Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER 0yPIcE, |
MEMPHIS. TENN. May is. 1871. !
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Business to-day is moderate in all branches
Of trade. and less. active than on yesterday.
Prices Of the leading articles are generally
steady, with but few changes. Butter is dull
and prices to Sc lower. Eggs are dull at IS
to 151zc. Old potatoes are scarce at So 20 per
barrel; new are dull and unchanged. Chick
ems are dull and prices easier. New Factory
cheese. the first Of the season. is offered to-day
at 171zc. Provisions are dull. Mess pork is
held at SIS Is to IS 50 on orders. Bacon clear
sides are quoted at 81 to Toe; shoulders. 91sc
loose and To packed. Bulk meats are dull
and nominal. Lard is quiet but prices tend
ing downward. Grain and feed is quiet and
unchanged. except hay. which is lower; choice
timothy is quoted at s22 from store.
From store on orders prices are as follows
BAGeIEG-Is quiet at 2l@23c. with very light
BEANS = Navy. 90 1902 20; white mixed.
81 90.
BAcoY-Quiet but firm; cloar sides, IOt91014c
shoulders, 7tts971zc; bulk sides, clear, 4@ec
shoulders, SIC; sugar cured hams, 141&9l6l%c
BRAE-Firm at 81 SOL 40 d 100 in store.
BUTTER-Good Western. l5@25c; inferior,
dull and nominal; new grass, 2o@27c.
COTToNsEED- SO 90 % ton on levee.
Conn MEAL-Firm at SO 1908 25 on levee,
and So 3093 IS from store.
CORN-Steady at 73974c. with fair supply.
EGGs-Dull with fair supply at Ice.
fLook-rlrni pu. uuii at % 1'S' oior super
HAYHDuIl nj $40 OOa2f 90. as 10 quality.
IRON TIEs-5@6c.
i1hD- lil Kegs iz1sSlSc; uerces' il7aSlzc
MoIHssEsEIouisiana 45@70c in barrels
syrups, 40g75c.
OATs-flrm al oic on ievee' o'Sooc IRON
PouLrRY-Old chickens dull nj "a 0Oai 50;
new, SO 5O95 90, as to size.
r. ~ southern, sc sa e az % vU
and firm: sweet. 81 90 n barrel; cabbage
scarce ut $50 OO@32 90; new .onions,. S. 5O@6 90
PohKsMSeasss. gig 81 o0giS W IN ., small mail way,
S1GAR@Firm; Logisiana, s1tGI2hc for com com.
mon to fair. l214@l4Ac for yellow and. white
eIarl1ed renhe1' cru cru an1 poWuered'lf7s9
,''' O'S' = 80 - -e>'
1here Is put htele Oh interest Transporting IL
local hnanciai anairs' ana beyond some ie"
transactions IN city ponds ana railway snares
nothing worthy OF note mas transpired since
our last report. Inc money market rule
easier' anu discounts are reachS ooeaineu o:
customers at the banks at Y per cent? VIII
exceptions " ~ per cent. In tne open mar
ket loans can be obtained upon eoliaterals
l1s to y per cent per month"; win an aDundan
supply OF capital seeking investment
Exchange Is IN better suppiy' receipts uu
ring the past lew days nave increased so rap
idly that Eastern bank checks were q dra'
upon the market to-day at o. 20 premium PEI
slOOO. Cotton pilis on new 10TH anu Dos.oi
are taken at par ana on new orleans al ~
discount; selling rates are STEADY at 74c pre-
MUM on the former and par for the latter
Gold is IN active request oy dealers ana tn'
LEGAL uemahu Is inoueraue pul haiuiy e9uai y
the offerings. 1t is represented that there il
very large short interest IN new fork
and that they are buying largely all over th'
country, which has the eiieet TO keep the pro
MUM at high figure; dealers bought aDou
$1,000 this morning principally Tor Shipment a.
! lllA.
Local securities are hrm, with an advance
in Tennessee money; sl5OO OF the new issue
was sold yesterday at &c; to-day dealers are
paying "A to 75c for the old issue' and ma II
scarce at that; selling rates to Taxpayers are
rs to 79c. City bonds are firm at 5o1a to o'1sE
buying and selling for the new currency issue
and 81 to &c for the gold issue. Trans
actions were reported between brokers thu
morning at soc for s0OoO OF tho former ane
6Ol2c for 5000 OF the latter. County warrants
are steady at " to TIC buying and Zoe sell
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