The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-16


There Is an abundance Of common and
inferior butter on the market, and it Is
difficult to dispose OF il at any price.
Choice yellow roll, for table use,
Is In light supply and sells
readily at l9@2lc. The receipts
Of dressed meats have been large and the
market Is over stocked, and nc a conse-
quence prices have declined. Pork 10
selling at &c, and good beef in quarters
is Offering at &c with no takers. Dried
apples are in fair supply. and worth 4At6.
&c. Peaches are scarce and worth Ga
lie. Onions are scarce. Choice yellow
are worth - 5O@5. White beans are
ready sale at 81 5O(92 for choice.
Freight rates to New Orleans, 30c per
dry barrel and l5c per cwt.
The weather is warm and pleasant,
though indicating rain.
THE MARKET.
b~ Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are only fol-
sales from first hands Ia round lots. In
filling orders and for broken lots it is.
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. -WA
FLOUR.
Stocks are light. The demand for all
grades Is more active. Prices are firm.
Sales reported were 100 bbls. choice 81 25;
100 bbls. XXX, 81; 200 bbls. various
grades, s. 25@s 80; 200 bbls. various
grades, 81 5O97 25; 200 bbls. various
grades on orders, S. 5O@s 90; $50 bbls.
various grades, Sc 259s rs.
HAY.
Sales noted were cars choice mixed
SO 90; cars mixed, 50 (; 2 cars choica
mixed, $40; 2 ears choice at $l1; cal
choice, $l2; car mixed, $40; l ca
mixed, SO; cars good mixed, $40;
cars choice Timothy, $12; 3 cars Prim,
Timothy, $ll q cars mixed, $9gl0.
OATS.
We note sales of cars Central Illi-
nois, in bulk, 34c; cars Central Illinois
in bulk, Soc; cars, white. in sacks, 43c
goo sacks, white, 44c; 100 sacks, black
Coo; 3 cars. Northern, in bulk, 37(93Sc
l car Central Illinois, in bulk, 35c car
Central Illinois, in bulk, 351c.
CORN.
There Is no corn on the market, while
the demand is active $50 sacks, white.
LQr. nor vhita Ga hill AO~. q 49,,
white, in bulk, s93@4Oc; 8 cars, white
in bulk, 4Oc; cars, choice white
mixed, Acc.
MEAL.
Sales Of meal haye been more liberal.
Prices are firm at quotations. Sales re.
ported were 800 bbls. city, 81 AGO. 35
90 bbls. city, 2 2592 80; 100 bbls. green
country. So 1904 20.
BRAN.
Sales were 200 sacks wheat bran, SIS;
200 sacks, corn bran, $12.
POTATOES.
There is q very light supply on the
market, and the demand is active.
Choice are selling at 81 5O94. Sales re-
ported were so bbls. Early Rose, So IS
80 bbls. Peerless, So 80.
APPLES.
Common apples are plenty and dull
sale. Choice are in better demand. Sales
were 100 bbls. common to medium red,
81 50@2 20 bbls. Ben Davis, s. 20.
POULTRY.
Good chickens are scarce and in fair
demand at about So; 2 coops chickens
sold at SO; coop mixed. So Is. There
is very little demand for Turkeys, and
there are very few on the market,
though the supply is fully equal to
the demand.
EGGS.
The supply Of eggs Is abundant, and
prices have downward tendency. Sales
reported were 600 dozen, 124@l3c; 2
cases, l2}c; 700 dozen, N23c; 8 boxes,
l2lc; 200 dozen, 12c 100 dozen, 12c.
BUTTER.
Common and inferior is in overstock
and drag on the market. 1t 10 hard to
dispose of. The supply Of choice table
is limited, and sells readily at fair prices.
Sales reported were l package Central
Illinois roll, 15c; il box common, lac !;
400 lbs. Central Illinois, lsc; 800 lbs. me-
dunn, l4@l7c; 300 lbs. choice packed,
2O@22c.
DRESSED MEATS.
There is an overstock OF dressed pork
and beef on the market, and prices are
lower. Dressed hogs are selling at SC i;
and good beef in quarters is Offering at
4c sales reported were, 1900 lbs. pork
at &c; quarters beef at &c.
HIDES AND TALLOW.
Hides are coming in more freely. Sales
were 600 lbs. green salt, &c $50 lbs. dry
flint. l5@l5ac; 800 lbs. tallow 64@6ic.
DRIED FRUITS.
Dried apples are in fair supply, and are
worth 4i95c. Dried peaches are scarce,
and are worth 9@llc.
ONIONS.
There are very few on the market
Choice yellow are worth 81 5OG5.
BEANS.
Coed to prime white beans are worth
81 5000 poor and stained are selling al
81 25(Sl 50.
SALT.
Sales OF salt were $50 bbls at 81 500