Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-08

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Crop prospects are much more favor
able than our last weekly review. Re
ports from different parts of Mississippi
Louisiana and Arkansas that were re-
ceived last week, indicating large fall.
ing off in the cotton yield, owing to the
drouth, now bring the news that in al.
most every portion of the States named,
where serious apprehensions were felt,
rain has fallen, gladdening the hearts OF
planters, who anticipate fair yields. In
some sections the rain has been too
plentiful, and will, in some case, injure
cotton, The worm, that made such
havoc with grass and cotton, has, in some
sections, entirely disappeared, while in
others it is reported as doing consider
able damage Our Mississippi exchanges
generally report prospects brighter. Re-
garding crop prospects in Arkansas, the
Little Rock Gazette of a recent date
says:
Rain has been too plentiful in this Sec
ton during the past few days for cotton,
and we fear considerable damage may
be the result We have read carefully
our State exchanges, and are pleased to
note that what was at first thought to be
the cotton worm has proved to be a grass
worm, and although some little damage
was done, the cotton prospect has been
but little marred by it. This worm has
appeared principally in the southern
counties. With favorable weather du-
ring the next six weeks we have but little
doubt the cotton crop of the present sea-
son will prove satisfactory in every re-
spect. Corn may be considered made.
We doubt not there will be larger yield
than has been known for years. This is
the case throughout the entire State.
We have good cause to be thankful.
Such crop prospects are sufficient to
| gladden. the hearts of our people, op-
pressed by unjust laws and burdened
with most infamous taxes.
TRADE.
The general market for the week end
ing at noon to-day shows no improve
ment over our last review, but to the con-
trary has been extremely dull, no branch
of trade showing even a moderate degree
of animation. Prices are about the
same, with the exception of an advance
in provisions; whether speculative or
otherwise, it is not ascertained. 1t is
thought, however, that the advance is
caused by the limited supply in some of
the Northern and Western markets. 1t
is also limited by some of our Northern
exchanges that the short stock, with a
prospect of large foreign demand, will
ere long, run prices up to a fabulous
figure We doubt this, however, as only
one market-Cinoinnati-has yet shown
any signs of a limited supply, and the
stock there will, unless it falls into the
hands of spectators, prove amply suffi-
cient, with the abundant supplies in
Chicago and other cities for all demands.
Grain and hay are, as will be seen by our
quotations below, shade firmer, without,
however, any marked advance in prices.
Groceries continue firm, and are gener-
ally unchanged. Very little is being
done in dry goods, hardware or other
similar branches of trade. Merchants
are generally preparing for the heavy
fall trade. Our table below gives the
latest quotations:
BUTTER-Choice is scarce and in fair de-
mand, at q TO Soc; good is quiet at q to 25c.
BAGGING-Is quiet at 81 to S2c for Kentucky,
with good supply.
BEAys-Are dull; choice, 81 50 20 2 50 per
bushel. IT.
Cons MEAL-Quiet and unchanged, choice
kiln dried, So from store, si 70 TO 4 50 from
levee.
CHEEsK-Is quiet, Western Reserve, English
and Factory. "A to 15e.
CoFFEE..In moderate request. with steady
prices. Rio, 20 to 25e; Jaya, % to Sic. =,
levee, sell at sl2; delivered at mills, sl2 50;
notes, 70 &c per n.
EGGs-Dull; 1917 to l5c.
FLOUR-The market is quiet but firm, with a |
moderate stock. We quote Superfne. IS 50 |
81 50 to 100.
FEED-Yellow and mixed corn on the leyoe,
y2c to 81 Of; Oats are dull at As to 49c, Bran |
Is quiet at SIG %. Hay is firm and in moderate
FRUITs-New apples, s5e 81 90 to per barrel
loose; dried : to 20; dried peaches, to Sc.
l5c.
MoLAssEs.Reboiled Orleans, 50 to SOC; Ras-
g; do. boiled. 81 q 10 ] Si lard, ST 40 to
! 90; crude cott0nseed oil, 81 to $50.
PoULTEY-0ld chickens, Grm at s. cato SO;
young, 50 20 e Is, according to size,
PRoPUcE-POtatoes, dull al 81 10 10 2 % per |
Dbl; loose from wagon. Onions are quiet at |
81 90 to 2 % per Dbl.
PRovIsIoNs-fhe market is firm, with a
moderate demaRd; Mess pork, So % to 80 90;
ls to isi4e; rio, isl q isjse: shoulders, i5Isc
breakfast bacon, u TO DC; sugar cured hams,
. TO Je; lard, in tierces Ia to lsc; kegs, l9
to 1875; country meats. l7h 10 l8c for clear
sides and AZ to l5c for shoulders.
SUGAR - The market remains firm fur all |
grades; common Louisiana, II "a l2ei prime,
u TO l4txc; choice, l5e; yellaw clarified, Is TO
l5l &c; white clarified, iiI5 To Ice; crushed and
powdered w V l6o; coffee ,esfee, 4, IA e l5c;