The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-04
COMM ERCIAu.
CAIRO. liz, MONDAY EVENING, |

poultry trade, and but little conscquentl,
is being done in them. The flour trad,
has improved considerably since our last
issue, and the better grades are In good
demand. Choice hay is in good demand
but nything below choice is drag on
the market. Corn is quiet, and the de.
mand Is light. Oats are coming in
slowly, but there is a good supply on
hand. Meal aud bran continue dull.
Butter is plenty and dull.
The weather is still warm and unfavor-
able and % cent, is the outside price for
the best In the market. There il an
overstock of eggs, aud the warm weather
has made thom lower There is plenty
OF poultry in the market, with but q
light bcal demand. Strictly choice
apples are in demand. There is a large
stock of medium, with no demand.
Nothing is doing in dressed meats aud
il is not wanted here.
THE MARKET.
E6~Our friends should bear In mind
that the prices here given are usually for
sales from first hands in round lots. Ia
filing orders and for broken lots it is nee
essary to charge an advance over these
figures. -Wa
FLOUR.
There has been quite an Improvement
in the flour trade within the past week,
aud dealers are beginning to feel much
better. The better grades are in good
demand. We note sales Of 800 bbls vari-
Gus grades, S4G7; 1000 bbls various
grades, 81 25@7 800 bbls various grades,
SiSG IS; lSj bbls unsound, 50 80; 600
bbls, S5tg7 80.
HAY.
The hay market is quiet. Choice has a
good call, but anything below the best i,
not wanted. We note the sale of cal
stained Timothy, Sl3; car stained Tim
othy, Sl4; car Timothy, SIG.
CORN.
There ii little doing and the demand
\ ng"t-'-~~e mote tue -a,c OF car In heav,
sacks delivered at 45c.
OATS.
There Is not much oats coming int
the market, though there IL good sun
ply ia the market. We note sales of
ear sample, 32c 30 sacks, i0c.
MEAL.
Meal i. very languid and bat little /
being handled. The only sale noted wa,
235 barrels at 81 90 per barrel.
| BRAN.
Bran il also quiet aud duh, with Sl5 o,
the ruling figure. We note sales OF cal
$l5 90: 100 sacks Sl5 %.
BUTTER.
The market is heavily Overstocked, and
butter is very dull. The weather fol-
many days has been very unfayOrable
and the best In the market is being sold
for % cents. We note sales of 800 lbs, 25c:
$50 lbs southern Illinois, lSc; 200 lbs
Northern, zoe; 40 lbs choice Northern
roll, 25c; 100 lbs Southern Illinois, lsc.
EGGS.
The market is chuck full OF eggs, and
owing 10 the bad weather for them, they
have declined. Sales have been very
light. They were 100 dozen, zoe; 81
dozen, zoe.
POULTRY.
There is plenty of poultry, with only ,
light local demand. Sales reported were
TURKEYS 800 Ms dressed, 1O(G12c IN
lbs dressed, lie; coop live Sl3 pei
dozen.
CnIcKENs--lO dozen dressed, S213; 4
dozen live, 50.
GEEsE--5 dozen dressed 81 50aj.
u APPLES.
The stock Of medium and common
applos is very large, and there is no de
mand for them. Strictly choice have ,
good call. Sales noted were 81 bbls com
mon, 81 5000 35 10 bbls common, 81
DRESSED MEATS.
The dressed meat trade has beer
squelshed by the warm and spring like
weather, and shippers are again advise,
not to make any shipments to this mar
ket until II Is more favorable. rho Onl,
sale noted was 1000 pounds dressed bee
in a slightly damaged condition, at &c pc
pound.
HIDES AND EuRS..
Furs remain dull. Hides are il goo
demand at quotations.. 80 W SAef
IIIDEs-Dry flint, l3@lic, dry saltet
ll@l2c; green salted, Gl0Glc damaged
price. ntth
FuRs-We quote Western-Otter, N,
l, SGaG so; No2, $3(a3 80; No. 8, ST.
l 50; No. 4. &c. Mink--No. !, 81
! %; NO 2, oOYloc; No. 3, 2oc; No.
l0c. Raccoon--No. ], 00(965o; No.
AOc; No. 8. aOc; No. 4, g.. Fox--Gra
No. l cased, 81; No. l open, &c 7; No.
5c@60c No, 3, 25c; No. 4. l0e; Re
No. l cascd, 81 80; No, ! open, 81 2
: Skunk Black, sOcC1Sl half striped, 80
! Coo; narrow, 35c; kittens, l5c. Opc
! sum-st9l0c. Beaver--$l 6C(@s. Mus
a rattle. Bear-No. !, IS; No, 2, :
4 No. 3, $?@3; No. 4, SOC. A'''i w
n DEER SKiNs-Quotc; Winter, aiG9w
: tall, 3s@35c.