The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-13
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRo, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY EyHsne. f,
July IL iE.7


and prices are steady and firm at
ss 5000. The stock Of old is very small,
and not sufficient Tor the wants OF trade.
New flour Is becoming more plenty, and
In the absence OF old, buy ers are
supplying their wants with new.
New flour may be oout.
ed 25c. under old. There
ia iair demand tor strictly choice hay
at sl2. Receipts are light and there is
very little choice on the market. Low
grade hay 10 plenty aud dull. .....Re-
cs'pts Of corn are light and the demand
good for white for milling purposes.
There is very little OH the market.
Prices are a shade stronger. and we quote
sales as high as Ole ....,. There is no do.
mand tor oats. The supply is iair and
prices ! cent easier. Receipts are liberal
....",..Meal has taken an npwsrd ten .
dency, and Is now quoted at 81 906S.
The supply on the market 10 about equal
TO the demand........Bran 10 In light
supply and limited demand. Within the
last day or two prices have taken
tumble. and we now quote the sale Of
several lots at SIS. Sales were made
earlier In the week as high as $lS........
! There is a good demand for potatoes at
ST 5O@2. There are very few on the
market.......For all other articles see
quotations.
River rates to New Orleans, 25c per
dry Dbl, and lac per cwt.
THE MARKET.
HeT"Our friend 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. @N3a
FLOUR.
Old Is scarce and In fair demand.
Prices are firm and steady ut quotations.
New flour Is becoming more plenty
and in the absence Of old. buyers are
supplying themselves with new. New
is quoted 25c under old flour. Sales
noted were 90 bills choice family, new
S.; 5O:bbls. various grades, 500; so bbls.
choice family new wheat, So so; 90 bbls.
old so. $50 bbls.various grades, So 509lO.
HAY.
There Is fair demand for strictly
choice at So. Receipts are light, AID
the supply on the market limited. Low
grade hay is plenty and dull. We note
sales OF car prime Timothy. Sill 80; 8
cars choice Timothy, $l2; / car prime
Timothy Sill; car low grade hay 50.
CORN.
There is good demand Tor white
corn tor milling purposes. Receipts are
light and the supply on he market 10
very small. An advance Of about ]
cent has taken place since our last re-
port. ) lies noted were Q cars white on
&C. track. ole; car white In sacks, sc.
600 sacks mixed, SAC.
OATS.
There Is no demand worth speaking
of for oats. There is u fair supply OH the
market, and prices are shade easier.
S les noted were car Northern in bulk,
37e; car Northern In sacks, q; 100
sacks, mixed, lie.
| MEAL,
The supply Of meal is about equal to
the demand. Prices are higher, and We
now quote city meal at So 9093. There
is fair demand tor country meal vt
50 70 to So Is. We note sales of 800 bbls.
city So 90; $50 bbls. 81 9OG2 a5; 30 bbls.
country 50 70; 75 bbls. country 81 rs.
BRAN
There Is only light demsnd Tor bran
aud prices are down. $50 sacks sold
early in the week at SIS, but later de-
cline set In and several lots sold az low
as Sl5. We note sales OF 80 sacks, SIS;
$50 sacks, SIS; l25 sacks, ship stuff. SIS.
POTATOES,
The supply OF potatoes on the market
is light. The demand Is fair, al 40@45c.
Receipts are meagre. Sales noted were
20 bbls. choice, 81 90; 10 bills. medium,
ST 70; 10 bbls. extra choice, 81 90.
BUTTER.
The stock OF choice butter on the mar.
kct Ia limited, with q liberal demand.
Common and low grade Is In over stock
and unstable. Prices for choice are
steady al 16(9lsc. We note sales a. fol-
lows: 800 lbs. southern Illinois packed,
la@l3; IA packages northern packed,
l6@lS; 200 lbs. southern Illinois, lalc,
EGGS.
Eggs arc plenty and In light demsnd
Sales noted were 2l5 dozen, Sc; 50 dozen
| Sc; Is packages, &c; 30 dozen Sic.
PROVISIONS.
Sales provisions we're 1,40O lbs. sugar
cured hams, canvassed, l0}e; 1900 lbs.
clear bacon sides, SIC.
LARD.
Sales lard were tlerces kettle rem
d red, standard, 100; 10 kegs kettle rene
dered, l0c.
i VEGETABLES.
Vegetables OF all kinds are plenty and
prices are low. Tomatoes are worth
81 7t32. Cabbage S607 per hundred.
POULTRY.
Poultry Is In isir supply and good do
msnd vt quotations, I coops young and
old mixed. 81 80; 3 eoops youne ~ -.
10 dozen young, email, ~ ~. . ssops|
young, 81 7Si | coop old hsnse4 30.
SALT.
Sales Of salt were 40 bbls. q u.