The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-13

timothy. $l2; car choice Timothy, So;
! car choice timothy, sj2; l car choice
mixed Sill.
CORN.
There Is but little choice corn arriving,
and the supply on the markets. limited.
There Is some demand for choice white.
Prices are firm at quotations. We note
sales Of cars white mixed, In bulk on
track, 40c; car choice white, in bulk on
l. Z. track, 4lc; , cars white, In sacks,
on orders, 47c;2 ears white In
sacks, 47c; cars white in sacks, acc; 500
sacks mixed, 42@44c; 300 sacks white,
47c.
OATS.
An advance OF about l cent IN all
grades has taken place since last report.
Receipts are light, and the supply has
been reduced until there is very little on
the market. The demand is limited,
aud transactions have been very light.
Sales reported were car Northern in
bulk, SIC; car Galena, mixed, Ale.
MEAL.
The supply of city meal on the mar
ket Is limited. while the demand is fairly
active, and prices firm ut quotations.
Transactions in country meal are light,
and principally at 81 to 81 10. Sales
reported were go bbls. city, So % 20
bbls. st. Charles, 81 30; $50 bbls. city,
s. 25@2 30.
bran.
Bran is In light supply and active de-
mand at an advance of 81 to So. Sales
reported were 100 sacks, $50; 10 sacks,
S2l; IS sacks, $50.
POTATOES.
Receipts OF potatoes are light, and the
supply on the market has been reduced
far below the requirements OF trade.
Choice peach blows are worth So to
50 %; white Early Rose are worth S3 %
to 50 so. Common and mixed vary
IRON 81 30 to SO.
APPLES.
Common are plenty and dull. Choice
are in fair demand at fair prices. supply
light. Sales were: 20 bbls. Wlnesap and
Romantics, 81 l592 %; 80 bbls. Choice
Ben Days, S3la3 %.
BUTTER.
Receipts of butter, all of it medium
and low grade, since last report, have
been large, and the market is now over
stocked with these grades. The de-
mand is light and it is difficult to work
off. Choice table butter is scarce and
wanted at good prices. Sales reported
were 500 lbs. Michigan, packed, 25@26c;
| 700 lbs. Central Illinois, packed, lSG22c:
| LOO lbs. Southern Illinois, in pals and
rolls, l6@lsc.
EGGS.
Good demand, with but few on tn
market. Sales were 700 dozen, ship
per's count, ll9c; 10 cases, lie.
POULTRY.
There is fair demand for choice old
hens at SO %. Mixed chickens ar,
worth 81 80 to 2 70. Sales reported wer,
3 coops mixed chickens at 81 50G2 IS.
LARD
Sales of lard were 10 kegs kettle rem
dered, lO!@lO4c.
ONIONS.
Onions are in tair supply and limited
demand. Choice yellow are selling al
ST 80 to 81 rs, and good red at 81 TO
81 20.
BEANS.
White beans are plenty and dull. They
are worth 81 70 to 81 per bushel for
choice; common and stained are worth
Sl@l %,
DRIED FRUIT.
There is an abundance Of all kinds of
dried fruit on the market. The demand
is light. Prices are. apples 4 TO &c;
peaches, 81 to &c.
DRESSED MEATS.
There is no demand tor dressed meats,
the season being too far advanced to han
die it with safety. There Is very little on
the market, and there is no call tor it,.
There is no change in prices.
PROVISIONS.
Sales provisions were l cask short
rib sides, dry salt, SIC; l cask sugar
cured plain hams, lls@ll3c.
HIDES AND TALLOW.
Sales of hides and taliow reported were
600lbs. dry flint l4@l4tc; go lbs. green
DC; 400 lbs. green salt, 64c. Sales of tai
low were 200 lbs. &c.
CIDER.
Sales were bbls. Sweet cider, pure
apple, 50.
FURS.
FuRs-Beaver-No. l 81 80; No.
Sc; No. 2 81; No. 3 50; No. 4 Sl.ec
Mink-No. 81; No. 2 zoe; No. ) 5Oc
No. 4 l0c. Raccoon-No. zoe; No.
40c No. 3 DC; No, 4 Zoe. Skunk--No
S5c No.2 Coo; No. 3 SOC; No. Is,
Fox Cray No. 81 No. , 75c; No.