The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-06
COMMERCIAL.

| Apfli D, lSit.
Business In all the leading branches
has been fair since last report. Choice
grades OF -four are in better supply, this
receipts during the last week having
been more liberal than for some time
past. Low and medium grades
are very scarce and in demand. The
stocks in the hands of dealers are very
light, and not equal to the wants of the
market. The demand is principally for
low and medium grades. Prices are
steady and firm. Receipts Of hay during
the last few days have been
very light, and the stock
in first hanis il very small
The:demand for choice timothy to good
mixed is fair. There is limited de-
mand for good white corn at 40 to 4lc.
The receipts are light. Yellow and
mixed In fair supply. with light demand.
Good white on orders is worth to 2
cents more. The receipts of oates dur.
| ing the last week haye been very light,
| and the supply on the market
has been reduced very mater
| tally. There is liberal demand for
| light weight at former quotations.
Transactions since last report have been
light. owing to the scarcity OF supplies.
The demand for city meal is fair. The
supply is light. There is no change in
prices. Country meal is IN fair supply
and very dull at 81 to 81 ~. Bran is
scarce and wanted at SIS. There
- very little on the market.
The trade in potatoes since last
report has been active, and the sales have
near about cleaned out the market.
| There are very few here, and the demand
is active. Apples are in good supply,
while the demand is limited. Common
are plenty and dull. Choice butter is in
a little better supply, though the stock is
not sufficient tor the wants OF the mar
ket. Common and inferior is plenty and
hard to dispose of at any price. The
supply of eggs is not large. The de.
mand Is fair at IL to 1l3c
Poultry OF all kinds is scarce and In de
mand. Receipts during the last few days
have been light. The weather is too
warm for handling dressed meats, ast
shippers should handle as little OF 4
, as possible. There IL considerable on
the market and 1t Is hard to dispose of
The market for all other articles quoted
remains in about the same condition as
last reported.
The weather is warm and pleasant
The Ohio and Mississippi rivers are ris
ing, but we do not anticipate very high
water this season. Freight rates tC
New Orleans by river are unchanged
30cts. per dry Dbl. and l5cts. per cwt.
| THE MARKET.
DVOur friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are only for
sales from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots it is
necessary to charge on advance over
these figures. -Sna
FLOUR.
Choice grades in better supply. BE
dium and low grades scarce and wanted.
Prices steady and firm. Sales noted were
100 bbls. various grades, $6@7 80; 100
bbls. various grades. So 50(9S; 80 bbls.
xxx, on orders, 81; 30 bbls. Good Fam
lily, 81 rs; 400 bbls. various grades, sea
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! HAY.
Receipts are light. The demand for
choice timothy to good mixed Is fair.
The supply is light. Sales reported
were ! car choice Timothy. $ll 80;
car good mixed, S II 90; 20 bales
Choice Timothy. ST.; car good mixed,
$40 30.
CORN.
Fair demand for good white. Receipts
light. Yellow and mixed in fair supply
and light demand. Sales were 8 cars
white. in bulk, on c. and V. track, 4Oc;
3 cars mixed, in bulk, 39c; 500 sacks
mixed, 43@45c;
Receipts of oats are very light. De-
mand tor light weight fair. Prices steady
at former quotations. Sales reported
were car Northern mixed, in sacks, lie;
100 sacks, mixed 42c.
MEAL.
The supply is light. and demand fair.
Sales were 200 Dbl. city, 50 %; $50 bbls.
city 81 25(G2 80.
BRAN.
There is very little Oh the market,
while the demand IL active. Sales were
100 sacks wheat, SIS.
POTATOES.
Potatoes are scarce and wanted. The
supply on the market is very small
Prices range about as last quoted.
Sales were: 30 bills. Mixed, SO.
APPLES.
Choice are in fair stock. Common are
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