The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-11
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO. ILL. Monday Evening,


are declining slowly at present. but viii
go down very rapidly in few days.
The Hour. trade has been very quiet.
Prices are not changed. Stocks are well
lilled. Hay Is very dull. The supply is
greatly in advance of the demand. There
Is very little being done with corn.
There is supply in market fully equal
to the demand. Oats are quiet. They
are coming in slowly, but the demand is
very light and The supply on hand is
good Meal is very dull. Bran Is ex-
ceedingly dull, and has declined from
$1,000 to $3.50. The supply of butter is |
increasing, with the demand limited to |
the local trade. Anything not perfectly |
sweet will not sell. Eggs are scarce and /,
the probability Is that there will be
good demand throughout the week.
Poultry Ia scarce, and the demand is
great. Hens and turkeys particularly are
wanted. The weather Is too warm for
dressed meats. Sweet potatoes are sell
ing well, but the supply at present is suf-
iicient. There are no apples ia the mar.
kct, and there Is good demand.
THE MARKET.
Gs2J"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 i,
necessary 10 charge an advance over
these figures. "Ssu
III OI-R
Flour has been quiet. stocks are gencr-
ally well filled. and the demand j. lin
lied. Prices are not changed. We note
the sale of 200 bbls various grades. - 80
(g7 90; 300 bbls various grades, 1 00d
G 80; 300 various grades, 81 O0oG -;
100 bbls xxx, 81 %; G20 bb.s various
grades city, 81 OO@,s 30; 100 bbls vari.
ous grades, ~ 25G7 %.
HAY.
Hay j. not changed. There j. an
abundance on the market, and the de-
mand is very light. Sales noted were 20
bales. fair mixed, sl3; II bales good
mixed, So; | car prime Timoth, SD.
WHEAT.
We note the saic of car No, ,. 81 80.
CORN.
The corn trade is very light with plenty
in market to supply the wants. We note
the sale OF car white in sacks. iSc : ] ,21J
sacks white, i7GGiSc.
OATS.
Receipts are slow, but the demand is
yer! light aud the supply is sufficient to |
satisfy it. We note the sale of | ear
Northern in sacks, 3o@Ioc, 40 sacks
mixed, SOC.
NEAL.
Meal is very dull. There is no de
mand. The market Is well stocked.
We note the sale of25O barrels city steam
dried, - 30o2 80; u barrels green.
;? -.
Bran is extremely dun. We note the
sale of l25 sacks, sl2 80.
BUTTER.
Butter is coming in more freely, and
the supply is increasing. The demand
is limited to the local trade. We note
the sale of 3 tubs Northern, 3DG35c > !
buckets Southern Illinois, 81: 10 pals
choice. 3jc
EGGS.
Eggs are scarce there is n good de-
mand. We note the sale of 100 dozen.
ll!c; 800 dozen. l2!c.
POULTRY.
The demand is very urgent for all |
kinds OF poultry. 1t is very scarce. We
note the sale OF 20 dozen hens, 81 -.
SWEET POTATOES.
There is a fair demand tor sweet pota-
toes. The supply is good. We note the
sales . bbls, 50 %.
We note the sale of 10 boxes I.atting's
Excelsior. q cents.
SALT.
We quote salt in ear load lots. 81 60:
less than car load lots. 81 -. We note
the sale OF 50 bbls, 81 -.
COAL.
We quote Paradise aud Mt. Carbon on
track, lump, 50 nut. 81; delivered car
lodu per toii, lump, ~ w nut, D. ~ |
delivered per single ton. lump, 81; nut
50 25; Raum or Harrisburg coal on
track per car load, lump. S27 /; nut, SIG;
delivered per ton, SO 80; Pittsburgh coal
ear loads on track, s. 30 per ton single
ton, delivered. SO.
HIDES AND FURS.
Hides are dull, but there Is ialr dc-
mand for furs, at quotations.
HIDEs-Dry flint, l2!@l3lc, dry salted,
lO!@ll!c; green sailed, 5!@Gc damaged,
price.
FuEs-Wc quote Wcstcrn-Otter, No.
l, SG@G 80; No ., S3@3 80; No. 3, SIG
! 80; No. 4, zoe. Mink-No. !, SlD
%; No =, 50@7jc; No. 3, 2jc No. l.
Zoe. Raccoon-No. ], 15GgsOc; No. =,
doe; No. 3. zoe; No. 4, Sc. Fox-Gray,
No. cased, 81; No. open, Zoe; Mo-
50aG0c; No, 3, 2jc; No. 4. lOc; Red,
No. | cascd, 81 80; No, open, 81 %,
Slunk-Black. S0c(1Sl half striped, 50Cg
Coo; narrow, 3jc; kittens. l5c. Opos-
sum-S@l0c. Beavcr-sl 5Ot42. Musk
rat--lO@j2c. Bear-No. |, So; No. ,, 50;
No. ,, s2(93 No. 1 zoe.