The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-26
CONNIE RCIAL.
CAIRO, H., Thursday Evening,
Nav -. 1876.

since Monday. and several showers Of
rain have fallen. The river has been de-
clining gradually, and the sipe water has
nearly all disappeared. Rates to the
south continues the same.
Business has not improved any. Flour
Is about as quite as 1t can be. LAY is
very dull and in great quantity. Corn
continues pretty active. The demand is
good, but dealers find difficulty to fill Or
dcrs, owning to the scarcity. The arri-
walls of oats are few and far between. but
there is good supply on hand, fully
equal to all wants. Meal Is In good sup.
ply. It has been more active than usual.
Bran is plenty and very dull. Butter is
very plenty the demand Is exceedingly
stock that will be sold at any price. aud
until this is disposed OF, the trade will
tight. The market is full of common
remain, doubtlcssly, very meager. There
IL a fair supply of eggs, but none too
many for the demand, which Is good.
Strawberries sell fast at good prices.
FLOUR.
There is very little being done in this
branch oftradc. Stocks are ample. but
the demand is very light. We note the
sale OF 600 bbls various grades, 81 90 to
So 30: 100 bbls various grades. 81 90 to
81 %; 100 bbls various grades, 81 90 to
s. 10; 600 bbls various grades city. So 15
10 IS 80; 100 bbls SO Is to Sc 80.
HAY.
Hay is very dull. The marke, is over.
stocked. and there i. no demand. We
note the sale Of car common Timothy,
$40 90; car common, 80 90.
CORN.
The demand for corn is very good.
The supply is light. We note the sale OF
car mixed, in bulk, on track, 43c l car
white, in sacks. 50c 2 cars white. IN
sacks. 5lc A; ] car rejected mixed. in sacks,
400.
OATS.
Oats are very dull There is not much |
finding its way TO this market at present,
but there is still a supply fully equal to
the wants. No sales were reported.
MEAL.
Meal is in good supply, aud has been
pretty active. We note the sale of 200 |
sacks, - ij(a2 30.
There is no demand for Bran. There
is an abundance Oh hand. No sales were
noted.
BUTTER.
Butter is very plenty and dull. The
demand is unusually light. We note the
sale OF G. packages, l5c !; 30 pals, l2lc; IS
jars choice. lsc; 10 pals Southern hi.
nois, l2lc; 3 tubs, l5c.
EGGS.
Eggs are in good supply. but there is
no excess. The demand is fair. We
note the sale of IL packages, l2c; 600
doZ., l2c.
POULTRY.
There were no sales oi:poultry given in
for this issue. There is agood demand.
however for old hens at from 50 IS to
81 90: tor ROSTERS at from SO 90 to
50 90 and tor Spring chickens at from
50 001o 50 80.
NEW POTATOES.
There is good demand for new pota-
toes and cabbage. They are scarce. We
note the sale OF bbls. S. 1892 crates
cabbage, 50 %.
BANANAS.
We note the sale of 10 punches. - 90
to 81 90 according to size.
STRAWBERRIES.
Strawberries are in very good demantl
They do not come in fast enough TO satisfy
the wants. We note the sllc Of 80 crates.
50 90 to - IS.
PIE PLANT.
The demand for pie plant has entirely
died out. since small fruits have come
into market. We note the sale of - bbls,
! and ,! cents.
HIDES AND FURS.
Hides and furs are quiet at quotations.
IIIDEs-Dry flint, ~ a. l3c dry sailed.
10 a. II; green sailed, y "a &c damaged.
price.
FuRs-Beaver-No. l - 80; Mop
81 80; No. 3 81; No. 4 soc. Otter-No.
| Sc; No. 2 81; No. 3 81; No. 4 81,
Mink-No. 81; No. = Zoe; No. 3 soc;
No. Zoe. Raccoon-No. | zoe: No. 2
doc: No. zoe; No. 4 Zoe. Skunk--No.
SIC No. 2 G0c; No. 3 SOC; No. 4 l5c.
FoX-Gray-NO. 81 ; No. , 75c No. 3
zoe; red fox-No. l 81; No. = 75c.
Opossum-No. Zoe; No. Sc; No. 3.
&c. Muskrat No. zoe; No.2 l5c; No.
Zoe. Bear-No. $40; No. 2 81 No. 3
So; No. 4 81. Wolf-Mountain-No. !
So 50; No. 81 10; No3Sl; No. 4 75c;.
Prairie WolJ-No. l 81 25 No. . soc
Wild Cat 25c. flousc Cat Zoe. Badger,
25c.
Shea PELrs-Green 75c a, 5, % dry
100 90c shearings 10 IA zoe,
SALT.
We quote salt in ear load lots. 81 co;
less than ear load lots, 81 -. We note
the sale OF $50 bbls AT quotations.
COAL.
We quote Paradise and Mt. Carbon on
track, lump, So; nut. 81; delivered car
load per ton, lump. $3 80; mt, 50 10;
delivered per single ton, lump, 81; nut
So %; Raum or Harrisburg coal on
track per load, lump. S27 nut, SIG; de-