The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-11
NUMERICAL.
CAIRO. ILLINOIS,

has been usual for some time. During |
the greater part of the time ;hc town has
been full of farmers with their teams and !
wagons laden WITH produce and grain of
all kinds, and the lite and hustle that has
| existed has caused much encouragement
and good feeling. The weather has been
rather changablc, and several rains have
fallen which have kept the air cool
and very pleasant. The rivers hayc
been rising very slowly for several days.
Rates TO the south are unchanged.
The flour market with the majority of
the merchants Il reported in good condi-
ton for shippers. Stocks are light, and
especially as to choice and medium
grades. Low grades are in light supply;
the demand for them is also very
light. The inquiry for choice and me-
dunn grades was active yesterday.
Hay i plenty and very dull. None els
being sold. Choice new hay is offered at
Sll.
Corn and oats are dull. The receipts
have been very light. The stocks on
hand before our last issue still stick, and
are sufficient for the present demand.
Meal and bran are very dull. There
are good supplies of country and city
meal, with no demand There is no de-
mand for bran.
Butter is in fair supply under liberal
receipts, but stocks are not accumulat-
ing. Choice is in good demand. Eggs
are in good demand. The market is
bare, and there is not enough arriving to
satisfy the urgent inquiry.
The large stock Of poultry which had
accumulated on the market at our last
report. has been greatly reduced. The
: demand for Old hens is active with not
enough arriving to supply the call
Old ROSTERS will not sell. Tomatoes
still continue to sell well.
THE MARKET.
Efz5- 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 tor broken lots it is
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. szsa
FLOUR.
Stocks are light. Choice and medium
grades are in good demand. Low
grades are in light supply and very quiet.
We note the sale of 800 bbls various
grades, 8 JG(9G 50; 100 bbls xxx,
, s. 80; 800 bbls choice family, Sc; 200 bbls
| yatious grades, 50 JO(a5 90; 100 bbls va
rious grades, Si@G 70; 100 bbls various
grades, So 75(aG %; $50 bbls various
. grades. 50 75as 80.
| HAY.
, This market is we'll supplied with both
) new and old hay, with no business to
t transact. Choice new hay is offering at
t $l4, With no buyers. No sales were re.
ported.
r CORN.
, Nothing is being done in this market
= There is very little corn arriving, bn
there is a sufficient amount on hand Z
: supply all the demand that Is made
, There was some inquiry for choice white
# but the demand is hardly strong enough
G to speak of. No sales were reported.
u OATS.
This markets. equally as dull as tn
: corn market. The receipts have beel
very light, bat the demand being als
exceedingly light, the stock is sufficient
to satisfy it. No sales were reported.
;. MEAL.
= The meal market is very quie
:, not one sale having been reporte,
- for this issue. Country meal is in yer.
good supply. City steam dried is plenty
= Country is held at 81 p; city at 81 $40
y 40.
u Bran is in abundance at the mills
y with no demand tor it. The ruling iigur
> is still $40. .
t This market is in very good condition
i The receipts for the past week have beer
l., liberal, but stocks are net accommodating
There is good demand for choice. Thu
/; sales noted were 10 tubs choice Northern
Su' ~ pam 1oouticiH ii''o''' '"Nar'''
u packages Southern Illinois, Use.
o EGGS.
= The market is almost bare of eggs
They are in active demand. No sale
e were reported.
? POULTRY.
t, There is an urgent demand for oil
C hens. Old rOosters are unsaleablo
N The heavy overstOck last reported ha
e nearly all been disposed of. The sale
, reported were coops spring chickens
$ 81 80; coops hens, So 80; doze
spring chickens. 81 70.
SALT.
, We quote salt in car load lots. 81 81
N less than car load lots, 81 20. We moi
the sale of 2lO bbs salt, 81 COOL 20.
HIDES AND FURS.
- SHEEP PELTs-Green Zoe az 81 % ;dl
:, iO6 soc shearings 10 "a zoe.
y Beaver-No. I 81 80; No.
- 81 80; No. 3 81; No. 4 50c. Otter-N
:" 1856; No. 9 81; No. 3 81; No. 4 !
~ MInk-No. 81; No. 2 Zoe; No. , 80
~ No. 4 Zoe. RaccOon-No. l zoe; No.
Dr Zoe. No. 3 zoe 4; No, 4 Zoe. Skunk--N
It Soc No. G0c; No. 3 soc; No. Il
y Fox-Gray-No. I 81 No. , Toe No.
10 5Oc red fox-No. l 81; No. ! 20
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