The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-13
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO. ILLINOIS. MONDAY
February ls-7


chants generally are doing a good busi-
ness.
The Flour market 10 frtn, with
prospects good for an advance in prices.
Advices from New Orleans report the
stock In first hands there a. very nearly
exhausted, and the market on all grades
ranging from treble upwards from 25 to
80 cents higher. The stock of low and
medium grades In the hands OF ner.
chants here Is small, while the demand is
good and increasing. There il a fair
supply of choice AMI fancy, with q good
demand.
There is no change Of importance to
note In the Hay market. There il q large
stock OF common and low grade on the
market and 1t is dull sale. Choice in fair
demand and limited supply. Prices rule
firm at quotations.
Oats Is in fair supply, and transactions
have been liberal. The demand Is moder-
atsly active. Prices are firm at quota.
lions.
| The stock OF corn on hand il light,
while the demand Is little more active.
There Is no change in prices.
Meal is in fair supply and firm at quo
tations. The demand is good. Bran is in
good demand with limited supply
Prices are unchanged. Potatoes are
scarce and in active demand at better
prices. There are very few on the mar.
ket. Choice apples are wanted at good
prices. The supply is light, with more
active demand. There is fair supply
of chickens on the market, and the de-
mand is limited for anything but good
There are very few turkeys coming in
Prices arc unchanged. There is an over
stock of common and interior butter
here, and 1t Is almost impossible to worl
it on at any price. Choice table, how
ever, is always in demand
and Is taken at good prices
The supply of eggs on the market /.
large, with moderately active demand
Prices are little lower than at last re
port. There is . fair demand for hide,
and tallow at quotations. Dressed meat,
are ia light supply with fairly activ,
demand. Prices are about as last quoted
Dried peaches and apples are in demand
at quotations. Onions are in light sup
ply and fair demand. Rates are un-
changed--30 cents per dry bbl., and Is
CENTS per cwt.
THE MARKET.
1%Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are only tol
sales from first hands In round lots. Ir
filling orders and for broken lots 1t IL
necessary to charge an advance ovel
these figures. "a
FLOUR.
Sales reported were 100 bbls. various
grades, 1907 90; 200 bills. various
grades, S. 5O@7 90; $50 bbls. Good
Family. 81 %; 100 bbls. various grades,
S. 50@7; 800 bbls. various grades
S6@s 70.
HAY.
Sales Of Hay were 2 cars Prime Tim.
othy. $ll 3 cars Choice Mixed, SO; 3
cars Red Top Mixed, 50; 8 cars Choice
Timothy. $l2 4 cars Choice Timothy
$l2; 8 cars Prime Timothy. $ll; - cars
of mixed, 50 5001O; cars CHI "ice
mixed, Sl0@ll; SO bales, $l3;2 cars.
choice mixed, Sill.
OATS.
Transactions were cars Central Hi
nois, IN bulk, Csc; cars Central Iii.
nois, in bulk, 34c; cars Southern
Illinois, light weight, 33c 3 cars Wiscon.
Gin. in bulk, SIC /; 2 cars Wisconsin, fancy
Csc; 2 cars Central Illinois, 34935c; 24O
sacks, white, 44c 2 cars white. in sacks,
43c; 2 cars Northern mixed, Acc.
CORN.
Sales OF corn were cars white. in
bulk. doc; cars choice white mixed'
40c; cars mixed, 39c; 400 sacks white,
AGO 4Sc l car white, In bulk, 40c.
MEAL.
We note sales of meal as follows %
bbls. city, So 30; 100 bbls. city, 2 ESQ.,
| 2 80.
BRAN.
Sales reported were 90 sacks, wheat
bran, SIS; 200 sack, wheat bran, SIS;
100 sacks, corn bran. $l2.
POTATOES.
Sales OF potatoes were 80 bbls. Early
Rose, 81; 80 bbls. Early Rose, So -
"a; 100 bbls. Peach Flows, SO 5093 rs.
APPLES.
We note sales Of bbls. Winesaps and
Ben Davis, 81 25(92 so; Is bbls. Roman
Beauties, 50; 80 bbls. common, 81.
POULTRY.
Sales Of poultry reported were coops
mixed chickens, 81 25; coop mixed,
| 81 %; coop old hens, So 90.
BUTTER.
| Sales noted, 400 lbs. Central Illinois
roll, in cloths, 20c; 700 lbs. Illinois, COM
mon to medium, l4(Slsc; $50 lbs. Good
Southern Illinois, lie; packages, South
ern Illinois roll. l69l7c.
| EGGS.
We note sales Of 500 dozen, l3c 80
dozen, l2Ac $50 dozen, l3c; 800 dozen,
lac; $50 dozen, 123c;
HIDES.
Sales reported were $50 lbs. green salt,
&c 500 lbs. dry flint, l5@l63c; $50 lbs.
tallow, 63@eac.
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