Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-05
Trade.

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No remarkable changes have occurred in
the general market since our report Of yester-
day. Business to-day is fair, though perhaps
not quite as brisk as during the latter part Of
last week. In nearly all the leading branches
fair country trade is being done, and dealers
in produce, groceries, etc., have no reason to
complain. The stock of grain as well as meats
is light, and. as regards the latter, will doubt
less remain SO until cold weather. merchants
not caring TO invest in more than enough to
supply immediate wants. Mess pork is held
at Sl3 so, and Memphis cured clear sides are
sold to the trade at SIC and shoulders at 70.
One house alone has in this way disposed Of
over 100 casks since Saturday. Lard is quiet
and unchanged, as also sugar-cured hams
and breakfast bacon. The movement in baling
is light and hardly up to the expectations Of
dealers. Sales Of bagging to-day are about
300 pieces, mostly heavy fax. at 2011c. Pur-
chases Of large lots can be made at zoe, and IL
is rumored that sales have been made during
the past week at even a fraction less than the
last named figure. Iron ties. baling twine.
ETC., are quiet and without change. Butter is
in good supply, with sales of twenty tubs
Cheese is quiet at II to 15c. Corn meal is
frmer. and held at So 10. Flour is steady at
S. to s for super to choice family. Corn is
scarce and could be sold to-day at 621z to 63c
for choice white shelled. Sixty sacks Of
mixed was sold at &c. Cats are in fair de-
mand at sic. Bran is firm at $40. Hay is in
good supply. with prices ranging from SIG to
| 26 for inferior to choice timothy. Peachblow
| potatoes are dull, with offerings at 81. Forty
barrels russets sold at the depot at 81 IS.
| Eggs are steady. with light stock, and deal
ers asking "a to 25c. Apples are dull at 81 to
per BARREL and the market overstocked.
Poultry is more active at our quotations be-
law. Onions are steady at 50 Is per barrel.
Cabbages dull at IS to 5 per 100 as to quality.
The competition between the powder agencies
here continues, and rates are as quoted yes
terday, s. so per keg. There is an effort be-
ing made, however. to advance the price to s..
Sugars are weak. but coffee is firm With an up
ward tendency. The cargo purchased at Rio
| by Messrs. Fargason Il Clay, and by US men
| toned few days since, is all in store now.
and is the largest. perhaps. ever held by any
| one house. Molasses, syrups, soap, starch,
| etc., are unchanged.
From store on orders prices are as follows:
BAGGIxG = Is steady at 1s11z@2lc for hemp,
| jute and fax IA TO "a lbs; baling Irvine, l6g
| lie (; second hand gunnies and burlaps, l4gl6c.
BEANS - Navy. 81 509l IS; white mixed.
81 Is.
clear rib, N TO re; shoulders. 614@Ic; sugar,
cured hams, 121s@l7c, as to brand; breakfast
bacon. 101zGl2c1a. plain and canyased.
BRAN-Quiet at 81 OO9l 10 q lO0i store.
BUTTER-Good Western. l5@l8c; inferior,
dull and nominal; choice. 20@22c.
CABBAGE-Quiet at 81 00@l0 90.
CANDLEs-Light weight star. u to lSc; full
weight, 17@lSc.
copFEE-Firm but quiet at171z@2l14c for Rio
and 2814930c for Java.
COTToNsEED-S9 90 p ton on levee.
CoRN MEAL-Firm at So 1903 20 from store,
and So Is from mill.
CoRs-Firm at 66@6sc for shelled on orders.
| EGGs-Are steady at 24@25c for choice fresh.
HAY---Firm at 81 4Ogl 5Oper 100 on orders. as
to quality.
FLoUR-Quiet; inferior, 81 50 to 4 rs; super,
IS to q; medium, S. 50G6 50; extra family,
So 1907 90; choice and fancy. 81 5eg9 90.
| HARDwARE-Axes, per dozen, $40 50 to IA
shovels, Ames', sl4 80; spades, Ames'' 10 %
rope, 10 to 2lc; casting, Sc; plows, Avery,
each. "a; iron per ib &c; cast steel 20 to 25c
German, Is to Doc; nails per key, "a % to 6O
IRON TIEs-514 csc.
| LARD-1n kegs, ll9lzci uercee, lU19SlV14o'
caddies, 13@l4c.
Liquors Rectifed whisky per gallon. 65 tc
CSC; Bourbon and Rye, 81 Is to 4 so; Robert;
son county, 81 Is to 2 25; American gin and
brandies, 81 10 TO So; Highwines. SO to &c
claret wine per case, So IS to so; port and
sherry per gallon, 81 Is to so; Home bitters
pYMS oEas firm s5@s5c in bar
| rels; syrups, 60@75c.
NAMs-S Steady at 81 so rates.
Il 0ATs-Firm at 54g56c from store.
0SIoNs-Steady at So 50 per barrel.
| POwDER-Rife per keg. So mining, 81 y.
PoULTRY-0ld chickens dull at 81 OO95 %;
. young. So COCA 90, as to size.
| POTATOEs-Are dull, with liberal supply
| at So 00@3 Is q barrel.
PoRK : Quiet at SIS 25@ls.5O in large and
SALr-sl 1898 25 y Dbl. 81 75@2 60 p sack.
SUGAR Quiet; Louisiana, lO1a9l21se FOL
common to fair, 125491354c for yellow and
white clarified; refined, crushed and pow,
dered. 141z@l4s4c; Coffee. A. b and q. l314@
| 144c.
SHoT-Per sack, 81 60 to2S5.
SARDIYEs-Quarters per case. so TO q.
S0AP-German notified. &c; common, SC.
STARCH Quiet at AZ to SIC per n.