Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04

leans. vs. to 1Od. Sales, 1900 bales, Of which
600 were for export and speculation.
Trade. glib
Business in all branches OF trade has
been fairly active during the past week,
and much better than was anticipated.
The opening of navigation to st. Louis
and in the Ohio river brought TO our
wharf large number Of steamers that
had been laid up for months, and their
cargoes supplied the market, for the
time, with nearly every article Of pro-
duce; to-day, however, the situation is
changed, and navigation to st. Lonis
suspended by ice and low water. As
yet no advance has been made in prices
of the leading articles Of produce, but
an advance is looked for soon in all ar
ticles On Saturday letters we're re-
ceived from st. Louis stating that
freight rates had been advanced to SOC
per barrel by river, and 15c per rail.
To-day another advance is looked for.
In the dry goods and boot and shoe
trades business for the past week has
been good, especially in the latter.
No changes are reported in prices.
Provisions are frmer, and an advance
is anticipated by some. Mess pork
is in moderate request at IA so to SO.
Bacon clear sides are sold at to SIC,
clear rib 73c, shoulders 7sc, bulk clear
sides 7lc, shoulders, 5ic. Lard,
quiet at 80 to Toe for tierce and l0s to lie
for keg. Breakfast bacon and hams are
10 to lie for the former, and new sugar
cured hams are sold at II to l5c un-
canvased and for fancy canvased l52c
is the price. Corn meal is firm at
SO 20. Corn is scarce and firm the last
sales were at G5e; to-day zoe could be
realized on small lots. Hay is firm at
$25 to $50 per ton. Bran is steady at
$25 90 to &c 90, and no offerings; sales,
so sacks from store at $27 90. Oats
are firm at 81 to SIC. Apples are
scarce and frmer at So so to s. so for
common to good, with choice fancy held
at 6 90. Onions are quiet at 81 to To-.
Butter is in fair supply at "a to 26c for
common to fair table and 27c for extra
choice. Beans are worth 81 to Is.
Eggs are firm at "a to 35c, with light
supply. Cabbage quiet at $6to7 so. Dried
apples 81 to 6lc and quiet. Dried peaches
to &c, with good supply. Cranberries
are steady at $l2 90 to $l4 90 per barrel
for uneultivated and cultivated. Kraut
is quiet at $40 so to IL 90. Choice
flour is firm and without change; low
grades are steady. Sugar is firm and
prices unchanged. Coffee is firm and
tending upward. Poultry is in fair
supply at 81 80 for ducks, Sc so for
geese, SO 90 to SIS so for tur-
keys, and 50 so to so for chickens.
Potatoes are firm at 50 is to 3 20 for
choice peaehblows. Nails are firm at
81 10 rates. Bagging is l5i to Ice for
2 to q pound fax and hemp. Cheese
is steady at l4lc for factory. Whisky is
unchanged. Lemons are SO to $40 per
box. Oranges in fair supply at s. to
$40 per barrel.
From store on orders prices are as follows:
BALrNG SrUFFs-2 and "a Id. bagging. as in
quality. lg14glIc- Iron ties, as 81 in pattern,
hand gunnies and burlaps, l4@l5c.
BACON-Firmer; clear sides, 81stoS1zc; clear
rib. ~ to Sc; shoulders, re; bulk sides, ~
toxic; shoulders. SIC; sugar-cured hams, li9
plain and canvased.
BEAYs-S3 90 to 3 IS per bushel.
BRAE-Quiet at 81 409l so D 100 in store.
BUTTER-Good Western. 15glSc; inferior,
choice. 26@2Ic. and scarce.
CABBAGK-Steady at So 5097 50.
CANDLEs-Light weight star, Is to l4ci full
CaEEsE~CommOn. 11@1lc; ehedder nrm at
CoTyEE-Firm at 2ls241Ic for Rio and 300
31lSc for Java.
CoRx MEAL-Firm at So 1903 so from store.
CpRS-Firm at 10 to Tic for shelled on orders;
ear. 59GfQc.
EGGs-Are quiet at $50.
HAY-Steady at 81 5Ogl IS per 100 on orders.
HSRDwARE-Axes, per dozen, SO 50 to Il;
shoyels, Ames'. Sl4 so; spades, Ames', sl5 80;
rope. 70 TO 2lc; casting. Sc; ploys, Avery,
German, Is to Doc; nall. per key, 81 50 70 go,
RLoUSvFir,a super - s9SS % as ~ I aS.
choice family and fancy. ss 1909 90.
LARD-In kegs. ll9ll1<c tierces. lOglO,to;
caddies l2l<dl23<c. nails. l2C.