The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-07
COMM ERCIAL.
CAIRO, lLLlSols, MONDAY EVENING,

which Ia much needed.
Trade Is fairly active in all leading bran.
ches.
We note falling off In the demand for
Hour. This Is undoubtedly due to the
tact that prices are declining, and pur-
chasers are holding off with q view of
taking advantage OF the lower rates.
Prices are fully % cents of and weak
at the decline. The markets below are
full. and the shipping demand is very
light. ills generally conceded that pri.
ces will not go much lOwer-that they
have almost reached their downward
limit. Receipts during the last
few days have been liberal
and stocks are now more full. ..... There
has been decline OF 5S6o in corn, and
we now quote white in bulk at 4S@4oc.
Receipt during the week just closed have
been heavier than Tor the same number
OF days at any other period during the
last year. The market is full, and while
there Is iair demand the supply is suf.
iicient to meet IL. Mixed corn Is worth
4l@l5c In bulk. The demand Is limited.
."..".Ihere is AGAR demand Tor choice
new oats at 2etSgfc in bulk. Receipts
since last report have been fair, though
The supply on the market Is small and
scarcely equal to the demand. ......There
is no choice hay on the market. There
is fair demand for choice new at 81.
Receipts are very light. A limited
amount of good hay would sell readily on
arrival Potatoes are in limited sup
ply, and fair demand. They are worth
from 40 to I5c per bushel, and 81 1902
per barrel. Meal is in good supply,
and limited demand. We note
a decline of l0C9l5c. per Dbl
since last report. City meal Is now
worth 81 7O92 50, and good country
81 SOAP 60.."..Bran is steady at Sl2.
The supply on the market Is fair and de-
mand limited..".,...Poultry Is in good
supply and fair demand. Young chick
ems are worth all the way from ST. % to
81. according to size and condition. Old
hens are worth 81 25(D2 GO. ...... choice
butter is scarce and in demand at lG(G
lSc. There is very little on the market.
Common and low grade butter Is in
good supply, and light request The
supply OF eggs Is about equal to the de-
mand. Good fresh eggs in small cases
are worth S(9slc old or straw stained in
large cases are selling at Gaze. ......
Fruit of all kinds Is very plenty, and
prices so irregular that it is difficult TO
fix quotations. Choice peaches sold on
the streets on Saturday and today at
prices ranging all the way from 90 to
40c. per third.bushel box. Common
peaches can be had at 10 TO ljc Apples
areplenty, and sold to-day from country
wagons at 25(935c. per basbel. Pears
are becoming plenty; choice sold to-day
at 30@35c. per bOx"....Vegetables ar,
abundant and cheap. Tomatoes ar.
plenty, and are selling from the grocery
stores at 45(950c. Cabbage IL worth "a
IA so per hundred; green corn 465c.
Rates by river TO New Orleans are o5c.
per dry Dbl. and l2!c. per cwt.
1HE MARhEr.
Esl5H Our friends should bear IN mine
that the prices here given are only for
sales from first hands In round lots. II
filling orders and tor broken lots IL /,
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. @6Sa
FLOUR.
The demand Is less active and transac
tons are not so liberal. Prices are %,
lower than vt the date of our last report
Receipts are liberal and stocks fair. Sale,
reported were 100 bbls. various grades
SG(Go 90; 30 bbls. various grades, Sc 500
I; 100 bbls. various grades, S5(97 %; ion
bbls. Choice Family, S. 90; 100 Dbl.
Good Family, So So; so bbs. variou,
grades, S. 5Oa7 80; 400 bbls. varou,
grades, S1Gs.
HAY.
Receipts OF hay are very light, ant
there is none on the market. There Is
fair demand for choice new at $l2. Sale.
noted were car choice timothy, SIP;
car prime timothy, ST. 80; car com
mon hay, 50.
CORN.
Receipts during the last three day
have been heavier than at any othel
time for the last year, and as conse
quence the market is full and prices ga
&c of. The demand is scarcely equal T.
to the large stock on the market. W.
note sales OF cars white (sold on Satur
day, 5Oc; Is cars white (sold on Mon
day., 4Sc; 2 cars white In sacks tsolu
early, Csc; 32j sacks white G0c.
OATS.
Receipts are fair and the demand
more active. Choice new oats is in iaiI
request ut 2C927c. in bulk. The suppl!
on the market is small. Sales note,
were cars choice mixed in bulk 26!c
. cars choice new &c; car choice new
Slightly heated), 25c: car do, 26c; l cal
rejected old, BIC; ! car good new, &c;
car black mixed, In bulk, G!c; 2 ears
choice new in sacks, &c.
MEAL.
There is fair demand for city meal.
The supply is equal to the demand
Prices are lower, and we quote city as
follows: 3OObbls. city, So 70a2 30; 100
bbs. country, ~ 30; 100 bbls. city, 81 rs