The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-27

and prices higher. There Is a better de-
mand for potatoes, the supply on the
market being light. Prices are not ma
terially changed. There is limited sup
ply Of choice apples on the market. while
common are plenty and dull. Poultry
Is scarce, and the request is good. Re.
csipts Of choice butter are very
light, and there Is very little
on the market. The demand is
good. Common is plenty and
dull. The supply of eggs is good though
not large. The demand is fair. ORES ,ed
meats are quiet. The request. for dressed
hogs is very light and to 5lc. is all that
can be obtained for them. Beef Is in lit
tie better demand at to 4lc. Dried fruit
OF all kinds is plenty and dull at quota
tons.
The Mississippi river Is rising slowly
at st. Louis, while the Ohio IL about
stationary here. Freight rates by river
are unchanged, SOC. for dry Dbl. and ljc.
cwt.
THE MARKET.
Ea3~O Our friends should bear IN mind
that the prices here given are only tor
sales from first hands in round lots. In
| filling orders and tor broken lots it Is
| necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. fsa
FLOUR.
The supply OF all grades is light; de.
mand active, and prices steady and firm.
Sales reported were 200 bbls. various
grades, to arrive. 81 25G17 80; 100 bbls
various grades, 81 50C9S; 100 bbIs. vari-
Gus grades, on orders. seas; $50 bbls
various grades, s. SOFAS; 2i0 bbls. va
rious grades, $5@S; $50 bbls. various
grades, s. 25@s IS.
HAY.
Stock large and demand limited. Re-
ceipts are light though equal to the pres
ent wants of trade. Prices are unsteady
and weak. Sales reported We're as fol-
lows: car choice timothy, $l2; loo
bales, choice timothy, $l2; three cars
common, IS 80; 4 cars mixed, 50; 3 cars
choice mixed, SO 80.
OATS
There is q limited demand tor light
weight oats tor the local trade, but all
others are plenty and dull, and prices are
a little weaker. Sales reported were
cars Galena. in sacks, 40c; car Southern
Illinois, in bulk, 33c; , cars Central Iii
| nois, 34c.
Some demand for good white for mill
ing purposes. Supply OF yellow an'
mixed fair, and demand light. Sale
noted were: cars mixed, in bulk, 3St
3 cars white in bulk on !. G. track, Al:
cars white, in bulk, on c. and V. tract
mixed. 44(l45c; 1 car white, IN bulk, G
l. c. track, 4l!c; cars white, in bull
c. and V. track. 4Oc; 3 cars mixed, c
{. and V. track, 3S(G39o.
MEAL.
There is a fair demand for city mea
The supply is limited. Green cOuntr
is plenty and dull. Sales reported wei
100 bbls, country green, So 10; 100 BIB
city. 81 20; 200 bbls city, So 259S2 30.
BRAN.
Bran Is scarce and in demand. Sale
were 200 sacks Sl7.
POTATOES
There are very few on the MAJ ket. Tn
demand is limited. Prices are unchanged
Sales were 100 bbls. mixed, 81 1903; 2
bbls. Peachblow, SO; 80 bbls. Early Rose
SO 80.
| APPLES.
Fair supply of choice IN hand. Com
mon are plenty and dull. Sales were 2,
bbls. Common, 81 1902; % bls. Choice
mized, So; so bbls. Ben Davis, 81 1908
70 bbls. Gennets, 81; 30 bbls. Winesap'
and Romantics, 81 20.
POULTRY.
There isa fair demand tor chickens
with very few on the market. Sale
noted were coOps old hens, 50 %;
coops old hens, So rs; coop mike,
chickens, 81 75; 3 coops mixed, 81;
coop turkeys, So 30.
| BUTTER.
Choice butter Is scarce and In demand
Common is plenty and dull. sales wer
200 lbs. Central Illinois, 22c; l2j lbs
Central Illinois, l7G)22c $50 lbs. South
ern IllinOis..rolI. 1920; 200lbs. Contra
Illinois roll, in cloths. 20G22c; 10 pales
Illinois packed, ls@20c.
EGGS.
| The supply is fair, though not large
Demand good. We the sale OF 30
doz.. Zoe 10 packages. Zoe 500 doz., lOc
DRESSED MEATS.
The weather Is most to warm for hand
ling dressed meats. The receipts durin
the last few days have been light. Tn
demand is limited. There is no chang
in prices.
DRIED FRUITS.
There is an abundance of dried fruit c
| all kinds on the market. The demand ]
weak. Dried apples are held at to 4lc