The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-23

Receipts Of chickens since last report
have been large, and the supply on hand
Is large. Demand moderate. Prices are
unchanged. Choice butter Is scarce and
wanted. Common and low grade IL
plenty and dull. Eggs are In fair sup
ply, and prices a little weaker. All
other articles remain about as last
quoted. 5nfff sn
Freight rates by river are unchanged.
The MARKET. fttq
~ Our friends should bear IN mind
that the prices here given are only for
sales from first hands Ia round lots. In
filling orders and TOR broken lots Il is
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. ~S0a N
FLOUR.
The supply OF medium grades Is light
and in active demand. Low and Choice
are in fair supply, and good demand.
Prices are firm. Sales were $50 bbls. va
rious grades, 81 5O@S; 100 bbsl. various
grades, S. 5O@s; 100 bbls. variou,
grades, Sc 5O@7 80; 400 bbls. various
grades, on orders, IS 5O@s 20; 500
bbls. various grades, SO oo@s 90.
HAY.
The stock on hand is not large
though fully equal to the wants of the
market. The demand is light and prices
weak. Sales reported were as follows:
car Choice Mixed, $40; car Choice
'rimothv Go. cor Vr;v,o sr;r,oty,,v
$40; ! car Choice Mixed, $40; / car
Common Mixed, SO; / car Choice TIM
othy, SIP.
OATS
There is only light demand for Oats,
while the supply in good. Prices are
steady at quotations. Sales reported
were II cars Galena, sacked, 40(d41c; l
car Southern Illinois, in bulk 3sc / car
White in sacks, 42c; 3 cars Southern
Illinois. in bulk, 33c; car Southern ILL
nois, in bulk, 33lc; 2 cars Northern in
bulk. 36c.
CORN.
Good white corn for milling purposes
is in good demand and scarce. yellow
and mixed is in good supply, and de.
mand moderate. Sales were cars
mixed in bulk. 3sc; l car mixed, in bulk,
39c; cars white In bulk, Ale; 2 cars
white, in bulk, 41c; 200 sacks white,
46G47c; 450 sacks mixed, 44(945c 8
cars white, in bulk, 4Oc; cars mixed, In
bulk, SOC.
MEAL.
City meal is scarce and In demand.
Country green is in large supply and
dull. We note sales ..of $50 bbls. city,
81 25(92 80; 80 bbls. green country,
$500; 200 bills. city, So 3OS2 35.i:
BRAN.
There is very little on the market. The
demand IL active and an advance has
taken place. Sales reported were 200
sacks, $l7 90; 50 sacks, Sic 90; 100 sacks,
SIG 90.
POTATOES
Potatoes are plenty, and the market
indicates downward tendency, northern
early rose are selling at 50 70; and other
qualities range from 81 50 to So. Sales
were 80 bbls. Peach blows, 81 1908;
80 bushels do 81 10.
APPLES.
Good supply Of choice on the market.
Demand limited. Low grades are In
sver stock.
POULTRY.
Receipts Of poultry during the last few
days have been liberal, and the supply
on the market is good. We note the
sales of 6 coops old hens, 50 2503 so; /
coop old hens, So 25; coops mixed
chickens, s. 1903.
BUTTER.
Choice butter In scarce, and very little
coming in. The demand tor strictly
choice tor table purposes is urgent. Com.
mon and medium grades are plenty and
dull. Sales were 500 lbs. Southern ILL.,
nos, 1s@22c; 200 lbs, Northern Gilt
Edge, 25c; 400 lbs. Central Illinois, 40
@22c.
EGGS.
Fair supply and limited demand. Sales
were 800 doz. In patent cases, 10lc; 400
dozen. Zoe 2l0 doz., lOc; 800 dez., lOc.
DRESSED MEATS.
The weather Is most to warm for hand
ling dressed meats. The receipts during
the last few days have been light. The
demand is limited. There is no change
in prices.
DRIED FRUITS.
There is an abundance of dried fruit OF
all kinds on the market. The demand is
weak. Dried apples are held at to Ale.
and peaches at 81 to Q.
ONIONS.
Onions are in fair supply and limited
demand. Choice yellow are selling at
81 80 to 81 20, and good red at 81 to
81 %.
BEANS.
White beans are plenty and dull. We
note sales of2 bbls. white beans, s. 70.
HIDES AND TALON.
Receipts Of hides have been liberal.
Sales reported were 600 lbs. dry flint
l4c; 200 lbs. do, H!c; $50 lbs; Green
salt. 54c; sales of tallow were $40 lbs. &c.
SALT.
Sales salt were $50 bbls. 81 4O(9l 6Oc.
COAL.
We quote Paradise and Mt. Carbon OIL
track, lump, IS; nut, 50, delivered car,
lad NOR fnv1 hmm EA mat TX