The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-13
COM MERCIAL.

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| March IL, 1877.
| The weather has moderated, and it Is
now quite warm. A heavy rain COM
menced falling late sunday night, and
has continued almost without inter.
mission ever since, and at this writing
Indications are that there is "more com
ing" ..f
Business has been fair in all the Lead
ing branches. There Is an active de-
mand for Flour, and with anything like
fair supply transactions would be much
larger than they are. The supply of all
grades Is light and far below the wants
of the market. Prices are firm and
steady at quotations.
The supply of choice Hay Is good, and
fully equal to the wants of the market.
Common and medium is in oyerstock
aud very dull. However. prices are
steady at quotations. There is fair de-
mand tor Oats, while the supply on the
market is limited. Transactions during
the last three days haye been fair. Prices
are firm. There is only a light supply of
Corn on.the market, while the request Is
good. Receipts during the last week
have been light. There is no material
change in prices. The supply of City
Meal is about equal to the demand, and
prices are firm at quotations. Green
country meal is in large supply and Offer
Ing i'm round lots at 81 to 81 10. Bran is
In light supply, with a fair de-
mand. Prices are unchanged-Sl5
for wheat, and Sl2 for corn.
The supply Of. Potatoes. is light, and
the demand fair. Early Rose are worth
So 30 per Dbl. Others are selling at prices
quoted below. There Is a fair supply of
Apples on hand. The demand is good,
and prices steady. There is no strictly
choice Butter for table purposes on the
market. Strictly choice will sell at good
prices. Medium and low grade is plenty
and dull. The supply OF Eggs is fair,
and the demand is good. Ten cents is
the ruling price. Poultry of all kinds Is
scarce. The demand for chickens, es-
pecially choice old hens, is good. They
will bring So to 50 % per dozen.
Mixed chickens are worth 81 80. Tur-
keys are in fair demand at 50 to $40.
The supply OF dressed meat is light.
The request is fair There is no change
In prices. There is fair supply OF
onions on the market. Choice yellow
are worth 81 30 to So. Good red are
worth 81. Dried fruit is plenty and dull.
The late rains have caused a slight rise
IN the rivers and there is fair boating
stage Of water in both the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi. Freight rates to New Orleans
are unchanged-30c per dry Dbl. and l5c
per cwt.
THE MARKET.
EVOur 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. -Ua
FLOUR.
Demand good, with stock tar below
the wants of the market. Prices are
firm and steady. Sales reported were
800 bbls. various grades, S. 50(dS so /;
200 bbls. various grades, S. 5O97 rs;
200 bbls. Choice Family, 81 so; 100 bbls.
Fancy Family, S. 80; $50 bbls. various
grades on orders, s. 25(9s % 100 bbls.
Choice Family, 81 IS; $50 bbls. various
grades, S6@9; $50 bbls various grades,
So 50@7 20.
HAY.
Stock large and demand moderate.
Low and medium grades in overstock.
Prices are steady at quotations. Sales
noted were 3 cars choice Timothy, Sll@-
IL 90; q cars Prime Timothy, $40 80; 3
cars Choice Mixed, $40; car Prim o
Timothy, Sill; car Choice Timothy,
Sl2; cars choice mixed, $40; 2 cars
Common Mixed. 50; car Choice TIM
Othy on Orders, $l3.
OATS.
There is fair demand for oats, while
the supply is limited. Prices are firm.
Sales reported were cars Northern, in
bulk. 35@3Gc 2 cars old black mixed, in
bulk. Acc car black seed oats, in sacks,
zoe; car Northern, in bulk, 3Gc; . cars
Northern, in bulk, 354@3Gc.
CORN.
The supply of corn is limited. The
demand is fair. Prices are steady at
quotation, as follows 4 cars white, in
bulk, 39t940c; 3 cars mixed, In bulk,
| 3Sc; GOO sacks mixed, Acc; l car white,
in bulk, 40c; cars mixed. in bulk, Csc,
CORN MEAL
The supply of city meal is about
equal to the demand, and prices are
steady at quotations. Country green. is
in large supply and offering at 5000 10.
Sales reported were as follows : on
bbls. City, So 25@2 80; 90 bbls. green
country, $a@2. 10; 5UO bbls. City, ~ 30
a. IS.
BRAN.
Supply light; demand iair. Sales were
2 90 sacks, corn $l2; 30 sacks wheat