Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-22
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LKDeRR OFVIcE,
MEMPHIS. Tenn. June p, 1871.

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is hardly as active as on yesterday in
any of the different branches. In the
general market there is but little doing,
and there are few if any changes to note
in prices. Provisions are dull and de-
pressed, with more sellers than buyers.
Mess pork is offered in round lots at $l6
Bacon is dull, with clear sides Dominally
81 to 9sc to the trade; clear rib sides are
dull at &c, and shoulders at &C. In grain
and feed the movement is light and con-
fined chiefly to the order trade; offerings
on Change were limited, and the de-
mand more active, especially for corn
and oats; sales of the former were So
sacks common white in new gunnies at
69c, II do. good do. at zoe, and 30 do at
lie. Oats were in demand at 81 to Csc
for choice mixed and white, with no Of
ferings. Bran is quiet at $25, with no
sales reported since yesterday. Hay is
firm at $2l for choice timothy, and SIS
for common mixed. Butter is firm, with
very light offerings of strictly choice,
which is saleable at % to 23e. Eggs are
firm at II to l8c, with sales of 200 dozen
fresh at the latter price. New potatoes
are in active shipping demand at So so
to 81 %, the latter being the extreme
price paid for choice russets. Apples
are dull at 50 to So. Groceries are
steady and without important change. |
Oranges and lemons are quiet and I'M
changed.
From store on orders prices are as follows
BAGGING-Is nominal at 2l923c.
BEANS ! Navy, 81 5Ogl IS; white mixed.
: BaooS-DulI; clear sides. 914@91<c; clear
rib, 9ag1se; shoulders, 7@74e; bulk sides, |
clear, ,S14@Sl9e; shoulders. 714@719c; sugar |
BRAS-Ouiet at 81 Goal 40 q 100 in store.
BUrrER-Good Western, l0Sl5c; inferior |
dull and nominal; choice, 22a2Se. ~
CoTTONsEED-$ 90 D ton on levee.
SCORN MEAL-Steady at So 20 ON levee. and |
SO 30,d3 IS from store.
CoRS-Quiet at 73l974c. with q fair supply. |
EGGs-Steady, with q good supply at l7@lSe. |
HAY-Firm at SD O0925 90. as TO quality.
FLOUR-Dull at Sc OOg9 90 for super to fancy. |
IRON TIKs-5@6c. .-....
LaRD-In kegs. i29l21lc; tierces. 1l@1l15c;
caddies, l49l5c.
MOLAssEs- Louisiana. firm 45s7Oc in bar
rels; syrups, 40975c. .......
0ATs-Quiet at 65@66c from store.
POULrRY-0ld chickens dull at 81 5O@5 SO;
new. 50 1914 90. as to size.
POTATOKs-New are in fair supply at 81 so
a barrel; old, duh at 81 1902 so d barrel
sweet. s. 1904 % y barrel; cabbage, steady at
SO OOgl5 %; new onions. quiet at 81 5095 90.
PORK-Mess, SIG O0Sl6 SO in large and small
sALr-s2 25@2 IS p bbl.; 81 COOL rs n sack.
SUGAR-Quiet; Louisiana firm, g1z9l234c for
to fair, 121S@lS19c for yellow and
white clarified; refined, crushed and pow
dered. l41z9l45<c; Coffee, A. and q. lSh@
lS1lc.
MONEY.
The banks and banking-houses con-
tinue to report an ample supply Of cur
rency to supply the demands of the legi-
innate trade, but as yet the supply is not
sufficient to Justify any reduction in the
rates of discount, which are steady at
10 to II per cent, the latter being the
rate to favored customers. In the open
market applications for discount are
about as numerous as month since, and
rates remain steady at | ] to q per cent.
per month, as to the quality of the pa
per offered and the necessity of the Dor
rover.
Exchange is in light supply and the
demand limited. Cotton bills are taken
at par and Eastern bank exchange at &c ].