The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-09
COMMERCIAL.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY,
February & 1877

| In the condition Of the market here.
The weather continues pleasant, thoufh
it is little cooler to-day.
The Mississippi river is open from
Cairo to st. Louis, and steamers are now
passing up and down. The Ohio river
continues to fall at this point, though
there is still good stage of water to
New Orleans in the Mississippi. Rates
to New Orleans are unchanged-30c per
Dbl. and l5c per cwt.
There IL nothing new to report 10 the
condition OF the -four market. There is
a fairly active demand for low and me.
dunn grades, while the supply is limited.
Prices are firm. Choice flour is in fair
supply. The demand is good though not
brisk. There il good demand tor the
better grades of hay, while common and
inferior is plenty and dull. Strictly
| choice 10 always salcable. Prices are
firm at quotations. Oats is in moderate
supply. The demand is active, with prices,
II anything. little higher. Sales during
the last three days have been liberal.
There Ia only light supply Of corn on
the market, while the demand is a little
more active. There has been no change
in prices. Meal is in good supply. The
demand is for city, and prices hold up /;
while green country is dull and lower, as
will be seen by quotations below. The
supply OF bran is light, while the demand
is active. Choice potatoes are worth
SI@l 10 per bushel, and SO 5OG3 IS per
bbl., according to quality.
There are very few on the
market. Common apples are in good
supply and dull. Choice are scarce and
In fair demand. There has been a de-
cline in the price OF dressed meat. Hogs
are selling from country wagons at &c,
and beef at 4!94sc. Mutton is worth &C..
The supply is limited, though we could
not urge shipments until the weather is
more favorable. Chickens and Turkeys
are coming in slowly. There Is far de-
mand for both at former quotations.
Dressed poultry il not wanted
unless the weather grows colder. There
10 an overstock of common and inferior
butter on the market, and prices are 60
ing down. Medium white roll has been
selling as low az l1913c. Strictly choice
table is in fair demand. Eggs are in
large supply, and prices have a down
ward tendency. There is fair demand
I for white beans, onions and dried apples
and peaches.
THE MARKET.
n~Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are only tor
sales from first hands in round lots. In
filling orders and tor broken lots it is.
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. ayna
FLOUR.
Sales noted were 100 bbls. various
grades, s. 25; 100 bbls. Low grade,
S. %; 100 bbls. various grades.
S. 5OS7 80; 100 bbls. Good Family,
81 80; 100 bbls. Low grade. S. rs; 500
bbls. various grades, $6Cas 20.
HAY.
Sales of hay reported were cars good
mixed. SO; 9 cars prime Timothy, $l1 ;
cars Red Top, SO; car mixed, $l2; 8
cars choice Timothy, Slz@l2 so; 8 cars
prime Timothy, Sill; 2 cars mixed.
$l09l0 80; 4 cars common mixed, 500
9 so; cars choice Timothy, Sl2 80.
OATS.
The following sales were reported
cars Central Illinois, in bulk, 35c; 9
cars Northern mixed, in bulk, 36c /; 200
sack white, 45c; POO sacks mixed, 42c
2 cars Wisconsin, in bulk, 36637c; cars
Illinois, light weight, 34c; ear rejected,
33c 3 cars Central Illinois, in bulk, 35c.
CORN.
Transactions reported were $50 sacks,
white, 46@4sc; 3 cars white, in bulk,
doc ? cars mixed, in bulk, SOC; ! car in
sacks, 4Oc; 2 cars white, in bulk, 4Oc;
car white, in sacks, 47c.
NEAL.
Sal.s were 100 bbls. country, green,
s2@2 Is; $50 bbls. city. 81 3O(G2 35 f.; 100
bbls. green country, 81 10,
BRAN.
Sales reported were 800 sacks, SIS; 50
sacks, SD; 100 sacks, SIS.
POTATOES.
Good are worth from SlGyl 10 per
bushel in barrels, So 5O9s 70. The
supply is light, with q good demand.
Sales were 20 bbls. peachblows, S. 20.
APPLES.
Sales reported were 20 bbls. Southern
Illinois, common, 81; 20 bbls. Roman
Beauties, 81 10.
DRESSED MEATS.
Not much of any kind on the market.
Beef is low, 4i94a, hogs have been sell
ing from wagons at Sc; mutton is worth
6d6ic 5 calves, bl@6c.
HIDES.
Sales were l,0O0 lbs. green salt, &C 400
lbs. dry flint, laSl5ac; $50 lbs. tallow,
8a@,6sc.
| POULTRY.
Sales reported were 3 coops hens.
| SO %; coops mixed chickens, 50 5Ot0
2 IS; coop turkeys, 81.
BUTTER.
Sales reported were 300 lbs. Southern
Illinois, Ice; 100 lbs. Southern Illinois,