Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-09
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
PUBLIC LEDGER 0rVIoE,
MgMPHIs. TENN. May o .ClS7l. !

MfNPHIs. TENN. May o 1871. J )
-66t III btTRADE. % & 81
Business in the general market is dull and
prices of the leading articles about tho same
as on yesterday. Corn is quiet with an ample
supply, and is sold at 6S to zoe for mixed and
choice white on the levCe and nc from store.
Oats are firm and scarce. Bran is firm at
s25 50@26. Hay is quiet and prices weak.
Corn meal is in fair request and prices more
steady; sales were made to-day at SO 20. de-
Iiyered. Flour is firm and the recent advance
fully maintained. Sugars are steady and
prices firm. Provisions are quiet and prices
unchanged. Lard is dull and the stock mode
rate. Bacon clear sides are sold at 91z@914c
on the levoe. Mess pork SIS 5O@1S rs.
From store on orders prices are as follows /:
BAGGISa-Is quiet at 2l@2sc. with worry light
BEHSs Il Navy. 50 $500 80; white mixed.
BGooN-Dull; clear sides. lOc; shoulders.
T1SQg754c; bulk sides, clear, S51@qc shoulders.
615c; sugar cured hams, 141agl615c.
BRAN-s1 4OG1 As u 100 in store.
BUTTER-Good Western, 25@2ic; inferior,
dull and nominal; new grass, 2S(932c.
CoTTOEsEED-S9 90 u ton on levee.
Corn MEAL-Quiet ut So Is on levee, and
CoRE-Dull at re. with fair supply.
EGGs-Dull with good supply at 1Sc.
FIouRzFirm and higheri s6 25@9 90 for
super to fancy. T. o.ul ,.4aifJ ilt
HAY-S19 00G2i 90, as TO quality.
Iron TIEs-5@6c. -.
LARD-In kegs, 121z@lSc; tierces. 1l1zSl2c
MoLGssEs Louisiana. 45@7Oc in barrels /;
'oATs-Firm at 62@6sc on levoe. 65@6Sc from
POULTRY old chickens dull at IS 5O@6 25;
Por1T0Es-Ne Southern. IS 1906 rs ., bar
quality, and firm; sweet, 81 90 o barrel; cab
bage, $50 50924; new onions, S6,97.
PoRK-Mess, $40 OO@19 so in small way.
SALT-s2 25@2 IS % bbl.; 81 60g1 IS % sack.
sUGAR-Firm; Louisiana. S14@l214c for com
mon to fair. 12A@l4Ac for yellow and, white
clarified refined, crushed and powdered. l413@
l5e; Coffee, A, b and @, 1SA9l4c.
Tho attendance at Change to-day was
small and offerings were principally corn,
with one or tw lots of stock peas. Nearly all
the corn offered was purchased by one buyer,
including 122 sacks choice yellow at Zoe. ia
sacks white. new gunnies. at zoe, and so sacks
yellow ear at 66c. Another dealer purchased
40 sacks mixed at 6T1zc. The stock peas
noted above were offered at 81. but were not
sold.
slaNH MONEY. RTnkMk
There arc no changes to note to-day in con-
nection with local monetary affairs. The de-
mand for accommodations is little more ac-
tive but the situation continues easy, and tho
mercantile community are. generally speak
ing, getting along without assistance from the
banks. Tho bank rates Of discount to-day
arc 10 to IL per cent. per annum on first-class
paper. that being the only class of notes that
receive favorable attention. On the street.
rates are irregular and range from IL to 21S
per cent. per month.
The demand for exchange is active and but
little is making. Cotton bills are taken OF
par and Eastern checks at par TO * premium.
Accommodation transactions amounting to
$4,000 arc reported beween banks to-day at
81 IS premium per $1,000. New Orleans bills
are taken at u discount and sold at par.
About $1,000 was purchased by one Of the lead
ing banks to-day at the rate named.
Gold is purchased at 1lO15 to lI0sS. and is
sold at Ill TO 1l1k. Offerings are light and
hardly equal to the demand.
Local securities. stocks, scrips, ETC., are
quiet and unchanged. The Heather Chi
neo" is in the market for Mississippi and
Tennessee railway shares, and offers 40 for tho
same. Several dealers arc also buying atS7S
10 40. Bank of Tennessee money is bought
and sold at 70 to IS. County warrants arc
bought at rs and sold in small amounts to tax
payers at 70.
COTTON.
Sales yesterday were 100 bales. including
several lists. the market closing strong with a
fair inquiry. The market opened stiff to-day
in consequence Of q frmer feeling both in
Liverpool and New York. Prices. however.
were not advanced and factors arc disposing
Of tho staple at the prices paid yesterday.
The demand is moderately active. tho sales
up to noon being over 400 bales. and includes
several lists ranging from 20 to 100 bales
among them 70 bales strict low middling At
l4c. 70 strict low middling at 1S5<c. IS good or
binary at lie. i25 strict low middling at lie.
and smaller lots. including Is strict middling
at 1454c. % good ordinary at 121zc. l6 strict
low middling at 1S5<c. 25 ordinary at 10 to
1O1<c. Receipts to-day, ga bales. Exports.
1886. Stock, 17.l2O.
COTTON STATEMENT.
CHANBER OF CoNNERoE,
MEMPHIS. May 9.
,to,t- ~ h.,a c.vt Ig7O 1870