
Z 81.
HAY.
Hay Is unchanged. There is no choice
coming into market, and the demand for
it is good. Poor !, plenty and unsalcablc.
Sales reported were ! car mixed. SO 90 I;
ears mixed Timothy, Sll 90; ears
choice Timothy, SIG 90; cars Stump
Tail, $ 30; car damaged. 81 % per
bale: cars mixed Timothy, Sl2 90: |
car prairie. 80 90; car choice mixed.
Sll 90: car choice Timothy, SIS.
CORN.
Corn is quiet. The demand i limited.
Good solid white will bring from 10 to 10
cents. Illinois corn not matur,d is sell
ing at 3SId 10 cents.
WHEAT
We note the sale OF two cars wheat at
the following quotations. ! car No.
white, 81 25 ! car No. 3 white, 81 30;
OATS
Dat, are plenty AID prices have dcclin-
eel from J ia > cents since Our last issue.
We note the following sales, ear white
mixed in bulk, 3jr; ear mixed in bulk,
3ic; car mixed in bulk, 32c; , ears
black mixed, 36c , ears black, 3,c; |
ear black, Toe; I ears good mixed, in
bulk, 3Sc; ! car brown mixed, in sacks,
i0c: ear brown. in sack, i2c; car
black, i3c.
MEAL.
Meal Is dull. There i, a plentiful sup
ply of country, aud the city mills are
oyrrstocked. We note the sale OF 200
barrels city steam dried, - -.
BRAN.
Bran Is very dull. No sales were re-
ported.
BUTTER.
Butter plenty, with only light ship
ping demand for strictly choice. We note
sales of 80 pounds very choice North
crn roll, 21c; 100 pounds Northern roll,
2Ic 200 pounds Northern packed, 2Gc;
200 pounds Northern packed, 25c; 100
pounds good Southern Illinois, 25c; .
tubsroll, 26c.
EGGS.
The demand is fair. Nearly all that
were in market at our last issue having
been taken ut quotations below, we note
the following sales; GOO dozen, l2!c )
boxes, l2lc; eases, l2lc 500 dozen,
l2lc. m,.
POT LrIiI.
There is good demand Tor choice
poultry ut quotations, Poor cannot be
sold and not wanted We note the sale
of G coops mixed chickens, 50 80; 1
dozen mixed turkey, Sl2;2 coopS roos-
tcrs. 50; II dozen choice hens, 50 20.
APPLIES.
Choice apples are very scarce, and are
wanted. Common are also scarce, but
there Is only Il moderate demand. Sales
were barrels Wincsaps, So 5O@i; .
barrels Ben Davis, - 10.
POTATOES.
There Is large stock Of potatoes Oh
hand, with only limited demand, Sales
noted were $50 barrels choice Ohio river
Peach Blows, Sl@l 20.
DRESSED MEATS.
Dressed meats are scarce, aud there Is
good demand for all kinds. The
weather is cold and favorable.
ORANGES.
Oranges are in good supply, We note
the sale of 10 boxes, S. (; . boxes, 81 TOO
1 10.
LEMONS,
We note the sale vi LoNes, 81.