The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-09
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRo, ILLINoIs, THURSDAY EVENING, !
March 6, 1877.

| noon, when there was sudden change,
and the weather became much colder.
The markets. quiet, and business dull.
1t is difficult to say anything new of the
FLOUR market, for there is no change
worthy of note. All grades, particularly
| low and medium, are scarce and wanted.
The demand-especially the order trade
is lively, and merchants are unable to
fill orders as fast as they are received.
Millers everywhere complain of the diff
ticulty in securing wheat, and many of
the beat mills are either shut down en-
tirely or running on halt time. Prices
are firm at quotations.
The HAY markert is dull. Stocks OF
low grade are very large, with no de
mand Choice is in good supply, with
only light trade doing. Prices are
| substantially the same as last quoted.
There is only light supply of OATS in
hand, while the demand is fairly active,
and transactions are liberal. Prices are
steady and do not vary materially from
previous quotations.
There is very little CORN on the mar.
ket. The demand is good, and price;
steady. Country green MEAL is in large
| supply while the demand is very light
The demand for City is good and prices
steady at quotations. The supply is
limited. BRAN is steady at Sl5 for
wheat aud $l2 for corn. POTATOES are in
better supply, and prices little weaker.
Choice apples are in better supply,
though the stock is not large, Common
are plenty and dull. CHICKENS are
not plenty, and the demand is fair.
Good old hens are worth So 0O(a3 % :,
mixed are worth 50 30. Turkeys are in
fair supply, and selling at 50 to $40.
Choice BUTTER for. table use is scarce and
wanted. Medium and low grades is
plenty aud dull. There is large sup
ply of Eggs on the market, and they are
now retailing at ten cents. DRIED
FRUIT is plenty and dull. "A
few DRIED APPLES were
sold at 4c to 4lc, and a few peaches
at &c. There is only a light supply OF
! DRESSED MEAT here. The demand is
fair. Prices are unchanged Onions are
in light supply. Choice yellow are
worth 81 50(94 10. Hides and tallow
are selling at prices quoted below.
Freight rates to New.Orleans, Doc per
dry bbl., and l5c per cwt.
THE MARKET.
| RS~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. ~ua
FLOUR.
Stocks of all grades are light. The de-
mand is good, and merchants lind it diff
hcult to fill orders. Prices are firm at
| quotations. Sales reported were $50 bbls.
various grades, SIS 5097 30; 200 bbls.
various grades, SIS 5O@7 80; 100 bbls.
various grades, IS 50@s 90; los bbls.
XXX, 81 90; 100 bbls. Good Family
81 20; 80 bbls. Choice Family, SIS 90; 800
bbls. various grades, So 00@9 90.
| HAY.
Large stock Oh the market, and trade
dun. Low grade is in oyerstock and
| difficult to work of. Prices are steady.
| Sales reported We're as fellows: cars
choice mixed, $40; 2 cars choice
Timothy, $40; , cars good mixed, 50;
8 cars choice Timothy, Sll@l2; 2 cars
prime Timothy, Sl09lo so; 2 cars Red
Top. mixed, 5000 so; 90 bales Timothy,
on orders, Sl3.
| OATS.
Supply limited demand tair. Prices
firm. Sales noted were as follows:
cars northern, in bulk, 35936c; 2 cars
black mixed, in bulk, 4094lc l car
black seed oats, in sacks, 46c 2 cars
white, in sacks, 4Sc; 100 sacks mixed,
44c.
CORN.
There is a light demand for corn. The
Supply on the market is small. Prices
are steady at quotations. Sales reported
were cars, white, in bulk, SOC; 2 cars
choise white, retained. 40c; cars vel
low mixed 3Sc; $50 sacks. white. 46ta)
47c 200 sack; mixed, 44c
MEAL.
Country green is in large stock and
dull at 81 00(92 10. City is In good de-
mand and steady at 50 3O92 So. Sales
reported were 500 bbis. city, So 3O@2 50;
$50 bbls. city, 2 3o92 IS; % bbls. green
country, 81 00(92 10.
BRAN.
Bran-fair supply and steady Ut $40 W.
Sales were SO sacks wheat, $l5 10; 800
sacks, $l5 %; $50 sacks, Sl5 90; lOO
sacks, corn, SIP 90; l25 sacks, corn,
$l2 90.
POTATOES.
Fair supply on the market, with
moderate demand. Prices steady at
quotations. l'eachblows are worth 81
per bushel, and by the bbl. So to So 90,
according to size OF barrel. Sales were
$50 bushels pasc.J,J rs, %; ~ III ~
bulls. Early Rose, 50 20; 20 bbls. SeEth'
srn Illinois, Early Rose, 81 80.