Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-11

TRADE.
Business in all of the leading branches
has been moderately active during
the week, and although not as heavy as
during the preceding week, the amount
shows an increase over the correspond
ing week last year in both dry goods and
boots and shoes and other similar
branches. Prices have not materially
changed In the general market the
leading feature has been the scarcity Of
corn and marked advance, with no re-
ceipts until Saturday, when the price
declined from Soc to Y to 74c for shelled.
Sales to-day were 500 sacks, in old and
new gunnies, at II to 73c. Provisions are
quiet with no marked change. Mess pork
isin Moderate request at $l4 80 to SIS.
Bacon clear sides are sold at to ste,
clear rib 7ac, shoulders 7sc, bulk clear
sides 7lc, shoulders, 54c. Lard,
quiet at VI to lOc for tierce and lO3 to lie
for key. Breakfast bacon and hams are
10 to l2c for the former, and 10 to lac
for the latter, plain and canvassed. Corn
meal is firm at So 40 and none Offering.
Apples are scarce and irmer at So 80 to
s. so for common to good, with choice
fancy held at 30. Onions quiet at 81 so
to Is. Butter is in fair supply at "a to
zee for common to fair table and &c for
extra choice. Beans are worthS3 to 3 10.
Eggs are firm at 35c, with a light
supply. Cabbage quiet at S6to7 so. Dried
apples 81 to 64c and quiet Dried peaches
6 to &c, with good supply Cranberries
are steady at Sl2 90 to sl4 90 per barrel
for uncultivated and cultivated. Kraut
is quiet at $40 so to IL 90, Choice
-four is firm and unchanged low
grades are steady. Sugar is quiet and
prices unchanged. Coffee is firm and
unchanged. Poultry is in fair
supply at 81 90 for ducks, Sc so for
geese, $l5 90 to $ls 90 for tur-
keys. and 50 90 to I 80 for chickens.
Potatoes are quiet at So Is to 8 20 for
choice peachblows. Nails dull at 81 30
81 40 rates. Bagging is l53 to Ice for
2 to 2t pound fax and hemp. Cheese
is steady at l4ac for factory. Whisky is
unchanged. Lemons are So to $40 per
box. Oranges in fair supply at S. to
$40 per barrel.
From store Oh orders prices are as follows
BALINo SruFFs-2 and % ID. bagging, as in
quality, 16h@lTc. Iron ties. as In pattern,
S to SIC. Baling. twine. 16 TO lie. Second
hand gunniss and bnrlaps, Agl5e,
BRAS-Quiet at 81 409l so y l00in store.
BuTTER-Good Western, l59lSc; inferior,
l21S@lSci prime, O@2Sc; strictly choice, go
&c, and scaree.
CANDLEs-Light weight star, Ii to lic; fun
csEEsFNC Common. 12a1lc; ehedder firm at
l6@lTc. Factory. l51S TO lie.
CoFFEE-Firm at 992ic for Rio and 300 |
COFToNsRFD-s9 90 u ton on lsvee.
Com MEAL-Firm at So 1893 90 from store.
CoRN-Firm at 70 to SOC for shelledon orders;
ear, 69G7ic.
HAT-stesdy at 81 SOL 20 per 100 on orders.
HARDwARK-Axes, uer dozen, $40 50 to Il; !
shoYels, Ames'. sl4 So; spades, Ames', SIS 50; /
rope. y to 2lc; casting. 5ei ploEs, Avery,
German, IS to Doc; nails per key: 5! 30 TO o..
FLOUR-Firm; super. IS 80; X. 81 %; Xxx, /
81 50; xxx. s. 90; choice family and fancy,
= L SScG whisky per gallon, IS to
CSC Bourbon and Rye. 81 Is to 30; Robert
son county, 81 Is TO q; American gin and /
brandies, 81 10 to so; Highwines. IS to &c;
claret wine per case, s. IS TO 4 So; port and /
sherry per gallon 81 3 to 1905 Home bitters
MoLAssEs-Louisisua old. firm S0965o IS I
barrels; syrups, 5000; Louisiana. new. In |
to zoe.
OArs-Firm'at 55@58c from store.
OSiOSs-Basy at s. % per barrel.
POWDKR-Rihe per key, Sc; mining, 81 50.
PoULTEY-Old chickens quiet at 81 0O04 50; |
young, 81 J043 Is. AZ 70 size. Geese. 81 90 to I
%. Turkeys, SIS Goals %. Ducks, 81 90 to /
PorAToEs-Aro quiet. with a fair supply at
IS Se.S 50 y barrel. Sweet potatoes, 81 % per |
barrel
PC; clear rib sides. Sc; shoulders, 75<c; new /
hams. II to l5c; breakfast bacon. /
IOc. Ness beef per Dbl. S12 so. Mess pork per /
Dbl, SIS %. PIGS feet per key, g 3 70 50. |
Pork. clear SIDES Per u, ~ to nc shoulders,
Iorequarters. % Sc; headquarters. to Sc |
Fresh mutton, 10 Sc. Lard. tierces, ~ 10
l0e: kegs. l05z 70 lie.
siLT-s2 255S 50 D Dbl. 81 75S2 % y sack. !
os.r saeS; ~ M e ~. .,uon &
sARDMEs Quarters per case, 81 70 SIS; |
l-ifs,' 49,