The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-06
COMMERCIAL,
CAno, ILLINOIS, MONDAY EVENING,
March s, 1871.

has been more changeable, and withal q
little colder than for several weeks pre-.
vious. There Is no change In the FLOUR
market. Supplies are light, with fair
demand. Prices are firm at quotations.
There Is an ovcrstock Of low grade
Of Hay on the market, and
1t is difficult to work of. Choice and
medium are In good supply, with light
demand. Prices rule steady. There Is
some demand for OARS, though the mar
ket is not active. buyers ask and sellers.
In order to effect sales, are compelled to
make concessions. The supply Is fair.
There Is good demand for Corn, while
the supply is comparatively light.
Prices are steady at quotations. Green
country MEAL is in large supply
and weak, and offering In round
lots at 50 10. City is in demand at quo
tations, while the supply is light. BRAN
is in good supply, with light demand.
Prices are steady at quotations. PoTA-
TOES are in better supply, and steady at
Sl@l per bushel. There are very few
apples on the market. The demand IL
good at So to 50 Is per Dbl. for choice.
Common are worth 81 75 to 50 Is.
Choice BUTTER Is very scarce and in de-
mand. Common Is plenty and dull.
EGGS are in good supply, and
steady at 10(9102c. There is q fair
demand for POULTRY. The supply is
limited. Good old hens are worth So
per dozen. TURKEYS are worth S9(9l0.
DRESSED MEATS are in light supply with
q fairly active demand. Prices are steady
at former quotations. Hides are coming
in more freely, and find quick sale at
quotations. Dried fruit Il plenty and
dull. There Is no sale for It.
Freight rates to New Orleans are un.
chsnqed--3Oc per dry bbl., and l5c per
cwt.
THE MARKET.
n~Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are only 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. sT6a
FLOUR.
Stocks are light, and demand fair.
Prices firm at quotations. Sales re-
ported were 200 bbls. various grades,
SIS 5O@7 60; 100 bbls. xxx. 81; 100
bbls. various grades, s.$5 5O@7 70, 200
bbls. low to medium, Sc tO@6 IS; 100
bbls. medium, 81 80; 100 bbls. Medium
Family, S. rs; 500 bbls. variou sgrades,
Sc 25@9.
HAY.
Low grade Is in overstock and slow
sale. Choice and medium Is In good
supply, with light demand. Sales since
last report were cars Timothy, Sill 2
cars Prime Timothy. $40 50; 3 cars
mixed, $40; 2 cars low mixed, 50; 81
bales, Prime Timothy, Sill 2 cars good
mixed, S9;2 cars choice mixed, $40.
OATS.
Supply fair. Buyers ask and sellers, In
order to effect sales, make concessions.
There ia some demand. Sales reported
were cars Northern, In bulk, 35(G36c
cars Northern black, in bulk, 42c; l car
black seed oats. in bulk, $50; l car Gen.
trail Illinois, in sacks, doc; 2 cars South
ern Illinois, in bulk, 33c; 2 cars South
ern Illinois. In bulk, SAC 2 cars Galena,
in bulk, 36c.
CORN.
Corn is in good demand at quotations.
The supply is comparatively light.
Prices are firm at quotations. Sales
were 5 cars, white in bulk. 40c;2 cars
mixed, in bulk, 800; car, white In bulk,
40c; 200 sacks white, 47@4Sc 200 sacks
mixed, 46c; cars mixed in bulk, 3sc; 2
cars white, in bulk, 4Oc.
CORN NEAL.
Country green meal is In large supply,
demand weak, and offering in round
lots at So 10. Sales were 400 bbls. city,
81 25@2 80; 500 bbls. city, 81 25@-
2 %.
BRAN.
Bran is in good supply and steady at
quotations. Sales were 80 sacks wheat,
Sis; 100 sacks corn, $l2 300 sacks wheat,
s; $50 sacks wheat, $l5.
POTATOES.
The market is well supplied, and prices
remain about as last quoted. Sales re-
ported were 100 bushels Peachblows,
sl@l 10 /; 40 bbls. Early Rose, So 40.
APPLES.
Choice apples are scarce, and the sup
ply OF common is very light, Choice are
worth S3(g3 25; common, 81 1902 %.
Sales were IS bbls., So 85(92 rs; IL bbls.
Willow Twigs, 50 90.
BUTTER.
Choice butter is very scarce and In de.
mand. Common is plenty and slow sale.
Sales noted were 2 packages medium,
zoe; 800 lbs. Southern Illinois. roll,
l6@lsc; 400 lbs. Central Illinois roll. in
clothes. 2O922c; 100 lbs. Southern Ill.
nols roll, lie.
EGGS.
There Is a fair supply on the market
and prices are firm at quotations. Sales
were 800 dozen. I0c; coo dozen, lO@llc
225 dozen, l0c; 9 boxes, shippers' count
&c "A cases. lo3c; $50 dozen, loo.
! POULTRY.
Chickens are in light supply, with al
equally fair demand. There are no tur
keys on the market, and the demand Il
rood. Sales were 4 coops old hens. 81