Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-19

The general markets have been rather
brisk during the past week, large ship
ments having made to the interior. With
the exception of the decline in mess
pork, and slight decline in -four, prices
are about the same as previously quoted.
Plantation supplies have been in active
demand, and in fact almost every branch
of trade has improved considerably.
Bagging and ties continue in active de-
mand, with prices unchanged Flour is
shade easier. Provisions are quiet
and prices weak Produce is firm. Gro
ceries are quiet and generally I'M
changed. In the hardware trade bust
ness has been quite active, an advance
Of 4c is noticed in the price of nails,
owing to low water in the upper Ohio
and a strike among the mill operatives
at Wheeling, Pittsburg and other towns.
Dry goods have been in fair request and
prices are shade easier. The boot and
shoe trade has been. unusually lively;
prices are unchanged. Shipments of
freights to points ON the Arkansas and
White rivers have increased so rapidly
that the Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company have placed third
boat in the former river, making three
boats per week from this port that stream
Freights to points on both streams have
been placed at low figure by the two
packet lines in order to seccre the vast
trade of those rivers and bring it to this
city, for which these local lines should
receive the patronage of every merchant
shipping goods to those streams. We
understand that instead of doing this,
some of merchants are giving their
freight to outside boats from other cities,
thereby aiding those cities in maintain
ing their lines, to the injury of Memphis
and her interests. The appended table
gives the opening quotations of the gen.
eral market this morning:
BuTTER-Choice is in fair demand, at g7 10
Csc; good is quiet at q to 25c.
BAe Sarg AN D. TIEsaHesyy; Kentucky Bag
81 to &c Iron Ties. 81 to nc.
BEANsT5Are quiet at 81 so to 50 per bushel
for mixed white and navy.
CoRN MEAL-QuietJ choice kiln dried, 81 30 !
oaEFsE~western Reserve, English and i Fac,
tory, II to Ice.
coEFEE-Quiet and steady; Rio. 10 to sc;
java, ~ 70 Sle. -,
levee. sells at sll delivered at mills. sl2 50;
Eeesm.!Steady and scarce, at q to 29c; retail
at 30 to 3c.
FLouR--Tbe market is quiet, with mode
rate stock. We quote Superfine, 81 so to s 90;
y, IS 259 to I 10; Xxx, Sc 90 to 50i and fancy.
FKED-Yellow and mixed corn on the levee.
IS to 90c; Oats are steady 4S to SOC. Bran Is
quiet at SIS to IS 50. according to quality. Hay
IS firm and in moderate request at 81 to "a.
FRUIrs-New apples, SO to 90 per barrel |
according to- quality; dried. to &c; dried
peaches, to Sc; peaches scarce.
GUSSIEs-Good No. | seconds firm at Is TO
6c.
MoLAssRs-Reboiled Orleans, 50 to eOc Ras-
iern syrup, I5c to 81 Is.
PouLTRY-Ingoodd demand at $3.50 to 90 per
ioEen.
PRoDucE-Potatoes, firm at s. Is per barrel.
Unions are steady at S. so per bhi. Cabbage,
,lU to Il per lCJ lbs.
PRovIsIoSs market is inactive and |
prices irregular, especially for Mess pork, |
which has declined to SIS 50 in Chicago and |
and is offered here at sos, deliv- |
red any time this month; clear bacon sides, /
~ to lgc; clear rib sides, Is to lsl4c; rie. 1T5l
% lsct shoulders. ia to l514c; breakfast ba-
ION, ~ TO lS1< 70 la1ac; sugar cured hams, % to
Sc lard, in Heroes, lie; kegs, lSjSc; country
meats. " 70 lT14c for clear sides and 1874 to lac
'0r shoulders.
- Tho II AZ g..
yrades; common Louisiana, II to lee; prime, /
= to ne; choice. l5c; yellow clarified, Is to /
o1<c; white clarified. 15iS to Ice; crushed and /
powdered. l5x to Ice; coffee, A, 1874 70 15c; |
2, l44 TO i47sei extra Q, lS11 TO l4c; @, l41s TO
eaLr-ouiet; 81 80 tO4oO. common to dairy.
ePIRIIs-Quiet; highwines. 90 TO 93c; proof |
,piTits, 81 to Is; rectifed whisky. soc TO 1
Saturdays St. Louis Democrat gives
he feeling of the general market at St. |
Louis as follows:
Flour continues dull and unchanged. |
Wheat is quite firm, though not brisk.
Receipts are liberal. In corn there was
firm feeling for choice white, but other
grades were in light request, and the ad-
Fantages of the market wholly with the
buyer. Oats we're unchanged. bulk being
irm and in fair shipping demand, while
sacked lots were duh and rather more
difficult TO place. Ryewas almost wholly
neglected In barley there was a firm
feeling in, and good demand for, choice
samples Of Northern, while inferior lots
we're not wanted. In provisions there
vas dull market, with further decline