The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-06-01
81 30; ! car choice Timothy sl2 30; !
car good mixed, SlI TO-
CORN

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car good mixed, SlI 30.
CORN.
There is a tair demand for choice white
corn. Arrivals during the last few
days have been light, and there is only
small supply on the market.
Prices are shade lower. We quote
sales as follows; car white in sacks,
5sc; 200 sacks mixed, 53c, 3 cars white
In bulk, 54c: 2 cars white in bulk, SIC;
1000 sacks white, CSC.
OATS.
Receipts OF oats are limited, though
equal to the demand. Prices are l62c
off since last report. Sales have been
few. We note sales OF car Galena, In
sacks, 45c; car Northern, in sacks, 44c
MEAL.
There ia a fair demand tor city meal,
though prices show further decline OF
&c. Country meal ia in good supply,
and light demand. We note sales as
follows: go bbls. country, sold early In
the week, 81 20; 2O0bbls. city, 81 $50
2 So; $50 bbls. city, 50 s092 sJ.
BRAN.
Bran sin light supply and good de-
maRd, and prices are lower. Sales are
now being made at Sl7 5O@ls 50.
| TORACCO
The sales at the Farmers warehouse
to-day drew out more than usually
large board Of local buyers, and the
number of gentlemen from foreign mar
kets who have been almost regular at
tendants on the sales here this season
were also present. The sales com
prised flfty-three hogsheads, OF
which the greater portion was
Tugs. 1t is evident that farmers are
marketing the lower grades, and hold
ing the better qualities Of tobacco until
later in the season. The prices obtained
were fully up to previous sales, and
were In almost every instance satistac-
tory. The following were the prices ::
50 hhds. leaf and Tugs; So 05, 3 80, 90
6 Is, As; 8 80, 8 50, 0 80. 50, 3 90,
8 40, 20. $50, $50, 3 80,
3 70, I 20, 8 10. 65, 3 s., 4 90, 9 Is,
Z 90, 7 %, s so, S 80, Z 10, 10, . 20,
8 90, 3 IS, 3 10, 80, Oj. 8 4j, 6 20,
3 IS, . 80, 3 As, 8 90, : 80, ) 20, 3 25,
80, 4 IS, 7 G5, 3O0,.. 10 90, 9 80, Z 80,
Z 10, 4 As, 8 90.
POTATOES.
There is only light supply of old pc.
tatoes on the market. The demand is
fair, and choice are worth from So 70 to
81, according to the size OF the barrel.
We note sales of % bbls peach blows at
So 20. New York potatoes are coming in
more freely and prices are "a little lower,
We note sales OF 10 bbls at g.; 40 bbls, "a
l@45O.
BUTTER.
The market is still Overstocked will
all grades of butter except strictly
choice. Common to good medium
grades are plenty aud dull sale, and
considerable quantities of the butter is
spelling on the hands OF commission
men. Sales reported were 3 packages,
choice country, l5c; packages, com.
mon, l0c; 100 lbs. Southern Illinois
good, l5c; 100 lbs. inferior, l2!c; 600 lbs
Southern illinois, l2@l6.
| EGGS.
Eggs are scarce and in demand. Re
ceipts are light Prices are shad,
higher, and sales were made yesterday
at Zoe. We note salts as follows
400 dozen, 9e; 200 dozen, l0c; 100 dozen,
l0!c.
POULTRY.
There is only a light supply of poultry
on the market, while the demand Is talr.
Old hens are worth So to SO % per
dozen, and mixed chickens, 81 50(a2 70.
Spring chickens are worth ST 80 to 50 %
according to quality.
WBERRIES.
Receipts OF straw berries are about
equal to the demands of the market
Prices range from So to So 20, according
to quality.
CABBAGE.
We note the sale of crate of Louisl.
ana cabbage--small but solid heads, at
Sl4 per hundred.
HIDES AND TALLOW.
Hides are higher, and we now quote
dry flint at l5@l6c; green salt, 7!@sc;
and green &c. Tallow Is worth 797.c.
ONIONS.
The market is well supplied and the
demand light. Prices arc ST. 5004 -
tor choice yellow, and 81 to 81 % for
good red.
DRIED FRUIT.
There Is an abundance OF all kinds of
dried fruit on the market. with but little
demand for any. Apples are worth 81 to-
4c.; and peaches, y to Sc.
as COAL.
We quote Paradise and Mt. Carbon Oh
track, lump, So; nut. So, delivered carr
load per ton, lump, So 80; nut, So 75n
load red per single ton, lump, Same
delive; Raum or Harrisburg coal to
So % per load, lump, S27 {; nut, $l6 ;day
track per ton, So so; Pittsburg per car
on track S5 80 per tor
Wood! Wool! WOOd!!!
The Cairo Box and Basket company