The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-31

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There Ia a good demand for white corn,
and receipts are taken on arrival at
53@5ic. There Is very little on the
market, Mixed corn is in fair supply,
with a moderately active demand
at 52(G53c,........The Hay market is qulet
and transactions are very light. Receipts
are limited and the supply on the market
is small though in the present condition
OF the market. sufficient for all demands.
Prices are steady at quotati ions. The
bottom seems to have fallen out of the
oats market. and prices have taken an.
other tumble. Northern In sacks was
offered to-day at 32(a33c. with no takers.
The supply is light, but ample for the
wants OF trade...".,.We note decline
OF Ngl0c in meal and sales are now being
made at 81 90(a2 9j tor city, and
- 7j(@2 80 tor good country. The de-
mand tor city meal is active, while the
supply is light. Country Is in fair sup
ply aud liberal demand. Bran is in
light supply with only limited demand.
Prices are steady at Sl3@l4 Potatoes
are in fair supply, and good demand.
From country wagons they are selling at
from 81 to Zoe, according to quality. In
barrels they are worth 81 50tG2, accord
ing to the size OF the barrel and the
quality of pOtatoes..."....POultry is in
good supply aud fair demand. Young
chickens are selling all the way from
81 ito 3 according to size and condi-
ton, Old hens are worth 81 2J(a2 Co.,.
There is an active demand for choice
butter at lGfGlsc. The supply on the
market il light, aud receipts tor the last
week has been far below the wants OF
trade. Common nd low grade butter
is in good supply and light demand.
Eggs are plenty and dull at Sc. Receipts
are large and in excess of the wants OF
the market. On Saturday one commits.
sion merchant dumped 100 dozen into
the river, having had them on hand
until they We're spoiled........F'ruit
OF all kinds is plenty and
prices are lower. Peaches are coming in
freely, and are now selling at 25(G3Oc.
per box. A few boxes OF extra fine
peaches sold on saturday at 40c. Apples
are plenty and slow OF sale at any price
.,..o. Garden vegetables are abundant,
and prices are extremely low. Green
corn is selling from country wagons at
SC, and everything else in proportion.
Rates by river to New Orleans are 25c
per dry bbl. and l2!c per cwt.
HE MARhET.
gs5- Our friends should bear in mind
that the prices here given are only for
| sales from first hands In round lots. In
| filling orders and tor broken lots it Is
necessary to charge an advance over
these figures. @aSa
FLOUR.
We note an improvement in the order
| u dut anu u dIIed- arc llIOlt llbIl
Stocks are light and scarcely equal to- the
demand. Prices are 25c of. and unset.
tied, We ote sales as follows; 100 bbls.
X Sc 90; 100 bbls. XX So -; 100 bbls.
xxx s. 90; 100 choice xxx s. %; -
bbls. seas; $50 bbls. various grades,
S7G)S; 5ODrls. Choice Family, 81 %; 40
bbls. Family, 81 90; 100 bbls. Good
Family, s. 90; $50 bbls, Choice Family,
s. %.
HAY.
There is very little being done in this
branch of the market. Receipts are
light and supply limited. The demand,
however, is very light. We note sales Of
car choice Timothy, SI2; | car prime
Timothy, 81 80; car low grade hay
s. 50; car good mixed, ST. 30.
CORN.
There is a good demand for white
corn, and receipts are taken on arrival.
There is very little on the market. Sales
noted were 200 sacks white G0c; car
white in bulk, j4c; ear yellow in bulk,
j3c.
OATS.
There is no demand tor oats. Prices
are 3(G4c of, and good northern in
sacks was Offering to-day at 32Gl33c
One car northern sold on Friday last at
| SIC.
MEAL
Tho supply is light, and demand
fair. Prices shade lower, and we now
quote city at 81 0O@2 95, and country at
S275(12 50. We note sales of % bbls.
country 81 80; 100 bbls. City 81 80; $50
bbls, city, 81 9O92 95.
BRAN.
Bran is in light supply, and limited
demand. Prices are steady ut Sl1Gl4
per ton.
POTATOES.
Potatoes are in fair supply and good
demand, and are selling from country
wagons at 80 10 45c. In bbls. they are
worth 81 SOAP, according to the size OF
the barrel and quality OF the potatoes.
Sales noted were 5 bbls. choice, 81; 10
bbls. common 81 90; 10 bbls. medium
$l75.
BUTTER.
Choice butter Is scarce and in demand,
at lG(dlSc. Common and low grade is
plenty and dull. We note sales as iol>
lows. package common, Il! 10 pals
Southern Illinois, l2Sl5c; 10 packages
Northern dairy, lG@lSc.
POULTRY.
pnonints of chick pns ara unol onI tho