Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-24
WEEKLY STATEMENT.


Now that navigation has been resumed
above, the arrival Of produce per steamer
is nearly equal to the demand and the
market much more regularly supplied.
There is fair business doing in the
leading branches to-day, and the general
market shows signs Of increased actiy-
ity. Prices are without important
change. Flour is steady but quiet. Corn
meal is in demand. Corn is scarce,
while oats are in good supply. The
stock of provisions is large and is daily
increasing Prices are a shade easier.
Mess pork meets with modeHAte
demand at Sl4 so to Sl5 co. Bacon
clear sides are sold at 81 to Sic,
clear rib Sc, shoulders ICE. Lard,
10 to lOl for tierce and II to llic for
keg. Breakfast bacon and hams are
quiet at 10 to lO4c for the former and
IL to llsc for the latter, and new sugar
cured hams are sold at l44 TO ljc I'M
canvased and for fancy canyased Ice is
the price. Bulk sides, old, are 73c; new,
8 to SIC. Corn meal is firm at So 20 to
3 Is. Cornis firm at 60c for choice white.
Hay is $25 90 to $50 co. Bran is
dull at $24 90 to $25 co. Apples,
81 so to 81 so, with choice fancy held
ats 90. Onions are quiet at 81 80 to 3.
Butter is in fair supply at q to 26c for
common to fair table and 28c for extra
choice. Beans are worth 50 to 3 10.
Eggs are dull at 81 to 32c, with good
supply. Cabbage quiet at Sc to IS. Dried
apples 81 to 6lc and quiet Dried peaches
to &c, with a good supply. Cranberries
are steady at Sl2 to $l3 per Dbl. Kraut
is quiet at So 90 to 10 co. Choice
-four is firm and without change; low
grades are nominal. Sugar is quiet
and prices unchanged. Coffee is frmer,
with an advance of &c reported in New
York but unchanged here. Poultry is in
good supply at 50 IS for ducks, 81 so for
geese, Sl2 90 to Sl7 90 for tur-
keys, and 81 80 to 4 90 for chickens.
Potatoes are quiet but shade frmer at
81 So to 3 90. Nails are firm at
81 80 rates. Bagging is at l5a to Ice for
to 2t pound fax and hemp. Cheese
is easier at l5c for factory. Whisky is
unchanged. Lemons are So TO $40 per
box. Oranges in fair supply at s. to
$40 per barrel. Oats are steady at so to
SIC.
From store on orders prices are as follows;
BALIyG STuFFs-2 and "a ID. bagging. as in
quality, l6l4@lTc. Iron ties. as in pattern,
to SIC. Baling Irvine, 10 to lie. Second
| hand gunnies and burlaps, l4gl5c.
BAooS-Easier; clear sides. SIS to $40; clear
rib. Sc; shoulders, re; sugar-cured hams,
| i5Gl6ISc, as to brand; breakfast bacon. l019
| @1lc, plain and canvased.
BEAys-e3 Is to 3 25 per bushel.
BRAN-Quiot at 81 40G1 50 q 100 in store.
BUrTER-Good Western. 159lsc; inferior.
dull and nominal; prime, 0923c; strictly
choice. 2S929c. and scarce.
CABBAGE-Steady at s6 5O9S 90.
CANDLEs-Light weight star, IL to l4c; full
weight, l9g2Oc. 49,,
CoFFEE-Firm at 2l@2ic for Rio and 300
CoTrossEEp-s9 90 a ton on levee.
Com MRAL-Quiet at SO 1908 IS from store.
CoRS-Firm at IS to 66c for shelled on ordersi
ear. 4g55c.
HAY-Steady at 81 5O9l So per 100 on orders.
as to quality.
HGRDwARE-Axes. per dozen, $40 so TO II;
shoVels, Ames', sl4 So; spades, Ames'. SIS 0i
! 20
each, 81; iron per 10. 41sc; cast steel 2Oto Sc;
German, Is to ac; nails per key; 81 80 to gu,
FLOURvFir9 G super IS lSSs Is Il X So sS S cS:
LARD-In kegs, ll9ll11c; tierces, lOglO1Sc;
caddiss, 12llS91Sc pals, l2c.
LIQuoRs-Rectihed whisky per gallon, % 70
CSC; Bourbon and Rye, 81 Is to 80; Robert;
bra 81 10 to So; Highwines IS to Slcj
claret wine per case, s. IS TO 80; port and
sherry per gallon, 81 Is to 2 so; Home bitters
p1My ooG GAss old. firm sOa65o in
barrels; syrups, 45@75e; Louisiana, new, 70
NAns-steady at 81 IS rates.
OATs-Quiet at 54g55c from store.
0NIONs-Easy at So 90 per barrel.
POwDER-Riae per key, Sc; mining. 81 50,
PoULTRY-0ld chickens quiet at 81 O0g4 SO;
young, 81 1908 rs. as to size. Geese, 80 % 70
50. Turkeys, sl2 OO9lS 90. Ducks, ";
So 1913 3 y barrel. Sweet potatoes. q Is per
barrel.
PORK-Scarce at SIS % per barrel for prime
SlIT-ss 25@3 so y Dbl. 81 1892 90 . sack.
sHOT-Per sack. 81 GO to26
SOAP-German notified. 10; common, SO.
sARDISEs Quarters per case. ST to SIS;
halves, SSs.
SrGRcH- Quiet at to SIC per n.
SUGAR-LOuisiana. open kettle, 9h TO lO19c;
yellow clarified, II to l21Sc; white clarified,
choice. l3c; hard refined white. 1874 to l4e.
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