Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-17

Trade.
The receipts of produce to-day were
augmented considerably by the arrival
of the st. Louis packet, and business in
all branches of trade, as well as in the
general market, was better than for some
time past. Nearly all the leading houses
on Front street and other business thor
oughfares were busily engaged during
the morning in filling orders from the
interior, and the appearance of the side
walks in front of each indicated a better
trade during the remainder of the week.
In grain and feed the movement is light
and prices about the same as previously
reported. Corn is quiet and easier, with
sales to-day of $50 sacks choice white
shelled and so sacks do. at cole. Oats
are in light request, with sales of one lot
to-day at 44c. Bran is in good supply,
with SIG so the best rate offered to-day;
there was none offered, however, and
$l7 could have been realized without
difficulty. Choice hay is in good de-
mand at $26 to $28, while Arkansas
prairie is dull at Sl5 to SIT. Corn meal
is quiet at 50 delivered. Flour is quiet
and unchanged, with sales of several
car loads at S. to so for super to choice
family brands. The provision market is
irregular, with increased offerings of
mess pork and shoulders and light sales
Of bacon. Pork was offered from the
levee at 81 Is to 50; clear sides were
purchased in small lots by the trade at
Sfci one car load was sold late yester-
day at Sc; clear rib is nominal shout
ders sold to-day in lots of and 5 casks
at &c. Lard is dull, with sales of keg
at lOlc. Breakfast bacon, canvased, is
dull, with offerings of 80 boxes at lOc
Bagging and Ties are steady, with fair
business doing and frmer feeling in
the latter article; sales of 500 pieces, 2
and q pounds, hemp and fax at 20 to
2lc. Iron ties are sold at 8 to 5lc. But
ter is quiet at 20 to &c, with light stock
of choice offering. Eggs are sold at II
to l8c, with a fair supply. Cheese is
nominally % to l39c. Chickens are
frmer and scarce at So so to s. for young
to full-grown and S. to 5 so for old. Po-
tatoes are scarce at So 10 to 81, with
good demand, and sales at the depot at
the inside price. Onions are scarce and
in request at So to 25 Sugars and
coffee are dull but firm. Lime is quiet
at 81 40 per barrel for Hurst's delivered
at the depot.
From store on orders prices are as follows:
BAeGNG is steady at 20922c for hemp
and fax to "a lbs.
BEANS = Navy. 81 5O@l 65; white mixed.
BACON Irregular; clear sides. Sl4@S54c;
clear rib. 754@Sc; shoulders, 654g7c sugar
cured hams, l59l61sc, as to brand; breakfast
BACON, lOgllc, plain and canvased.
BRAN-Quiet at 90cgS1 90 u 100 in store.
BuTTER-Good Western, 16@lSc; inferior,
dull and nominal; choice, 2922c:
C0FFEE-firm but quiet at 1954@19t4c for
Rio and 2S1493O1ac for Java.
OOTTONsEED-SS w o. Ton on lCNee.
Corn MEAL-Quiet at So 1903 Is from store,
and So 10 from mill.
CoRN-Dull at 65@6Sc for shelled on orders.
EGGs-Are steady at l79lSc for choice fresh.
HAY---Firm at 81 30@l 40 per 1000 orders, as
to quality.
FLOUR-Quiet at 81 5000 90 for inferior to
fancy.
IRON TIEs-5@515o.
LARD-In kegs, ll@11l5c; !tierces. 1z91O14c;
caddies. 1254g13l4c; refined lie.
MoLAssEs-Louisiana. firm 4S975c in bar
rels; syrups, 40gS0c.
NAILs-A 50@4 IS rates.
OATs-Quiet at 4S958c from store.
POULTRY-0ld chickens firm at IS GOES so;
young, So 50g5 90, and scarce.
PoTAToEs--Are scarce. with good demand at
s3 1904 % . barrel; cabbage, quiet at Sc SOC
Z Is; onions, dull at 81 50g3 OF.
HPoRK - Dull tat sl3 eO9l4 SO in large and
small way.
sALT-s2 1898 % " Dbl. 81 1892 60 n sack.
SUGAR-Firm; Louisiana steady. lU1l@l215c
for common to fair. 12314g13114c for yellow and
white clarified; refined, crushed and pow
dered, l4199l454c; Coffee, A, b and O. 1314@
1414c.